CANALS
Bridgtown Social AC, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal (Wolverhampton AA Water), Sections 3 & 4 The Green Sheds, Penkridge, Staffs. Sun (16 fished). Bob Boothby 12-9-12 (bream to 3lb and a 4lb 15oz chub on poled worm plus a few bits); Dave Rayson 3-9-0 (a 3lb bream on poled worm plus a few bits); John Blunn 2-14-10 (one decent bream plus a few bit); Johnny Benness 2-4-9 (a 2lb chub plus bits); Mark Foster 1-1-0 (bits); Charlie Smith 1-0-0 (bits).
C.T. Paper Sales Ltd Prostate Screening Fund Canal Championship 2025 Qualifier, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Cross Keys PH Section, Penkridge, Staffs. Sat (24 fished). Hughie Blair Snr. (Bridgtown Social AC) 2-7-1 (one bream and one perch); Perry Follows (Team Eclipse) 1-10-0; Steve Broome (Maver Midlands) 1-8-0; Paul Murrin (Colmic Dynamite Trentmen) 0-15-15; Paul Turner (Colmic UK) 0-15-2; Chris Furnival (Unattached) 0-8-13. Qualifiers: Perry Follows; A. Ellis 0-6-0; Steve Broome; Richard Guest (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) 0-8-2; Hughie Blair Snr.
Canal & River Trust Canal Pairs Championship 2025 Qualifier, Shropshire Union Canal, Goldstone & Soudley, Shrops. Sun (74 fished). Paul Dobing (Team Les ‘O’) 13-14-0; Dave Jones (Trentside Angling) 9-4-2; Ryan Frank (Stoke-on-Trent) 7-9-0; Ed Warren (Garbolino) 6-13-0; Steve Broome (Maver Midlands) 6-8-0; Richard Guest (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) 6-4-0. Qualifiers: Lewis Kenyon (Drennan NW) & Paul Dobing (Team Les ‘O’) 4; Dave Jones (Trentside Angling) & Mike Heath (Bibby’s/Stone & District AC) 9; Sean Wharton (Hindley MG) & Tony Richardson (Hindley MG) 13; Dave Richards (Sensas Lifestyle MG) & Carl Westwood (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 14; Scott Geens (Garbolino) & Ed Warren (Garbolino) 15; (Joint 6th) Richard Guest (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) & Dave Lloyd (Preston Innovations) 18; Tommy Fairhurst (Wigan MG) & Dave Walmsley (Wigan MG) 18; Craig Lowndes (Colmic NW) & Michael Savage (Colmic NW) 21; Steve Fogel (Drennan NW) & Chris Harvey (Drennan NW) 24; Stef Johansen (Team Eclipse) & Ryan Franks (Stoke-on-Trent) 25; Simon Preece (Drennan NW) & Simon Mottram (Drennan NW) 27; Paul Waddington (DGL) & Stu Cutler (HanKat Superteam AS/Sensas Black Country) 28.
Canal Kings Open, Birmingham Main Line Canal (BCN), Bridge Street Section, Smethwick, W. Mids. Sun. Sir David Sheaf (Canal Kings) 6-1-0; Roger Evans (Sensas Black Country) 5-6-6; Shane Bassett (Sensas Black Country) 4-4-12; Glenn (Sensas Black Country) 3-2-2; Wayne Sharpe (Sensas Black Country) 2-10-13; Phil Mattock (Milo Bait-Tech/West Midlands) 2-6-4.
HanKat Superteam AS Open, Dudley No.2 Canal, Doctor’s Surgery Section, Blowers Green, Dudley, W. Mids. Sat. Josh Millard (Monkhall) 3-11-5; Sir David Sheaf (Canal Kings) 3-7-7; Jamie Clarke (HanKat Superteam AS) 3-6-15; Lee Woodhouse (HanKat Superteam AS) 1-13-0; Mick Ellett 0-13-0.
