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Boldings report    28-12-16.

 

          Steve Owen [Monkhall] took charge of the Wednesday open at Boldings Pools by fishing corn at 11 metres after he drew peg 39 on the Sycamore. Carp and bream both found the bait to their liking, and fish to 6lbs and 2lbs respectively combined to give figures of 47-10-0.

          Along at peg 33 Bob Tromans [Fiery Holes] worked with maggot at 8 metres to finish second with 30-14-0 of carp to 5lbs. Shane Rogers [Oakengates Ang Cent] had the first of two frame finishes when he weighed in 29-2-0 for third at peg 22, and three pegs away from Shane, Graham Palmer [Fitters] claimed fourth with 26-6-0 at peg 25.      

 

          Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] took on the winners mantle on Thursday by presenting maggot 10 metres out from peg 32 on the Chestnut. Carp to 5lbs responded to give Eric a return of 33-15-0.

          Terry Edwards [Swan Elite] alternated between 10 metres and close in with maggot at Willows peg 13 to find carp to 4lbs which totalled 24-9-0 to give Terry second place, only three ounces ahead of Matt Stobbs [Oak Ang Cent] whose 24-6-0 came from Chestnut peg 6. Opposite Matt, on peg 36, Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] scaled 21-7-0 in fourth.

 

          Shane Rogers booked himself a Christmas bonus with his second frame finish of the week, which saw him take the top honours on Christmas

                                                                                                         

Eve. Pegged in the corner, at peg 4 on the Sycamore, Shane worked maggot at 12 metres to tempt carp to 5lbs and bream to 2lbs to end the match on 43-13-0.

          Over on peg 47 Colin Wozek [ABC] also offered maggot, fishing at 12 metres and close. He had carp in the 4lbs bracket to finish second on 29-13-0. Steve Hall [Oswestry] was one fish behind at peg 13 where he weighed 26-2-0, and just behind him, on 24-11-0 at peg 38, was Josh Humphreys [ABC].        

 

          The Boxing day laurels went to Nige Clarke [Monkhall] who led the way from peg 32 on the Beech Pool by presenting corn at 10 metres, which sorted out carp in the 6lbs range for a final tally of 48-5-0.

          On the other side of the pool at peg 18, Sean Barber [Maver] offered pellet, which produced smaller fish, samples to 4lbs, which left him short of the target on 34-7-0. Steve Owen made the frame again, his third placed 31-3-0 was the best weight from the Chestnut, and just pipped the 31-1-0 by Dave Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] who was also on the Chestnut.

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Boldings report    21-12-16.

 

 

          Dave Lloyd [Maver] ignored the margins at peg 13 on the Sycamore Pool at Boldings Pools on Wednesday, concentrating his efforts instead on the 10 metre line, a move which paid off with a 53-6-0 winning bag. Carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs made up the catch, which was taken on pellet.

          Jason Atwell [Kingswinford] combined pellet and maggot to alternate between 6 metres and 10 metres       at peg 33 on the Sycamore, and had carp in the 5lb bracket which gave him 44-10-0 for second place. Peg 8 on the same pool provided Tim Kibble [Swan] with 37-4-0 for third, while a Beech Pool top catch of 31-15-0 put Tim Probert [PI Boldings] into fourth.

 

          Thursday honours went to Swan Elite rod Terry Edwards after he drew Chestnut peg 30. Maggot at 6 metres put carp to 6lbs on the scales for a total of 50-10-0.

          Dave Brown [Maver] used his winter standby combination of bread and maggot to entice 42-10-0 of carp to 5lbs and bream to 2lbs from peg 46 on the Sycamore to fill second spot. Nathan Spain [Shrewsbury] headed the Willows Pool card to finish in third overall, his 41-12-0 coming from peg 19. Back on the Chestnut Andy Jenkins [Pool Hayes] picked up fourth with his 39-14-0 from peg 7. 

 

          Two pegs on the Willows Pool gave the top two weights in the first round of the Boldings Individual Winter League on Saturday.

          First round winner Ken Humphreys [Oswestry] was in the corner at peg 22 and eased 12lbs clear of a close battle for second place by netting carp to 7lbs, which took his maggot bait, offered at 10 metres. At the whistle Ken had 67-8-0 for his victory.

          Along at peg 16 Les Thompson [Matrix] just squeezed into second by handing 52-12-0 of carp to 6lbs to the scalesman, to hold off Gary Gollins [Swan] who topped the list on the Ash Pool with 55-10-0. Steve Roberts [Oak Ang Cent] was best on the Sycamore, his fourth overall 51-9-0 coming from peg 33.

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Boldings report    30-11-16.

 

Dave Brown [Maver] put together a mid week double top at Boldings Pools this week, starting on Wednesday when 59-5-0 from Ash peg 20 put him in the clear by over 19lbs. Maggot, fished at 6 metres and 12 metres put Dave in touch with carp in the 5lbs range. 

Dave Doughty [Woodend] chose to fish pellet at Ash peg 5, working the bait 10 metres out from the peg, where he too found carp to 5lbs, which he used to build a runner up net of 45-0-0. Simon Richardson [Maver] was pegged on the Hawthorn Pool and took a pool best of 40-13-0 from peg 5 to finish in third overall. Back on the Ash Matt Stobbs [Oakengates Ang Cent] was fourth, just behind Richardson on39-12-0.

                  

 

Brown led the way by a bigger margin on Thursday when the Sycamore and Willows Pools came into play. This time he worked with both maggot and bread punch, with both pole and leger tactics accounting for carp to 8lbs, which formed into a 79-2-0 winning total at  peg 8 on the Sycamore.

Second went to Clive Wynn [Tricast Weston] at peg 33 on the Sycamore by courtesy of a 47-5-0 net of carp to 6lbs, which came to maggot at 8 metres. Only three ounces separated third and fourth, which both came from the Willows Pool. Terry Edwards [Swan Elite] sneaked into third by scaling 42-9-0 at peg 4, and Matt Stobbs had another 4^th by weighing 42-6-0 at peg 19.

 

          The cold wind on Saturday made for slower going and 35-7-0 from peg 32 on the Chestnut handed victory to Andy Price [Oak Ang Cent]. Carp to 4lbs made up the catch, which Andy took on maggot at 12 metres.

