OUR PICK OF THE WEEK
BAG‘EM BAITS LARFORD LAKES PAIRS (SAT) Specimen & Match Lakes (32 pegs)
Paul Cook and Ray Lamb took the pairs honours in this one with 25 points, while on the individual front, Mick Bull top-scored with 120-12-0 of big carp and skimmers at peg 64 on the Specimen Lake. He fished pellet at 14m and then down the edge. Danny Bache claimed second with 113-3-0.
Result: 1 M Bull, Frenzee, 120-12-0; 2 D Bache, Bag’em Baits, 113-3-0; 3 N Morgan, Cwmbran Angling Nobblers, 105-0-0; 4 S Deacon, Tubertini Ludlow, 104-6-0; 5 C Senter, Shakespeare Bait-Tech, 101-0-0; 6 R Lamb, Larford, 99-6-0.
Pairs: 1 P Cook and R Lamb, 25pts; 2 B Clark and R Lawson, 29; 3 P Briscoe and N Colcombe, 31; 4 M Bull and W Jennings, 36.
FISH O’MANIA QUALIFIER (SAT) Barford Lakes (80 pegs)
Cambridgeshire angler Andy Adams took the golden ticket in this one as he topped the shop on 104-11-0 off peg 5 on the Top Lake. Pellet shallow at 16m saw him net carp to 11lb plus F1s. That put him just ahead of Stewart Bracey on the Willow Lake, who fished chopped worm and caster for a 98-9-0 mix of carp and F1s.
Result: 1 A Adams, Townsend Lakes, 104-11-0; 2 S Bracey, Matrix/Dynamite Baits, 98-9-0; 3 A Southgate, Sensas Oakwood Angling, 92-1-0; 4 M Arnold, Spalding, 91-6-0; 5 K Pearson, Doncaster, 87-14-0.
GOLDEN REEL ANGLING CHAMPS QUALIFIER (SAT) Westwood Lakes, Falcon & Skylark Lakes (32 pegs)
RAF rod Toby Pepper booked his big-money final place after topping this qualifier with 196-14-0 of F1s off peg 16 on the Falcon Lake, catching on pellet down both edges. That left Andy Bennett in second on peg 47 of the same lake. Andy also fished pellet in the edge plus maggot shallow at 5m for 193-2-0 of F1s.
Result: 1 T Pepper, RAF Bag’em Baits, 196-14-0; 2 A Bennett, Daiwa/Guru/ABC Baits, 193-2-0; 3 A Richards, Browning, 181-2-0; 4 P Holland, Guru/ABC Baits, 167-0-0; 5 J Golding, Lindholme, 166-14-0; 6 R Walton, Matrix Wensum Valley Angling, 143-12-0.
LEEGEM ANGLING LEAGUE (SUN) Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery, Moat Pool (60 pegs)
A combination of bomb and pellet and paste at 9m saw Paul Schoof win this latest round from peg 21 as he took 117-2-0 of carp to 10lb to the scales. That left Tuxford’s Ben Dales in second on peg 11 with 86-15-0 of carp and skimmers taken on pellet fished at 13m.
Result: 1 P Schoof, Leegem Angling, 117-2-0; 2 B Dales, Tuxford, 86-15-0; 3 L Hewison, Leegem Angling, 76-15-0; 4 D Robbins, Leegem Angling, 71-10-0; 5 N Wheatcroft, Bridon AC, 65-12-0.
MEADOWLANDS FISHERY SPRING LEAGUE (SUN) Warren & Lambsdown Lakes (42 pegs)
Some good weights were recorded in this round, winner Chris Harrison bagging 154-0-0 of carp to 9lb from peg 24 on the Lambsdown Lake where he fished Method feeder and bomb with pellet. Wayne Sharman finished second with 142-2-0 of carp on bomb and pellet from peg 39 on the same lake. Overall, Grant Merritt leads on six points from Baz Byrd.