Izaak Walton (Stafford) AA/Sensas Lifestyle MG Open, Shropshire Union Canal, High Onn, nr. Wheaton Aston, Staffs. Sat (9 fished). Dave Richards (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 6-11-8 (twelve good caster-roach plus a few small fish); Paul Dyer 5-14-7 (a few good perch on poled worm plus small fish on poled pinkies); Glenn Law (Sensas Black Country) 4-2-9 (small pinkie-fish); Keith Hulland (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 3-13-0 (small punch and pinkie-fish); Steve Askey (Stafford) 3-10-7 (a few skimmers on poled maggots); Dave Holbrook (Team Eclipse) 3-2-2 (punch and pinkie-fish).
Let’s Fish Coaches Challenge, Shropshire Union Canal (Hodnet AC Water), Coalyard Section, Market Drayton, Shrops. Sat. Mick Harris 51; (Joint 2nd) Peter Major 33; John Cooke 33; Tyler Maxwell 33; Julia Ryan 29; John Austin 26.
Wolverhampton AA Open, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Calf Heath, nr. Gailey, Staffs. Wed (10 fished). Chris Furnival (Unattached) 5-5-8; Steve Dudley (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) 3-1-6; Chris Taylor (HanKat Superteam AS) 2-13-0; Darren Barrett (B’ham) 2-12-6; Kevin Jones 2-4-10; Barry Williams (Bridgtown Social AC) 2-3-4.
Wolverhampton Over 60’s Club Open, Shropshire Union Canal, Wood Section, Little Onn, Staffs. Wed (15 fished). Dave Berrow (Matlock) 2-13-0 (small fish and a 10oz perch on pole-fished red worm); Glenn Law (Sensas Black Country) 2-10-10 (mainly two skimmers on pole-fished pinkies); Steve Askey (Stafford) 1-12-7 (a few stamp-roach on poled maggots); Hughie Blair Snr. (Bridgtown Social AC) 1-11-11 (punch and pinkie-fish); Nigel Clayton (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 1-10-8 (roach on poled maggots); Joe Athersmith (Bridgtown Social AC) 1-3-13 (small fish).
STILLWATERS
Blackfords Progressive Association Match, Kingswood Lake, Cannock, Staffs. Sat (15 fished). Bob Harris (Blackfords) 33-6-0 (thirteen bream on Method feeder tactics); Pete Jones (Angling Direct) 19-14-0 (six bream on Method feeder tactics); Bob Allatt (Blackfords) 15-11-0 (four bream on Method feeder tactics); Dave Ridgway (Shifnal) 13-10-0 (tench and skimmers on the cage feeder and worms); Dennis Kneller (Blackfords) 12-10-0 (three bream on Method feeder tactics); Chris Brown (Blackfords) 11-6-0 (bream on Method feeder tactics).
Patshull Park Mini Series Final, The Great Lake, Pattingham, Staffs. Sun., Shallows Section (15 fished). Antony Colley 41-1-0; Mike Careless 32-9-0; Kevin Walker 30-10-0. (all bream weights on Method feeder tactics).
Patshull Park Open, The Great Lake, Pattingham, Staffs. Sun., Deeps Section. Matt Chapman 31-1-0; Pete Black 29-10-0; Tony Randall 20-9-0.
COMMERCIALS
Angling Trust Fish ‘O’ Mania 2025 Qualifier, Preston Innovations Boldings Pools, Bridgnorth, Shrops. Wed., All Pools. James Howarth 130-4-0; Gareth Emlyn (OAC) 115-13-0; Des Shipp (Preston Innovations) 97-7-0; Richard Emlyn (OAC) 86-11-0; Warren Jennings 85-1-0. Qualifier: James Howarth.
Preston Innovations Boldings Pools, Bridgnorth, Shrops. Mon., Over 50’s, Sycamore Pool. Bill Hill 91-8-0; Terry Edwards 78-0-0; Steve Owen 68-1-0; Clive Wright 61-15-0; Gary Gollins 61-14-0; Colin Reynolds 61-9-0. Sat., Oswestrians AC, Willows Pool. Gary Hick 102-8-0; Colin Reynolds 75-9-0; Clive Wynn 59-0-0; Kenny Humphreys 57-13-0. Sun., Open, Oak Pool. Gaz Willey (Walsall) 113-15-0; Bob Baker (Maverick Elite) 111-14-0; Gareth Uwin (Big C) 96-8-0; Gary Morris (Preston Innovations Boldings) 91-10-0.