          Just along the bank at peg 34, Bob Tromans [Fiery Holes] had bigger fish at shorter range, carp to 5lbs on maggot at 6 metres, but when the finish came he was one fish short on 32-10-0. It was the Sycamore Pool which gave third and fourth this time, with 30-6-0 from peg 13 giving third to Steve Owen [Monkhall], and 27-5-0 from peg 45 putting Ken Humphreys [Oswestry] into fourth. 

 

 

          The Boldings Fur & Feather on Sunday attracted a good turn out as usual, and saw a clear winner in Andy Sherwood [Bilston Ang Cent]. Maggot proved to be the best bait again, ensuring Andy took home the large Christmas hamper and the £130 cash prize. Peg 16 on the Beech Pool yielded carp to 5lbs on the 9 metre line, to give a return of 81-12-0.

          Steve Owen moved up a place on the previous day, claiming the runner up prizes with a mix of carp to 6lbs and bream to 2lbs, caught on maggot at peg 8 on the Sycamore. The catch came maggot at 10 metres, and gave figures of 56-5-0. Clive Wynn was in the prize list again, his 47-6-0 from Sycamore 44 giving him third, while a level 40-0-0 from Beech peg 7 saw Keith Powell [PI Boldings] into fourth.

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Boldings report    22-11-16.

 

Reliable peg 32 on the Chestnut Pool at Boldings lived up to its reputation on Monday when Chris Holmes [Middle Severn Angling] made it a winner. Working maggot to the bottom of the ledge, Chris enticed carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs as he put together a top score of 88-8-0.

          Mick Keene [ABC] gave hot pursuit from peg 3 on the Ash, but fell short when the scales settled on 80-2-0. Mick caught carp to 6lbs on maggot and pellet, fished at 12 metres. Just along from Mick, at Ash peg 5, Owen Boswell [ABC] slipped into third by weighing 59-12-0 to hold off Graham Roberts [PI Boldings] on 51-10-0 at Chestnut 30.

 

          Andy Williams [Vespe] set the hottest pace of the week on Wednesday when the action switched to the Beech Pool. Andy was drawn on peg 18, where maggot on the 8 metre line attracted carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs, which helped him to ease away from the field, ending the match with an advantage of over 40lbs and a weight of 102-8-0.

          Clive Wynn [Tricast Weston ] fished at 8 metres and into the corner with maggot at peg 20 to net 61-12-0 of carp to 5lbs to share second spot  with Gary Morris [PI Bold]. Gary was on peg 23 and also had carp to 5lbs, which he tempted with pellet at 6 metres.

 

          Clive Wynn added a first place finish to his Wednesday runner up by bagging 77-3-0 of carp to 6lbs and bream to 2lbs at Sycamore peg 33 on Thursday. The catch came to pellet and maggot, worked on the 12 metre and 4 metre lines.

          Matt Stobbs [Oakengates Ang Cent] opted for the maggot feeder at Chestnut peg 10, a choice which put a second placed 70-14-0 of carp and bream on the scales. Chestnut 32 was a little off form for Dave Brown [Maver] and he had to settle for third with 54-2-0. Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] picked up fourth with his 48-7-0 from Sycamore 13.

 

              Sean Barber [Maver] made Ash peg 18 a winner of Saturday with a maggot and pellet approach.  Fished at 12 metres, the bait put Sean in touch with carp in the 6lbs class, which gave figures of 63-4-0at the end of the match.

Alun Jones [Tri West] operated at 12 metres with maggot at peg 15 on the Beech to find     51-1-0 of carp to 5lbs, which was enough to hold off Paul Hemmings [Monkhall] who finished on  49-11-0 at Beech peg 7. Pete Davidson [Oak Ang Cent] completed a trio of close weights with 47-3-0 from Beech 18.

 

          The awful weather forecast for Sunday failed to arrive and Kelvin Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] made the most of respite to finish the week in winning fashion. Rotating between the 5 metre and 10 metre lines with maggot maintained the bite rate to keep carp to 7lbs coming to the net, for a final tally of 73-2-0.

          Last Sundays winner Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] used pellet and maggot at 10 metres  out from peg 23 to net 67-11-0 of carp to 6lbs to finish second this time. Jack O'Sullivan [Oak Ang Cent] wasn't far behind with his 63-7-0 at peg 9, and just behind him, on 62-14-0 at peg 7 was Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent].

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The Monday open at Boldings Pools gave a relatively slow start to the week, with a 41-6-0 winner being enough to give Ian Hughes [Drennan] a 10lbs advantage over the rest of the field.

          Pegged number 5  at the back of the island on the Hawthorn Pool Ian pole fished pellet and maggot at 13 metres to find carp to 4lbs, which put him on the road to victory.

          Keith Powell PI Boldings] was two pegs along the bank at peg 3 and had carp to 3lbs on maggot at 10 metres to finish in second with a weight of 31-4-0. Owen Boswell [PI Bold] led the proceedings on the Stock Pool with 28-1-0 from peg 3 to pick up third overall, and at peg 10 on the Stock Stefan Davies [Shrewsbury] popped 23-1-0 on the scales to collect fourth.

 

          Conditions and catches improved on Wednesday and Mick Jameson [PI Bold] booked himself into first place on the Beech Pool with a net of carp to 5lbs which returned 60-5-0. Maggot at 10 metres and on the inside line at peg 16 gave Mick his catch.

          Tony Foster [PI Bold] went for a pellet approach at peg 5 where smaller fish, samples to 4lbs, added up to 45-11-0. Just behind Tony was Graham Palmer [Fitters] on 45-6-0 and Steve Owen [Monkhall] completed a trio of close weights by scaling 44-9-0 at peg 32.

 

                   Maver hot rod Dave Brown tucked another winning performance under his belt on Thursday, after a close battle with the previous days winner Mick Jameson       . Brown was on Willows peg 16 and fished maggot on the bomb for a haul of 54-14-0, which featured carp to 6lbs.

          Jameson headed the Sycamore card to finish not far behind in second. His 52-10-0 of carp to 5lbs from peg 50, came to maggot at 8 metres. Peg 7 on the Willows saw Andy Williams [Vespe] record 29-8-0 for third, while Matt Stobbs [Oakengates Ang Cent] had his fourth best 21-6-0 from Willows 12.

