CANALS
Bridgtown Social AC, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal (Goodyear AC Water), Slade Heath Railway Section, Coven, Staffs. Sun. Tony Beech 5-13-13 (a 3lb bream plus lots of silvers on poled caster); Mark Foster 3-4-5 (a 1lb 8oz hybrid plus small silvers); Hughie Blair Snr. 3-3-5 (lots of silvers); Paul Deehan 1-13-14 (silvers); Bob Boothby 1-8-0 (silvers); John Blunn 1-4-12 (silvers).
C.T. Paper Sales Ltd Prostate Screening Fund Canal Championship Qualifier 2025, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal (Wolverhampton AA Water), Calf Heath, Staffs. Wed (28 fished). Ray Campbell (Sankey’s) 6-1-0; Darren Barrett (B’ham) 4-11-0; Paul Dobing (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 3-9-11; Merv ‘the Swerve’ Rogers (Sensas Black Country) 3-9-5; Kev Jones 1-13-7; Alan Gough (Wolverhampton AA/Rough Hay AC) 1-9-8. Qualifiers: Ray Campbell; Alan Gough; Merv ‘the Swerve’ Rogers; Paul Dobing; Tony Moreton 1-7-2; Kev Jones.
C.T. Paper Sales Ltd Canal Championship Qualifier 2025 No.1 (of 4), Shropshire Union Canal (Wolverhampton AA Water), Pendeford, W. Mids. Sun (60 fished). Terry Nutt (Hodnet AC) 35-11-14 (bream to 4lb on pole-fished double pinkies, double caster and red worms); Merv ‘the Swerve’ Rogers (Sensas Black Country) 27-8-8 (bream); J. Genard 18-4-0; Mick Hatchard (Cadence Superteam/Bait-Tech) 16-1-13; Bob Yeomans (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 10-1-13; Tony Walsh (Drennan Leicester MVDE) 9-15-0. (the top twenty anglers in the match qualify for the August 2025 Final).
Canal Kings Open, Birmingham Main Line Canal (BCN), Soho Loop, Clissold Street Section, Winson Green, B’ham. Sun. Andy Curless (Drennan NW) 12-12-12; Dave Arnold (Sportsman AA) 11-10-10; Norman Wilson (Stourport) 8-3-7; Mark Hardman (Sensas Black Country) 6-14-13; John Whitehouse (Sensas Black Country) 5-14-15; Shane Bossett (Sensas Black Country) 5-6-11.
Wolverhampton Over 60’s Club Open, Shropshire Union Canal, Little Onn Wood Section, Staffs. Wed (9 fished). Dave Holbrook (Team Eclipse) 2-9-8 (mixed bag of small silvers on poled bread-punch and pinkies); Hughies Blair Snr. (Bridgtown Social AC) 2-9-0 (mixed small silvers); Keith Holbrook (Rough Hay AC) 2-6-3 (a couple of good perch plus bits); Mick Westwood (Norton Canes) 2-1-8 (small punch-fish); Paul Dyer 2-1-6 (small punch-fish); Keith Hulland (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 2-1-0 (small squatt and pinkie-fish).
STILLWATERS
Patshull Park Fishery Opens, The Great Lake, Pattingham, Staffs. Easter Mon., Open, Shallows Section. Mike Careless (Patshull) 40-4-0; Jim Evans (Bait-Tech) 18-1-0; Rich Lawson (Telford) 17-5-0. Wed., Shallows Section. Geoff Brierley (KDAA) 43-8-0; Mick Tonks (Coven) 33-12-0; Ben Stanford (Monkhall) 19-1-0. Sun., Shallows Section. Mick Tonks (Coven) 63-14-0; Wes Brooks (Reel Elite) 31-2-0; Ian Hingley (KDAA) 14-7-0.
COMMERCIALS
Angling Trust Fish ‘O’ Mania 2025 Qualifier, Westwood Lakes, Wyberton, Lincs. Sat 19th Apr., All Lakes. Kristian Jones 159-4-0 (carp to 6lb); Tom Edwards 141-2-0; Andy Bennett 130-10-0; Matty Dawes 126-15-0; Alan Bickley 110-14-0. Qualifier: Kristian Jones.