Quarry Pool Fishery Opens, Aston Eyre, Shrops. Thurs. Steve Owen (Fatty’s Baits & Tackle) 102-6-0 (carp to 14lb on pole tactics); Graham Roberts (Quarry Pool) 85-9-0 (carp to double figures on the pellet waggler); Terry Edwards (Pool Hayes) 79-5-0 (double figure carp on pole tactics); Gary Page (Quarry Pool) 73-14-0 (carp to over 12lb on pole tactics). Sat. Simon Harris (Little Dawley AC) 179-0-0 (carp to 16lb on the pellet waggler); Wayne Harding (Little Dawley AC) 124-9-0 (carp to 14lb on pole tactics); Carl Hobbs (Ironbridge) 115-13-0 (carp to over 12lb on poled pellet); Fred Cook (Woodstone Warriors AC) 103-3-0 (carp to over 12lb on poled pellet).
The Cob House Fishery, Wichenford, Worcester, Worcs. Sat., Open, Wyatt’s Pool. Steve Roche 229-7-0; Stu Tibbetts 169-0-0; Warren Jennings 164-12-0. Sat., Open, Chestnut Pool. Andy Welding 156-12-0; Ash Bosworth 154-8-0; Jason Powell 150-13-0; Gary Page 129-8-0. Sat., Open, Oak Pool. Liam Purser 219-12-0; Steve Brown 137-11-0; Gary Romaine 133-6-0.
Weston Pools, Oswestry, Shrops. Sat., Open, Belvedere Pool. Chris Lane 119-3-0; Shaun Yale 85-2-0; Alan Dewhurst 94-6-0. Sat., Open, Stretton Pool. Allan Hughes 89-2-0; Mike Gallimore 84-6-0; Lee Lamb 63-4-0.
Bridgtown Social AC, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal (Wolverhampton AA Water), Sections 3 & 4 The Green Sheds, Penkridge, Staffs. Sun (16 fished). Bob Boothby 12-9-12 (bream to 3lb and a 4lb 15oz chub on poled worm plus a few bits); Dave Rayson 3-9-0 (a 3lb bream on poled worm plus a few bits); John Blunn 2-14-10 (one decent bream plus a few bit); Johnny Benness 2-4-9 (a 2lb chub plus bits); Mark Foster 1-1-0 (bits); Charlie Smith 1-0-0 (bits).
C.T. Paper Sales Ltd Prostate Screening Fund Canal Championship 2025 Qualifier, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Cross Keys PH Section, Penkridge, Staffs. Sat (24 fished). Hughie Blair Snr. (Bridgtown Social AC) 2-7-1 (one bream and one perch); Perry Follows (Team Eclipse) 1-10-0; Steve Broome (Maver Midlands) 1-8-0; Paul Murrin (Colmic Dynamite Trentmen) 0-15-15; Paul Turner (Colmic UK) 0-15-2; Chris Furnival (Unattached) 0-8-13. Qualifiers: Perry Follows; A. Ellis 0-6-0; Steve Broome; Richard Guest (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) 0-8-2; Hughie Blair Snr.
