ABC BAITS HEREFORD DAA WINTER LEAGUE (SUN)

River Wye, Hereford (72 pegs)

Dave Roberts is in fine form on the river at the moment, following up his win in the charity match the week before with top spot in this opener on 41-8-0. Drawing unfancied peg 16,

Woody’s Premier man Dave landed seven barbel and a chub using feeder with lobworm and meat

to just get ahead of Martin Challenger on peg 99 who just missed out with 41-0-0. Top team was Nomads Black on 56 points from Woody’s Premier on 54.

Result: 1 D Roberts, Woody’s Premier, 41-8-0;

2 M Challenger, Nomads Black, 41-0-0; 3 G Brierley, Cotswold Angling, 39-14-0; 4 S Sadler, DH Angling, 35-8-0; jt5 T Hobbs, Cotswold Angling and T Lindup, Woody’s Premier, both 33-8-0.

Teams: 1 Nomads Black, 56pts; 2 Woody’s Premier, 54; 3 Wizards, 50; jt4 DH Angling and Cadence Bait-Tech Superteam, both 47; 6 Alan’s Tackle, 44.

ANGLING TRUST CASTLE ASHBY WINTER LEAGUE (SUN)

Grendon, Scotland & Brickyard Ponds (60 pegs) The newly-stocked small carp in the Grendon Pond fed and provided the top two individual weights,

headed by Maver Milton Keynes man Gary Underwood with 110-8-0 off peg 39 where he used Method feeder and pellet. The same tactics saw Preston Innovations Black Horse rod Roy Woodward bag 99-8-0 for second. Black Horse kicked off with top spot on 49 points, just one in front of Chiltern Baits. Result: 1 G Underwood, Maver Milton Keynes, 110-8-0; 2 R Woodward, Preston Innovations Black Horse, 99-8-0; 3 G Millward, Castle Ashby Youth, 62-11-0; 4 N Cowap, A Team, 60-10-0; 5 C Garrett, Castle Ashby Youth, 57-12-0; 6 P Tindall, Drennan RAF, 56-0-0.

Teams: 1 Preston Innovations Black Horse, 49pts; 2 Chiltern Baits, 48; 3 Browning Northants, 36 (section countback); 4 Drennan RAF, 36; 5 Castle Ashby Youth, 31 (section countback); 6 Maver Milton Keynes, 31.

ANGLING TRUST WARWICKSHIRE WINTER LEAGUE (SUN)

Soho Loop Canal (56 pegs)

Drennan Leicester Van Den Eynde did well in this first round, winning the day with 23 points from Sensas Dams & Lock on 26 and having three men in the top six. Overall winner was Mark Derry of Sensas Black country on peg 22

who fished pinkie and squatt over groundbait at 12m to take 5-8-0 of roach and perch.

Leicester man Dave Clayton followed in second with 3-15-0.

Result: 1 M Derry, Sensas Black Country, 5-8-0; 2 D Clayton, Drennan Leicester Van Den Eynde, 3-15-0; 3 M Moss, Drennan Leicester Van Den Eynde, 3-11-8; 4 M Hall, Cadence Bait-Tech Superteam, 3-9-12; 5 D Jackson, Sensas Dams & Lock, 3-9-0; 6 D Whittington, Drennan Leicester Van Den Eynde, 3-6-0. Teams: 1 Drennan Leicester Van Den Eynde, 23pts; 2 Sensas Dams & Lock, 26; 3 Sensas Black Country, 27; 4 Cadence Bait-Tech Superteam, 31; 5 Matrix Dynamite Baits Trentmen, 34; 6 Browning Central, 36.

MOORLANDS FARM (SUN) Meadow & Bank Pools (27 pegs)

Venue regular Neville Groves was in the money again as

he led them home on Sunday with 213-0-0 of carp to 9lb and F1s from peg 18 on the Bank Pool fishing pellet down both edges. He ended up a couple of fish in front of secondplaced Chris Hill on 198-9-0 from Meadow Pool peg 59.

Result: 1 N Groves, Top Fours, 213-0-0; 2 C Hill, Mosella, 198-9-0; 3 P Hodge, Moorlands, 164-12-0.

