OUR PICK OF THE WEEK
ANGLING TRUST/CANAL & RIVER TRUST CANAL PAIRS QUALIFIER (SUN) Trent & Mersey Canal, Shardlow & Willington (62 pegs)
Pegs on the Marina mouths at Shardlow produced the main action in this qualifier. Rob Wright won with 27-8-0 of bream to 3lb as he fished groundbait feeder and the pole at 16m with worm. Top pair were Sheffield duo Vince Ley and David Frost, with six points.
Result: 1 R Wright, Long Eaton Fed, 27-8-0; 2 D Massey, Shakespeare Bait-Tech, 26-12-0; 3 V Ley, Sheffield, 24-13-0; 4 N Clayton, Browning Lifestyle, 11-14-0; 5 S Bird, Ted Carter Preston, 11-4-0; 6 S Brookes, Kettering, 11-1-0.
Pairs: 1 V Ley and D Frost, 6pts; 2 D Massey and J South, 7 (superior weight); 3 S Broome and N Clayton, 7; 4 D Trafford and S Bird, 13; 5 D Smith and M Smith, 19 (superior weight); 6 S Roberts and A Shepherd, 19.
ANTHONY JORDAN MEMORIAL (SUN) Colmic/Bag‘em Baits Larford Lakes, Specimen & Match Lakes (50 pegs)
Held in memory of former Larford fishery worker Anthony, 50 anglers turned out to honour him. Ian Giddins won with 150-1-0 of carp to 8lb plus a few F1s from peg 24 on the Match Lake.
Result: 1 I Giddins, Bag‘em Baits, 150-1-0; 2 M Harrell, Bag‘em Baits, Larford, 148-14-0; 3 G Butler, Marukyu, 134-10-0; 4 M Blackmore, Garbolino, 132-3-0;
5 M Galaszewski, Bag‘em Baits, 123-2-0; 6 D Baker, Tredegar Tackle, 105-12-0.
BEDFORD HOSPITALS CUP (SUN) River Great Ouse, Oakley – Kempston (65 pegs)
Pete Jayes won with 14-4-0 of roach to 8oz from the Kempston section. He fished seed at 13m.
Result: 1 P Jayes, Leicester, 14-4-0; 2 P Wills, Tackle & Baits, 14-3-0; 3 P Hawley, Olney, 13-3-0; 4 N Hack, Leicester, 12-6-0; 5 P Chapman, Milton Keynes, 9-1-0.
BRIDGNORTH AS TEAMS OF EIGHT (MON) River Severn, Bridgnorth (72 pegs)
Nine teams took part, Sensas Strike winning with 60 points from Barford AA on 58. Strike also had the top two individuals as Mark Traves won on 32-2-0 and Ian Hingley took second with 19-12-0.
Result: 1 M Traves, Sensas Strike, 32-2-0; 2 I Hingley, Sensas Strike, 19-12-0; 3 S Hill, JMR, 18-9-0; 4 P Baker, Browning Lifestyle, 14-8-0; 5 B Preece, Wolves, 13-14-0.
Teams: 1 Sensas Strike, 60pts; 2 Barford AA, 58; 3 Rosa’s Rebels, 54; 4 Bridgnorth AS, 52; 5 Wolves, 51; 6 JMR, 45.
DAIWA HALLCROFT FISHERY (SUN) Moat & Croft Pools (57 pegs)
Mansfield man Steve Clark added another Hallcroft win to his triumphs. Peg 35 on Moat Pool saw him weigh in 107-10-0 of carp and skimmers. He fished groundbait feeder and maggot and worm at 13m.
Result: 1 S Clark, Mansfield, 107-10-0; 2 P Miles, Doncaster, 99-9-0; 3 P Elliott, Leegem Angling, 97-12-0; 4 A Berisford, Leegem Angling, 84-13-0; 5 S Donahue, Doncaster, 70-10-0.
DRENNAN COORS AC TRENT MASTERS/ MACMILLAN CHARITY (SUN) River Trent, Burton on Trent (71 pegs)
John Moroz used stick float and caster from his peg on Crown Bend at Shardlow to win with 16-4-0 of roach.
Result: 1 J Moroz, Chesterfield, 16-4-0; 2 P Salt, Dynamite Mayfair, 14-1-0; 3 P Hamilton, Mill Tackle, 12-12-0; 4 A Reynolds, Quorn AS, 12-2-0; 5 I Jarvis, Coors AC, 10-12-0; 6 D Cade, Mill Tackle, 10-8-0.
DYNAMITE BAITS RIVER TRENT CHAMPIONSHIPS (SAT) River Trent, Rolleston & Fiskerton (55 pegs)
Dave Rose won with 99-13-0 of bream to 3lb. He fished groundbait feeder with worm and maggot.
Result: 1 D Rose, Clipstone, 99-13-0; 2 J Bottfield, Nottingham, 93-12-0; 3 D Armstrong, Coors AC, 64-13-0; 4 D Sims, Notts, 60-0-0.
GREAT YARMOUTH DAA (SAT) River Yare, Langley – Claxton (60 pegs)
Andrew Wilding bagged 50-4-0 of big skimmers at peg 112, fishing groundbait feeder with maggot and worm. Rodney Finch, second, had 9-12-0 of roach on the pole at 14m with maggot and caster.
Result: 1 A Wilding, Ramsey AS, 50-4-0; 2 R Finch, Deben, 9-12-0; 3 D Botley, Daiwa Angling Direct, 9-3-0; 4 D Kiddell, PW Angling, 8-14-0; 5 B Gooch, Daiwa Angling Direct, 8-4-0; 6 P Abbott, Deben, 8-3-0.
TUNNEL BARN FARM VETS (THURS) Jenny’s, Extension & House Pool (61 pegs)
Jenny’s Pool produced the top two weights, Ivan Mills winning with 105-14-0 of F1s, ide and skimmers taken on pellet shallow at 6m from peg 15.
Result: 1 I Mills, Tunnel Barn Farm Vets, 105-14-0; 2 G Mills, Tunnel Barn Farm Vets, 81-14-0; 3 J Merchant Tunnel Barn Farm Vets, 74-15-0; 4 T McGuire, Tunnel Barn Farm Vets, 67-6-0; 5 K Folwell, Tunnel Barn Farm Vets, 64-15-0; 6 D Chapman, Tunnel Barn Farm Vets, 62-8-0.
WORKSOP DAA KEITH FRETWELL MEMORIAL (MON) River Trent, Holme Marsh (48 pegs)
Shaun Rampling won with 73-0-0 of barbel to 7lb on groundbait feeder and caster from peg 3.
Result: 1 S Rampling, Worskop, 73-0-0; 2 D Taylor, Leeds, 68-8-0; 3 C Clifton, Lincoln, 29-8-0; jt4 J Mills, Nottingham and D Lee, Gizmo Angling, both 10-8-0; 6 C Elsom, Lincs County, 10-5-0.