Preston Wakefield Juniors

Shout out to all Wakefield AC juniors and cadets with a valid 2026 book (Not Just Preston Wakefield Junior Team Members 😁)

We are heading to Kettlethorpe Ponds tomorrow between 9am - 2pm for a practice. If you are new to fishing or have been fishing for a while and fancy meeting some of the team come down with your tackle and let’s see if we can get a few 🎣🐟😁

As always please follow club rules

Josh Laker - Fleets Dam Wakefield AC

Great to see another of our juniors fishing the Wakefield AC matches….😁

After a disastrous start by braking his rod Josh only had 1 option which was to fish pole at 12m on hard pellets on the deck and up in the water to put a fantastic 38lb 14oz in the net for midway, great result for first time adult match and not far behind both coaches 🎣🐟😁

Looking forward to seeing Josh on more matches to come.

Wakefield Juniors getting the recognition they deserve…..this months Match fishing magazine 🎣

No coaching class this Wednesday as I am on a qualifier at Lindholme🎣

Preston Wakefield Juniors🎣

The latest league match was held at Walkers Dam and was fished in bright, hot sunny conditions. After a very slow start the fish started to wake up and a few started being caught along the whole bank.

Showing the boys how to do it was Amelia Storey on peg 10 with a net of 23-9. Two good Ide and two Roach early on and then a quiet spell for a good hour. Switching between two lines at 12m she started catching some nice Bream and Ide on maggot and worm baits, sometimes even a cocktail, catching one, feeding then rotating. Had it not been for a lost Carp her weight could have been much bigger👏

Second from peg13 was Joshua Laker with 21-5. He landed some decent Skimmers and an Ide throughout the match but it was a 12lb Carp caught on the pole with light elastic that made all the difference.

Third was Aren Capewell from peg9 with 17-14. Four decent Bream with one at 5-2 and two good Ide all caugh on pole and worm at 11m rotating between two lines just past the track line. Two lost Carp and hook pulls on two big Ide proving costly.

In the Cadets it was a two horse race. Just pinching it from peg3 with 13-12 was Isla Storey. Isla has fished at 13m all day switching lines taking Bream and Ide at intervals on worm or maggots over groundbait.

One fish behind from peg5 was Alfie Wain Angling with 10-4. Alfie has fished to the island for the first half of the match taking a couple of small Ide and a Brown Goldfish. His move into open water for the last two hours secured three nice Bream and another Goldfish on worms and maggots fishing 11m.

Well done everyone 🎣

Juniors;

1. Amelia Storey. 23-9

2. Josh Laker. 21-5

3. Aren Capewell. 17-14

4. Austin Purcell. 5-7

5. Owen Hopkinson. 3-6

Cadets;

1. Isla Storey. 13-12

2. Alfi Wain. 10-4

Wakefield Juniors need ONE more cadet to help fill our team fo the Junior Nationals at Makins fishery on 27th June. If you are capable of fishing mostly unaided and would like to be part of the team even if just for the day, then please get in touch as soon as possible as the deadline is almost here🎣

Coaching Class Wednesday 29th April 2026 18.00 -19.00 Flanshaw Dam - Open Event

Practical - 18.00 - 18.30
We are going to take a look at box set-up and using a pole support.

Theory - 18.30 - 19.00
We are going to have a look at paste fishing and if time meat.

I’m looking forward to my first coaching session with Preston Wakefield Juniors 🎣🐟💙

Coaching class this Wednesday, 6.50-7pm🎣

We’ve had some of our juniors out at Walkers Dam today preparing for next weeks match.

Our plan was to fish 11 / 12m on pellet / expanders and another line with caster / Groundbait feeding through a cad-pot and rotating between lines looking for bites. It took a little over an hour before the first to be caught and they followed it up with some fantastic tench, bream, IDE and a lovely perch 💪

We done you all, it’s been a great day for learning and some catty practice Joshua Laker 😂 and we can’t wait for the league match next Saturday 🎣🐟😁