MATCH NEWS: MIDLANDS

ANGLING TRUST CASTLE ASHBY WINTER LEAGUE (SUN)

Grendon, Scotland & Brickyard Ponds (63 pegs)

The Drennan RAF side moved two points clear at the top of the table after they won this round with 45-points but they needed section countback to do it. Top weight came off the Scotland Pond where Mark Tottenham of Chiltern Baits netted 42-3-0 of bream and skimmers on peg 14 using Method and open-end feeder with pellet.

Pete Patton picked off carp on Method feeder and pellet for second with 38-0-0 from peg 14 on the Grendon Pond.

Result: 1 M Tottenham, Chiltern Baits, 42-3-0;

2 P Patton, Maver Milton Keynes, 38-0-0;

3 I Drage, Chiltern Baits, 35-5-0; 4 P Archer, Preston Innovations Black Horse, 34-9-0; 5 S Reed, Drennan RAF, 32-9-0; 6 C Garrett, Castle Ashby Youth, 31-8-0.

Teams: 1 Drennan RAF, 45pts (section countback); 2 Maver Milton Keynes 45; 3 Preston Innovations Black Horse, 39; 4 Chiltern Baits, 38; 5 Browning Northants, 34; 6 Castle Ashby Youth, 26.

League: 1 Drennan RAF, 7pts; 2 Chiltern Baits, 9; 3 Preston Innovations Black Horse, 10; jt4 Castle Ashby Youth and Browning Northants, both 12.

ANGLING TRUST EAST MIDLANDS WINTER LEAGUE PRACTICE (SUN)

Old River Nene, Benwick (69 pegs)

Peg A1 in the middle of Benwick village produced the winner in this warm-up as Matrix Image’s Simon Colclough took a fine 26-13-0 of roach and a bonus tench using chopped worm and caster at 9m and pinkie over grounbait on the whip.

Paul Brandon was second from below the wires where he found roach on whip and long pole with pinkie and groundbait for 18-10-0.

Result: 1 S Colclough, Matrix Image, 26-13-0;

2 P Brandon, Sensas Mark One White 18-10-0;

3 R Malle, Tackle & Bates, 17-6-0; 4 P McFadden, Sensas Mark One White, 16-4-0; 5 T Moretti, Matrix Image, 14-4-0.

ANGLING TRUST SOAR VALLEY WINTER LEAGUE (SUN)

Loughborough Canal (50 pegs) With the River Soar in flood, this second

round was moved to the canal and it produced a good match headed by Sensas Midlands man Paul Sanderson with 5-250 of roach and perch that he took on chopped worm and caster and pinkie and groundbait tactics. Sensas Starlets won the day with 18 points and they now have the league lead.

Result: 1 P Sanderson, Sensas Midlands, 5-250;

2 R Pembridge, Sensas Midlands, 4-870;

3 T Scholey, Sensas Starlets, 4-200; 4 C Marks, Wigston AS, 4-120; 5 S Hemingray, Sensas Starlets, 4-100. Teams: 1 Sensas Starlets, 18pts; 2 Sensas Midlands, 29; 3 Wigston AS, 30; 4 Quorn AS, 36; 5 Soldiers & Sailors, 37.

League: 1 Sensas Starlets, 4pts; jt2 Quorn AS and Wigston AS, both 5; 4 Sensas Midlands, 6; 5 Soldiers & Sailors, 10.

ANGLING TRUST TUNNEL BARN FARM WINTER LEAGUE (SUN)

New & Extension Pools (40 pegs)

The Maver Harescombe side drew first blood in this league, winning ahead of the Tunnel Barn Farm All-Stars. Harescombe also had the top two individuals as Pete Auger and Mark Hamilton led the way.

Pete won with 98-11-0 of F1s from peg 33 on the New Pool using maggot at 13m and 5m, Mark on peg 4 of the Extension Pool following with 92-3-0 of carp and F1s.

