OUR PICK OF THE WEEK

COLEMAN’S COTTAGE FISHERY (MON) Pathfield, Stepfield & Wood Lakes (41 pegs)

Venue regular Jeff Church led the way with an impressive 220-0-0 from peg 22 on Stepfield Lake, taking carp and F1s on paste and pellet.

Result: 1 J Church, Maver Matchpack, 220-0-0; 2 S Levy, Drennan Bordon Angling Centre, 187-0-0; 3 F Thomas, Browning Wickford, 176-8-0; 4 S Daniels, Angling Direct, 155-0-0; 5 T Day, Coleman’s Bait & Tackle, 154-8-0; 6 N Gooderham, Bait-Tech, 152-8-0.

DYNAMITE BAITS OAKFIELD FISHERY (SUN) Red Kite Lake (30 pegs)

MAP man Richard Chapman won with 101-3-0 of carp and F1s from peg 15. He fished bomb and pellet and then pellet at 6m.

Result: 1 R Chapman, MAP, 101-3-0; 2 P Dan, Oakfield, 84-9-0; 3 G Thorpe, GOT Baits, 67-13-0; 4 J Rogers, Frenzee/GOT Baits, 66-1-0; 5 J Foley, Oxford Carp League, 63-6-0; 6 D Howe, Browning Crowsports, 61-8-0.

GILLINGHAM AA SUMMER FESTIVAL (SAT-MON) Lodden Lakes & Todber Manor Fishery (58 pegs)

Scoring a perfect 30 points, Pete Neate took this threeday event from Chris Albiston on 28. Pete only won one lake across the event, doing his talking with lower weights. He took Lodden Lakes on day one with 29-0-0 of carp and bream on Method feeder and pellet. Tony Gilbert topped Hillview Lake, with 138-2-0 of carp on pellet in the margins, and Jack Stamp won Whitepost Lake with 67-8-0 of carp on bomb and pellet. Day two saw Paul Greenwood win Lodden with 26-8-0 of carp and skimmers. Kev Abigail led on Hillview with 101-9-0 of carp, and Nicky Johns won Whitepost with 82-8-0 of carp and F1s. The final day gave Gary O’Shea victory at Lodden with 40-1-0 of carp and skimmers. Jack Stamp topped Hillview with 100-5-0 of carp, and Kev Abigail took the honours on Whitepost with 86-8-0 of carp.

Day 1 winners: Lodden Lakes: P Neate, Wiltshire Angling, 29-0-0. Hillview Lake: T Gilbert, Preston Innovations

Thatcher’s, 138-2-0. Whitepost Lake: J Stamp, Gillingham AA, 67-8-0.

Day 2 winners: Lodden Lakes: P Greenwood, Sensas

M5 Angling, 26-8-0. Hillview Lake: K Abigail, Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG, 101-9-0. Whitepost Lake: N Johns, Mosella Bathampton, 82-8-0.

Day 3 winners: Lodden Lakes: G O’Shea, Preston Innovations Thatcher’s, 40-1-0. Hillview Lake: J Stamp, Gillingham AA, 100-5-0. Whitepost Lake: K Abigail, Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG, 86-8-0.

Overall: 1 P Neate, Wiltshire Angling, 30pts; 2 C Albiston, Poole Pirates, 28 (209-5-0); 3 P Greenwood, Sensas M5 Angling, 28 (168-5-0); 4 K Abigail, Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG, 27; 5 T Gilbert, Preston Innovations Thatcher’s, 26 (227-14-0); 6 D Lewis, Bristol Drains, 26 (139-0-0).

GOLD VALLEY LAKES (MON) Gold & Syndicate Lakes (34 pegs)

Two men cracked the double ton on Monday and from adjacent pegs on the Syndicate Lake. John Radford won off peg 119 with 212-0-0 of carp on pellet shallow at 14m. Kevin Wells, on peg 118, also fished pellet shallow on the pole and rod and line to take second with 203-0-0 of carp.

Result: 1 J Radford, Willinghurst, 212-0-0; 2 K Wells, Springlakes, 203-0-0; 3 N Smith, Gold Valley, 199-14-0; 4 M Goddard, Daiwa Dorking/Bait-Tech, 186-0-0; 5 G Hellier, Gold Valley, 145-8-0; 6 N Howell, Daiwa, 135-2-0.

OCKENDON BAIT & TACKLE (SUN) Puddledock Farm, Snake Lake (44 pegs)

New UK champion Pemb Wrighting won with 230-4-0 of carp to 7lb at peg 26. He fished pellet on the deck and shallow at 14.5m to the far bank.

Result: 1 P Wrighting, Guru, 230-4-0; 2 R Harold, Matrix, 218-14-0; 3 M Grigaitis, Ockendon Bait & Tackle, 164-4-0; 4 A Southgate, Sensas Oakwood Angling, 154-8-0; 5 B Lucas, Ockendon Bait & Tackle, 145-0-0; 6 B Reynolds, Guru, 130-10-0.

