Triple Cup
Sawbridgeworth Lake 6th September 2026
The Triple Cup is an annual competition fished between Abbey Cross, Bishop’s Stortford & Sawbridgeworth. The competition was fished on Sawbridgeworth’s club lake, with each team consisting of 10 anglers. Favourable conditions on the day led to good weights of decent sized carp, bream and tench being caught by those taking part. Team wise Sawbridgeworth were 1st, closely followed by Bishop’s Stortford 2nd and Abbey Cross 3rd. Individually, the competition was divided into three sections with Bob Brace winning section A with a weight of 56lbs 14ozs, section B was won by Gary Pickard with 55lbs and Mark Halverson won section C with 102lbs 15ozs.
1st Sawbridgeworth - 44.5 Points
2nd Bishop's Stortford - 49 Points
3rd Abbey Cross- 70.5 Points
ACAS v BSDAS Taylor's Car Park Lake
2nd September 2026
Our August inter club match was supposed to be fished on Bishop’s Stortford’s Beggar’s Hall lake, however due to low water levels it was moved to the Car Park Lake at Taylor’s. With the recent lower temperatures and a nice southerly reeze the lake fished pretty well, with decent weights of bream, tench, F1’s and even a 15lb carp being caught. Team wise Bishop’s Stortford came out on top with 78 points, With Abbey Cross scoring 58 points. Individually, Keith Hicks was 1st with 22bs 8ozs, Bill Beeston was 2nd with 19lbs 14ozs and Fred Hunt was 3rd with 19lbs 11ozs
M.Adams 16-8-0
A.Fox 9-14-0
P.Green 10-4-0
B.Cornell 0-9-0
K.Hicks 22-8-0
A.Sims 11-4-0
T.Parker 3-15-0
J.Pearson 3-2-0
ACAS Totals
Weight 78-0-0
Points 58
P.Whitmill 6-5-0
F.Hunt 19-11-0
B.Beeston 19-14-0
R.Calderon 17-11-0
S.Foster 5-11-0
R.Gibson 15-10-0
T.Cruci 6-10-0
G.Carter 11-6-0
T.Heath 8-12-0
BSDAS Totals
Weight 111-10-0
Points 78
Memorial Match Taylor's Car Park Lake
23rd August 2026
The annual Abbey Cross Memorial Match is held every year in memory of club members who are no longer with us. We had a good turnout for this year’s match which was fished on the Car Park Lake at Taylor’s. Following the recent spell of extremely hot weather the lower temperatures on the day were most welcome. I believe this also contributed to decent weights of bream and F1’s being caught from various pegs spread around the lake. Dave Sellick had top weight on the day with 22lbs 10ozs, I was 2nd with 18lbs 14ozs and Peter Green was 3rd with 14lbs 9ozs.
D.Sellick 22-10-0
M.Adams 18-14-0
P.Green 14-9-0
S.May 12-6-0
K.Nimmo 9-10-0
B.Fox 8-1-0
B.Cornell 5-14-0
J.Smith 4-9-0
A.Sims 3-15-0
A.Fox 3-7-0
T.Smith 2-0-0
W.Ramthor 1-12-0
J.Pearson 0-12-0
T.Parker DNW
Fred Sandland Cup Hunter's Hall
9th August 2026
The annual Fred Sandland Cup was fished on our club lake at Hunter’s Hall. Weather conditions were again far from ideal for fishing with it being very hot, clear skies and little wind. Despite this a few tench and bream were caught from the deeper end of the lake and there were also some decent weights of silverfish to be had. I had top weight with 17lbs 14ozs, Alan Fox was 2nd with 1olbs 8ozs and Tony Parker a close 3nd with 10lbs 6ozs.