Result: 1 P Auger, Maver Harescombe, 98-11-0; 2 M Hamilton, Maver Harescombe, 92-3-0;

3 S Collett, Tunnel Barn Farm All-Stars, 84-12-0; 4 S Lovell, Tunnel Barn Farm All-Stars, 75-7-0;

5 L Webster, Milo MGM, 74-10-0; 6 R Kerslake, Maver Harescombe, 72-5-0.

Teams: 1 Maver Harescombe, 1pts; 2 Tunnel Barn Farm All-Stars, 2; 3 Milo MGM, 3; 4 ICA, 4.

GREAT YARMOUTH DAA WINTER SERIES (SAT)

River Yare, Langley (36 pegs)

Even in November there’s still a few fish to be caught on the Yare and Rob Holding had the best of the action on a wet Saturday with 15-8-0 of roach and skimmers from peg 131 where he fished groundbait feeder and maggot tactics.

Result: 1 R Holding, Harwich MG, 15-8-0; jt2 R Watson, Nisa Feeders and D Reeve, Preston Innovations, both 10-4-0; 4 K Dowse, HWAC, 10-0-0; 5 I Boon, Littleport, 8-12-0; 6 J Hewitt, Sensas, 8-10-0.

IZAAK WALTON STAFFORD AA WINTER LEAGUE (SUN)

Shropshire Union Canal, Norbury (84 pegs)

The canal fished hard after all the rain and cold nights and just 7-1-4 won the day for Browning Central’s Ian Jones as he took a few skimmers backed by roach, perch

and gudgeon from his peg after the bay at grub street using squatt and pinkie at 10m and maggot at 12m, Steve Dudley claiming second with a small fish bag worth 5-13-4 from near the high bridge using squatt and pinkie. Sensas Lifestyle Red won the day with 31 points.

Result: 1 I Jones, Browning Central, 7-1-4;

2 S Dudley, Sensas Black Country Gold, 5-13-4;

3 G Griffiths, Colmic NW, 5-8-6; 4 S Fogel, Crewe MG, 5-7-0; 5 S Mottram, Crewe MG, 5-2-2;

6 J Geens, Browning Central, 5-2-0.

Teams: 1 Sensas Lifestyle Red, 31pts; 2 Four Ashes AC, 37; jt3 Cadence Bait-Tech Superteam and Sensas BC Gold, both 38; jt5 Sensas Lifestyle Blue and Crewe MG, both 41.

League: 1 Crewe MG, 99pts; 2 Sensas Black Country Gold, 103; 3 Cadence Bait-Tech Superteam, 116; 4 Sensas Lifestyle Red, 117; 5 Sensas Lifestyle Blue, 125; 6 Wolves/Maver Midlands, 135.

KIDDERMINSTER DAA RIVER SEVERN FLOAT-ONLY SERIES (WEDS)

River Severn, Bewdley (50 pegs) Preston Innovations man Tony Moreton took the title with a 227-point tally, just

six clear of Ian Hughes, the river fishing hard with extra coloured water in it. Joe Holloway won the match with 13-14-0 from peg 94 as he used stick float and maggot and pole and worm for a net of roach, perch and a couple of barbel.

Result: 1 J Holloway, Kidderminster DAA, 13-14-0; 2 S Williams, Cadence Bait-Tech Superteam, 12-2-0; 3 B Cooper, Middle-Severn Angling, 11-13-0; 4 D Hollands, Barford AA, 11-1-0; 5 P Morris, Cadence Bait-Tech Superteam, 10-14-0; 6 T Chalk, Cadence, 10-12-0.

Final league: 1 T Moreton, Preston Innovations, 227pts; 2 I Hughes, Drennan NW, 221; 3 A Slade, Sensas Lifestyle, 212; 4 T Chalk, Cadence, 211;

5 P Morris, Cadence Bait-Tech Superteam, 207;

6 G Brierley, Kidderminster DAA, 205.

MARCH DAA (SUN)

Old River Nene, March (30 pegs)

Hemp and tares was the winning bait for Bill’s Tackle man Danny Mason as he drew to the right of Wigston’s Bridge and fished across to some reeds at 14m to take a fine 32-5-0 of quality roach. Paul Constable was second with 29-4-0 of roach and skimmers on pinkie over groundbait. Result: 1 D Mason, Bill’s Tackle, 32-5-0;

2 P Constable, March, 29-4-0; 3 B Hughes, BaitTech 28-4-0; 4 S Clark, Tackle & Bates, 26-7-0; 5 M Page, Tackle & Bates, 25-12-0; 6 T Bates, Tackle & Bates, 24-7-0.