NORWICH DAA/MEAD SPORTS & LEISURE BROADS CHAMPIONSHIPS (SAT)

River Bure, St Benet’s Abbey & River Thurne, Martham, Potter Heigham & Womack (93 pegs)

Andy Wilson-Sutter was a popular winner of this annual event. The Great Yarmouth man is the beating heart behind the matches on the River Yare, but this time he was receiving a brown envelope instead of handing one out after

taking 27-6-0 of skimmers from the end peg on the Bure at St Benet’s Abbey

fishing feeder and maggot or worm. Steve Harwood claimed second from the Heigh’s Mill section at Martham where he went for roach with maggot, caster and groundbait at 6m to take 25-15-0.

Result: 1 A Wilson-Sutter, Great Yarmouth DAA, 27-6-0; 2 S Harwood, Drennan Oxford, 25-12-0; 3 S Willsmore, Spotted Fin, 25-0-0; jt4 M Pollard, Angling Direct Suffolk and B Titmus, Milo, both 23-2-0; 6 D Kiddell, RAF, 22-6-0.

PACKINGTON SOMERS (SUN) Molands Mere Pool (28 pegs) Opting to fish shallow at 14m from peg 23, Smithy’s Angling man Jon Newton picked off F1s to 3lb

to end the day with a winning 86-7-0 in the bag, leaving Keith Wynn to settle for second on peg 44 with 67-8-0 of carp taken on bomb and pellet tactics.

Result: 1 J Newton, Smithy’s Angling, 86-7-0;

2 K Wynn, Lanes Bait, 67-8-0; 3 D Hartshorn, Swan Baits, 62-14-0; 4 T Taylor, Packington, 55-6-0.

ROOKERY WATERS (SAT)

Magpie & Raven Lakes (26 pegs)

The lakes continue to produce some fine weights and Angling Direct man Jack Gill had the best of them on Saturday bagging 291-0-0 of carp to 12lb off peg 13 on Magpie Lake fishing maggot in the margins.

Ben Townsend took second via the Continental pay out as he weighed in 168-0-0 of carp and F1s from peg 28 on the Raven Lake fishing meat at 6m.

Result: 1 J Gill, Angling Direct Norwich, 291-0-0; 2 B Townsend, Matrix/Spotted Fin, 168-0-0; 3 S Easey, Stanjay Tackle, 238-12-0; 4 S Haywood, Middy, 154-0-0; 5 M Cross, Tackle & Bates, 208-120; 6 A Playford, Tackle & Bates, 143-10-0.

StarletS Packington SomerS VetS PairS (tueS)

Molands Mere, Little Geary’s & Geary’s Level Pools (62 pegs)

Ray Durrant and Kevin Edwards topped the pairs race in this one as they totalled 78-10-0 against the 71-9-0 of Pete Turner and John McGann. John won the individual honours with 71-9-0 of F1s from peg 12 on the Little Geary’s Pool fishing pellet on the deck at 14m. Derek Hartshorn was on peg 27 on the Geary’s Level Pool and helped himself to second with 50-9-0 of carp on bomb and pellet. result: 1 J McGann, Packington Vets, 71-9-0;

2 D Hartshorn, Swan Baits, 50-9-0; 3 R Hassam, Packington, 48-10-0; 4 D Wood, Packington, 47-15-0.

Pairs: 1 R Durrant and K Edwards, 78-10-0; 2 P Turner and J McGann, 71-9-0; 3 A Hemmings and B Edwards, 68-2-0.

tunnel Barn Farm (Sun) New Pool (28 pegs)

Pete Rice doesn’t fish at Tunnel as much as he used to but when he does, he still wins, the Broadacres man topping this one with 114-3-0 of F1s from peg 35 using maggot and pellet on a top kit and in the edge. Alan Jones ran him closest with 92-15-0 from peg 44. result: 1 P Rice, Broadacres, 114-3-0; 2 A Jones, Tunnel Barn Farm, 92-15-0; 3 C Shepherd, Tunnel Barn Farm, 86-9-0; 4 P Roberts, Tunnel Barn Farm, 84-5-0; 5 L Cowlan, Tunnel Barn Farm, 70-8-0;

6 R Kings, Mosella, 57-2-0.

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Falcon Lake (32 pegs)

Mick Stamp had enjoyed a good summer at Westwood and he’s carried that form into autumn, winning this regular Thursday feature with 116-8-0 of carp and F1s off peg 28 using maggot and pellet at 6m and in the margins, Ade Freeman just missing out in second spot with 109-4-0 from peg 4. result: 1 M Stamp, Preston Innovations, 116-8-0; 2 A Freeman, Burt Baits, 109-4-0; 3 G Knight, Burt Baits, 81-8-0.