Corks AC Midweek Series, Match 1, Solhampton Fishery, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcs. Wed., Badger Pool (21 fished). Peter Walker 41-14-0 (carp on the 8 metre pole using pellets to the right-hand reeds); Ray Henderson 31-2-0; Rob Latham 28-2-8; Dave Price 27-2-0.
MAP Marston Fields Fishery, Sutton Coldfield, W. Mids. Sat., Open, Ash, Beech & Pine Pools (11 fished). Dale Jackson 151-9-0; Jord Busby 112-2-0; Adam Duffy 107-7-0; Rich Egan 96-13-0; Kelvin Acton 95-1-0; Andrew Jackson 94-11-0.
Quarry Pool Fishery, Aston Eyre, Shrops. Thurs., Open. Dave Swift (Goodyear AC) 138-1-0 (carp to 16lb on pole-tactics shallow and pellet waggler); Steve Owen (Fatty’s Baits & Tackle) 135-1-0 (carp to 18lb on pole tactics shallow); Ade Westwood (Baggeridge AC) 112-7-0 (carp to over 18lb on pole tactics); Tony Price (Graham Jones AC) 111-5-0 (carp to 16lb on pole tactics). Sat., Open. Steve Woodhall (OAC) 118-5-0 (carp to 16lb on pole and bomb tactics); Steve Walters (Chestnut Tree AC) 100-0-0 (carp to 18lb 8oz on pole tactics); Steve Field (Fatty’s Baits & Tackle) 77-7-0 (carp to 12lb on pole and waggler tactics). Sun., Central Trains AC. J. Clewes 108-3-0 (carp to 14lb); D. Smith 73-12-0 (carp to 10lb and a big perch plus big roach to 1lb on poled casters); S. Whitehall 69-1-0 (carp to double figures).
Weston Pools, Oswestry, Shrops. Sat., Open, Stretton Pool. Damon Massey 117-7-0; Mikey Rough 76-8-0; Nick Robson 70-15-0. Sat., Open, Weir Pool. John Nugent 83-11-0; Fred Moore 77-10-0; Darren Kent 72-2-0.
Bridgtown Social AC, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal (Goodyear AC Water), Slade Heath Railway Section, Coven, Staffs. Sun. Tony Beech 5-13-13 (a 3lb bream plus lots of silvers on poled caster); Mark Foster 3-4-5 (a 1lb 8oz hybrid plus small silvers); Hughie Blair Snr. 3-3-5 (lots of silvers); Paul Deehan 1-13-14 (silvers); Bob Boothby 1-8-0 (silvers); John Blunn 1-4-12 (silvers).
C.T. Paper Sales Ltd Prostate Screening Fund Canal Championship Qualifier 2025, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal (Wolverhampton AA Water), Calf Heath, Staffs. Wed (28 fished). Ray Campbell (Sankey’s) 6-1-0; Darren Barrett (B’ham) 4-11-0; Paul Dobing (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 3-9-11; Merv ‘the Swerve’ Rogers (Sensas Black Country) 3-9-5; Kev Jones 1-13-7; Alan Gough (Wolverhampton AA/Rough Hay AC) 1-9-8. Qualifiers: Ray Campbell; Alan Gough; Merv ‘the Swerve’ Rogers; Paul Dobing; Tony Moreton 1-7-2; Kev Jones.
C.T. Paper Sales Ltd Canal Championship Qualifier 2025 No.1 (of 4), Shropshire Union Canal (Wolverhampton AA Water), Pendeford, W. Mids. Sun (60 fished). Terry Nutt (Hodnet AC) 35-11-14 (bream to 4lb on pole-fished double pinkies, double caster and red worms); Merv ‘the Swerve’ Rogers (Sensas Black Country) 27-8-8 (bream); J. Genard 18-4-0; Mick Hatchard (Cadence Superteam/Bait-Tech) 16-1-13; Bob Yeomans (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 10-1-13; Tony Walsh (Drennan Leicester MVDE) 9-15-0. (the top twenty anglers in the match qualify for the August 2025 Final).
