KENNET Ospreys fished their latest match at Whatmore Farm and bites were hard to come by.

Mark Parsons topped out with 19lb 12oz, three carp on the method feeder. Simon (The God) Kiefer took second place with two carp, caught on the straight lead and meat for 13lb.

Paul Bassinder’s one carp, caught by dubious means, weighed 12lb 12oz, while Tony Woolford made up the frame on 11lb 4oz.

Twenty fished and six blanked.

Adventure AS went to Frobury Farm last Sunday, and Kevin Smith scored with 62lb 8oz of carp on pole and corn. Dave Stratford-Way utilised pole and pellet for his 43lb 12oz of carp. Justin Mabere employed a similar method for his 35lb 8oz of carp, while Graham Spiller’s even 35lb 8oz of carp fell to pole and bread tactics.

Eighteen fished and caught.

Basingstoke Railway Club piscatorials fished their latest match at Cheriton Farm, where Jack Hearn did the business with six carp caught up in the water on corn and wag for 14lb. Colin Ariss utilised pole and maggot for his 13lb of carp, the same weight and species as Les Partridge, who used the method feeder. Lyn Matthews made up the frame by fishing in the margins for her 12lb 8oz of carp.

Twelve fished, including me. I finished stone last having two bites all day and netting one carp and one very angry mallard.

The mini open match fished at Staceys Old Barlows Lake last Friday saw match organiser Rob Frost win with 21lb 8oz of carp on pole and bread. Brian Orchard came second with 13lb 5oz of carp on pole and pellet. Ken Collins’ one carp weighed 6lb 9oz, followed by Camouflage Jim’s one carp of 6lb 5oz.

Ten fished, some did not catch.

Camrose AC went to Soke Road Lake last Sunday, where match secretary Pip Seeny did the business with 13lb 6oz of bream on pole and maggot. Pete Morris caught three carp on pole and maggot for his 9lb 6oz, while Bill Gordon’s 4lb 10oz of mixed on the pole and maggot was third.

Eight fished and caught.

Adventure are at Court Farm this coming Sunday, Ospreys are on Willow Park’s Middle Lake and Camrose are off to Cheriton Farm.

I will be fishing a very interesting match at Longbridge Lake on Friday, and then Willow Park on Sunday, where there have been some very good weights on some pegs and some very bad weights on others. Let’s hope for a good peg.

I’ve had occasion to phone Kennet Ospreys’ chairman Maurice Parsons of late. The first time I phoned him he was washing up, the second time I phoned him he was doing the ironing, but worse was to come. The last phone call had his wife telling me she had sent him to Sainsbury’s to do the shopping. I think poor Mo needs some intensive counselling.

Catch me next week.