Winning more than one angling competition two to three weeks in a row is something special

Winning a match, any match, is an achievement.

Of course the bigger the match the greater the prize, and although it’s unlikely that anyone will ever repeat Ivan Marks achievement with the Gt. Ouse Championship a win is a win, and winning more than one competition two to three weeks in a row is something special.

This week we have two anglers who have done just that.

Kevin Foster has made a name for himself after winning three Doncaster DAA events at at Southfield Reservoir on the trot.

Last Saturday was Kevin’s third time at the top and he did so catching 17lbs of roach and skimmers on the pole for success. In second place was a top feeder angler Mick Vials who caught 11lbs 12ozs while Trevor Parkin also fished the pole to find an 11lbs 4ozs of skimmers. The section winners were Phil Jarvis, 7lbs 2ozs, Geoff Askey, 11lbs, Bill Brown, 6lbs 11ozs, Peter Emmerson, 7lbs 10ozs, and Tony Briscoe, 10lbs 5ozs.

Lowfield Lakes too has been seeing someone winning their fair share of matches. Ben Fox has won quite a few in recent weeks and last Sunday he won the venue’s open match held on the Main Lake for the second time running. Ben’s victory came in the form of a 60lbs 11ozs net of carp take from peg 2. The Sedgwick’s were his nearest challengers with Martin taking second place with 48lbs 12ozs and Joe the third place with 40lbs 2ozs. The section winners were Dave Briggs with 40lbs 1oz and Chris Nardoni with 35lbs 4ozs.

Consistently good results again from Ravenfield Ponds where Des Stancil won the mid week Multi-Pond League match from peg 4 with an excellent catch of bream and ide weighing 28lbs 7ozs. Mark Morris also caught bream and ide taking second place with 18lbs 8ozs and leaving Richard Brookes’ 16lbs 2ozs in third place and Stuart Senior’s 12lbs 13ozs in fourth. The section winners were Paul Slack with 7lbs 12ozs and Mick Gill 10lbs 15ozs.

Sunday’s Mick Etches Memorial match held on the venues Gt, Pond went one even better weight wise. Richard Brookes improved on his mid week performance taking the top spot with an ide and bream net weighing 29lbs 15ozs from peg 5. Brian Ellis was second at number 3 with 28lbs 10ozs just ahead of Scott Bufton who had 27lbs 5ozs for third. 25lbs 13ozs put Liam Bridges in fourth place with Mick Gill taking fifth with 20lbs 12ozs and Neil Humphries sixth with 19lbs 9ozs. The section winners were Geoff Rutter, 17lbs 4ozs, Neil and Mick.

The Walkley Summer League fished round 21 of their programme on the Match Lake at Ranskill last Saturday, a match which Steve Robens won with 83lbs 4ozs and in which Bernard O’Connor was second with 81lbs 4ozs. The section winners were, pegs 3-12, Kev Stancil, 77lbs 4ozs, 13-22, Mick Green, 38lbs 7ozs, 24-31, Graham Martin, 43lbs 3ozs and 32-39, Phil Murphy, 59lbs 5ozs.

The Field Lake at Lodge Farm was the venue for the Stag’s Annual Match which James Fisher won with a weight of 87lbs 15ozs. James began fishing the hard pellet at 11m to land carp up to 14lbs 4ozs before changing late in the match to worm and caster. Stuart Senior was second with 70lbs 8ozs pushing Barry Heappey’s 52lbs9ozs into third place and Mick Baldwin’s 39lbs 12ozs into fourth. Glynn Bramham was fifth with 31lbs 14ozs and Neil Gabbitas sixth with 31lbs 2ozs. The winning team was Stuart Senior and Mick Baldwin a joint weight of 114lbs 4ozs.

The Red Lion at Catcliffe’s last match of the year was on the Long Island Lake where John Hughes claimed victory with 67lbs 12ozs. Vernon Howard was second with 58lbs 10ozs leaving Steve Roe in third place with 37lbs 13ozs. The section winners were Vic Roe with 37lbs 4ozs and Derek Oldfield with 32lbs 10ozs. John Hughes and Derek Oldfield won the Pairs Competition with 91lbs 5ozs. The Angler of the Year was Steve Roe.