Canal Kings Open, Birmingham Main Line Canal (BCN), Soho Loop, Clissold Street Section, Winson Green, B’ham. Sun. Andy Curless (Drennan NW) 12-12-12; Dave Arnold (Sportsman AA) 11-10-10; Norman Wilson (Stourport) 8-3-7; Mark Hardman (Sensas Black Country) 6-14-13; John Whitehouse (Sensas Black Country) 5-14-15; Shane Bossett (Sensas Black Country) 5-6-11.
Wolverhampton Over 60’s Club Open, Shropshire Union Canal, Little Onn Wood Section, Staffs. Wed (9 fished). Dave Holbrook (Team Eclipse) 2-9-8 (mixed bag of small silvers on poled bread-punch and pinkies); Hughies Blair Snr. (Bridgtown Social AC) 2-9-0 (mixed small silvers); Keith Holbrook (Rough Hay AC) 2-6-3 (a couple of good perch plus bits); Mick Westwood (Norton Canes) 2-1-8 (small punch-fish); Paul Dyer 2-1-6 (small punch-fish); Keith Hulland (Sensas Lifestyle MG) 2-1-0 (small squatt and pinkie-fish).
STILLWATERS
Patshull Park Fishery Opens, The Great Lake, Pattingham, Staffs. Easter Mon., Open, Shallows Section. Mike Careless (Patshull) 40-4-0; Jim Evans (Bait-Tech) 18-1-0; Rich Lawson (Telford) 17-5-0. Wed., Shallows Section. Geoff Brierley (KDAA) 43-8-0; Mick Tonks (Coven) 33-12-0; Ben Stanford (Monkhall) 19-1-0. Sun., Shallows Section. Mick Tonks (Coven) 63-14-0; Wes Brooks (Reel Elite) 31-2-0; Ian Hingley (KDAA) 14-7-0.
COMMERCIALS
Angling Trust Fish ‘O’ Mania 2025 Qualifier, Westwood Lakes, Wyberton, Lincs. Sat 19th Apr., All Lakes. Kristian Jones 159-4-0 (carp to 6lb); Tom Edwards 141-2-0; Andy Bennett 130-10-0; Matty Dawes 126-15-0; Alan Bickley 110-14-0. Qualifier: Kristian Jones.
Corks AC Midweek Series, Match 1, Solhampton Fishery, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcs. Wed., Badger Pool (21 fished). Peter Walker 41-14-0 (carp on the 8 metre pole using pellets to the right-hand reeds); Ray Henderson 31-2-0; Rob Latham 28-2-8; Dave Price 27-2-0.
MAP Marston Fields Fishery, Sutton Coldfield, W. Mids. Sat., Open, Ash, Beech & Pine Pools (11 fished). Dale Jackson 151-9-0; Jord Busby 112-2-0; Adam Duffy 107-7-0; Rich Egan 96-13-0; Kelvin Acton 95-1-0; Andrew Jackson 94-11-0.
Quarry Pool Fishery, Aston Eyre, Shrops. Thurs., Open. Dave Swift (Goodyear AC) 138-1-0 (carp to 16lb on pole-tactics shallow and pellet waggler); Steve Owen (Fatty’s Baits & Tackle) 135-1-0 (carp to 18lb on pole tactics shallow); Ade Westwood (Baggeridge AC) 112-7-0 (carp to over 18lb on pole tactics); Tony Price (Graham Jones AC) 111-5-0 (carp to 16lb on pole tactics). Sat., Open. Steve Woodhall (OAC) 118-5-0 (carp to 16lb on pole and bomb tactics); Steve Walters (Chestnut Tree AC) 100-0-0 (carp to 18lb 8oz on pole tactics); Steve Field (Fatty’s Baits & Tackle) 77-7-0 (carp to 12lb on pole and waggler tactics). Sun., Central Trains AC. J. Clewes 108-3-0 (carp to 14lb); D. Smith 73-12-0 (carp to 10lb and a big perch plus big roach to 1lb on poled casters); S. Whitehall 69-1-0 (carp to double figures).
Weston Pools, Oswestry, Shrops. Sat., Open, Stretton Pool. Damon Massey 117-7-0; Mikey Rough 76-8-0; Nick Robson 70-15-0. Sat., Open, Weir Pool. John Nugent 83-11-0; Fred Moore 77-10-0; Darren Kent 72-2-0.
