Anglers come to pay their respects to Keith

by angling correspondents Roger Stocks and Stuart Lilley
Roger Stocks: 07733 092237 – Stuart Lilley 07811 923599 – email: roachpole10@aol.com
LAST Saturday saw 44 anglers from Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire pay their respects to one of fishing’s true characters, Keith Fretwell, on his favourite venue – the River Trent at Holme Marsh.
The event was organised by his son Steve and close friend Gordon Smith, who arranged the pegging in the weeks leading up to the match. The usual military precision of Derek Brown and Mick Pogson of Worksop District Angling Association ensured that the event ran trouble-free on the day.
The competitors found the river in a gin clear and unforgiving mood but this did not deter the camaraderie and banter with all of Keith’s old friends sharing stories at the draw and the presentation after the match.
Many of the anglers, including both columnists, did not bother the scales despite the cream of local angling being represented on the river bank.
The total money raised for the Holme Church Restoration Fund, which Keith’s widow Christine and son Steve thought would be a fitting tribute to his memory, totalled £150.
Result: 1st Dave Padley 26lb 60z maggot on the waggler/maggot feeder; 2nd Paul Goulding 8lb 2oz peg 39; 3rd Ray Clay 7lb 1oz.
Christine and Steve would like to thank the Association for the kind donation of the water, the organisors and helpers, the bailiff Ian Richardson and members of St. Joseph’s for donating the trophy.
There are plans to make this an annual event to be held on the second Saturday in September and it is also worth noting that the Torksey Arm will be open from Monday 1st October but priority must be given to boats on the moorings.
Derek Brown has also asked us to inform all Worksop D.A.A. delegates that there is a meeting on Thursday 4th October at 7pm at the Innings on the Prospect estate.

CLUB RESULTS
TWO matches to report from Worksop Angling Supplies Batchelors, the first on Langwith Lakes on Saturday 8th September where 24 anglers competed: 1st Sean Batty 13lb 15oz peg 23 floating dog biscuit; 2nd Stewart Coupe 7lb 9.5oz peg 36 feeder/maggot skimmers; 3rd Andy Jardine 5lb 15oz peg 26 pole/maggot roach.
The second saw 25 members make the journey to Messingham Sands on the 23rd where they tackled the Tripp Pond: 1st Mick Kemshall 67lb 14oz peg 10 pole/maggot carp; 2nd Gavin Leversidge 61lb 4oz peg nine pole/paste carp; 3rd Brian Heighington 58lb 8oz peg 12 pole/pellet carp/skimmers.
The members of the Ryton AC fished a match at Stone Field on the Newark Dyke: 1st Ian Kettlewell 4lb 2oz stick float and maggot; 2nd William Kirk 3lb 12oz maggot feeder.
The members of Anston WMC travelled to the Chesterfield Canal at Clayworth for their final match of the year where they found the fishing extremely hard and bites at a premium with the odd big fish sufficient to make the frame: 1st Neil Hall 3lb 15oz peg 32 pole fished worm/caster; 2nd Aidey Tomlinson 2lb 11.5oz peg six pole fished maggot; 3rd Gordon Holmes 1lb 8oz peg 17 pole fished maggot.
The Hatfield Arms/Peg 31 Trent League continued with a trip to the Wierfield on the 16th where Craig Crosby topped the field with the best weight of the series so far and reports indicate it could have reached the magic ton if fish hadn’t been lost to the snags: 1st Craig Crosby 67lb 4oz peg five bream on feeder fished worm/caster; 2nd Ray Clay 10lb (including 6lb pike) peg 40 skimmers feeder fished worm/caster; 3rd Jack Eavson 8lb 15oz peg 28 wag and mag for all roach net.
The anglers from Dinnington Welfare AC held their latest match on Sunday on the town lock section of the Chesterfield canal in Retford where all the top three pole fished worm and caster: 1st Glyn Kaye 6lb 14oz peg 18 chub, roach, perch; 2nd Mick Jones 4lb 7oz peg 17 chub perch; 3rd Roy Waring 3lb 1oz peg 14 chub, perch.
Jenkins AC of Retford made the short journey to Scrooby Top on Sunday where they tackled the Long Island: 1st Daz Godley 65lb 3oz peg 97 pole fished luncheon meat; 2nd Ian Symmonds 37lb 15oz peg 94 maggot fished on the deck; 3rd Aidey Allwood 25lb 6oz peg 95.
Also at Lodge Farm the members of LUK of Kiveton held their latest match on the signal pond: 1st Keith Haig 27lb 4oz peg 32; 2nd Mick Brumpton 22lb 5oz peg 35; 3rd Dave Cooper 20lb 12oz peg 40.