Canal & River Trust Canal Pairs Championship 2025 Qualifier, Shropshire Union Canal, Goldstone & Soudley, Shrops. Sun (74 fished). Paul Dobing (Team Les ‘O’) 13-14-0; Dave Jones (Trentside Angling) 9-4-2; Ryan Frank (Stoke-on-Trent) 7-9-0; Ed Warren (Garbolino) 6-13-0; Steve Broome (Maver Midlands) 6-8-0; Richard Guest (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) 6-4-0. Qualifiers: Lewis Kenyon (Drennan NW) & Paul Dobing (Team Les ‘O’) 4; Dave Jones (Trentside Angling) & Mike Heath (Bibby’s/Stone & District AC) 9; Sean Wharton (Hindley MG) & Tony Richardson (Hindley MG) 13; Dave Richards (Sensas Lifestyle MG) & Carl Westwood (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 14; Scott Geens (Garbolino) & Ed Warren (Garbolino) 15; (Joint 6th) Richard Guest (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) & Dave Lloyd (Preston Innovations) 18; Tommy Fairhurst (Wigan MG) & Dave Walmsley (Wigan MG) 18; Craig Lowndes (Colmic NW) & Michael Savage (Colmic NW) 21; Steve Fogel (Drennan NW) & Chris Harvey (Drennan NW) 24; Stef Johansen (Team Eclipse) & Ryan Franks (Stoke-on-Trent) 25; Simon Preece (Drennan NW) & Simon Mottram (Drennan NW) 27; Paul Waddington (DGL) & Stu Cutler (HanKat Superteam AS/Sensas Black Country) 28.
Canal Kings Open, Birmingham Main Line Canal (BCN), Bridge Street Section, Smethwick, W. Mids. Sun. Sir David Sheaf (Canal Kings) 6-1-0; Roger Evans (Sensas Black Country) 5-6-6; Shane Bassett (Sensas Black Country) 4-4-12; Glenn (Sensas Black Country) 3-2-2; Wayne Sharpe (Sensas Black Country) 2-10-13; Phil Mattock (Milo Bait-Tech/West Midlands) 2-6-4.
HanKat Superteam AS Open, Dudley No.2 Canal, Doctor’s Surgery Section, Blowers Green, Dudley, W. Mids. Sat. Josh Millard (Monkhall) 3-11-5; Sir David Sheaf (Canal Kings) 3-7-7; Jamie Clarke (HanKat Superteam AS) 3-6-15; Lee Woodhouse (HanKat Superteam AS) 1-13-0; Mick Ellett 0-13-0.
Izaak Walton (Stafford) AA/Sensas Lifestyle MG Open, Shropshire Union Canal, High Onn, nr. Wheaton Aston, Staffs. Sat (9 fished). Dave Richards (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 6-11-8 (twelve good caster-roach plus a few small fish); Paul Dyer 5-14-7 (a few good perch on poled worm plus small fish on poled pinkies); Glenn Law (Sensas Black Country) 4-2-9 (small pinkie-fish); Keith Hulland (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 3-13-0 (small punch and pinkie-fish); Steve Askey (Stafford) 3-10-7 (a few skimmers on poled maggots); Dave Holbrook (Team Eclipse) 3-2-2 (punch and pinkie-fish).
Let’s Fish Coaches Challenge, Shropshire Union Canal (Hodnet AC Water), Coalyard Section, Market Drayton, Shrops. Sat. Mick Harris 51; (Joint 2nd) Peter Major 33; John Cooke 33; Tyler Maxwell 33; Julia Ryan 29; John Austin 26.
Wolverhampton AA Open, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Calf Heath, nr. Gailey, Staffs. Wed (10 fished). Chris Furnival (Unattached) 5-5-8; Steve Dudley (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) 3-1-6; Chris Taylor (HanKat Superteam AS) 2-13-0; Darren Barrett (B’ham) 2-12-6; Kevin Jones 2-4-10; Barry Williams (Bridgtown Social AC) 2-3-4.
Wolverhampton Over 60’s Club Open, Shropshire Union Canal, Wood Section, Little Onn, Staffs. Wed (15 fished). Dave Berrow (Matlock) 2-13-0 (small fish and a 10oz perch on pole-fished red worm); Glenn Law (Sensas Black Country) 2-10-10 (mainly two skimmers on pole-fished pinkies); Steve Askey (Stafford) 1-12-7 (a few stamp-roach on poled maggots); Hughie Blair Snr. (Bridgtown Social AC) 1-11-11 (punch and pinkie-fish); Nigel Clayton (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 1-10-8 (roach on poled maggots); Joe Athersmith (Bridgtown Social AC) 1-3-13 (small fish).
