Bannister Farm, Match Canal. Merseyside. Sat. 26. James De Clouet (Ray’s Tackle Liverpool) 54-8-0, carp, soft pellet, 13m pole, peg 49; Paul Coyle (Preston Innovations) 50-8-0; Martin Kay (Elton Tackle) 47-2-0; Joe Farrell (Liverpool AS) 43-8-0. Sun. 51. Mark Halliwell (Subfish) 87-0-0, carp, skimmer bream and chub, pellet and caster, 14m pole, peg 49; Jim Hines (Dynamite Baits) 59-8-0; Chris Smith (Chester Tackle Locker) 69-4-0; John Battersby (Garbolino Elton) 58-0-0.
Blundell’s, Ash Pool. Cheshire. Wed. 25. Mike Hall (Rod n’ Reel) 93-8-0, ide and carp, maggot and pellet, 11 and 16m pole, peg 44; Gary Whalley (Gem Pole Repairs) 69-8-0; Paul Jones (Bait-Tech) 67-12-0; Danny Maguire (Mosella) 62-7-0. Thurs. 25. Kerry Kirkwood (St Helens Angling) 103-5-0, carp to 6lb, luncheon meat, 16m pole, peg 51; Mike Rogerson (Fox Match) 95-14-0; John Kerwin (Fisherman’s Way Bury) 51-13-0; Andy Bennett (Stalybridge Angling) 48-13-0. Sat. 46. Mike Rogerson (Fox Match) 75-15-0, ide and carp, maggot and meat, 13 and 16m pole, peg 48; Ian Blakeley (Saints) 71-15-0; Kerry Kirkwood (St Helens Angling) 71-10-0; Kevin Green (Warrington) 71-9-0. Sun. 48. Kerry Kirkwood (St Helens Angling) 75-11-0, carp to 6 lb and ide, caster and meat, 7 and 10m pole, peg 50; Alan Howarth (Leigh Tackle & Bait) 73-6-0; Paul Jones (Bait-Tech) 69-1-0; Andy Bennett (Stalybridge Angling) 54-0-0.
Bradshaw Hall, Lake Six. Lancashire. Sun. 22. Dave Brierley (Fisherman’s Way) 23-6-0, bream, chub and roach, soft pellet and maggot, 13m pole, peg 8; John Fletcher (Bury) 16-15-0; Dave Beaver (Yorkshire) 16-3-0; 4 Paul White (Bury) 14-10-0;
Brookside, Snake Pit. Cheshire. Thurs. 19. Pete Mulhair (Last Cast) 57-10-0, carp and tench, soft pellet, 12m pole, peg 21; Alan Metcalfe (Ray’s Tackle Liverpool) 53-10-0; Peter Lowry (Guilder’s Tackle) 51-0-0; Chris Ruscoe (Birkenhead) 50-10-0. Sat. 38. Colin Scott (Garbolino Elton) 62-2-0, carp, tench and ide, soft pellet and caster, 12m pole, peg 27; Dave Williams (Warrington) 55-0-0; Andy Butler (Mosella) 54-8-0; Chris Ruscoe (Birkenhead) 52-8-0. Sun. 42. Colin Scott (Garbolino Elton) 68-14-0, 30lb of ide with carp to 2lb, soft pellet and caster, 11m pole, peg 41; Alan Menzies (Garbolino Elton) 64-14-0; Steve Gerrard (Stapeley Cudmore) 60-0-0; Steve Carrier (Fisherman’s Tackle Birkenhead) 55-12-0. Mon. 29. Dean Edwards (Heywood) 66-10-0, carp and skimmers with 50lb of ide, soft pellet and caster, 10m pole, peg 17; Mark Benson (Widnes Angling Centre) 65-12-0; Dave Williams (Warrington) 64-8-0; John Battersby (Garbolino Elton) 63-10-0.
Firswood Fishery, Main Lake. Lancashire. Wed. 17. Vinny Smith (Tri-Cast Highfield) 49-4-0, bream and roach, worm, 12m pole, peg 3; Alan Bruce (Ray’s Tackle Liverpool) 40-8-0; Rob Cave (Ray’s Tackle Liverpool) 39-2-0; Bill Smith (Firswood) 37-0-0.
Fish’O’Mania, Partridge Lakes, Culceth, Cheshire, Sat. 128. Steve Bamford (Royal Scott) 126-9-0, chub to 3 lb, poled caster and maggot, Willow Lake 20; Rob Pelling (Connect Tackle) 73-10-0; John Jowett (Drennan North West) 70-12-0; Andy Moors (Garbolino Bagem Baits) 67-1-0; Gary Whalley (Wigan) 60-1-0. Heronbrook. Wed. 128. Rob Wootton (Middy) 78-12-0, carp to 10 lb, F1s, pole and small Method feeder and caster; Brent Richards (Premier AC) 74-8-0; Darren Cox (Garbolino/Kamasan Starlets) 66-6-0; Franek Staniuszko (Garbolino Elton) 65-4-0; Richard Yates (Ted Carter, Preston) 58-3-0; Martin Harrell (Foster’s) 55-6-0.