M.Adams 17-14-0
A.Fox 10-8-0
T.Parker 10-6-0
B.Cornell 7-14-0
B.Fox 7-2-0
A.Sims 3-11-0
J.Pearson 2-2-0
J.Smith 1-4-0
ACAS v BSDAS Taylor's Top Lake 5th August 2026
Our August inter club match with Bishop’s Stortford was fished on the Car Park Lake at Taylor’s. Conditions were again very hot with little wind, however there were some reasonable weights of bream and tench caught from various pegs spread around the lake. Team wise Abbey Cross came out on top with 59 points to Bishop’s Stortford’s 46 points. Individually, Tony Cruci was 1st with 19bs 3ozs, Fred Hunt was 2nd with 18lbs 10ozs and Peter Green was 3rd with 16lbs 4ozs.
M.Adams 8-15-0
A.Fox 6-0-0
P.Green 16-4-0
B.Cornell 2-9-0
B.Fox 9-12-0
A.Sims 11-10-0
T.Parker DNW
J.Pearson 1-0-0
A.Barker 2-6-0
ACAS Totals
Weight 58-8-0
Points 59
P.Whitmill 3-8-0
F.Hunt 18-10-0
R.Kirby 1-12-0
T.Cruci 19-3-0
T.Moranda 1-6-0
R.Gibson 0-1-0
G.Carter 3-8-0
BSDAS Totals
48-0-0
Points 46
BBQ Match Pairs, Singles & Lil' Williams Trophy
Taylor's 25th July 2025
For this year’s BBQ event the pairs match was fished on the Car Park Lake with the singles being fished on the Top Lake. The ongoing hot weather had a big impact on the fishing, with weights well down on recent matches. In the pairs competition Terri & Martin Adams were 1st with 12lbs 13ozs, Sue Ramthor & Bob Fox were 2nd with 7lbs 3ozs and Karen & Simon Jessop were 3rd with 5lbs 14ozs. In the individual event Tony Parker 1st with 27lbs 7ozs, Dave Sellick was 2nd with 5lbs 13ozs and Jeff Pearson was 3rd with 5lbs 1oz. The Lil Williams Trophy for the best weight by a lady member was won by Sue Ramthor with 4lbs 7ozs. The evening BBQ food and drinks were excellent as usual and everyone had an enjoyable evening. Finally, a big thank you to all of the organisers of the event.
Terri & Martin Adams 12-13-0
Sue Ramthor & Bob Fox 7-3-0
Karen & Simon Jessop 5-14-0
Dot & Alan Prosser 5-7-0
Michelle & Stuart Prosser 4-2-0
Hadley Miles & Hope 2-14-0
Rosemary & Alan Fox 2-10-0
Pauline & Alan Sims 2-6-0
Shane & Steve Miles 2-2-0
Jean & Peter Green 1-2-0
Kelly & Mark Ramthor 0-13-0
Lil Williams Trophy Winner - Sue Ramthor 4-7-0
BBQ Match Singles
T.Parker 27-7-0
D.Sellick 5-13-0
J.Pearson 5-1-0
A.Burnt 4-12-0
D.Clark 2-0-0
Arthur Tully Trophy
Hunter's Hall 12th July 2026
This year’s Arthur Tully Trophy was fished at the clubs Hunter’s Hall lake. Unfortunately, there was a poor turn out for the match, probably due to the very hot weather and the recent disappointing catches from the lake. However, for those who did turn up, there were decent bream showing, plus reasonable numbers of silver fish. Dave Sellick was 1st with 33lbs 7ozs, Bob Fox was 2nd with 6lbs 13ozs and Jeff Pearson was 3rd with 5lbs 15ozs.