 

          Steve Roberts [Oak Ang Cent] won on Saturday, and edged the top weight of the week from corner peg 4 on the Sycamore. Swapping between the 12 metre line and close in tactics, Steve included carp to 8lbs in a net of 73-7-0, which put him clear of Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent]. Colin had top weight on the Chestnut, 57-13-0 from peg 6, but was pressured all the way through the match by Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling]at Chestnut 32. Andy finished with 57-7-0 to collect third, while back on the Sycamore, Richie Woodhall [Oak Ang Cent] slipped into fourth with 42-3-0 from peg 8.        

 

          Things were really close on Sunday, and only one and a quarter pounds separated first and third places. Andy Kyte moved up to top spot, finishing within 5 ounces of the best weight of the week set by Steve Roberts, the day before.

          Andy was on Willows peg 17 and landed a mixture of carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs, using maggot, fished at 12 metres and on the inside line, to weigh 73-2-0.

          Andy Williams also moved up the frame to fill second place, and was only 3ounces behind with 72-15-0 of carp to 6lbs and bream to 2lbs, taken on maggot at 6 metres from Sycamore peg 13. Just over a pound off second was Dave Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] who had a Chestnut best of 71-14-0 at peg 30, and just around the point from him, Mark Skelton [Oak Ang Cent] finished off the frame with 51-3-0.     

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Boldings report    9-11-16.

 

The Monday open at Boldings Pools gave a tight finish when victory went to Mick Keene [ABC]. Pegged on the Ash at number 5, he offered shallow maggot at 12 metres to pick off carp to 6lbs, which added up to 84-10-0.

          Opposite Keene at Ash 18, Mick Jameson [PI Boldings] went for a pellet and maggot approach to find carp to 7lbs in the margins and on the 4 metre line, but fell one and a half pounds short when he weighed in 83-2-0. Third went to the best catch from the Larch Pool, 55-12-0, which fell to Ian Hughes [Drennan] at peg 22. Another pool best, 47-8-0 handed fourth to Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] at Oak peg 31.   

 

          Bob Tromans [fiery Holes] won by 4lbs on Wednesday when his corn and maggot at 6 metres and close in to the side put 52-8-0 of carp to 5lbs and barbel to 4lbs onto the scales at Willows peg 16.

          Next door, at peg 17, Phil Shaw [PI Bold] fed caster and maggot to contact 48-7-0 of carp to 6lbs on the 10 metre line. Tony Foster [PI Bold] led the way on the Sycamore with a third overall 38-3-0 from peg 13, while at Willows peg 7 Clive Wynn [Tricast Weston] had 36-5-0 in fourth.

 

          Eric Bancroft swapped his Monday fourth for a Thursday first when he drew on the Oak Pool again. This time he was on the dam, at peg 3 and worked along the wall, and at 5 metres with maggot for a 51-15-0 haul of carp to 6lbs.

          Graham Roberts [PI Bold] was top man on the Chestnut, booking in 45-12-0 of carp to 5lbs, which he attracted with maggot and pellet on the close in line and at 10 metres. Back on the Oak Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] grabbed third thanks to 37-12-0 at peg 8 and at peg 29 Phil Rhodes [PI Bold] scaled 30-7-0 in fourth.  

 

          Eric Bancroft swapped his Monday fourth for a Thursday first when he drew on the Oak Pool again. This time he was on the dam, at peg 3 and worked along the wall, and at 5 metres with maggot for a 51-15-0 haul of carp to 6lbs.

          Graham Roberts [PI Bold] was top man on the Chestnut, booking in 45-12-0 of carp to 5lbs, which he attracted with maggot and pellet on the close in line and at 10 metres. Back on the Oak Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] grabbed third thanks to 37-12-0 at peg 8 and at peg 29 Phil Rhodes [PI Bold] scaled 30-7-0 in fourth.  

 

Colin Reynolds [Bilston AC] elevated himself from third on Thursday to first on Sunday by returning 61-10-0 at peg 33 on the Sycamore. Carp and barbel showed a liking for his maggot bait, which Colin worked at  6 metres net carp to 7lbs and  barbel to 3lbs.

Paul Hemmings [Monkhall] had carp and bream on maggot in his runner up 58-3-0 at Sycamore 39, where fish to 5lbs and 2lbs made up the catch. Mick Jameson had his second frame finish of the week when a level 58-00 from peg 13 put him into third spot, ahead of Simon Mottram  [Drennan] on 54-11-0 at peg 18.

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Boldings report    2-11-16.

 

Ian Hughes [Drennan] beat a trio of Willows Pool weights to win the Monday open at Boldings from peg 22 on the Oak Pool. Switching between fishing shallow and on the deck with maggot, 10 metres out from the peg, Ian contacted carp to 6lbs and bream to 2lbs, as he eased to a 24lb winning margin, by scaling 108-7-0.

          Last Mondays winner Phil Shaw [PI Boldings] led the Willows catches to fill second place. He was on peg 5, and caught carp to 6lbs and barbel to 4lbs on shallow fished caster to weigh in 84-12-0. On the other side of the pool, at peg 19, Mick Jameson [PI Bold] recorded a level 62-0-0 in third, and at peg 17 Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] was close behind on 60-6-0.          

                                     

          On Wednesday Bob Tromans [Fiery Holes] topped the list with a Sycamore best of 81-5-0, to beat three weights from the Chestnut. Bob was on Sycamore peg 34, where carp and bream responded to his corn and maggot on the 10 metre line, as well as close in, with fish to 7lbs and 3lbs adding up to 81-5-0.

          Andy Williams [Vespe] also worked corn and maggot at peg 7 on the Chestnut to tempt carp and bream from each side of the peg to finish a close second on 78-4-0. Round at peg 30, Ian Hughes was in the prizes again, collecting with a weight of 71-9-0. Fourth went to Dave Brown [Maver] at island peg 27, where he scaled 68-11-0.

         

As on Monday the Willows gave three of the four frame weights again on Thursday, but this time that included the winning catch. Rob Hancox [Kings] included carp to 7lbs with barbel to 4lbs in his 71-13-0 winning net, which came to caster at 7 metres as well as close in at peg 8.

          Second came from the Oak, when Dave Brown [Maver] booked in 54-1-0 of carp to 7lbs, which he took on caster, fished along the dam from peg 5. Back on the Willows Chris Jones [Carp Crew] had 48-4-0 for third at peg 12, and hard on his heels was Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] whose 47-3-0 came from peg 16.

