Beastie not so hot on this occasion

For most clubs in the area fishing a match on the famous Beastie Lake at the Decoy complex is always something to look forward too.

And even after a heavy overnight frost Hotpoint AC anglers were expecting some of the better fish to show.

But their optimism was short-lived as most struggled for bites all day.

I drew on peg 20 and was one of the lucky ones to find the fish.

I caught on a small Method feeder, then on a bomb and pellet approach before taking a few late in the match from the margins for a winning 86lb 15oz.

Second from peg 28 was Tyrone Horn. He caught most of his fish close in on pellet weighing in 45lb 8oz, and was followed by Pete Howson with 27lb 5oz of bream and carp taken on the pole.

OVER 55s

The Decoy Over 55s match was this week fished on Six Islands.

Sport was consistent around the lake with respectable returns in view of the conditions.

Tom Wilson made the most of reliable peg 11 to top the field with 107lb 11oz.

He caught carp and barbel on banded pellet to the island and top 2 plus 2 in front and to the empty peg on his right.

Steve Dorks was second from peg 18 catching across on the pole mainly on maggot and pellet for 89lb 4oz.

Third place went to Gus Gausden on 70lb 14oz.

RAMSEY AS

Sunday saw Ramsey AS on the Four Island Pool on the Decoy complex.

Top rod from peg eight was Ricky Young. He struggled for bites at the start of the day but a switch to fishing shallow with plenty of maggot saw him finish with a hard-earned 79lb 10oz.

Second from peg three was Andrew Rayment. He fished shallow too for most of the match but took a few bigger fish late on in the match to finish with 62lb 6oz.

Third with 59lb 10oz was Keith Rayment, followed by Harry Young on 53lb.