D.Sellick 33-7-0
B.Fox 6-13-0
J.Pearson 5-15-0
M.Adams 5-6-0
W.Ramthor 3-1-0
A.Fox 2-5-0
B.Cornell 0-10-0
T.Parker DNW
ACAS v BSDAS Hall Farm Lake
1st July 2026
A.Fox 61-12-0
P.Green 74-11-0
B.Fox 58-5-0
A.Barker 3-1-0
J.Pearson 47-6-0
T. Heath 15-3-0
ACAS Totals
Weight 262-6-0
Points 36
P.Whitmill 41-11-0
F.Hunt 76-0-0
B.Beeston 58-0-0
R.Calderon 66-1-0
G.Carter 55-2-0
S.Foster 24-1-0
R.Gibson DNW
BSDAS Totals
Weight 320-15-0
Points 42
ACAS v BSDAS Taylor's Top Lake
3rd June 2026
Our June inter club match with Bishop’s Stortford was fished on the Top Lake at Taylor’s. This was our first match on the venue since the large scale reduction in the number of lilies. The results of the work appear to have had a positive impact on the fishing with weights much improved on recent matches. Bream, tench, F1’s & silverfish were caught from all round the lake. Team wise it was a comfortable win for Abbey Cross with 46 points to Bishop’s Stortford’s 33. Individually, Alan Sims was 1st with 21lbs 12ozs, Bill Beeston was 2nd with 16lbs 5ozs and Tony Parker was 3rd with 11lbs 10ozs.
M.Adams 9-3-0
A.Fox 8-9-0
P.Green 3-15-0
B.Cornell 3-13-0
B.Fox 3-13-0
A.Sims 21-12-0
T.Parker 11-10-0
J.Pearson 8-12-0
ACAS Totals
Weight 8-12-0
Points 8
P.Whitmill 7-13-0
F.Hunt 5-6-0
B.Beeston 16-5-0
R.Calderon 8-12-0
S.Foster 6-12-0
R.Gibson 4-10-0
BSDAS Totals
Weight 49-10-0
Points 33
Paul Sales Trophy & Tench Cup Taylor's Car Park Lake
24th May 2026
The Car Park lake at Taylor’s was the chosen venue for this year’s Paul Sales Trophy. Despite the extreme hot weather the lake fished reasonably well with bream, tench, F1’s and silverfish being caught. Winning weights were very close with less than a 1lb covering the top three. I was top with 12bs 2ozs, Peter Green was 2nd with 11lbs 8ozs and Dave Sellick was 3rd with 11lbs 7ozs. The Tench Cup was won by Willy Ramthor with a fish of 3lbs 12 ozs.
M.Adams 12-2-0
P.Green 11-8-0
D.Sellick 11-7-0
J.Pearson 10-7-0
T.Parker 10-7-0
W.Ramthor 9-7-0
A.Fox 7-14-0
B.Fox 6-14-0
T.Lincoln 2-7-0
B.Cornell 2-0-0
A.Burt DNW
Burrough's Cup Taylor's Car Park Lake
10th May 2026
The Car Park Lake at Taylor’s was the venue for this year’s Burrough’s Cup. With the weather warming up we all hoped for a better days sport. Fortunately, there was a definite improvements over recent matches with bream and skimmers showing from around the lake. Top on the day was Graham Pickard with 21lbs 11ozs, in 2nd place was Jeff Pearson with 18lbs and I was 3rd with 15lbs 3ozs.
G.Pickard 21-11-0
J.Pearson 18-0-0
M.Adams 15-13-0
A.Fox 11-13-0
A.Sims 7-2-0
B.Fox 7-1-0
P.Green 6-0-0
J.Smith 3-15-0
W.Ramthor 3-13-0
ACAS v BSDAS Beggars Hall Lake
6th April 2026
Our latest inter club match with Bishop’s Stortford was fished at their Beggars Hall Lake. Conditions were ok for the match with everyone weighing in. The weights were dominated by decent sized carp, with usual flyer pegs doing the best results. Team wise it was a comfortable win for Bishop’s Stortford’s with 74 points to our 62. Individually, Fred Hunt was 1st with 54lbs 2ozs, Bill Beeston was 2nd 50lbs 5ozs and Tony Heath was 3rd with 39lbs 7ozs.
