This week Robin, Stu, Rob, Mark and Phil fished Hillviews Sunday Open match, held this week on the Moorhen and Heron pools.  Robin, Stu and Mark drew on Moorhen while Phil and Rob found themselves on the Heron pool. It was Robin who took the Nomad Super pool this week and he also won the match outright fishing maggots to weigh in 117lb from peg … Continue reading Robin Ballard wins Hillviews Sunday Open with a tonne+

This week 5 Jubilee Nomads, Rob, Phil, Andy, Stu and Robin fished Hillview’s Sunday Open, held on the Heron pool and the 3rd and 4th canals. Robin drew on the Heron pool, Andy finally drew on canal 4 while Rob, Stu and Phil found canal 3 home for the day.  Andy (108lb) and Phil (106lb) each caught over a 100lb pound in the match, but this … Continue reading Rob Butcher returns to form with a section win at Hillview

This Sunday just 3 Nomads Andy, Phil and Rob met up at Hillview for the Sunday Open on the Heron pool.  The weather forecast was for rain all day but after a damp start the weather improved. Andy drawn on peg 29 had a good match catching fish down the right hand margin and then late on top2+1 to weigh in 113lb to take 2nd … Continue reading Andy Mitchell, 2nd placed, Hillview Sunday Open with 113lb

That man Rob Butcher continues to dominate, fresh from winning the 3 day Somerset Leveller Festival last week with two match wins. This week he won Hillview’s Sunday Open. Drawn on unfancied Moorhen 19, Rob fished his favoured paste method to land some big fish to win the Nomad pound kitty and the match with 168lb. Stu Thomson also caught well to finish in 3rd … Continue reading Rob Butcher wins the Sunday Open match at Hillview

This week 5 Nomads returned to Hillview for their Sunday Open, this week held on the four canals.  This week Phil returned home with the pound coin kitty catching 125lb from canal 3 for 2nd in section. Rob weighted in 171lb but had one net disqualified so only 90lb counted in the match. Probably the only way we can beat Rob at moment with his … Continue reading Phil Seedhouse, top Nomad at Hillview with a tonne

This weekend the Nomad’s were split over different venues at Hillview, Tunnel Barn barn, Woodland View and the Jam Factory. Saturday saw Stu Thomson at Hillview’s a Open where he caught 88lb to finish 3rd in the match and picked up a section win. While Phil Seedhouse and Rob Ballard travelled up to Tunnel Barn Farm for their Open. But no pick up this time. Sunday … Continue reading Stu Thomson picks up at Hillview’s Saturday open

Andy Mitchell was the star Nomad during this weekend winning the Saturday open at Hillview with 34 anglers spread across Moorhen, Heron and 2 of the canals. Andy won the match from  Canal 1 peg 42 with 84lb.  This was the 3rd Saturday Hillview open on the trot that a Jubilee Nomad has won the match following Robin Ballard and Phil Seedhouse recent wins there. … Continue reading Andy Mitchell wins the Hillview Saturday Open

The Jubilee Nomads continued their recent excellent form at Hillview and Woodland View this weekend repeating last weeks 1st place at Hillview and a 2nd place finish at Woodland View’s ICS Winter Pairs league. Saturday saw 3 Nomads travel to Hillview to fish their open with 26 anglers spread on Moorhen, Heron and Canal 1. Phil Seedhouse won the match from Moorhen peg 19 with 61lb … Continue reading Phil Seedhouse wins the open at Hillview

The Nomads fished both Hillview opens this weekend,  with 5 Nomads fishing on the Saturday open and all 7 on the Sunday.  Saturday’s match saw Phil Seedhouse, Rob Butcher and Mark Birbeck draw on the Heron pool, while Andy Mitchell and Robin Ballard drew on the Moorhen pool. Phil Seedhouse won Heron pool and the Nomad pound coins with 35lb from peg 28, on a day … Continue reading Phil Seedhouse and Rob Butcher win Sections at Hillview opens

This week the Jubilee Nomads returned to Hillview for their sunday open, this week held on Moorhen and Heron pools.  The match proved to be really tough by Hillview’s standards and the weights were way down to normal due to the cold weather. Six Nomads fished the open including new Jubilee Nomad, Mark Hall who made his debut fishing with the Nomads. But it was Stu … Continue reading Stu Thomson wins his section at Hillview’s Sunday Open

Andy Mitchell drew peg 53 on the canal and took all the Nomad pound coins this week but also main framed in the match winning a section with 76lb Three Nomads were pegged on Moorhen, Robin Ballard fairing the best with 64lb. While Phil Seedhouse and Rob Butcher were pegged side by side on the other end of the pool, with Phil getting the bragging rights … Continue reading Andy Mitchell picks up a section win at Hillview’s Sunday Open