                                     

Saturday again saw the Willows giving three of the top four catches, with Mark Stevens [ PI Bold] leading the way from peg 7. Maggot at 12 metres produced an all carp 104-7-0 to hand victory to mark.

          Harry Colley [PI Bold] worked pellet, corn and meat at Sycamore peg 24 to find carp to 8lbs on his way to 90-14-0 and second spot. Willow peg 12 gave third again, this time for Daz Glebe [Irlam] who weighed in 74-15-0, with Willows 17 providing Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] with 69-12-0 and fourth place.

 

Eric Bancroft moved to the top of the list on Sunday by posting the best weight of the week. Drawn on corner peg 30 on the Sycamore, Eric opted for a maggot attack on the 6 metre line, as well as regular forays to the margins, and netted carp to 8lbs and bream to 2lbs, which built into a 111-15-0 winner.

          Andy Williams had his second runner up finish of the week when his corn and maggot combination put 75-9-0 on the scales at peg 27. Darren Warden [Kings] put his name on third prize by weighing 64-14-0 at Sycamore 13, and a Willows best of 63-15-0 handed fourth to Steve Roberts [Oak Ang Cent].

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Boldings report    26-10-16.

 

Phil Shaw [PI Boldings] clinched a win in the Monday open at Boldings Pools by posting the top weight of the week after drawing peg 5 on the Willows Pool. Phil set out his stall to work with maggot, which he fished shallow, 12 metres out from the peg, and was soon in contact with carp to 7lbs and barbel to 4lbs, which built steadily into a 118-15-0 winner.

          Andy Williams [Vespe] had all carp to 5lbs to head the Oak Pool card with 94-15-0, which gave him second on the day. Andy offered maggot and corn at 5 metres on peg 16. Darren Warden [Kings] was opposite the winner on the Willows, where 87-1-0 put him into third spot, just ahead of Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] who had 85-12-0 at Oak peg 31.

 

          Steve Owen [Monkhall] made the step up from second last week to first  this week in the Wednesday open, winning from peg 21 on the Chestnut. Maggot, fished to the island and into the near side produced carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs, which gave final figures of 93-8-0.

          The peg which Steve finished second from last week, Sycamore 13, gave the runner up weight again, this time for Graham Palmer [Fitters]. He went out to 8 metres from the point with maggot, as well as working the bait close in to the side, to record 74-13-0. Carp, barbel and bream all played a part in making up Graham's catch. Last weeks double winner Dave Brown [Maver] added a third to his collection, by weighing in 66-8-0 at Chestnut 13, and over at Sycamore 33 Mick Jameson [PI Bold] had 60-5-0 in fourth.

 

          The main prize on Thursday was picked up by Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] who used a maggot and corn approach at peg 8 on the Sycamore to entice carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs on the 8 metre line, and close in to each side of the peg. At the end of the match, the scales indicated a total of 101-15-0 to give victory to Eric.

          Russ Allen [Oswestry] was in the corner at Sycamore 30 and used the same maggot and corn combination to bring carp to 8lbs and barbel 3lbs into the margins to give figures of 88-13-0 for second. Dave Brown picked up another third with an Oak Pool best of 76-8-0 from peg 8, which was closely followed by 75-5-0 from Dave Pritchard [PI Bold] at Sycamore 33.

 

          Steve Hall [Oswestry] headed the Saturday line up from peg 7 on the Willows, but it was a close run thing between him and Kevin Melville [Shrewsbury] on Sycamore peg 31, with only 7 ounces separating them at the finish. Steve ended the day on 81-12-0 and Kevin on 81-5-0.

          Last Saturdays winner Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] filled third from Willows peg 8 where he weighed 71-2-0 to hold off Mick Jameson, who collected his second fourth prize of the week by scaling 69-15-0 at Willows peg 4.

 

          Gareth Emlyn [Oakengates Ang Cent] topped a strong line when Boldings staged the Denis Whitehouse Memorial open on Sunday. Drawn on Sycamore peg 25, Gareth alternated pellet at 12 metres with maggot close in to pick off carp to 7lb and bream to 3lbs on his way to a winning 90-1-0.

          Les Thompson [Matrix] found a slightly smaller stamp of fish at Sycamore peg 8, with carp to 6lbs and bream to 2lbs making up his 81-9-0 runner up. Rob Hancox [Kings] was top man on the Oak with his third overall 76-0-0 from peg 18, and only 5 ounces behind him was Tim Cadwallader [Matrix] on 75-11-0 at Sycamore 30.

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Boldings report    19-10-16.

 

         

          The Monday honours at Boldings Pools this went to Dave Matson [Rod & Gun] who won from peg 10 on the Sycamore Pool, a peg which hasn't thrown up a winner for some time. Pellet, corn and meat all played a part in attracting carp to 8lbs and barbel to 3lbs which gave a final tally of 92-15-0.

          Almost opposite the winner, on peg 39, Tony Foster [PI Boldings] pursued him all the way to the whistle, finishing one fish behind on 87-3-0. Third went to an Oak Pool top weight of 72-5-0 by Phil Shaw [PI Bold] at peg 8, and a Chestnut top score of 68-5-0 from peg 6 handed fourth to Mick Foan [Rod & Gun].         

 

          Dave Brown [Maver] recorded yet another top weight of the week to score the first of win of a mid-week double on Wednesday. His was the only frame weight to come from the Willows Pool, but it beat the rest fairly comfortably. Caster at 10 metres, fished shallow, and on the deck produced 140-10-0 of carp to 8lbs and barbel to 4lbs.

          Runner up Steve Owen [Monkhall] was top man on the Sycamore, the pool which filled the rest of the frame. He was on peg 13 and fished to each side of the point to net 103-13-0. Up at peg 47 Andy Williams [Vespe] made it an all ton top three by scaling 100-1-0, with fourth coming from peg 21 when Chris Jones [Carp Crew] weighed in 85-10-0.

 

          Thursday saw Dave Brown at the top of the list again, this time on the Chestnut Pool. Weights were well down on the previous day and 83-1-0 of carp to 8lbs, caught on caster, fished shallow and down the side of peg 21, was enough to give a 27lbs winning margin.