Paul Nash took the top spot at Barnburgh Lakes winning the midweek competition with 117lbs 4ozs. Last week’s winner Tom hill was second with 107lbs 12ozs beating Les Peace’s 88lbs 15ozs into third place and Paul Crookes’ 71lbs into fourth. Gaz Simpson was fifth with 64lbs and Graham Sykes’ sixth with 52lbs.

Thursday’s match at Elsecar Reservoir saw Paul Slack take an excellent 22lbs 1oz winning weight with the pole while Trevor Parkin stuck to the feeder to find a second placed 15lbs 7ozs, a net that included one of the venue’s rare bream!

Bank End continues to provide a series of good weights with Dan Wood winning Thursday’s open with 148lbs 9ozs. Sam Fergusson was second with 146lbs 4ozs which pushed Peter Riley’s 135lbs 10ozs into third place and Kyle Goldwin’s 111lbs 15ozs into fourth. Lee Haigh was fifth with 93lbs 11ozs and Keith Dunn sixth with 90lbs 5ozs.

Sunday’s match provided some even better weights with Declan Bailey taking the honours with 258lbs 4ozs. John Pearson was his nearest rival landing 186lbs 5ozs for second place ahead of John Smithland who had 136lbs 1oz for third. Pav Smith’s 131lbs 13ozs gave him the third spot leaving Mark Kettle’s 128lbs 13ozs in fifth place and Andy Bailey’s 123lbs 3ozs in sixth.

Kilnhurst and District AA fished its Canal Championship match on the S. Yorks. Navigation at Croda where Stuart Senior was the winner with a 6lbs 1ozs net from peg 61. Mick Gill claimed the second place with 5lbs 7ozs leaving Brian Ellis in third with 5lbs 6ozs and Neil Humphries in fourth with 4lbs 11ozs. Dave Woodburn was fifth with 3lbs 3ozs, a catch which included a perch of 2lbs 5ozs, and Dave Hawkridge sixth with 3lbs 1oz.

Steve Hopkins was the winner of Thursday’s match on the Island Lake at Kiveton Hall Farm with 91lbs 1oz. Roy Childs took the second place with 52lbs 7ozs ahead of Paddy Smith who weighed 47lbs 2ozs for third. The section winners were Steve Ogden, 33lbs 5ozs, Ian Gauntley, 15lbs 5ozs and Steve Beatson, 9lbs 1oz.

Rotherham’s Aged, Blind and Disabled anglers fish their latest match last Tuesday on Hallcroft’s Bridge Lake where Derek Oldfield was the winner with a 79lbs net. Steve Roe was second with 71lbs 1oz and the section winners were A R Smith, 48lbs 3ozs and B M Whitaker, 48lbs 15ozs.

Mark and Tony’s Anvil Weekend chose Decoy Lakes for their matches last weekend. Friday’s competition was fished on Willow’s and Lou’s where Steve Walker was the winner on Lou’s Lakes with 98lbs 14ozs. Brett Atkin was second with 68lbs 5ozs and Wayne Firth third with 60lbs 6ozs. Richard Allen won on the Willows with 90lbs 1oz. Carl Roberts took the second place with 87lbs 8ozs and Jamie Lovitt third with 82lbs.

Saturday’s matches were held on the Island and Horseshoe lakes. Matt Hanwell won on the former with 137lbs 10ozs. Dean Bradford was second with 130lbs 4ozs and Brett Atkin third with 120lbs 1oz. Carl Roberts won on the Horseshoe with 191lbs 3ozs. Richard Allen was second with 93lbs 5ozs and Steve Dugan third with 70lbs 15ozs.

Graeme Herbert returned to the top spot after fishing end peg 23 and lanmding 25lbs 2ozs. John Tollerfield’s 17lbs 4ozs put him in second place ahead of Dave Rose who had 13lbs 8ozs for third. Mark Turton was fourth with 12lbs 10ozs with K Weller fifth with 12lbs 3ozs and Lee Cawthorne sixth with 11lbs 9ozs.