Hanchurch Fisheries, Veterans, Model Canal, Hanchurch, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Wed. 21. P. Burgess (Manchester) carp and silver fish, poled pellet, peg 31; M. Rhodes (Hanchurch Fishery) 22-4-0; T. Gore (Pickering’s of Burslem) 21-10-0.
Heronbrook, Slindon, near Eccleshall, Staffordshire, Sun. Meadow and Canal, 28. Lee Murphy (Ted Carter, Southport) 111-8-0, carp to 7 lb, poled pellet; Jason Brown (Lea Hall AC) 91-4-0; Nigel Rimmer (Lea Hall AC) 88-8-0; Steve Askey (Stafford) 82-8-0; Simon Allen (Heronbrook) 59-6-0; Ade Cattell (Lea Hall AC) 58-4-0. Mon. Canal, Bridge, Meadow and Island Pools, 79. Lee Murphy (Ted Carter, Southport) 171-14-0, carp to 12 lb, poled pellet and paste, Meadow 17; Tony Weightman (Ted Carter, Southport) 102-8-0; Andy Moors (Maver Midlands) 102-3-0; Stuart McGuinness (Connect Tackle) 90-8-0; Alan Dewhurst (Fisherman’s Tackle) 86-8-0; Lee Thornton (Bagem Baits) 85-9-0.
High Heyes, Lake two. Lancashire. Sat. 24. Brian Pound (Mack’s Tackle) 87-8-0, carp to 4 lb, soft pellet, waggler, peg 8; Roy Meredith (Turnover Tackle) 22-6-0; Andy Davies (Tri-Cast Highfield) 22-6-0; Paul Banks (Tri-Cast Highfield) 19-4-0.
Highfield, Beech Lake. Lancashire. Thurs. 25. Mike Reed (Highfield Fisheries) 52-6-0, mainly ide with some carp, meat, 12m pole, peg 27; Paul Griffiths (Highfield Fishery) 41-2-0; Bruce Peggs (Gerry’s of Morecambe) 37-12-0; Neil Cottam (St Anthony’s) 35-0-0. Sat. 23. Paul Griffiths (Highfield Fishery) 101-8-0, carp to 16 lb and barbel, meat, 14m pole, peg 35; Chris Martland (Ted Carter’s Preston) 65-12-0; Simon Shepherd (Ted Carter’s Preston) 53-0-0; Mike Reed (Highfield Fisheries) 46-0-0.
K&L Electrics, Sankey-St. Helens Canal on Upper Pound. Merseyside. Wed. 30. Jeff Jacks (Sutton) 16-8-8, bream, tench and carp, soft pellet, 11m pole, peg 42; Eddie Cook (Warrington) 5-0-4; Kevin Hollis (New Bold Sutton) 4-10-0
Lingmere, Match Lake. Wirral. Thurs. 19. Steve Openshaw (Fisherman’s Tackle Birkenhead) 55-8-0, carp, roach and rudd, shallow caster, 13m pole, peg 25; Neil McGrath (Birkenhead) 44-8-0; Ian Simpson (Ellesmere Port) 42-10-0; Alan Dewhurst (Fisherman’s Tackle Birkenhead) 35-12-0. Sat. 23. Phil Roberts (Upton) 55-14-0, carp to 6 lb, soft pellet, 13m pole, peg 17; Steve Balson (Moreton) 55-4-0; Alan Dewhurst (Fisherman’s Tackle Birkenhead) 45-0-0; Andy Kirk (Bidston) 44-8-0.
Liverpool & District AA, Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Ashton’s Bridge. Merseyside. Sun. 19. Mike Dixon (Mersey Dockers) 5-1-0, tench, eels and perch, caster and worm, 9m pole; Peter Gradwell (Liverpool AS) 5-0-0; Dennis Peterson (Ted Carter’s Southport) 4-13-0; 4 Andy Molyneux (Liverpool AS) 3-11-0.
Meadow View, OAPs. Lark Pool. Cheshire. Tues. 26. Ron Durr (Widnes Angling Centre) 26-8-0, carp to 8 lb, soft pellet, short pole in margins, peg 2; Ray Hignett (Shaw’s Tackle) 24-12-0; George Osborne (Penketh) 23-6-0; Mark Addy (Drennan NW) 22-0-0. Lark Pool. Cheshire. Wed. 25. Dave Horan (Sam’s Tackle & Bait) 96-4-0, carp to 7 lb, soft pellet shallow, 5 and 14m pole, peg 39; John Caiger (Adam’s of Woodley) 41-8-0; Ricky Chung (Tameside Fox) 38-6-0; Mark Addy (Drennan NW) 35-6-0. OAPs. Linnet Pool. Cheshire. Thurs. 16. Jim Holmes (Woodhouse Park) 22-8-0, bream, roach and carp, soft pellet, 6m pole, peg 24; Phil Barwell (Widnes AC) 18-4-0; Denis Ockwell (Leigh Tackle & Bait) 16-12-0; Bill Fairclough (Widnes & District) 16-0-0. Qualifier. Lark Pool. Cheshire. Sat. 16. Bob Dac (Edgley Sports) 50-4-0, carp to 10 lb, soft pellet, 11m pole, peg 42; Phil Barwell (Widnes AC) 45-2-0; Wayne Rooke (Irlam) 43-4-0; Barrie Davies (Deeside Tackle) 39-0-0. Lark Pool. Cheshire. Sun. 25. Wayne Rooke (Irlam) 56-12-0, carp to 5lb, soft pellet, 8 and 13m pole, peg 12; Ricky Salmon (Edgley Sports) 46-14-0; Shaun Sandham (Sam’s Tackle & Bait) 36-8-0; Andy Talbot (meadow View) 32-14-0. Lark Pool. Cheshire. Mon. 23. Jim Garside (Team Hydro) 62-8-0, carp to 8lb, soft pellet, 11m pole, peg 6; Wayne Rooke (Irlam) 54-0-0; Damien Walker (Sam’s Tackle & Bait) 48-4-0; Chris Fields (Trafford Angling) 50-0-0.