M.Adams 8-8-0
A.Fox 12-13-0
P.Green 14-4-0
B.Cornell 14-2-0
B.Fox 33-1-0
T.Parker 26-0-0
J.Pearson 11-13-0
Tony Heath 39-7-0
ACAS Totals
Weight 160-0-0
Points 62
P.Whitmill 10-1-0
F.Hunt 54-2-0
B.Beeston 50-9-0
R.Calderon 7-1-0
G.Carter 31-2-0
J.Todd 16-5-0
T.Cruci 16-7-0
R.Gibson 17-13-0
BSDAS Totals
Weight 203-8-0
Points 74
Proudlove Cup
Hunter's Hall 26th April 2026
This match was fished at Hunter’s Hall. Unfortunately the lake at present is gin clear and with a cold night followed by bright sunny windless day we knew it was going to be hard going. However, it turned out to be even worse than we expected with only one person weighing in and the rest of us fishless. As the only one weighing in Alan Fox was 1st with a nice bream of 6lbs 2ozs.
A.Fox 6-2-0
M.Adams DNW
A.Sims DNW
B.Walmsley DNW
W.Ramthor DNW
B.Fox DNW
J.Pearson DNW
B.Cornell DNW
T.Lincoln DNW
D.Sellick DNW
ACAS v SAWBRIDGEWORTH
Taylor's Top Lake 19th April 2026
This is a new teams of 10 match, fished over two legs between Abbey Cross and Sawbridgeworth. The 1st leg was fished on the Top Lake at Taylor’s, with the 2nd leg at Sawbridgeworth’s club lake later in the year. Although the winning weights were quite modest, there was an increase in the number of silverfish caught and most of us weighed in. Team wise it was quite close with Abbey Cross coming out on top with 105 points to Sawbridgeworth’s 99. Individually, John Carter had top weight with 8lbs 6ozs, Mark Harris was 2nd with 6lbs 9ozs and I was 3rd with 4lbs 13ozs.
M.Adams 4-13-0
A.Fox 1-12-0
A.Sims 3-4-0
B.Cornell DNW
B.Fox 0-11-0
W.Ramthor 0-13-0
J.Carter 8-6-0
D.Sellick 3-6-0
K.Nimmo 4-1-0
ACAS Totals
Weight 27-2-0
Points 105
M.Halverson 1-6-0
S.Murrells 2-0-0
R.Brace 4-11-0
M.Vobe 1-7-0
G.Williams 1-10-0
R.Weston 0-3-0
M.Bailey 3-12-0
N.Windsor DNW
K.Bailey 0-7-0
M.Harris 6-9-0
Sawbridgeworth Totals
Weight 22-1-0
Points 99
ACAS v BSDAS
Taylor's Top Lake 1st April 2026
Our April inter club match with Bishop’s Stortford was fished on the Top Lake at Taylor’s. With the continuing spell of cold nights and clear sunny days it was tough going for those taking part. There were a few decent bream & F1’s caught, but with few silverfish showing most of us had a tough a day struggling for a bite. Team wise it was a close run thing with Abbey Cross just coming out on top with 45 points to Bishop’s Stortford’s 42. Individually Gary Pickard had top weight with 10lbs 10ozs, Alan Fox was 2nd with 9lbs 2ozs and Ray Gibson was 3rd with 8lbs 9ozs.
M.Adams DNW
A.Fox 9-2-0
P.Green DNW
B.Cornell DNW
B.Fox DNW
A.Sims 1-7-0
G.Pickard 10-10-0
ACAS Totals
Weight 21-3-0
Points 45
P.Whitmill DNW
F.Hunt DNW
B.Beeston 6-8-0
R.Calderon 8-1-0
S.Foster DNW
T.Moranda DNW
J.Todd DNW
T.Cruci DNW
R.Gibson 8-9-0
BSDAS Totals
Weight 23-2-0
Points 42