Result: 1 C Harrison, Bailey’s of Warwick, 154-0-0; 2 W Sharman, Lane’s Bait/Matrix, 142-2-0; 3 S Palser, Guru, 130-6-0; 4 I Maltby, Lane’s Bait, 123-14-0; 5 B Byrd, Swan Baits, 120-7-0; 6 I Coxon, Solihull Angling Centre, 116-6-0.
League: 1 G Merritt, 6pts; 2 B Byrd, 10 (section countback); 3 P Caton, 10.
PRESTON INNOVATIONS BOLDINGS POOLS (SUN) Ash, Larch & Chestnut Pools (43 pegs)
The Easter Sunday match drew a big crowd, and Dave Emlyn won it with 83-6-0 of carp to 6lb off Ash Pool peg 20 fishing maggot shallow at 4m and then down the side. Second place went to Morgan
Davidson on peg 6 of the Larch Pool with 82-7-0 of carp taken on maggot in the margins.
Result: 1 D Emlyn, Oakengates Angling Centre, 83-6-0; 2 M Davidson, B&H Floats, 82-7-0; 3 R Guest, Maver Midlands, 74-0-0; 4 D Lloyd, Maver Midlands, 67-12-0.
TUNNEL BARN FARM (FRI) Top & New Pools (40 pegs)
Friday’s Easter open went the way of Mosella man Alex Harper. He drew peg 4 on the Top Pool where he fished pellet at 14m, 5m and down the side for 168-15-0 of F1s and a few skimmers. Mark Taylor followed in second from peg 31 on the same lake with 136-11-0 of F1s and skimmers on meat.
Result: 1 A Harper, Mosella, 168-15-0; 2 M Taylor, Guru, 136-11-0; 3 M Bingham, Mosella, 130-3-0; 4 A Wakelin, Preston Innovations, 122-15-0; 5 G Edwards, Guru, 117-8-0; 6 A Ebbrell, Ultimate Pellet, 116-13-0.
TUNNEL BARN FARM (SUN)
New & House Pools (40 pegs) House Pool peg 25 was the scene of Matt Bingham’s 140-5-0 winner on Sunday. The Mosella rod fished pellet on his top kit and then down the side to plunder a mix of carp and F1s and get in front of Phil Moore in second on 124-15-0.
Result: 1 M Bingham, Mosella, 140-5-0; 2 P Moore, Maver Midlands, 124-15-0; 3 P Holland, Guru/ABC Baits, 124-2-0; 4 K Dennis, Ultimate Pellet, 123-0-0; 5 A Ebrell, Ultimate Pellet, 118-9-0; 6 D Machin, Bait Tech, 111-8-0.
TUNNEL BARN FARM VETS (THURS) Canal, Jenny’s & High Pools (60 pegs)
Just over 3lb divided first and second in this old boys’ clash. Nigel Bryan won it with 88-5-0 of F1s at peg 8 on the Canal Pool, where he fished pellet across at 11m and then in the edge. Second-placed Tony James stuck to maggot down the side at peg 13 on the same lake for 85-0-0 of carp and F1s.
Result: 1 N Bryan, Tunnel Barn Farm Vets, 88-5-0; 2 T James, Tunnel Barn Farm Vets, 85-0-0; 3 S Johnson, Tunnel Barn Farm Vets, 69-11-0; 4 J Berry, Tunnel Barn Farm Vets, 67-1-0; 5 G Mills, Tunnel Barn Farm Vets, 66-1-0; 6 P Hancocks, Tunnel Barn Farm Vets, 61-3-0.
WESTWOOD LAKES OVER 50s (THURS) Falcon Lake (38 pegs)
A near-full house on Thursday found the Falcon Lake in steady form. Brian Thompson won this one with a level 111-0-0 of F1s at peg 46 as he fished pellet down both margins. Second went to Roy Taylor at peg 34 with 96-0-0 of F1s. He also fished pellet at 5m and in the edge.
Result: 1 B Thompson, Westwood Lakes, 111-0-0; 2 R Taylor, Westwood Lakes, 96-0-0; 3 J Taylor, Sensas Mark One, 95-0-0; 4 R Asher, Westwood Lakes, 90-6-0.