Quality of catches soars thanks to hot weather

The weathermen might be complaining about all the hot weather that we’re experiencing but the fish seem to be enjoying it, at least by the quality of catches that is.

Rotherham Aged, Blind and Disabled anglers certainly had a good day judging by the result of their match which was fished on the Laurels Lake at Lindholme. Trevor Fisher had the highest weight taking a winning 83lbs 9ozs from peg 30. Tim Hamilton was second with 77lbs 13ozs just beating Derek Oldfield who finished with 77lbs 11ozs for third. The section winners were Dave Bennison, 65lbs 9ozs, Billy Meadows, 77lbs, and Dave Mitchell, 69lbs 13ozs.

The Great Pond at Ravenfield once again turned up some excellent silver fish nets for anglers fishing the club’s mid week Multi-pond League, Les Varley was the winner from peg 3 opposite the island despite losing an estimated 20lbs but finishing with 40lbs 8ozs. In second place was ever consistent Richard Brookes with 28lbs 15ozs which left Colin Hughes’ 27lbs 7ozs in third place and Des Stancil’s 23lbs 11ozs in fourth. The section winners were Neil Humphries, 21lbs 4ozs and Chris Bradley, 16lbs 10ozs.

Good results at Lowfield Lakes too. Chris Birch won Wednesday evening’s match on the Main Lake with 72lbs 10ozs. Ben Fox was second with 34lbs 4ozs and Shaun Daykin third with 28lbs 12ozs.

Saturdays’ match held on the Riverside Lake saw Joe Sedgwick take the honours with 79lbs 4ozs which left Chris Roberts’ 59lbs 15ozs in second place and Jamie Lovitt’s 48lbs 5ozs in third. Steve Corbett was fourth with 40lbs 6ozs. The match was the last of the Summer League which Joe Sedgwick won with 22 points ahead of Jamie Lovitt who had 29 points and Ben Fox who had 31 points. Brandon Denton won the Knockout.

Trevor Parkin returned to a spot he knows well, the top at Elsecar Reservoir, winning Sunday’s match with 21lbs 4ozs, he fished short for a lot of perch, then long and with the feeder for more perch, skimmers and roach. Lee Harrison was second with 15lbs 4ozs.

-The Walkley lads fished Round 16 of their League last weekend on the Lily Lake at Lindholme where the two bank winners were Ernie Burkinshaw with 98lbs 8ozs and Carl Roberts with 182lbs. The section winners were Chris Garlic, 37lbs 9ozs, Graham Martin, 42lbs 4ozs, Matt Edwards, 38lbs 2ozs and Scott Oxley, 63lbs 14ozs.

Massive weights at Barnburgh Lakes as usual. Les Peace returned to a place he’s not held for a while, the top, winning last Tuesday’s open match held on the Bottom Pond with 193lbs 4ozs. Paul Nash finished second with 149lbs 4ozs leaving Ian Wilkinson’s 130lbs 12ozs in third place and Tom Hill’s 95lbs 14ozs in fourth and Chris Wright’s 77lbs in fifth.

The weights were even better in Friday’s match held on the Top Pond which Mick Herrington won with 253lbs 6ozs. Mark Smith was second with 218lbs 3ozs just beating Simon Hill who weighed 204lbs 5ozs for third. 164lbs 7ozs gave Ian Wilkinson the fourth place leaving Ben Smith and Les Peace in fifth and sixth places respectively.

Ulley Reservoir is normally a winter venue but a groups of anglers held a trial match last weekend to judge its Summer potential and with success too. James Fleeman was the winner alternating the feeder and the pole to land 20lbs 4ozs. Wayne Fieldsend was the runner up taking 18lbs 2ozs of silvers and perch while Martyn Long fished a feeder short to find 16lbs of roach and skimmers for third. Paul Hardy was fourth with 14lbs 4ozs.

-Three matches at Kiveton Hall Farm last week, the first on the Long Lake last Thursday which was won by Steve Ogden with 51lbs 11ozs. Paul Williams was second with 41lbs 2ozs with John Hardy third with 39lbs 3ozs, Bob Dunstan was fourth with 33lbs 3ozs and Baz Moat fifth with 29lbs 3ozs.

Two other events both on Sunday. Peter Morley won one of them, on the Island Lake, 104lbs 7ozs with Dave Hughes taking 61lbs 3ozs for second place and Steve Beatson and Roy Gorman winning the sections.

The second match was held on the Long Lake where Dave Thompson was the winner with 60lbs 13ozs. Gary Lyne was second with 57lbs 2ozs and Danny Ellery third with 49lbs 4ozs. The sections were Mick Sills, 46lbs 7ozs, John Hardy and Steve Hurt both 43lbs 6ozs and Paul Todd, 34lbs 3ozs.

Bank End hosted Thursday’s match on the new Strip Pond where Sam Ferguson dominated the event with a weight of 216lbs 11ozs. Steve Rylance was second with 83lbs 11ozs and Dave Walker third with 67lbs 3ozs.

Danny Keenan was the winner of Sunday’s match on the Match Lake with 179lbs 7ozs. 157Lbs 7ozs gave Graham Clark the second place ahead of Dave Fisher who had 151lbs 5ozs for third and Steve Fern who weighed 132lbs 12ozs for fourth. John Pearson was fifth with 122lbs 8ozs and Pete Smith sixth with 119lbs 2ozs.

The fourth round of the Wickersley Angling League was fished on the Mexborough canal at Croda where Stuart Senior led the way with 9lbs 13ozs. Paul Slack was second with 5lbs 14ozs, Kevin Bramham third with 4lbs 10ozs and Glynn Bramham fourth with 4lbs 6ozs. Mick Hospodynuik and John Williams were fifth and sixth with 4lbs 3ozs and 4lbs 1oz respectively.

Doncaster DAA anglers fished a difficult day at Southfield Reservoir last week where Neil Stead managed to find a few fish to win with 11lbs 8ozs. Barry Owen just missed out taking second place with 11lbs 6ozs with Tim Goldby finding 9lbs 14ozs for third. The section winners were Carl Dallas, 8lbs 8ozs, Mick Axon, 9lbs 8ozs, Trev Parkin, 6lbs 8ozs, Steve Walker. 4Lbs 6ozs, Adrian Haywood, 7lbs 2ozs and Paul Burnett, 5lbs 15ozs.

Good weights again in Wentworth’s Monday match with Paul Wilkinson claiming vistory with 34lbs 10ozs. Darren Coxx was second with 26lbs 3ozs pushing Ian Douglas’ 20lbs 13ozs into third place and Dave Howitt’s 16lbs 14ozs into fourth. J Whitehouse’s 11lbs 10ozs was fifth and Dave Rose’s 16lbs 4ozs was sixth.