Anglers urged to get their Licence to Fish

by angling correspondents Roger Stocks and Stuart Lilley
Roger Stocks: 07733 092237 – Stuart Lilley 07811 923599 – email: roachpole10@aol.com

WE start this week by reminding you all that it is now time to buy your new rod licence which is essential for fishing ALL waters and anyone caught without one will be liable to a hefty fine and the possibility of having your tackle confiscated.
There are three categories of licence – full, junior and concessionary – available from your local post office where they will tell you which you will require. So get yours now as there is no excuse for not having one.
On a personal note, we would like to thank the Woodend at Rhodesia and the Reef night club for their hospitality last Saturday night when we celebrated Roger’s 50th and Stuart’s 44th birthdays and to let you all know we have just about sobered up (only just).
Another reminder that the Worksop and District AA delegates and bookholders match will be fished on 15th April on the Sandhill Lake with the draw being held at the Snak Attak café on Gateford Road at 8.30am. To register contact Mick on 01909 486893 or Derek on 01909 486350.
Our old friend Dave Bolton, who has been a staunch supporter of all of our charity events, has decided to branch out and has set up a business on Canal Terrace where he is producing custom built platform barrows with all accessories.
These include umbrella arms, groundbait bucket holders (which have proved very popular with the regulars at Lakeside), bait trays multi arms, in fact anything you may require can be made to order and be produced to fit any leg system. He is trading under the name of Platform Products and can be contacted on 01909 472617. We wish Dave all the best in his endeavours.
The Worksop cadets have now started their practice sessions and any youngster of any ability wishing to participate can contact Doreen Butt on 01909 770546.

LAKESIDE ROUND-UP
THE odd carp are beginning to show themselves in match weights at the Ranskill venue but the silver fish are still the mainstay of the nets.
A special mention goes to former Worksop DAA captain Steve Lowther who topped the field with 27lb 4oz of silver fish using pole fished pellet on peg 39 on the Travellers AC match last Wednesday.
In Saturday’s open, Carl Sweatnam put 74lb 12oz on the scales off peg 25 using bomb fished meat and marshmallow to claim first place.
On Sunday it was round four of the R&R Spring league: 1st Carl Sweatnam 52lb 3oz peg 27 carp and silvers on bomb and meat; 2nd Paul Wright 46lb 4oz peg 13; 3rd Dave Lawton 39lb 10oz peg 37.
Pleasure angler John Bridge from Worksop elected to fish bomb and meat on the first peg on the second strip where he landed over 80lb of carp and skimmers.
Specimen angler John Thompson enjoyed a session on peg six on the carp lake landing a mirror carp of 21lb 10oz in his three-fish haul.
Over on the trout lake, John Rodgers banked 12 fish to 6lb 6oz using black buzzers and floating line with novice fluff chuckers Nile Lilley and Tommy Davenport managing to net several rainbows despite their lack of experience. It is an excellent water for starting this discipline of our sport.

RIVERSIDE ROUND-UP
MONDAY’S open rover proved to be an all silver fish affair: 1st Mick Shanks 45lb 14oz peg 18 Sandmartin; 2nd Phil Morgan 27lb 13oz peg 14 Sandmartin; 3rd Alan Wordsworth 23lb 13oz peg 16 Sandmartin.
Friday’s rover: 1st Les Richmond 28lb 6oz peg 40 main lake all silver fish; 2nd Mick Cook 23lb 12oz peg 16 sandmartins all silvers; 3rd Pete Ware 20lb 1oz peg 10 strip pond stockie carp.
Saturday’s open match main lake: 1st Mick Hall 33lb 8oz peg 32 silver fish; 2nd Les Richmond 24lb 10oz peg 10 silvers; 3rd Norman Footit 22lb 15oz peg 34.

LODGE FARM ROUND-UP
WEDNESDAY’S Gateford Angling Supplies open match on lily pond was marred by the cold easterly wind which fetched the weights down: 1st Stuart Brumpton 14lb 2oz peg 52 wag and mag; 2nd Pete Ellis peg 68 12lb 14oz wag and mag; 3rd Shane Moore 12lb 11oz peg 50 wag and mag.
On Saturday, Batchelors Worksop Angling Supplies AC also visited lily pond where the fish proved to be more obliging: 1st Stuart Coupe 42lb peg 50 maggot feeder; 2nd John Eaves 27lb 2oz peg 69 wag and mag; 3rd Tony Morris 19lb 8oz peg 56 maggot feeder.
Sunday’s visitors to the field were Hodthorpe AC: 1st John Thomas Bleadkley 38lb 7oz peg 35 groundbait feeder with a maggot hook bait; 2nd Mick Pickwell 15lb 7oz peg 32 pole fished corn and pellet; 3rd Roy Butterfield 11lb 4oz peg two pole fished maggot.
The penultimate round of the Lodge Farm Winter League was fished on the top pond on Sunday: 1st Adam Wake 21lb peg 44 ground bait feeder with a maggot hookbait for an all skimmer catch: 2nd Darren Godley 12lb 4oz peg 46; 3rd P. Martin 8lb 7oz peg 22.

