Wednesday Open 19/4/17
Holmedale Lake 17 fished
1st Nigel Shipman Drennan Sherwood Fishery peg 36, 82-7-0
2nd Steve Shepherd Gateford Angling Supplies peg 39, 80-13-0
3rd Mick Langton Drennan Sherwood Fishery peg 19, 75-15-0
4th Pete Hodgetts Drennan Sherwood Fishery peg 27, 71-0-0
5th Craig Brazier Gateford Angling Supplies peg 32, 70-10-0
6th Pete Ellis Drennan Sherwood Fishery peg 17, 68-5-0
A frosty morning and a flat calm lake made it a little hard but a very close match, Nigel fished the pole and pellet and after a slow start he landed 25 carp – 8lb putting 82lb 7oz on the scales, not far behind Steve Shepherd fished the pole and paste short on the top 2 +2 for 18 carp – 9lb.
Tuesday open 18/4/17
Sherwood Lake 16 fished
1st Paul Turner Poolsbrook AC peg 10, 54-4-0
2nd John Urruty Alfreton Angling Centre peg 4, 28-5-0
3rd Steve Richards Woodhouse Angling Centre peg 7, 24-8-0
4th John Holmes Woodhouse Angling peg 19, 22-12-0
5th Fred Bispham Peg One Angling peg 13, 21-14-0
A very cold start to the match but Paul Turner made it look easy fishing the pole and maggot he had ide and skimmers one a bung catching fish – 1lb he finished a long way in front with 54lb 4oz.
Monday open 17/4/17
Holmedale Lake 20 fished
1st Dave Round Woodhouse Angling Centre peg 4, 106-1-0
2nd Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 32, 104-5-0
3rd Daz Staley Woodhouse Angling Supplies peg 27, 91-4-0
4th Geoff Mawby Gateford Angling Supplies peg 36, 80-15-0
5th Andy Lakey Worksop Angling Supplies peg 13, 73-0-0
6th Will Evans Sherwood Forest Juniors peg 39, 69-8-0
Dave fished the pole and pellet out at 13m and down both margins landing 23 carp – 9lb for a total of 106lb 1oz, in 2nd place with the only other ton weight Mick fished the pole with banded pellet out on two lines at 13m landing 30 carp – 6lb for 104lb 5oz.