          Runner up was Mick Jameson [PI Bold] at peg 30. Mick opted for maggot at 12 metres, and had carp to 6lbs and bream to 2lbs in his 55-14-0. Steve Owen was in the mix again, filling third this time by scaling 43-10-0 at peg 36. That left Graham Roberts [PI Bold] to finish things off with his 41-11-0 at peg 39.       

 

          The Willows Pool came up with another winner on Saturday, this time for Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] who included carp to 6lbs and barbel to 4lbs in a winning net of 80-5-0. Maggot and pellet, worked at 12 metres and down side of peg 19 did the business for Andy.

          Andy Williams made the list again, taking second  with a Chestnut Pool best of 55-11-0. H e was on peg 10, and caught carp to 7lbs on maggot and corn, on the close in line. Willows peg 5 gave Steve Hall [Oswestry] a return of 50-4-0 for third, and back on the Chestnut, Alan Naylor [Oak Ang Cent] claimed fourth with 44-1-0 at peg 32.

 

          A shallow pellet approach gave Dave Hailey [PI Bold] control of the Sunday open by supplying a steady stream of carp to 7lbs, which came to his net at peg 33 on the Sycamore. At the end of the Match Dave had a total of 119-5-0 to hand over to the scales.

          Along at peg 39 on the same pool, Tim Cadwallader [Matrix] operated with pellet and maggot on the 8 metre line, as well a close in, and had carp to 8lbs with barbel to 3lbs, but finished short of the winner on 83-2-0. Third and fourth came from the Oak Pool, with Mark Skelton [Oak Ang Cent] colleting third with his 80-13-0 at peg 8 and Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] fourth for his 75-4-0 at peg 1.

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Boldings report    5-10-16.

 

Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] had a fruitful week at Boldings Pools this week, with two wins, one of which he made with the top weight of week.

          Victory number one came on the Monday open took a 38lb lead by topping the frame with 119-11-0. Close in maggot tactics accounted for a net of carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs at Chestnut peg 21.

          Two anglers opposite each other shared second place, each netting 82-13-0. Graham Roberts [PI Boldings] made his catch at Chestnut peg 32, and on the other side of the pool, Phil Shaw [PI Boldings] had the same weight from peg 9. Close behind in forth was Tony Foster [PI Bold] with an Oak Pool top weight of 80-15-0.

 

          Phil Shaw moved up to first place on Wednesday, just edging out Jason Andrews. Phil used shallow caster at Willows peg 4 to attract carp to 6lbs to the 8 metre line, for a final weight of 104-4-0.

          Jason was on the Sycamore, at peg 13, where maggot and corn at 5 metres, as well as close to each side of the point, brought in carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs for 102-5-0. Back on the Willows, at the next peg to the winner, Jason Atwell [Kingswinford] picked up third with his 96-8-0, and over on peg 16 Paul Hemmings [Monkhall] had 88-11-0 in fourth.     

                                     

                                     

           Bancroft was best again on Thursday, turning Willows peg 5 into a winner with 139-6-0. Carp to 8lbs and barbel to 5lbs responded to his maggot and corn combo, which had the fish feeding at 5 metres and in the margins.

Runner up Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] had a mix of carp and bream at peg 21 on the Chestnut, with fish to 7lbs and 5lbs respectively giving a total of 112-11-0. Third man Alan Naylor [ Oakengates Ang Cent] scaled 93-7-0 at Willows peg 7 and Willows 16 gave fourth again, this time for Rob Hancox [Kings].

                                                

          Steve Owen [Monkhall] topped a Sycamore frame on Saturday with a net of carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs weighing 97-6-0. The fish came to maggot and corn at 10 metres, and close in to each side of peg 8.

          At peg 34 on the long bank, Harry Colley [PI Bold] used his pellet, meat and corn combination to tempt 93-4-0 of carp to 8lbs and barbel to 4lbs. At peg 13 Bob Tromans [Fiery Holes] weighed in 81-12-0 to take third, and at peg 21 Richie Woodhall [Oak Ang Cent] finished things off with 69-11-0.      

                                     

          Sycamore peg 13 was in the frame again on Sunday, coming up with the winning catch for Dave Pritchard [PI Bold]. Maggot at 6 metres and close in resulted in 125-1-0 of carp to 8lbs and barbel to 3lbs being slipped onto the scales.

          Gary Morris [PI Bold] finished two fish short of the target at Oak peg8, scaling 118-10-0, which consisted of carp in the 7lbs bracket, caught on pellet at 5metres and down the side. Gareth Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] claimed third at Oak peg 31, where he weighed 113-14-0 to hold off Colin Reynolds, who framed again with 106-12-0 at Sycamore peg 8. 

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Boldings report    27-9-16.

 

          Fittingly the top catch of the week at Boldings Pools came in the popular Nick Gretton Memorial match held on Sunday, in which extra prizes were donated by Nick's parents John and Sue Gretton.

          Dave Brown [Maver] already has a string of 'top weights' to his credit this year, and he added to that string with victory here when he posted 170-12-0 at Willows peg 14. The bream and barbel in the Willows Pool have put on weight in the past few months, and Dave demonstrated this by including samples of both species to 5lbs, together with carp to carp to 8lbs, in his haul. All of the fish came to caster, presented at 10 metres.

          Second also came from the Willows when Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] weighed in 135-15-0 at peg 7. Caster was the bait again, which Andy worked at 6 metres to attract carp to 7lbs and barbel to 5lbs. Third placed Kelvin Emlyn [Oakengates Ang Cent] was the top rod on the Larch Pool, netting 119-12-0 at peg 14 to finish just ahead of a tie for fourth between Graham Roberts and Ralph Johnson [both PI Boldings]. They each had 118-3-0, graham from Sycamore peg 21 and Ralph from Sycamore 24.

 

         

          Prior to the memorial match the week started with a win for Stefan Davies [Shrewsbury] who used shallow pellet tactics to move ahead of the field in the Monday open. Peg 29 on the Oak produced 157-9-0 of carp to 6lbs to give Stef his victory.

          Round at peg 1 on the end of the dam wall, Manchester visitor Dave Olly [Irlam] caught carp to 7lbs on banded pellet to claim second spot with 123-7-0. Mick Keene [ABC] was top of the list on the Willows Pool when he scaled 111-0-0 to take third overall at peg 17, and back on the Oak Mick Jameson [PI Bold] had 88-3-0 at peg 31 to complete the prize list.                                 

