25.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Winter League (Thursday)
Bridge/Croft (21 pegs)
1 D Downes, Killamarsh, 43-14-0; peg Bridge Outer 5
Dave Downes fished the bomb with meat and corn catching carp up to 7lb early on
2 A Payling, Peg One, 37-14-0; peg Bridge Island 26
Arnie Payling alternated pole and pellet with bomb and corn for a net of small carp and bream
3 R Smith, Notts AA, 18-6-0; peg Bridge Outer 24
Roy Smith was third fishing bomb and hair-rigged corn

27.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Carp/Silver Match (Saturday)
Moat (18 pegs)
1 A Sellars,, Bankside Tackle, 22-6-0; peg island 2 S Yorks
Plummeting temperatures plus snow on the ground reduced the numbers of anglers today and those who braved it were always going to be in
for a hard match. Andy Sellars made the most of a good winter peg catching small carp on the pole using pellet and corn
2 S Barraclough, Barnsley Bl;acks, 14-10-0; peg island 5
Steve Barraclough caught all silverfish using bloodworm and joker
3 A Oldham, Maver, 11-2-0; peg island 20 S Yorks
Andy Oldham took third spot with carp and a couple of skimmers taken on pole and caster
4 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, 67-6-0; peg outer 6 Derbys
5 S Clark, Notts
6 L Hewison, S Yorks
7 P McIntyre, S Yorks
8 R Walker, S Yorks
Silvers :
1 P Bagshaw, 10-10-0
2 S Clark, 7-4-0

28.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Sunday)
Moat/Bridge/Reed (41 pegs)
1 B Holmes, Fox Trerntmen, 9-14-0; peg BI 2 Notts
Despite temperatures in excess of -10 degrees and the lakes freezing over during the day there were still some fish to be caught. Ben Holmes won from Bridge Island 2 with 1 carp and a couple of pounds of silvers using pole and bloodworm
2 A Payling, Peg One, 7-0-0; peg MI 39 Notts
Second was Arnie Payling who was pegged on Moat Island and he had a solitary carp on bomb and maggot
3 G Gibson, Worksop, 6-8-0; peg Reed 11 Notts
Gordon Gibson was third from Reed 11 and he caught all roach to bloodworm over joker at 11m
4 A Oldham, Maver, 6-0-0; S Yorks
5 P McIntyre, S Yorks
6 J Skipper, Lincs
7 S Randall, Notts
8 W Lomas, Derbys

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16.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Tuesday)
Bridge Island (10 pegs)
1 R Teigh, Handsworth, 55-3-0; peg 12
Rich Teigh fished pole and pellet at 13m from peg 12 for a nice net of skimmers
2 Brian Sullivan, Maltby, 19-15-0; peg 4
Brian Sullivan was second with silvers taken on caster and pole
3 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, 16-11-0; peg 23
Third was Andy Sellars fishing waggler and maggot, also for silvers
 
18.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Winter League (Thursday)
Moat Outer (34 pegs)
1P Bagshaw, Maver Barnsley, 72-4-0; peg 110
Despite the cold wind there were still plenty of bites to be had on this latest Vets’ round of the winter league. Barnsley stalwart, Pete Bagshaw, ran out the clear winner with 72-4-0 of carp caught on feeder with maggot and 6mm pellet
2 R Holmes, Notts AA, 54-0-0; peg 21
Roger Holmes used the pole at 11m with pellet over micros for carp to 8lb and some skimmer bream
3 K Noble, Hallcroft, 30-0-0; peg 30
Keith Noble fished pellet and caster also for a mixed net
4 B Rance, Retford Honda, 21-0-0; 5 J Simms, Chesterfield, 19-8-0; 6 T Sears, Daiwa Hallcroft, 17-6-0

19.10.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Friday)
Croft (10pegs)
1 S Clark, Mansfield Sensas, 44-4-0; peg 7
There was a tight finish for this week’s small open match on Croft. Just on top was Steve Clark from peg 7 who fished pole at 14m with pellet and maggot over micro feed for a mixed net
2 R Teigh, Handsworth, 43-0-0; peg 24
Rich Teigh on peg 24 was 1lb behind with 43-0-0. He fished a pole, pellet and maggot approach for mainly tench and skimmers
3 L Wright, MAP Leegem, 35-12-0; peg 4
Lee Wright was third with 35-12-0 of carp to 5lb taken on pole and pellet
 
20.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Carp/Silver Match (Saturday)
Moat (28 pegs)
1 L Sears, Daiwa Hallcroft, 120-14-0; peg outer 22 Notts
Luke Sears was today’s winner with a ton plus net of carp all caught mainly on the pole using 4mm expander pellet over micro feed pellets at 14m, but he also picked up a few fish on the feeder to the far side of moat.
2 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, 67-6-0; peg outer 6 Derbys
Pete Bagshaw used a feeder to good effect as he netted over 20 carp using maggot and ground bait to edge the close second spot
3 D Boswell, Bryden AC, 65-12-0; peg outer 26 Notts
Dave Boswell alternated hook baits between pellet, corn and meat on the bomb and feeder fished towards the far bank of moat
4 D Whiting, Button Hole AC, 63-10-0; Cambs 5 R Austin, Halkon Hunt, 40-12-0; S Yorks 6 S Shepherd, Worksop, 40-4-0; Notts
7 A Oldham, S Yorks
8 G Gibson, Notts

