OUR PICK OF THE WEEK CALDER LEAGUE (SUN) GOWNA FESTIVAL (MON-FRI) HAPPY LEAGUE (SUN) HERONBROOK FISHERIES SUMMER FESTIVAL (SAT-MON)
River Calder, Mirfield (64 pegs)
Drennan/Sensas Barnsley Blacks won on 50 points and had two of the top six individuals, but not the winner. Punkies 8 man Mark Webb had 33-0-0 of chub and grayling from the Sands Lane section on stick float and caster.
Result: 1 M Webb, Punkies 8, 33-0-0; 2 D White, Drennan/ Sensas Barnsley Blacks, 24-0-0; 3 P Clark, Mirfield AC, 18-4-0; 4 D Pollitt, Mirfield AC, 15-12-0; 5 D Taylor, Knaresborough, 14-14-0; 6 G Lawrence, Drennan/Sensas Barnsley Blacks, 13-15-0.
Teams: 1 Drennan/Sensas Barnsley Blacks, 50pts; 2 Mirfield AC, 43.
Rain saw the venue fish below par, and Tony Kersley took the honours with 59-120 across the five days. A great draw on the end peg at Kevin’s Shore on the final day saw him home with 11kg of hybrids, roach and skimmers. The week’s top weight was by John Ibbotson, 23kg of hybrids on the pole from Killykeen on day three. Day one winner: L Symonds, Cavan, 19-210. Day two winner: T Hopkins, Wakefield, 16-600. Day three winner: J Ibbotson, Browning Ossett, 23-450. Day four winner: C Gowling, Mosella Quaker, 18-100. Day five winner: C Moss, 14-500. Overall result: 1 T Kersley, Enniskillen, 59-120; 2 K Johnson, Messingham Sands, 52-800; 3 J Ibbotson, Browning Ossett, 51-850; 4 T Hopkins, Wakefield, 50-150; 5 K Rowles, Devizes MG, 49-920; 6 C Gowling, Mosella Quaker, 49-510.
The Rawcliffe section produced the leading weights, Daiwa Dons man Paul Goulding winning with 29-750 of bream to 5lb and skimmers taken on groundbait feeder and worm. Result: 1 P Goulding, Daiwa Dons, 29-750; 2 S Addy, Mosella Selby, 27-580; 3 C Singleton, Sensas North, 21-150; 4 A Gregory, Scunthorpe Dynamite Baits, 13-900; 5 B Davies, Tri-Cast Calder, 10-770; 6 D Hiley, Sensas North, 9-950. Division one teams: 1 Sensas North, 49pts; jt2 Mosella Selby and Daiwa Dons, both 48. Division two teams: 1 Normanton, 42pts; 2 Tri-Cast Calder, 41; 3 Scunthorpe Dynamite Baits, 37. Division one league: 1 Browning Ossett, 441pts; 2 Hull, 422; 3 Daiwa Dons, 420. Division two league: 1 Normanton, 358pts; 2 Scunthorpe Dynamite Baits, 305; 3 Tri-Cast Calder, 303. Oakengates Angling Centre’s Shane Rogers totalled five points followed by Phil Ashdown on eight. Shane kicked off with third in the match and a section win thanks to 158-12-0 from peg 7 on Bridge Pool. Day two saw him third again and third in section with 195-0-0 from peg 10 on Meadow Pool. The final day gave him another section win and sixth overall with 161-12-0 from peg 16 on Canal Pool. Result: 1 S Rogers, Oakengates Angling Centre, 5pts; 2 P Ashdown, Wirral, 8; 3 S Doodson, Maver Midlands, 9; 4 K Oldham, Connect Tackle, 13 (section countback); 5 P Truman, Rugeley, 13 (section countback); 6 S Openshaw, Mosella, 13.
HUDDERSFIELD BROAD CANAL CHAMPS (SUN) Huddersfield Broad Canal (48 pegs)
Mirfield Willy Worms man Andy Bradley used pinkie and groundbait at 10m and caster at 13m from the Sainsbury’s section to weigh in 9-6-0 of small roach.
Result: 1 A Bradley, Mirfield Willy Worms, 9-6-0; 2 P Hughes, Saints, 7-6-0; 3 S Clegg, Saints, 7-5-0; 4 S Webster, Tri-Cast Calder, 7-1-0; 5 S Haigh, Anglers World Holidays, 5-15-0; 6 A Crook, Maver NW, 5-14-0.