                                     

          Dave Olly jumped a place to first on Wednesday when his banded pellet at 5 metres and corn in the side put 121-0-0 of carp to 8lbs and barbel to 3lbs on the scales at peg 13 on the Sycamore.

          Ralph Johnson [PI Bold] used shallow caster at 8 metres to bag 113-1-0 of carp to 8lbs and bream to 3lbs to finish second at Chestnut peg 21.

          109-7-0 from Sycamore 22 handed third to Phil Shaw [PI Bold] and at Sycamore 30 Clive Wynn [Tricast Weston] scaled 99-14-0 in fourth.         

                                     

                                     

Steve  Roberts [Oak Ang Cent] led the way in an all ton frame on Thursday, winning from Sycamore peg 24. His maggot and corn approach found carp, barbel and bream willing to have a go at each side of the peg, and carp to 9lbs, with bream and barbel to 3lbs combining to make up a 148-0-0 winning net.

          Dave Brown warmed up for his week-end performance with a runner up placing. He was on Sycamore peg 45, and wasn't far behind with 141-10-0 of carp to 8lbs, caught on caster, alternating between fishing up in the water and presenting the bait on the deck. Down at the other end of the long bank on the Sycamore, at peg 31, Paul Evans [PI Bold] claimed third by weighing in 131-12-0, while an Oak pool best of 110-13-0 from peg 27 handed fourth to Tony Woolaston [Fatty's].    

                                      

 

          Sycamore pegs filled the frame on Saturday, with Jack O'Sullivan [Oak Ang Cent] heading the list. He was on peg 16 and worked with maggot and corn at 8 metres, alternated with presenting the bait in the margins to land 94-1-0, which was made up with carp to 6lbs and barbel to 3lbs.

          Up at point peg 13 Keith Powell [PI Bold] opted for pellet and corn on the close in line to each side of the point and had carp to 7lbs with bream to 2lbs to end the day on 73-2-0. Harry Colley [PI Bold] picked up third with his 68-12-0 at peg 30, and Mick Jameson had his second fourth place of the week, finishing close behind Colley on 68-0-0 at peg 8.

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Boldings report    21-9-16.

 

         

For the second Monday running Ralph Johnson [P I Boldings] took the honours in the first open of the week at Boldings Pools when he recorded the first part of a winning double for this week. Having won from the Beech last week, this time he was on the Oak Pool, where shallow fished caster accounted for 116-9-0 of carp to 6lbs. 

Stefan  Davies [Shrewsbury] kept the winner under pressure all the way to the finish, and at the end was only one fish him with a weight of 111-3-0. He was on the Willows Pool, at peg 7, and caught carp to 7lbs and barbel to 4lbs using maggot and corn at 6 metres and down the side. Mick Keene [ABC] and Keith Powell [PI Bold] couldn't be separated and shared third place with 100-14-0 each. Mick took his catch at Oak peg 22 and Keith was on Willows 4.

 

          Dave Brown [Maver] added to his long list of wins by pulling clear of the field in the Wednesday open, in which he was drawn on Beech peg 7. Shallow fished caster and maggot, alternated with close in tactics, brought a succession of carp to 7lbs sliding over the rim of the net to give final figures of 167-9-0.

          Just round from the point at Beech 5 Paul Evans [PI Bold] offered caster at 5 metres to find carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs, which gave a 101-1-0 total for second place. Opposite the winner, at Beech 23 Steve Owen [Monkhall] scaled 81-6-0 for third, while the best weight from the Ash, 70-5-0 from peg 7, gave last Wednesdays winner Mick Jameson [PI Bold] fourth.

 

          Carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs made up the winning catch for Andy Williams [Vespe] on Thursday's open on the Sycamore Pool. Andy was on peg 24 and combined corn and maggot to net 80-14-0 to win a close encounter.

          Graham Roberts [PI Bold] was three pegs along the bank at corner peg 27 and used caster and corn to bank 78-13-0 of carp to 8lbs. Paul Evans was in the prizes again, his 67-0-0 from peg 36 putting him in third, ahead of Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] on 58-1-0 at peg 13.

 

          Ralph Johnson completed his double for the week with victory in the Saturday open, and it was shallow caster tactics which secured success again. Carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs responded to the bait at peg 30 on the Sycamore, and at the end of the day Ralph slipped 100-2-0 of them onto the scales.

          Terry Edwards [Swan Elite] opted for maggot and pellet at Sycamore 13 and had 84-10-0 of carp to 8lbs from close in to finish in second. Colin Reynolds moved up a place to take third with his 75-7-0 at Sycamore 47, with fourth going to a Chestnut best of 66-0-0 by Graham Roberts, who added to his Thursday runner up finish.        

           

           

          The top performance of the week came from Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] on Sunday when he had the fish at corner peg 50 on the Sycamore lining up for his shallow fished caster and maggot to give the best weight of the week, 192-6-0. Carp to 9lbs featured, alongside barbel to 3lbs in a fine net.

          Second came from the chestnut when Nige Clarke [Monkhall] recorded 149-8-0 at peg 21, a catch of carp to 8lbs and bream to 3lbs, which came to maggot and corn on the close in line. Third, at peg 33 on the Sycamore was Gareth Emlyn [Oakengates Ang Cent] who weighed 141-11-0, and back on the Chestnut Steve Roberts [Oak Ang Cent] had 120-12-0 for fourth at peg 32. 

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Boldings report    6-9-16.

 

          Paul Evans [PI Boldings] set the standard for the week at Boldings Pools when he headed the Monday open card with the top weight of the week, 161-14-0. The big haul of carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs came from peg 48 on the Sycamore, and fell to caster at 5 metres, rotated with close in tactics.

          Last Mondays winner Harry Colley [PI Bold] was on peg 8 on the Chestnut, and finished not far behind the winner on 158-0-0. Harry used his favourite combination of corn, pellet and meat to attract carp to 8lbs, as well as barbel to 3lbs. Also on the Chestnut was third placed Andy Williams [Vespe] whose 123-14-0 came from peg 36. Kevin Melville [Shrewsbury] put his name on fourth by weighing 111-12-0 at Sycamore peg 8.           