21.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Sunday)
Moat/Bridge (44 pegs)
1 D Whiting, Button Hole AC, 107-2-0; peg Moat Island 2 Cambs
Despite the cold east wind the carp went on a feeding frenzy in this well-attended Sunday open. Dave Whiting caught 28 carp to 8lb with maggot and pellet on the pole fished down to the marginal reeds
2 M Thorpe, MAP Leegem, 99-12-0; peg Moat Outer 110 Derbys
Mark Thorpe alternated feeder and pellet with pole and pellet over micros for carp to 10lb
3 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, 78-11-0; peg Bridge 14 S Yorks
Andy Sellars fished pole and pellet at 12m for a mixed net of carp and skimmer bream
4 N Vernon, Crooked Billet, 67-8-0; Lincs 5 G Lilley, MAP Leegem, 58-10-0; S Yorks 6 P Wright, MAP Leegem, 53-4-0; Derbys
7 E Buxton, Derbys
8 P Lancester, S Yorks
 

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10.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Winter League Round 6 (Thursday)
Moat (20 pegs)
1 D Fantom, MAP Leegem, 27-8-0; peg outer 26
The dropping temperatures and poor fishing conditions contributed to a dramatic drop in the weights this week. Dave Fantom found some isolated feeding carp which he caught on bomb and corn plus a few skimmers taken on the pole with pellet to finish the clear winner today.
2 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, 13-4-0; peg outer 51
The battle for second went to Andy Sellars who stuck it out on the feeder to catch a carp and some skimmers using dead maggots
3 D Slaymaker, MAP Ripley, 10-1-0; peg island 67
Don Slaymaker fished the pole using caster and maggot and netted all silvers for third spot
4 B Rance, Retford Honda, 8-12-0

12.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Carp/Silver Match (Saturday)
Moat (28 pegs)
1 W Lomas, MAP Leegem, 64-4-0; peg outer 26 Notts
Wayne Lomas on outer peg 26 fished bomb and feeder to the middle of Moat using corn and banded pellet as baits to win this Saturday open
2 P McIntyre, Doncaster, 49-4-0; peg island 40 S Yorks
Paul McIntyre caught carp and bream on the pole with expander pellet over 4mm feed pellet to take second spot
3 S Else, Newburgh AC, 38-5-0; peg outer 30 Notts
Third place went to Stuart Else who used a groundbait feeder with maggot and corn to land carp to 6lb
4 A Oldham, Maver, 29-3-0; S Yorks 5 G Gibson, Worksop, 21-8-0; Notts 6 D Slaymaker, MAP Ripley, 16-2-0; Leics
7 P Bagshaw, S Yorks
8 D Dare, Notts
Silverfish :
1 D Slaymaker, 16-2-0
2 P McIntyre, 11-0-0

13.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Sunday)
Reed/Canal (23 pegs)
1 S Twigg, MAP Leegem, 71-0-0; peg C 20 Notts
It was a split match between Canal and Reed with Canal the dominant pool in producing the top six weights. Steve Twigg fished pole and pellet at 11m for 71lb of carp
2 E Buxton, MAP Leegem, 55-4-0; peg C 2 Notts
Eddie Buxton was second and he also fished pole and pellet at 11m for 55-4-0
3 N Shipman, MAP Leegem, 48-15-0; peg C 14 S Yorks
Third was N Shipman with 48-15-0
4 J Skipper, Crooked Billet, 41-5-0; Lincs 5 R Teigh, Handsworth, 41-0-0; S Yorks 6 M Thorpe, MAP Leegem, 38-15-0; Derbys
7 J Thorley, Derbys
8 A Fantom, Derbys

13.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Teams of 4 League (Sunday)
Moat/Bridge (56 pegs)
1 J Masson, Maver Sensas, 29-5-0; peg BI 13
Jamie Masson won this first round in the Teams of 4 Silverfish match series with a splendid net of skimmers taken on long pole with expander pellet
2 S Spurr, Team Spurrgins, 21-6-0; peg BI 26
Weith just one ounce separating second and third, Steve Spurr edged into second spot with a mixed net of skimmers plus 12 carp counting as 1lb each, caught on pole and maggot over pellet
3 P Lancester, Gateford Angling Supplies,, 21-5-0; peg BO 20
Paul Lancaster took third spot with a net of skimmers taken on pole, pellet and maggot at 12m
4 A Oldham, Maver, 19-1-0; 5 S Shepherd, Worksop, 18-2-0; 6 B Holmes, Peg One, 18-0-0
Teams on Day :
1 Team Spurrgins 5pts
2 Maver Select 10pts

