Great season for Mel with multiple wins

Warm weather brings out the anglers but not necessarily the fish.

As the nights have become cooler and the days shorter, the water temperatures have dropped slightly and, coupled with the overcast conditions, fish are now readily being caught throughout the day.

Catch reports are on the up and bumper catches on the cards so put your sun cream away but not your rods.

The catch of the week has to go to Gary Furney, who bagged an incredible 85lb of bream during the Worksop and District AC open at Weir Field.

This is a truly commendable weight for the wild waters of the river Trent.

Gary lost a few fish too. Could a ton be on the cards?

Local club angler Mel Kirton has had a tremendous season, winning many British Gas AC and Tuesday Club events.

He has no trouble finding the bigger carp wherever he fishes.

Match SCENE

Sherwood Forest Fishery: Tue, Sherwood Lake: 1st M Rouse, peg 46, 56-4-0. Martin fished pole corn to land 14 Carp to 6lb. 2nd S Richards, peg 40, 56-4-0; 3rd J Wooff, peg 41, 54-1-0.

Wed Autumn League, Holmedale Lake: 1st K Chaplin, peg 27, 185-10-0. Kev fished pole pellet at 12m before switching to paste in the margins to land Carp to 9lb. 2nd D Staley, Subfish, peg 39, 151-8-0; 3rd Andy Lakey, Worksop Angling Centre, peg 19, 148-5-0.

Lodge Farm Fishery: Tue Open, Lilly Pond: 1st B Richards, peg 71, 143-3-0. Brent fished pole pellet for a commendable winning net of Carp and F1s. 2nd N Whaetcroft, peg 56, 107-3-0; 3rd J Mills, peg 50, 84-9-0.

Wed Over 50s, Field Pond: 1st G Morris, peg 12, 140-8-0. Garry put pole paste to good use to bag a huge net of Carp. 2nd M Morris, peg 1, 136-8-0; 3rd K Morris, peg 37, 103-13-0.

Thu Open, Field Pond: 1st P Chapman, peg 4, 162-1-0. Phil fished pole pellet to land the fisheries biggest match weight of the week. 2nd R Woodward, peg 32, 154-1-0; 3rd B Richards, peg 2, 143-8-0.  

Daiwa Hallcroft: Mon Veterans Costcutter, Bridge/Croft: 1st J Hobson, peg C3, 74-1-0; 2nd J Simms, MAP Leegem, peg B5, 73-2-0; 3rd C Line, Retford Angling Centre, peg B11, 66-4-0.

Tue Open, Moat Outer: 1st S Robbins, Map Leegem, peg 12, 112-10-0; 2nd M Hall, Map Tuxford, peg 110, 104-8-0; 3rd A Bailey, Daiwa Donscaster, peg 101, 94-8-0.

Thu Veterans Open, Bridge/Croft: 1st D Sewell, peg B6, 109-4-0; 2nd A Payling, Peg One Angling, peg C3, 76-14-0; 3rd B Poole, Bag Em Baits, peg B16, 69-8-0.

Fri Pm Open, Moat Outer: 1st N Wood, peg 92, 119-1-0; 2nd M Hall, Map Tuxford, peg 36, 118-4-0; 3rd L Sears, Daiwa/Marukyu, peg 68, 106-8-0.

Sat Open, Moat Outer: 1st S Clark, Sensas Mansfield, peg 15, 94-6-0; 2nd G Gibson, peg 64, 78-13-0; 3rd J Kelly, Kelly’s Stores, peg 74, 70-14.

Sun Open, Moat: 1st S Shepherd, peg 43, 134-6-0; 2nd N Vernon, peg 78, 111-1-0; 3rd L Sears, Daiwa/Marukyu, peg 9, 104-12-0.

CLUB NEWS

Grafton AA: Chesterfield Canal, Lock Keeper section: 1st P Prendergast, peg 153, 8-2-0. This was a slow day for all but Peter managed to stick it out with caster for a mixed bag of Skimmers and Roach. 2nd I Scott, peg 155, 6-2-0; 3rd W Elgy, peg 163, 2-15-0.

Worksop & District AC: Trent Weir Field: 1st G Furney, peg 28, 85-3-0.

No this isn’t a misprint. Gary couldn’t do anything wrong, feeder tactics accounting for a massive Haul of Bream.

An astounding winning weight for the Trent and by far the biggest of the season. 2nd A Starky, peg 27, 29-4-0; 3rd M Bond, peg 19, 20-9-0.

Tuesday Club: Bankend: 1st K Walters, peg 21, 124-6-0. Keith fished pole pellet at mid-depth in 12ft of water to amass over a ton of Carp but even that was only just enough to scrape the win. 2nd B Richardson, peg 4, 111-7-0. 3rd A Harrison, peg 17, 101-12-0.

British Gas AC: Geoff Barker Memorial Shield, Lodge Farm, long Island: 1st A Harrison, peg 93, 88-7-0. Alan fished pole with pellet up in the water for an all-Carp net with Mick snapping at his heels. 2nd M Pogson, peg 96, 84-7-0; 3rd A Hill, peg 98, 69-4-0.

St Joseph’s: Wetlands: 1st B Armson, 48-11-0, pellet, 9 Carp; 2nd I Lilley, 34-6-0, pellet for Carp to 14lb; 3rd B Betteridge, 32-10-0, legered meat, 6 Carp.

Toft Newton: Ninety-eight rods caught 295 fish, giving a rod average of 3.1.

Boat fishing has been consistently good but the autumn feel and gradually decreasing temperatures means one thing; more fish off the bank.

Lots of big daddies about and the margins are full of fry, which will get the fish moving around.

Boats doing well fishing on the drift with Daddies, Hoppers, Bumbles, Small Boobies and Diawl Bachs.

Andy Hutson’s distance casting earned him the biggest Rainbow of the week at over 6lb.

Worksop Angling Supplies: The store has gone onto winter opening hours, from 7am to 5pm

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Tight lines!