WETLANDS ROUND-UP
CLIVE of Wetlands at Lound informs us that on the cooler days the top method is to fish the tip in to the open water in the main part of the lake, but in the warmer weather the fish are showing themselves on the pole line and pellet is the chosen bait.
Saturday’s open: 1st Chris Dyson 54lb 3oz peg six carp on bomb fished meat; 2nd Carl Hornsby 43lb 2oz peg five bomb fished meat; 3rd Ian Hopkins 36lb 6oz peg 27.
Monday’s open: 1st John Ashmore 50lb 4oz peg one pole fished pellet; 2nd Colin Brown peg eight 46lb 6oz pole fished pellet; 3rd Kenny Wells 42lb 12oz peg 23 pole fished pellet.

DAIWA HALLCROFT ROUND-UP
DAIWA Hallcroft Open (Saturday) Moat (34 pegs): 1st Nick Speed 50lb 9oz peg outer 25 fishing feeder and hair-rigged meat; 2nd Steve Robbins 36lb peg outer 54 bomb and corn switching to pole and pellet; 3rd Andy Cordall 34lb 14oz peg outer 20.
Daiwa Hallcroft Open (Sunday) Bridge (18 pegs): 1st Nick Speed 39lb 9oz peg island 18 pole and pellet; 2nd Ken Pacey 21lb 2oz peg island 22; 3rd Bob Spacey 20lb 13oz peg island 64.
Leegem Series Round Two (Sunday) Moat (50 pegs): 1st Wayne Lomas 21lb 1oz peg outer 52 fishing pole, pellet and maggot at 8m; 2nd John Thorley 20lb 11oz peg island 34 on maggot feeder and maggot; 3rd Lee Coupe 16lb peg outer 63 feeder and maggot.
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Monday) Bridge (13 Pegs): 1st Barry Rance 35lb 1oz peg island 23 on pole and caster at 6m; 2nd Jamie Masson 28lb 14oz peg outer 16 pole and pellet; 3rd Jack Hobson 24lb 10oz peg outer 13 bomb and corn for carp then pole and pellet for skimmers.
Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans League (Thursday) Moat (22 Pegs): 1st Joe Simms 17lb 12oz peg island 39 pellet and caster at 7m; 2nd Arnie Payling 13lb 10oz peg outer 46 pellet; 3rd Dick Clegg 12lb 9oz maggot over groundbait.
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League (Friday) Bridge (21 Pegs): 1st Jamie Masson 56lb 14oz peg outer 12 long pole at 12m with pellet and corn; 2nd Geoff Bennett 41lb 8oz peg island 14 pole and pellet at 10m; 3 Darrell Newman 39lb 2oz peg island 24 pole and pellet.

SHERWOOD FOREST FARM PARK
HOLMEDALE Lake, Pairs Series Round One, Sunday, 28 fished: 1st Don Clarke 41lb 7oz peg 31; 2nd Barry Moat 34lb 7oz peg 20; 3rd Tony Caley 31lb 11oz peg 49; 4th Bernard O’Conner 29lb peg 21.
Despite a slow start, the lake fished well in the afternoon. Don had eight carp fishing pole and corn at peg 31, his biggest fish was a common carp just over 11lb. Runner-up Barry fished a small ground bait feeder and corn cast to the far bank for just four carp.
Holmedale Lake, Wednesday Fun League open 23 fished: 1st Fred Spooner 32lb 7oz peg 31; 2nd Reizarb Giarc 32lb 5oz peg 17; 3rd Gary Scott 28lb 11oz peg 14.
A very cold start to the match and it looked like Fred at 31 on the bore would walk it having 10 carp in the first hour.
But his swim dried up when the sun came out and he ended with a total of 17 carp (3lb) fishing pole and corn. A late run came from fishery newcomer Reizarb on peg 17 who fished pole and pellet for eight carp (9lb).
Next week’s draw is at 12pm at the cabin, £14 all in. To book a peg ring the fishery on 07721 316334.