STILLWATERS
Blackfords Progressive Association Match, Kingswood Lake, Cannock, Staffs. Sat (15 fished). Bob Harris (Blackfords) 33-6-0 (thirteen bream on Method feeder tactics); Pete Jones (Angling Direct) 19-14-0 (six bream on Method feeder tactics); Bob Allatt (Blackfords) 15-11-0 (four bream on Method feeder tactics); Dave Ridgway (Shifnal) 13-10-0 (tench and skimmers on the cage feeder and worms); Dennis Kneller (Blackfords) 12-10-0 (three bream on Method feeder tactics); Chris Brown (Blackfords) 11-6-0 (bream on Method feeder tactics).
Patshull Park Mini Series Final, The Great Lake, Pattingham, Staffs. Sun., Shallows Section (15 fished). Antony Colley 41-1-0; Mike Careless 32-9-0; Kevin Walker 30-10-0. (all bream weights on Method feeder tactics).
Patshull Park Open, The Great Lake, Pattingham, Staffs. Sun., Deeps Section. Matt Chapman 31-1-0; Pete Black 29-10-0; Tony Randall 20-9-0.
COMMERCIALS
Angling Trust Fish ‘O’ Mania 2025 Qualifier, Preston Innovations Boldings Pools, Bridgnorth, Shrops. Wed., All Pools. James Howarth 130-4-0; Gareth Emlyn (OAC) 115-13-0; Des Shipp (Preston Innovations) 97-7-0; Richard Emlyn (OAC) 86-11-0; Warren Jennings 85-1-0. Qualifier: James Howarth.
Preston Innovations Boldings Pools, Bridgnorth, Shrops. Mon., Over 50’s, Sycamore Pool. Bill Hill 91-8-0; Terry Edwards 78-0-0; Steve Owen 68-1-0; Clive Wright 61-15-0; Gary Gollins 61-14-0; Colin Reynolds 61-9-0. Sat., Oswestrians AC, Willows Pool. Gary Hick 102-8-0; Colin Reynolds 75-9-0; Clive Wynn 59-0-0; Kenny Humphreys 57-13-0. Sun., Open, Oak Pool. Gaz Willey (Walsall) 113-15-0; Bob Baker (Maverick Elite) 111-14-0; Gareth Uwin (Big C) 96-8-0; Gary Morris (Preston Innovations Boldings) 91-10-0.
Quarry Pool Fishery Opens, Aston Eyre, Shrops. Thurs. Steve Owen (Fatty’s Baits & Tackle) 102-6-0 (carp to 14lb on pole tactics); Graham Roberts (Quarry Pool) 85-9-0 (carp to double figures on the pellet waggler); Terry Edwards (Pool Hayes) 79-5-0 (double figure carp on pole tactics); Gary Page (Quarry Pool) 73-14-0 (carp to over 12lb on pole tactics). Sat. Simon Harris (Little Dawley AC) 179-0-0 (carp to 16lb on the pellet waggler); Wayne Harding (Little Dawley AC) 124-9-0 (carp to 14lb on pole tactics); Carl Hobbs (Ironbridge) 115-13-0 (carp to over 12lb on poled pellet); Fred Cook (Woodstone Warriors AC) 103-3-0 (carp to over 12lb on poled pellet).
The Cob House Fishery, Wichenford, Worcester, Worcs. Sat., Open, Wyatt’s Pool. Steve Roche 229-7-0; Stu Tibbetts 169-0-0; Warren Jennings 164-12-0. Sat., Open, Chestnut Pool. Andy Welding 156-12-0; Ash Bosworth 154-8-0; Jason Powell 150-13-0; Gary Page 129-8-0. Sat., Open, Oak Pool. Liam Purser 219-12-0; Steve Brown 137-11-0; Gary Romaine 133-6-0.
Weston Pools, Oswestry, Shrops. Sat., Open, Belvedere Pool. Chris Lane 119-3-0; Shaun Yale 85-2-0; Alan Dewhurst 94-6-0. Sat., Open, Stretton Pool. Allan Hughes 89-2-0; Mike Gallimore 84-6-0; Lee Lamb 63-4-0.