ROB SNOOK MEMORIAL (SUN) Lakeside Fishery (31 pegs)

Some £330 was raised for local charities. On the fishing front, Woolmer Angling’s Tony Butler led with 34-4-0 of carp to 5lb, fishing Method feeder and pellet at 13m.

Result: 1 T Butler, Woolmer Angling, 34-4-0; 2 T Sears, Daiwa Hallcroft, 32-12-0; 3 I Snook, Allan’s Marine, 28-4-0; 4 M Kiy, Farnham, 24-12-0; 5 D Self, Homestores Mosella, 21-4-0; 6 M Also, Portsmouth DAA, 19-0-0.

RODNEY POOK MEMORIAL (MON) Bowsaw & Billhook Lakes (32 pegs)

Scoring four points, Graham Shadwell and Ian Chaplin took the pairs honours from Dave Johnson and Rodney’s son Gary Pook with five points. Top individual was Daiwa Dorking man Dave Guntrip at peg 19 on Bowsaw Lake, where he fished Method feeder and pellet for carp to 8lb and a total 233-8-0.

Individual winner: D Guntrip, Daiwa Dorking, 233-8-0. Pairs: 1 G Shadwell and I Chaplin, 4pts; 2 G Pook and D Johnson, 5 (208-10-0); 3 T Bowles and G Edwards, 5 (138-8-0).

RYE DAS LEAGUE (SUN) River Rother, Wittersham (44 pegs)

Browning SE Xitan won the league, topping this final round with 41 points from Iden Wood Fishery on 35. Their overall 243-point tally saw them well in front of Advanced Pole Repairs. Xitan also had the top two weights, Gerry Morgan winning with 38-10-0 of bream and skimmers from end peg A1. He used worm over groundbait at 14m.

Result: 1 G Morgan, Browning SE Xitan, 38-10-0; 2 P Lamb, Browning SE Xitan, 12-8-0; 3 S Clifford, Preston Innovations Delcac, 10-15-0; 4 F Brown, Browning SE Xitan, 8-13-0.

Teams: 1 Browning SE Xitan, 41pts; 2 Iden Wood Fishery, 35; 3 Advanced Pole Repairs, 30; jt4 Maver Cardinals Black and Moatrix Invicta, both 29.

Final league: 1 Browning SE Xitan, 243pts; 2 Advanced Pole Repairs, 208; 3 Preston Innovations Delcac, 192; 4 Moatrix Invicta, 187.

SENSAS M5 ANGLING AUTUMN LEAGUE (SUN) River Parrett, Langport (44 pegs)

Sensas M5 Angling supplied the top two – Nigel Bartlett won and Dan Squire was second. Nigel drew peg 41 and fished 6m whip and caster for 7-280 of roach. Dan, on peg 4, used maggot and caster on the pole at 12m for 6-850 of roach and small hybrids. Somerset Angling had 40 points, M5 38.

Result: 1 N Bartlett, Sensas M5 Angling, 7-280; 2 D Squire, Sensas M5 Angling, 6-850; 3 N Purchase, Sensas Taunton, 4-820; 4 S Jackson, Sensas 88 Gold, 4-680; 5 T Goodland, Somerset Angling, 4-450; 6 S Kedge, Somerset Angling, 4-340. Teams: 1 Somerset Angling, 40pts; 2 Sensas M5 Angling, 38; 3 Sensas 88 Gold, 32; 4 Sensas 88 Silver, 31.

SENSAS OAKWOOD ANGLING SUMMER LEAGUE (SUN) Grand Union Canal, Ivinghoe & Slapton (60 pegs)

Second for Matrix Image on 55 points saw them hang on to the lead and take the title with 304 points from Preston Innovations Black Horse on 276. Sensas Oakwood Angling Green won the day with 59 points. The Slapton section produced the leading weights with Tony Cassidy, of the day’s winners, scoring on 46-4-0 of bream and skimmers. He fished chopped worm and caster at 13m.

Result: 1 T Cassidy, Sensas Oakwood Angling Green, 46-4-0; 2 T Boyce, Sensas A4, 29-12-0; 3 M Campion, Sensas Coleman’s Bait & Tackle, 25-6-0; 4 W Nixon, Tring, 25-1-0. Teams: 1 Sensas Oakwood Angling Green, 59pts; 2 Matrix Image, 55; 3 Sensas Oakwood Angling Purple, 49; 4 Browning Northants Black, 43. Final league: 1 Matrix Image, 304pts; 2 Preston Innovations Black Horse, 276; 3 Sensas Oakwood Angling Green, 272; 4 Browning Northants Black, 254; 5 Browning Hot Rods, 252; 6 Sensas Oakwood Angling Purple, 250.