PACKINGTON SOMERS WINTER LEAGUE (SUN)

All pools (58 pegs)

Aidan Mansfield topped this opening round in convincing style as the MAP/Bait-Tech man took 125-14-0 of F1s and carp from peg 19 on the Siblings A Pool fishing pellet at 14m to the island. Result: 1 A Mansfield, MAP/Bait-Tech, 125-14-0; 2 C Horsley, Elephant & Castle, 100-12-0; 3 L Richards, Packington, 91-2-0; 4 S Brindley, Tackle Shack, 90-3-0; 5 P Heaven, Greyhound AC, 78-8-0; 6 J Birchall, Packington, 70-2-0.

STEVE PEARCE MEMORIAL (SAT)

Moorlands Farm, Bank, Meadow, Moors, Island & Middle Pools (67 pegs)

Well over £600 was raised for the British Disabled Angling Association as anglers battled the elements to fish in memory of late local matchman Steve with some even fishing in fancy dress! Top rod was Burt Baits-backed John Jones who took 141-11-0 of carp and F1s from peg 16 on the Meadow Pool using pellet and dead maggot at 13m and down the edge. Ian Wood ran him close with 139-14-0 of carp off peg 31 on the Bank Pool where he caught mainly in the edge on pellet.

Result: 1 J Jones, Burt Baits, 141-11-0; 2 I Wood,

Moorlands, 139-14-0; 3 C Hill, Mosella, 115-4-0; 4 I Mills, Robin’s Timber, 108-0-0.

Angling TrusT KenT WinTer leAgue (sun)

Nicholls Pit (48 pegs)

Despite only taking third on the day, Preston Innovations Delcac still lead the league but only by a point from Maver SE, the Maver mob winning the day with 29 points from Cardinals on 27. Cardinals had the top weight on the day as Callum Hutchings took 36-2-0 of carp, bream and roach fishing Method feeder and maggot or pellet. Maver SE’s Steve Palmer ran him close with 33-8-0 for second spot. result: 1 C Hutchings, Cardinals, 36-2-0;

2 S Palmer, Maver SE, 33-8-0; 3 D Hunt, Preston Innovations Delcac, 21-12-0.

Teams: 1 Maver SE, 29pts; 2 Cardinals, 27;

3 Preston Innovations Delcac, 24; 4 South East MG, 24; 5 Canterbury, 18. league: 1 Preston Innovations Delcac, 5pts; 2 Maver SE, 6; 3 South East MG, 9; 4 Cardinals, 11; 6 Canterbury, 18.

BAiT-Tech ViAducT Fishery silVerFish All-Winner’s FinAl (sAT)

Campbell, Cary & Spring Lakes (50 pegs)

Skimmers made up the winning 50-12-0 of Preston Innovations star Des Shipp as he fished caster short and dead maggot over groundbait at 13m from peg 102 on the Cary Lake to net fish to 1lb and earn £750 for his troubles. Second went to Wiltshire Angling’s Stu White with 44-13-0 of skimmers from peg 130 on the Campbell Lake. He also went for maggot over groundbait on the long pole line to win £250. result: 1 D Shipp, Preston Innovations, 50-12-0; 2 S White, Wiltshire Angling, 44-13-0;

3 G Skarba, Mosella, 37-2-0; 4 P Ziemniak, Wiltshire Angling, 32-3-0; 5 B Bakos, Silver Fox, 29-8-0; 6 C Edmunds, Browning/Spotted Fin, 29-1-0.

