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| IT WAS THIS BIG: Alan Burkhill, of Cromwell Lakes, with the 22lb 12oz common carp he landed last week. |
East Midlands Winter League
ROUND Four of one of the closest winter leagues for years was fished on Sunday on the North Level Drain at Parsons Drove.
There were five teams covered by just three points at the start of the day and with much of the match stretch not fished before, most anglers approached the day with some trepidation.
Much of the venue fished well though there were four sections where weights were low, and bites few and far between.
The Fox Match Stanjay Black team put together a fantastic team performance, contributing three section winners in Mark Pollard, Anthony Watling and Brian Gibson, and four second places to recover from the setback suffered on the Cam in the last round.
It was also a good day for Fox Match Stanjay Red who finished fifth.
With Browning Hotrods only three points adrift, Stanjay Black now lead the league by one point from Hotrods.
Hotrods took the individual honours, with Jon Hazelden weighing in 19lb 7oz from above Clough Bridge which included four bream. Ty Harding, last week's open match winner was second and Stanjay's Paul Hendy was third. The league now moves on to the drains around Ramsey for round five.
RESULT (Individual): 1. Jon Hazelden Browning Hotrods 19lb 7oz, 2. Ty Harding Van Den Eynde 13lb 8oz, 3. Paul Hendy Fox Match Stanjay Black 12lb 14oz, 4. Matt Fovargue Peterborough & District 12lb 11oz, 5. Lloyd Thompson Peterborough & District 10lb 3 1/2oz, 6. Roy Whincup Fox Match Stanjay Red 9lb 8oz.
Teams on the Day: 1. Fox match stanjay black 26, 2. Browning Hotrods 29, 3. Van den Eynde 34, 4. Sensas Mark One White 42, 5. Fox Match Stanjay Red 49, 6. Peterborough & District 55, 7. Wades M G 60, 8. Sensas Mark One Black 63.
League: 1. Fox Match Stanjay Black 10, 2. Browning Hotrods 11, =3 Van den Eynde & Sensas Mark One White 14, 5. Peterborough & District 15.
Cromwell Lake
SATURDAY'S match was fished in wet and windy conditions and was won by Keith Ellington with 20lb.
RESULT: 1. Keith Ellington Cromwell Lake 20lb, 2. Steve Ashwell Cromwell Lake 10lb 4oz, 3. Dave Bowman Cromwell Lake 6lb 10oz.
St Ives AS
SUNDAY'S match was fished on the main river at Houghton Mill and bites were few and far between. Paul Ashcroft caught two good perch in his 3lb 14oz winning weight, with the minor places less than a pound.
RESULT: 1. Paul Ashcroft 3lb 14oz, 2. Chris Geeson 12oz, 3. Colin Leach 11oz.
Ramsey AS
THE Narrows fished well on Sunday with all anglers catching good small fish weights. The only person to catch a bonus tench was Andrew Kilby who weighed in three for a total weight of 19lb 11oz.
RESULT: 1. Andrew Kilby 19lb 11oz, 2. Paul Irons 9lb 3oz, 3. Roger Gowler 9lb 01/2 oz.
St Neots AS
SATURDAY'S silver fish match was fished in awful conditions at Lawn Farm. The winner was Chris Young from Dennis Holliday and John Logan
RESULT: 1. Chris Young 23lb 4oz, 2. Dennis Holliday 16lb 4oz, 3. John Logan 14lb 9oz.
Lawn Farm
LAST week's Golden Rod match was won by Mac McFiggins with 37lb 12oz, with Keith West and Mick Sonnett well back contesting second place.
RESULT: 1. Mac McFiggins Riseley 37lb 12oz, 2. Keith West St Neots 25lb 13oz, 3. Mick Sonnett Godmanchester 24lb 14oz
Cross Drove
TONY Watling secured a second-place finish on Wednesday despite taking an unplanned swim in the lake while securing his keepnet.
RESULTS (Wednesday November 11): 1. Mark Pollard Fox Dynamite 67lb 3oz, 2. Tony Watling Fox Match 37lb 4oz, 3. Richard Martin Diawa Dorking 35lb 5oz
Saturday November 14
1. Neil Parkinson Dynamite Middy 79lb 10oz, 2. Vince Cross Ixworth 78lb 9oz, 3. Will Beardsmore Cross Drove 39lb 3oz
Sunday November 15
1. Simon Wheeler Diawa Dynamite 47lb 11oz, 2. Richard Bond Bury 46lb 13oz, 3. Vince Cross Ixworth 45lb 9oz
Headfen Fishery
A third place in Saturday's qualifier for Fox Match Stanjay's Trevor Oakman saw him gain a place in the next Masters final.
RESULT: 1. Geoff Arnold Suffolk's Finest 83lb, 2. Richard Bond Bury St Edmunds 67lb 3oz, 3. Trevor Oakman Fox Match Stanjay 59lb 10oz
RAF East Anglia Winter League
LAST week's match at Benwick saw some good small fish weights with no tench caught at all. Simon Pointer was the winner with 9lb 10oz from peg 16.
RESULT: 1. Simon Pointer Fox Match RAF 9lb 10oz, 2. Ben Jackson RAF Marham 9lb 2oz, 3. Roy Whincup Fox Match Stanjay 7lb 14oz, 4. Graham Welton Fox Match RAF 6lb 3oz.
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