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Week beginning 1st November
04.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Winter League Round 6 (Thursday)
Moat (36 pegs)
1B Sullivan, Maltby, 39-0-0; peg island 39
Brian Sullivan, today’s veteran winner, had a nice net of small carp and skimmers caught on the pole at 11m using pellet and corn
2 B Perkins, Retford, 33-10-0; peg island 41
Second spot went to Barry Perkins who landed a few decent sized carp on pole and expander pellet
3 D Lane, Retford, 29-6-0; peg island 61
Dave Lane finished third with small carp and bream taken at 6m on corn over micro pellet
4 R Toulson, Nottingham, 26-12-0 and A Payling, Peg One, 26-12-0

05.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Friday)
Canal (10 pegs)
1B Sullivan, Maltby, 56-12-0; peg 3
Brian Sullivan won this Canal match by a small margin with 56-12-0 of small carp to 2lb taken on pole and pellet at 11m
2 D Oldham, Daiwa Hallcroft, 53-14-0; peg 5
Daz Oldham was just a couple of pounds adrift with 53-14-0 of small carp also taken on pellet
3 R Teigh, Handsworth, 36-2-0; peg 11
Rich Teigh caught carp and skimmers for 36-2-0

06.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Carp/Silver Match (Saturday)
Moat (30 pegs)
1 S Clark, Mansfield Sensas, 44-9-0; peg island 73
This annual Bonfire night carp/silver match was a fairly close one. Steve Clark ran out the overall winner with 44-9-0 of mostly carp taken on pole and pellet at 12.5m. He added the odd carp on the waggler late on
2 G Gibson, Worksop, 30-2-0; peg outer 33
Gordon Gibson also fished pole and pellet for carp and silvers
3 D Oldham, Daiwa Hallcroft, 29-5-0; peg outer 44
Close behind was Daz Oldham who caught all silverfish
4 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, 28-13-0; 5 W Lomas, MAP Leegem, 28-12-0; 6 K Cresswell, Tuxford WMC, 28-11-0
Carp :
1 S Clark, 43-5-0
2 K Cresswell, 27-1-0
Silverfish :
1 D Oldham, 29-5-0
2 D Whiting, 19-0-0

07.11.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Sunday)
Moat (42 pegs)
1 A Oldham, Maver, 92-13-0; peg outer 26
After an overnight frost bites were hard to come by. Andy Oldham fished pole and pellet at 11 and 12m for mostly carp in his winning net
2 L Coupe, MAP Leegem, 50-8-0; peg island 2
Lee Coupe was second catching carp long down the edge with pellet
3 M Thorpe, MAP Leegem, 50-0-0; peg outer 30
Third was Mark Thorpe who also fished pellet for carp
4 J Whitehead, Maver, 29-10-0; 5 D Oldham, Daiwa Hallcroft, 29-2-0; 6 S Clark, Mansfield Sensas, 28-12-0

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Week beginning 25th October
28.10.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Winter League Round 5 (Thursday)
Moat (32 pegs)
1R Toulson, Nottingham, 58-0-0; peg outer 61
Roy Toulson finished up the winner in this close veterans’ match. Fishing from peg outer 61 he landed mainly carp to 8lb using expander pellet on the pole at 8m
2 A Sellars, Bankside Tackloe, 52-6-0; peg island 63
Andy Sellars edged into second spot with carp and bream caught on pole with pellet and bomb with punched meat
3 B Dukes, Retford, 52-0-0; peg outer 25 and D Boswell, Bryden, 52-0-0; peg outer 28
Third place saw a tie between Bob Dukes and Dave Boswell who both caught well on the long pole. Bob fished expander pellet and Dave corn
5 R Brooks, Sheffield, 48-2-0; 6 K Noble, Hallcroft, 42-14-0
 
30.10.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Winter League (Saturday)
Moat (28 pegs)
1 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, 57-12-0; peg island 63
Andy Sellars edged first place in this first Saturday league match with a nice net of carp from 2lbs upwards caught on both pole with pellet and waggler with meat.
2 J Thomas, Subfish, 55-5-0; peg outer 25
Jason Thomas caught carp up to 8lbs using 6mm expander pellet on the pole at 13m to finish second place two Saturdays in a row.
3 B Sullivan, Goldthorpe, 51-12-0; peg outer 19
Brian Sullivan took third spot with a mixed net of carp and silvers taken on short pole with pellet and bomb with corn.
4 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, 40-0-0; 5 W Lomas, MAP Leegem, 38-15-0; 6 N Wood, Mansfield, 38-2-0
Silverfish prizes :
1 Andy Oldham, 14-0-0
2 Don Slaymaker, 13-8-0

31.10.10
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Sunday)
Moat (42 pegs)
1 J Powell, Parkgate AC, 106-15-0; peg outer 26
John Powell fished treble maggot on the pole at 13m to catch carp and bream for his decent ton weight and the win
2 D Oldham, Daiwa Hallcroft, 99-9-0; peg outer 23
Daz Oldham used expander pellet and double corn over feed pellet at 12m for his second place weight which was just short of the ton
3 A Sellars Bankside Tackle, 89-2-0; peg island 17
Third was Andy Sellars who fished pellet and waggler with punched meat to the middle of Moat
4 S Clark, Mansfield Sensas, 85-7-0; 5 I Temple Hallcroft, 78-11-0; 6 A Payling, Peg One, 74-4-0