MESSINGHAM SANDS BANK HOLIDAY PAIRS (MON) Islands & Swan Ponds (66 pegs)
Carl Sweetnam and Mick Shaw dominated, scoring three points to win by seven from Simon Gale and Ian Thompson. Carl won overall with 278-0-0 of carp to 9lb from peg 22 on Swan Pond, where he fished pellet in the edge. Swan Pond winner: C Sweetnam, Doncaster, 278-0-0. Islands Lake winner: N Houghton, Hull, 117-0-0. Pairs: 1 C Sweetnam and M Shaw, 3pts; 2 S Gale and I Thompson, 10 (218-0-0); 3 S Ellis and D Hudson, 10 (212-0-0); 4 P Seed and J Green, 13; 5 N Winters and C Williams, 16.
NU-FISH SOUTHFIELD RESERVOIRS (MON) Southfield Reservoirs (49 pegs)
Ash Smith won with 23-4-0 of skimmers and two bream from peg 28. He caught on groundbait feeder
and maggot or worm.
Result: 1 A Smith, Dewsbury, 23-4-0; 2 T Renwick, Barnsley, 19-8-0; 3 N Stead, Browning Ossett, 18-7-0; 4 W Bartholomew, Nu-Fish/Bait-Tech, 18-0-0; 5 D Jacques, Leeds, 15-10-0; 6 J Stevens, Doncaster, 15-8-0.
PARTRIDGE LAKES BANK HOLIDAY PAIRS (MON) Covey Canal Lakes (60 pegs)
Andy Bennett was in the money once again, teaming up with James Howarth for 263-5-0. Andy also won individually, with 162-5-0 of carp and F1s from peg 98 on Canal 4 where he fished pellet across at 13m and in the edge.
Result: 1 A Bennett, Tri-Cast/Guru/ABC Baits, 162-5-0; 2 M Derbyshire, Shaw’s Tackle, 126-1-0; 3 K Kirkwood, Matrix Trafford Tackle, 123-9-0; 4 S Kay, Leigh Tackle & Bait, 120-11-0; 5 W Kearney, Tri-Cast Rochdale, 110-14-0; 6 T Bowler, Partridge Lakes, 110-8-0.
Pairs: 1 A Bennett and J Howarth, 263-5-0; 2 M Rogerson and W Kearney, 220-4-0; 3 I Lathom and M Derbyshire, 218-8-0; 4 A Twist and T Madden, 205-7-0.
PRESTON INNOVATIONS FEEDERMASTERS QUALIFIER (SAT) Lough Muckno (63 pegs)
England Feeder man Dean Barlow booked his final place by winning with 7-825 of roach, skimmers and hybrids from peg 71. The Drennan man used groundbait feeder and maggot on two lines. Result: 1 D Barlow, Drennan, 7-825; 2 K Rowles, Devizes MG, 6-650; jt3 R O’Neill, Newry and B Sweeney, Garbolino Ireland Feeder, both 6-075; 5 P Emerson, Hull, 5-925. Qualifiers: D Barlow, R O’Neill and P Jackson.
ST HELENS AA TWO DAY FESTIVAL (SUN & MON) Carr Mill Dam (52 pegs)
Steve Potter’s 56-10-0 saw him finish over 6lb clear of Richard Pennington. Steve also won day one with 38-8-0 of skimmers, hybrids and roach at peg 88, where he fished groundbait feeder and maggot.
Day one result: 1 S Potter, St Helens, 38-8-0; 2 R Pennington, Wigan, 34-8-0; 3 A Turton, Wigan, 26-8-0; 4 B Kelly, St Helens, 20-4-0; 5 S Ward, St Helens, 19-8-0. Day two result: 1 K Hall, Champion Feed, 23-8-0; 2 L Addy, Drennan NW, 23-6-0; 3 G Rigby, St Helens, 19-14-0; 4 D Taylor, Saints, 19-8-0; 5 M Lever, St Helens, 18-9-0. Overall result: 1 S Potter, St Helens, 56-10-0; 2 R Pennington, Wigan, 50-6-0; 3 L Addy, Drennan NW, 41-6-0; 4 A Turton, Wigan, 39-6-0; 5 K Hall, Champion Feed, 38-5-0; 6 M Lever, St Helens, 34-1-0.
WOODLAND BANK HOLIDAY PAIRS (MON) Skylark, Partridge, Kestrel, Curlew & Wagtail Lakes (56 pegs)
Scoring three points, Paul Fletcher and Dave Geldart took the honours. Individual winnner Frank Hayhurst had 143-3-0 of carp to 12lb from peg 26 on Skylark, where he fished pellet at 14.5m and in the edge.
Result: 1 F Hayhurst, Woodland Tackle, 143-3-0; 2 D Smith, Bait-Tech, 143-0-0; 3 M Pearson, Maver/Dynamite Baits, 134-12-0; 4 D Geldart, Leeds, 124-0-0.
Pairs: 1 P Fletcher and D Geldart, 3pts; 2 D Smith and J Maddison, 4 (superior weight); 3 D Mayers and H Mayers, 4.