 

Andy Williams moved up two places on Wednesday to complete a hat trick of Wednesday wins. He was on peg 10 on the Chestnut this time, but the fish were much harder to tempt, and 57-14-0 was enough for a narrow victory. Carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs made up the catch, and came to maggot and corn fished to each side of the peg.

          Steve Owen [Monkhall] worked maggot and caster to the island at Chestnut 23 to finish one fish behind with 56-2-0 of carp to 6lbs. Phil Foster [PI Bold] was an even closer third when he scaled 55-14-0 at peg 27, and things got even tighter when Mick Jameson [PI Bold] recorded 55-7-0 at peg 16.

 

Thursday saw another tight frame when Keith Powell [PI Bold] took the top spot from peg 8 on the Sycamore with a mix of carp and barbel weighing 83-12-0, which came to corn and pellet worked to each side of the peg.

          Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] operated with paste close in at peg 3 on the Sycamore to pick off carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs, and ending the day on 78-12-0. Mick Jameson finished one place better than the previous day when his 77-9-0 from peg 39 put him in third, ahead of John Edwards [Oswestry] who had 60-6-0 at peg 16.

 

          Dave Brown [Maver] had the clearest win of the week when he took the Saturday honours with 156-2-0 from peg 10 on the Chestnut. Caster, fished shallow at 5 metres and on the deck closer in had carp to 6lbs and bream to 3lb coming to the net at regular intervals for Dave.

          Similar tactics worked for Ralph Johnson [PI Bold] at Chestnut 18, bringing in carp and barbel totaling 112-1-0. Colin Reynolds     [Bilston Ang Cent] was top man on the Sycamore and third overall with 101-9-0 from peg 8, and Pete Tolley [PI Bold] was a pound behind him on 100-9-0 at Sycamore 13.

 

          Eric Bancroft added a week-end win to his midweek runner up when he claimed the coin on Sunday. Drawn on peg 36 on the Chestnut, Eric fed maggot and corn to each side of the peg for a haul of carp to 8lbs and bream to 3lbs which gave a final tally of 140-14-0.

          At Chestnut peg 4 Gareth Emlyn [Oakengates Ang Cent] fished maggot to each side, and had carp, bream and barbel in his runner up 129-4-0. Third and fourth places were closely contested, with Scott Doodson [Maver] edging third with 126-10-0 at larch peg 19, while Andy Kyte [Middle Severn Angling] had 126-1-0 at Larch 22.

Monday

Hi Ed

Many thanks for your call the other night.

 

What was weight for Harry Colley on Monday.

 

 

Cheers,

 

Mal.

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Boldings report    30-8-16.

 

The first match win of the week at Boldings Pools went Harry Colley [P I Boldings] when his pellet, corn and meat attack at peg 30 on the Sycamore Pool resulted in       86-14-0 of carp to 8lbs going onto the scales.

                Dave Matson [Rod & Gun]had carp and barbel on pellet and corn at peg Sycamore 8, with samples to 6lbs and 3lbs adding up to 78-12-0. Ralph Johnson [P I Bold]had the top weight from the Chestnut, 64-9-0 to take third at peg 27, and at Chestnut 21 Danny Jones [PI Bold] had 51-12-0 in fourth.            

         

For the second Wednesday running Andy Williams [Vespe] made off with the winner's purse having scored a clear win. Maggot and corn was the successful bait combo again for Andy, finding carp to 7lbs and barbel to 5lbs on the 4 metre line at Willows peg 8, for a total of 123-6-0. 

Paul Hemmings    [Monkhall] worked maggot at 6 metres, and close in to the bank to net 94-13-0 for second at Willows peg 4, his catch consisting of carp to 6lbs and barbel to 5lbs. Third went to an Oak Pool top weight of 78-2-0 by Matt Stobbs [Oakengates Ang Cent] at peg 22, and also on the Oak was fourth man Paul Roberts [P I Bold] whose 69-15-0 came from peg 27.

 

Gareth Emlyn[Oak Ang Cent] added a mid week top spot to his Sunday win of last week when he posted the best weight of the week to take the Thursday honours. Maggot, fished to each side of peg 21 on the Sycamore had barbel and bream to 3lbs joining carp to 8lbs in the net to give figures of 141-4-0.  

Andy Williams returned to the prize table, picking up second with a maggot and corn based 115-7-0, the best catch from the Larch Pool. Carp to 8lbs and barbel to 2lbs featured in the catch. Back on the Sycamore Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] put up a level 95-0-0 for third at peg 13, to stay ahead of Steve Owen [Monkhall] on 82-11-0 at peg 30.

 

Ralph Johnson upped his game to take over top spot on Saturday when he drew peg 24 on the Larch, where his caster at 5metres, alternated with close in tactics, netted 88-10-0 of carp to 6lbs, to put him 10lbs ahead of Gary Morris [PI Bold]. Gary was on larch peg 4 and offered pellet at 6metres, as well as in the side, to tempt 77-6-0 of carp to 5lbs.

Dave Doughty [Woodend]claimed third with 58-11-0 from peg 19, leaving Carl Foster [PI Bold]to finish off the frame with his 55-6-0 at peg 26.

 

          Last Sunday Gareth Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] claimed the main prize, finishing ahead of brother Dave [Oak Ang Cent], this week Dave Emlyn stepped up to take first place, winning from peg 13 on the Oak Pool. Maggot, fed to each side of the peg got carp to 7lbs together with barbel to 3lbs, feeding to the tune of 126-12-0.

          Dave Hailey [PI Bold] prevented another Emlyn brothers one two by filling the runner up spot from peg 22, where his pellet approach found 114-5-0 of carp to 6lbs, which held off the 105-0-0 by Gareth at peg 29. Fourth went to a Willows Pool top catch of 98-0-0 by Kevin Melville [Shrewsbury] at peg 14.

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Boldings report    24-8-16.

 

          The hot weather had its effect on catches at Boldings Pools this week and many of the frame weights were down on last weeks.

Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent]claimed the top honours in the first match, winning the Monday open with 88-6-0 from peg 18 on the Ash Pool. Corn and pellet 5 metres and close in to the side put carp 7lbs barbel to 2lbs on the scales to give Colin his win.

Andy Williams [Vespe] opted for a maggot and corn combo to fish close in at Ash peg 23 and netted 79-10-0 of carp in the 7lbs range to take the runner up prize. Tony Foster [P I Boldings]was one fish behind at Ash peg 5, ending the day on 73-5-0. Fourth went to  Harry Colley [PI Bold] whose 66-4-0 was a Beech Pool best.