Newton-le-Willows AA, Over 60s. Sankey-St Helens Canal on Lower Pound. Merseyside. Thurs. 30. Peter Stead (leigh) 8-4-6, skimmer bream, worm, 13m pole, peg 120; Ivor Brown (Newton) 5-11-0; Gordon Shorrocks (Farnworth) 5-8-4; Barry Holbrook (Warrington) 131.
Northwood Garden Centre Aggregate, Hanchurch Fishery, Hanchurch, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Sun. Model Canal, 35. Steve Weston (Trentside Tackle) 97-11-0, carp and silvers, poled pellet, peg 58; Danny Lowndes (Hanchurch Silver) 69-0-0; J. Fallows (Hanchurch Fisheries) 48-3-0; M. Taylor (Trentside Tackle) 43-5-0; Will Crowder (Ultimate Pellet) and Mark Davey (The Terrace AC) 41-13-0.
Partridge Lakes, Covey Canal. Cheshire. Sun. 84. Mike Bower (Hemsworth Angling Centre) 60-0-0, carp, silver fish and chub, soft pellet and caster, 11m pole, peg 2; Dave Pimblott (Garbolino Elton) 50-11-0; Craig Ebbrell (Mosella Garbolino) 48-1-5-0; Andy Moores (Maver Pickering’s) 46-0-0.
Rosemary Wood, Moss Lake. Lancashire. Sun. 28. Pete Dewhurst (Ted Carter’s Preston) 31-4-0, carp, pellet, Method feeder, peg 10; Phil Hillier (Alliance & Leicester) 30-6-0; Paul McCarthy (Ted Carter’s Southport) 28-8-0; Ken Dooley (Liverpool AS) 28-0-0.
St. Helens AA, Carr Mill Dam. Merseyside. Sat. 26. Jim Crossley (Mosella Garbolino) 23-14-0, skimmer bream, soft pellet, groundbait feeder, peg 119; Roy Baldwin (Wigan) 21-9-0; Gedd Rigby (St. Helens) 18-12-0; Derek Bennett (Saints) 18-11-0. Mon. 37. Darren Taylor (Saints) 46-9-0, bream to 4 lb, red maggot, bread feeder, peg 80; John Harrington (Wigan) 14-8-0; Dave Kenyon (Wigan) 13-3-0; Paul Hughes (Saints) 12-6-0.
Stapeley Cudmore, Whitmore, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, Sat. Suez and Brewsters Canals, pool 1, 40. Darren Heath (Stapeley Cudmore) 82-10-0, carp to 6 lb, odd tench and skimmers, poled meat, Pool 1 peg 13; Paul Gibson (Trentside Tackle) 78-12-0; Kevin Brooks (Ted Carter, Southport) 64-0-0; Steve Fleming (Drennan North West) 59-8-0; Steve Beswick (Mosella North West Worms) 57-10-0; Martin Murphy (Stalybridge Angling Supplies) 53-4-0. Sun. Suez Canal plus New Pools 2 and 5, 44. Chris Gorrell (Ted Carter, Southport) 112-12-0, carp to 6 lb, tench and skimmers, poled meat, Pool 2 peg 57; Kevin Shone (Stapeley Cudmore) 106-0-0; John Brogden (Ted Carter Southport) 96-4-0; Carl Lane (Prescott Angling Centre) 82-12-0; Jake Robinson (Maver Pickering’s) 70-6-0; Anthony King (Protak Barlows) 65-6-0.
Wigan & District AA, Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Crook. Lancashire. Wed. 22. Dave Bradley (Maver NW) 3-13-12, skimmer bream and roach, soft pellet and punch bread, 13m pole, peg 153; Kevin Stothers (Hindley MG) 3-11-0; Anthony Marsden (Sam’s Tackle & Bait) 3-11-0; Derek Fairhurst (Hindley MG) 3-7-8. Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Crook. Lancashire. Sun. 32. Brian Moors (Bolton) 25-2-0, bream to 4 lb, caster, 11m pole, pegged on small basin; Gerry Roscoe (Chorley Social) 12-5-0; Danny Martin (Sam’s Tackle & Bait) 8-14-0; Gary Kelly (Lostock Tackle Box) 6-15-0.
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