Adventure AS were at Gold Valley Syndicate Lake on Sunday last, where Bob Mathos put 82lb 8oz of carp in the sack on bomb and pellet, match secretary Nick Sargent put the pellet waggler to good use netting 70lb of carp, Graham Spiller caught 69lb 12oz of carp also on the pellet waggler, whilst Scott (Meatloaf) Nelson bagged 37lb 14oz of carp on the pole and meat close in. Eighteen fished and caught just.

Kennet Ospreys match at Billhook turned into another Giovanni Barbeto benevolent with the small fish wizard topping out on 69lb 1oz of mixed on expander pellet, Bartosz Recki also bagged a small fish mix for his 55lb on hard pellet, Andy Leith fished in close for good size carp and bits weighing 49lb 13oz on pellet, Gerry Nickells made up the frame with 48lb 15oz. Fourteen fished and caught.

Camrose struggled at Old Barlows Lake last Sunday, Paul Bassinder did the best catching 13lb 4oz of carp on pole and pellet, Pete Morris used pole and bread for his 10lb 4oz of carp, Rob Frost caught 8lb 2oz on pole and maggot, match secretary Pip Seeny’s 7lb 10oz ended the weights. Fourteen fished and all caught.

Oxoid AC went to Witherington Farm Selwood Lake last Sunday where Pete Lovegrove won the match with 27lb 8oz of carp and skimmer bream on pole and meat, Del Baulsom had a similar catch on pole and pellet for 27lb 6oz, Leigh Punter’s 23lb 14oz of mixed was a pole and pellet jobby with John Nottingham catching 20lb 12oz. Eight fished and caught.

This week Kennet Ospreys are at South Hill Park Bracknell, Adventure AS are on their Willow Pool Fishery, Oxoid AC’s next match will be on July 15th at Witherington Farm, whilst Basingstoke Railway Club and Camrose AC are on a work party at New and Old Barlows Lakes along with Staceys Match Group members or anyone else who wants to join in, start time 9am onwards all welcome.

No more holidays for a few weeks according to ‘er indoors, and I believe her, I think.

Catch me next week.