BAiT-Tech ViAducT Fishery (Thurs)

Campbell & Cary Lakes (33 pegs)

Adrian Jeffery is enjoying a fine run of form in the midweek matches at Viaduct and he won again in this one with 117-2-0 of carp to 8lb from peg 130 on Campbell Lake using waggler and pellet on the deck. Runner-up Matt Drinkwater also fished rod and line tactics with bomb and pellet from Cary Lake peg 85 to bag 112-3-0 of carp to 10lb. result: 1 A Jeffery, Viaduct, 117-2-0;

2 M Drinkwater, Viaduct, 112-3-0; 3 N Jones, Plymouth, 110-14-0; 4 H Smith, Shaftesbury, 97-4-0; 5 B Chivers, HLS, 82-7-0.

Silvers: N Bartlett, M5 Angling, 29-3-0.

OCKENDON BAIT & TACKLE (SUN) Puddledock Farm, Snake Lake (34 pegs)

Preston Innovations man Derek Gladwin topped the shop on Sunday as he took 150-12-0 of carp to 8lb to the scales as he went down the winter route from peg 31 fishing breadpunch across to the far bank at 14.5m, Barry Earnshaw was second from peg 76 with 137-0-0 of carp to 7lb.

Result: 1 D Gladwin, Preston Innovations, 150-12-0; 2 B Earnshaw, Ockendon Bait & Tackle, 137-0-0;

3 J Brooks, Ockendon Bait & Tackle, 118-6-0;

4 T Gudge, Ockendon Bait & Tackle, 108-0-0;

5 J Martin, Team Martin, 90-4-0; 6 G Dack, Matrix Image/Bait-Tech, 81-0-0.

SENSAS COMMERCIAL HOUSE LEAGUE (SUN)

Bristol Avon, Swineford-Crane (37 pegs)

A high and coloured river proved a test for all and only eight anglers caught over 5lb! Best of them was Paul Purchase of M&N Electrical with 14-6-0 from peg 20 where he fished groundbait feeder and worm or maggot just a rodlength out to net two bream backed by a few skimmers and roach. Second was Luke Sorokin with 10-9-0 off the beach section. He took bleak on whip and maggot plus a bream, a skimmer and a few roach on feeder and maggot fished at short range. Thatcher’s won the day in the A division with 14 points and are now 10 points clear at the top of the table while in the B division, M&N Electrical won to close on Sensas Nomads. Result: 1 P Purchase, M&N Electrical, 14-6-0;

2 L Sorokin, Preston Innovations Thatcher’s, 10-9-0; 3 M Kent, Mosella Bathampton B, 8-1-0;

4 S Hutchinson, Preston Innovations Thatcher’s, 8-0-0; 5 K Dicks, Mosella Bathampton A, 6-8-0;

6 L Warden, M&N Electrical, 5-15-0.

A division teams: 1 Preston Innovation Thatcher’s, 14pts; 2 Mosella Bathampton A, 12; 3 Mosella Bathampton B, 10.

B division teams: 1 M&N Electrical, 15pts; 2 Sensas Nomads, 12; 3 Midland Spinners, 8.

A division league: 1 Preston Innovation Thatcher’s, 68pts; 2 Mosella Bathampton A, 58; 3 Mosella Bathampton B, 54.

B division league: 1 Sensas Nomads, 65.5pts; 2 M&N Electrical, 57.5; 3 Midland Spinners, 56.

TYLER’S COMMON FISHERY (SAT) Willow Lake (16 pegs)

The weights had a touch of summer about them on Saturday and winner Paul Beck bagged an impressive 334-0-0 of carp to 5lb from peg 11 using meat in the margins. Runner-up Roy Miller was on peg 22 and also enjoyed a busy day with 291-0-0. Result: 1 P Beck, Ockendon Bait & Tackle, 334-0-0; 2 R Miller, Boxmoor, 291-0-0; 3 J Coster, Tyler’s Common, 273-0-0; 4 B Welfare, Tyler’s Common, 250-0-0; 5 T Elsey, Tyler’s Common, 229-0-0; 6 G Manoli, Harlow Angling, 213-0-0.