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Sunday 9th December - Winter League Round 3 It was 'proper' winter fishing as many anglers had to choose between chasing the bigger fish or eeking out ounces on the bread punch. Ian Gray continued his run of good form and persisted with the pole and worm in the windy...

Sunday 11th November - Winter League Round 1 The 'breamaster' Nathan Underwood struck again as he nailed a big slab with his first cast of the day and then managed to stay comfortably clear of the chasing pack until the final whistle. However, it was not the trusty pole and...

It was a close call but a 5lb Bream half way through the match secured the Summer League title for Simon Allen. With the Second Basin not producing Paul Braund was making a challenge from the Lower Basin taking a succession of skimmers on worm, but his net of 8lbs...

The Halwill Hustlers maxed out the points to extend their lead in the league by winning both sections. Nathan Underwood banked 13lbs from the Lower Wharf while son Dan bagged 10lb plus from the Second Basin (losing a large carp into the bargain). Consistency is what you need in pairs...

With only roach and rudd counting in the Phyllis Turner Cup a variety of baits including hemp and bread punch were brought into action to avoid all other species. Ever the traditionalist, Paul Braund fishing off peg 16, stuck to the classic 'up in the water' method to bring over...

One hundred and twenty five pounds of fish were brought to the scales by the 16 anglers contesting the annual Falcon Cup, an average weight of 7lbs 8ozs per angler! What was equally pleasing was that the big nets of fish were spread amongst the pegs and most of these...

Torrential rain had turned the canal the colour of coffee and the weights at the end of the day looked more like a winter league contest than one held at the height of our so called summer. Simon Allen thwarted Nathan Underwood's attempt at a hat trick, winning out with...