LAKESIDE ROUND UP
MATCH weights at the Ranskill venue are up to 78lb 2oz of carp and silver fish with pole fished worm being the chosen method on peg 23.
Also on the match lake Fred Hardwick topped the field in the Church Warsop AC club match on Saturday with a mixed net of 53lb 4oz off peg 10 using pole fished pellet and meat with the best silver fish match weight falling to pole fished caster off peg 16 taking the dial around to 69lb 3oz .
Pleasure anglers are still enjoying good sport on the strip ponds with Simon Parkinson of Worksop slipping his landing net under carp to 13lb 10oz, tench to 6lb as well as quality roach, goldfish and skimmers in his 150lb-plus bag from peg eight on the second strip by employing pole fished sweetcorn and meat.
On the carp lake, Pete Murray and Alan Brown made their long journey from Middlesbrough worthwhile landing 13 specimins which included five 20s and a common of 30lb off peg 1 on boilies.
Over on the trout lake, John Lowe cast his black buzzer on a floating line to tempt seven fish to an impressive 12lb 8oz with Worksop’s Mark Smithson netting 15 fish to 6lb on segmented bloodworm and sinking line.

LODGE FARM ROUND UP
FIRSTLY a reminder for the forthcoming match in aid of the Parkinson’s Disease Doncaster branch which is to take place on the field pond on Saturday 6th October with a £15 all in entry fee and a 9am draw. To register telephone 07815 030694.
Bill also tells us that on the field pond the fish are being caught at all depths with a maggot and caster hook bait, on the lily pond pole fished caster and maggot shallow is the top method and on the top pond the skimmers are responding to a worm hook bait over a bed of ground bait with the roach being tempted by caster.

DAIWA HALLCROFT RESULTS
THE best match weights at the Retford venue are falling on the Bridge pool where 85lb was needed to win Tuesday’s open match with carp to 10lb being taken on cat meat in the margins with corn and pellet being a good alternative also fished down the edge.
On the moat pool, a near 60lb was needed to win Saturday’s open match with maggot on the short pole and corn down the margins being the killer baits.
Croft is worth a look with all baits accounting for plenty of bites.

SHERWOOD FOREST FARM PARK
WEDNESDAY: 1st Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery 89lb 8oz peg 31; 2nd Pete Ellis Sherwood Forest Fishery 77lb 14oz peg 36; 3rd Andy Findlay Korum 70lb 12oz peg 21.
Sherwood Lake, Tuesday, 20 fished: 1st John Holmes 64lb 9oz peg 43; 2nd Shaun Lambert Peg One Angling Centre 36lb 3oz peg 49; 3rd Tony Caley Mosborough Tackle Box 35lb 1oz peg 63.

TOFT NEWTON ROUND UP
SEVENTY-SEVEN rods caught 253 for a rod average of 3.3, not too bad a week considering the conditions.
Mick Angell and Andy Clark from Scunthorpe produced the best catch this week taking 34 fish on a mixture of daddies and orange blobs. Best fish this week was a 5Ib 9oz brownie caught by Mr Umney.
Plenty of fish from the north west corner right around to black pipe, a few near the tower just beginning to chase fry.
Fish are very close in and the best method is to fish along the bank with daddies, Diawl Bachs, damsels or olive lures.