 

          Andy Williams stuck to his maggot and corn approach on Wednesday and his faith in the bait was rewarded with a very comfortable win on the Sycamore Pool. Andy was on peg 48 found carp to 8lbs on the close in line, which gave a final figure of 87-6-0, more than double the weight of anyone else.

Matt Stobbs [Oakengates Ang Cent] squeezed into second spot when he scaled 39-8-0 at peg 24, having caught carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs on pellet at 5 metres. Dave Doughty [Woodend] finished only 2 ounces behind Matt with his 39-6-0 from peg 50, and Tony Foster made the list again with a close fourth 38-4-0 from peg 6.     

 

          The Thursday weights on the Chestnut were very similar to those of those on the Ash on Monday with Jordan Hall [Middy] filling the top spot with 87-1-0. Drawn on peg 16, he fished Caster at 5 metres, alternating between presenting the bait shallow and on the deck. Carp and bream obliged, with samples to 6lbs and 3lbs making up the catch.                      

Colin Reynolds got in on the act again, adding a second to his Monday first by working pellet to the island at peg 23, where carp to 7lbs and barbel to 4lbs accepted his offerings to give a return of 77-3-0.  Matt Stobbs also added to his previous frame finish, picking up a third thanks to 73-14-0 from peg 18, which was followed by 67-0-0 from Mick Keene [Tricast Weston] at peg 30.

 

Andy Kyte [Middle  Severn Angling] claimed the laurels in sultry conditions on Saturday after the heavy overnight rain, when 67-3-0 put him at the top of the Willows Pool card. Carp and barbel fell to the pellet bait offered by Andy, on the close in line and up in the water. Fish to 6lbs and 4lbs respectively made up the winning net at peg 7.      

Tony Foster had another pick up when he recorded 53-8-0 for second at peg 8. Tony picked off carp to 7lbs and barbel to 4lbs, using pellet in the channel and at 5 metres.  Harry Colley         moved up a place on his fourth placed finish on Monday, taking third with a level 52-0-0 from peg 11, which left Steve Hall [Oswestry] to complete the frame with his 48-6-0 at peg 18.       

           

          Fresher weather on Sunday  saw Gareth Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] set the best standard of the week to win with 139-7-0. Gareth netted a mixture of carp to 8lbs together with bream and barbel to 3lbsby fishing maggot to the island, and close to the side at Chestnut peg 27.

Dave Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] followed his brother to the prize table after he recorded 102-7-0 at Chestnut peg 16. He too caught on maggot, which he worked to each side of the peg on the close in line. Andy Williams and Colin Reynolds both added to their previous successes, with Andy claiming third thanks to an Oak Pool best of 89-11-0, and Colin weighing 79-1-0 at Chestnut 30.

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Boldings report    10-8-16.     

 

There was no hanging about by Harry Colley [PI Boldings] at Boldings Pools this week, he set the pace with the top catch of week to win the Monday open from peg 5 on the Beech Pool.

          Following on from two frame finishes last week, Harry worked with corn, pellet and meat, which he presented close in to tempt carp to 9lbs and barbel to 3lbs to build a haul of 195-0-0.

          On the Hawthorn Pool, at peg 5 again, Last Mondays winner Stephan Davies [Shrewsbury] fished to the island, and on the close in line to make his runner up catch, 105-5-0, which was made up with carp in the 6lbs bracket. It was the Oak Pool which provided the third placed catch for Mick Keene [Tricast Weston] who weighed 92-14-0 at Oak peg 27, then it was back to the Beech for fourth placed Danny Boden [Oakengates Ang Cent] who scaled 90-4-0 at peg 7.

 

          Peg 47 on the Sycamore proved it's consistency with a winning weight for Paul Roberts [PI Bold] on Wednesday when his caster, fished at 4 metres, and close in down the side found carp to 8lbs to give a final total of 118-6-0.

          The race for the rest of the frame placings produced a tie for second, with Kel Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] and Dave Brown [Maver] both scaling 89-9-0. Kel had carp to 7lbs and barbel to 4lbs on corn, pellet and meat, worked down the side at Willows peg 8, while Dave used caster at 8 metres and in the side to net carp to 8lbs and barbel to 5lbs at Willows peg 2. Harry Colley made the list again, finishing a close 4^th with his 88-12-0 at Willows peg 9.

 

          The Chestnut Pool gave three big ton weights on Thursday, with Jordan Hall [Middy] leading the way with an excellent 175-4-0 from peg 21. Caster proved best again, attracting carp to 8lbs, together with bream and barbel to 3lbs, into the swim to give Jordan his victory.         

                   Round at peg 15 Dave Doughty [Woodend] used corn, pellet and meat for his net of carp to 9lbs, with barbel to 4lbs to finish second on 153-7-0. Dave Brown added to his prize collection by picking up third from Chestnut 30, where he recorded 124-12-0, and a Sycamore top weight of 94-10-0 saw Andy Williams [Vespe] into fourth.

 

          Things were a little slower in the sultry Saturday weather and 92-4-0 of carp to 6lbs on close in pellet and corn gave Tony Foster [PI Bold] a winning margin of nearly 10lbs. Tony made his catch at corner peg 3 on the Beech Pool.

          Over at peg 20 on the same pool Les Thompson [Matrix] opted for caster and maggot down the edge and at 5 metres, and netted 82-11-0 of carp to 7lbs to finish in second. Third went to the top catch from the hawthorn, which was taken by Alan Naylor [Oak Ang Cent] who had a level 77-0-0 at peg 9. Just behind third, with an Oak Pool best  catch was Simon Christian [Sedgley] on 69-5-0 at peg 18.

 

                   Maggot, fished to the island and down the side at Hawthorn peg 5 helped Dave Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] to victory with 131-4-0 of carp to 7lbs  on Sunday.

          Beech peg 3 featured again, producing 123-15-0 of carp to 6lbs to give Bob Baker [Fosters] second. Bob caught caster, worked shallow, and along the edge. Kevin Melville [Shrewsbury] claimed third from Beech peg 16 where he called 100-13-0, leaving Simon Dicken [Woodend] to finish off the frame with 81-4-0 from Hawthorn peg 11.