THE race in on to become the turners tackle 2007 champion as the top six of the first heat fished on Wingates Eden Meadows qualified for Augusts Grand Final.

Local ace Sam Jones fished top on the day and can now look forward to a potential £800 first prize. Slit between Acer and Cherry Tree Sam pulled out peg 14 working with the pole at 12 metres with pellet it was a mixture of carp and ide totalling 30.4.0.

Other qualifiers: R Underwood 27.10.0; A Snowden 23.12.0; R Laing 21.4.0; K West 16.11.0; K Handley 16.4.0.

Top weight of the week came during Saturdays Woodlands open when Garbolino Elton's Bill Brierley rattled out 123.11.0.

Drawn on Partridge 16 it was all carp on the long pole and meat.

Daiwa Cleveland's in form Tony Leeming followed in second place with 97.2.0 of Partridge 13.

Round nine of the Bob Co Spring Series at Moor Monkton's Carpvale Fishery produced another of the week's ton up nets.

York's Kevin Gilligan drawn on Cyprio's 12 alternated between pellet and corn on the pole at 10 metres into the open water and was rewarded with 23 carp and 2 tench for 105.8.0.

Runner-up Graham Broadley of Bob Co was on near by Cyprio 9 and also elected to fish into open water with meat on the pole at 11 metres and put together a nice mixed bag of 81.10.0, comprising of 14 carp 3 bream and a tench from Martin Dodsworth with 71.4.0.

Sessay's Oaks Fishery attracted 68 competitors for Sundays open on Cedar Lake won by Garbolino Elton's Mal Bailey. Fishing both long and short on the pole from peg 14 carp to 4.0.0 found meat irresistible as he registered 79.14.0. Four times World Champion Alan Scotthorne was just one fish behind with 77.10.0, catching on maggot up in the water from peg 31.

Other results: Oaks Sessay Monday, Cedar Lake: 1 B Poole 80.1.0; 2 L Harrison 76.15.0; 3 C Hall 76.10.0.

Oaks Sessay Saturday, Cedar Lake: 1 J Allerton 87.10.0; 2 L Harrison 85.3.0; 3 A Scotthorne 70.8.0.

Woodland Lakes Monday, Partridge and Skylark: 1 L Bolton 93.2.0; 2 G Norris 89.15.0; 3 D Pimlot 82.2.0.

Woodland Lakes Wednesday, Partridge and Skylark: 1 D Smith 116.2.0; 2 R Minikin 92.13.0; 3 A Darque 84.12.0.

Trout news THE changeable weather last week certainly effected catches at Leighton Reservoir and with conditions different each day it was a matter of finding the level where the trout wanted to feed.

Lures and buzzers proved most successful and at times even dry flies. 180 anglers total 609 trout with 71 limit bags.

Fixtures TOMORROW: Woodland Lakes Oaks Sessay SUNDAY: Bradford no.1 AA Pauling Cup (Raskelf Lake) Carpvale Bob Co Spring Series Round 10 Darlington BT Lartington Charity (Lane Fox and Willowgarth Ponds) Middlesbrough AC (Alders Lake Sessay) Oaks Sessay Richmond AC (Crakehall) York DAA (Laybourne Fishery - Marley Lake)