Angling

Pulling out the peg everyone wanted - the run off below Sand Hutton wood - Graham made the most of his good luck in an action packed five hours.

Casting the waggler across to the farside willows red maggot caster and wasp grub ensured a steady supply of chub 30 in all backed by a couple of barbel 4.0.0 apiece to lift the trophy and collect 15 Rivercare points.

Washington's Kevin Handley led four 20.0.0 plus weights. Stickfloat and maggot accounted for nine quality chub totalling 28.8.0 off Thackeray House bend at Maunby.

Steve Evans netted the fish of the day a super barbel of 9.4.0, which fell to legered grub from Holme Top.

Others: B Havelock (Yarm) 25.10.0; A Evans (Brotherton) 23.0.8; S McArdle (Brotherton) 22.6.8.

In the North York South Durham Federation Norman Dunne Memorial the middle Tees match length at Over Dinsdale delivered 21 double-figured returns in yet another excellent match on this venue.

The Tees coloured up during the match but the fish continued to feed and Darlington's Paul Breeze edged ahead recording 22.5.0.

In the streams above Bells Wood Paul legered worm meat and maggot over to farside cover bringing in small chub supplemented by a perch of 2.7.0 and a barbel of 2.0.0.

Rob Stubbs won an adjoining peg battle for second spot. Staked on peg 56 downstream of the Tollbridge the whip with caster and groundbait resulted in dace and roach for 21.14.0 while Darlington's Paul Todd on peg 57 weighed in 21.7.0 of roach and dace to stickfloat and caster.

Best of the rest: M Robson (Darlington AC) 19.7.0; G Bowes (Anglers Services Hartlepool) 18.1.0; P Tulip ( Darlington) 16.9.0.

A low but coloured Tees failed to bring any bumper bags during Thornaby's Lol Bulmer Memorial at Sockburn and Shildon's Cyril Close led a trio of double figured nets on 13.10.0. Fishing upstream of Girsby Iron Bridge Cyril swapped between bread meat and maggot on the hook for a dozen small chub from the five-foot glide. Next Bill Lennard of Thornaby located dace and odd roach to a nearside stickfloat with maggot and caster approach sitting two above the groynes for 11.2.0 from Dave Oxley 10.13.0.

Derek Fox made it two Tees bream wins in succession when he weighed in 18.6.0 in the Yarm AA Danby Cup.

Pegged two above the Levenmouth groundbait feeder and worm down the middle secured 15 skimmers to leave Newman Scott teammate Peter Nixon adrift on a level 10.0.0.

The Ure below Boroughbridge hit top form for Round Three of the North Central League providing a string of good nets highlight an impressive 23.0.0 for Ripon's John Stark.

On the top peg in the cricket field stickfloat and caster culminated in roach three chub and a bonus barbel. Runner up Claro's Steve Wilson also on the cricket field length coaxed out ten chub on bomb and caster totalling 17.4.0.

Top three teams on the day: 1 Wetherby 83 pts; 2 Boroughbridge 80; 3 Claro 66.

League to date: 1 Boroughbridge 211; 2 Claro 199; jt 3 Wetherby & Ripon 189; 5 Knaresborough 179; 6 Thirsk 162.

Other result - Idle & Thackley Open River Swale at Swainby: 1 Trevor Bone (Washington) 9.13.0 of chub and eels to legered lobworm. 2 Simon McCardle (Featherstone) 9.0.0. 3 Steve Evans (Bentley AC) 6.8.0.

CARP SCENE

Woodland's midweeker produced a magnificent result when Map Elton regular Dean Smith set a new open match record heaving 99.14.0 onto the scales just short of the magic ton.

Dean on Partridge Lake's 29 opted for the pole and meat at 13 metres fishing up in the water. Feeding a combination of meat and pellets he started catching straight off and with barely a lull in the proceedings accumulated mostly carp - best a common of 5.0.0 - in an unbelievable session. Teamate Ray Singh also on Partridge Lake used the same method as the winner off peg 21 on Partridge and pulled out all carp to snatch runner up spot tipping the scales at 73.3.0 from Steve Broughton Armley AC 72.4.0.

A leading weight of 92.2.0 and collectively the most fish weighed in during a match Saturday's event at Woodlands hit tremendous form for the sell-out 71 competitors.

Following Wednesday's match red hot Partridge Lake continues to stand out from the rest and the top four anglers in the frame were all pegged there. John Chapman of Keenets North West cast the rest aside dominating the scoresheet. Partridge 28 responded to the tried and tested long pole fished up in the water feeding luncheon meat and pellets and from then on John carped his way to success taking fish to the 4.0.0 mark. Record breaker Dean Smith was relegated to second best.

Carp expert Map Elton's Dean Smith once again emerged a winner leaving the rest behind at the Oaks Sessay Thursday Open on Maple Lake.

An all carp net of 77.12.0 settled the verdict. Fishing peg 54 pellets and the pole at 13 metres established contact with the fish tempting samples to 5.0.0. For Oaks rod Rab Ogilvy nine metres and cat meat delivered carp of a bigger size up to 8.0.0 for a 61.8.0 return off peg ten.

Oaks Sunday - Maple Lake: 1 A Stoner (Merlin Baits) 56.4.0; 2 C Moran (Dick Clegg Osset) 46.14.0; 3 M Lucas, Ted Carters Preston 37.8.0.

TROUT NEWS

Leighton reservoir delivered 48 limit bags last week with trout feeding in the deeper cooler water.

Ripon's K McCalmont and P Humas from Durham both landed rainbows of 7.8.0 apiece. 169 rods accounted for 281 fish. Lures best along with cats whisker vivas and Dawson's olive.

FIXTURES: Tomorrow: *Woodland Lakes Open - Tickets on 01845 526110.

Sunday: *Robert Haggie Memorial Upper Swale Richmond to Gt Langton Bridge. *Calder League Round 2 River Calder around Brighouse. *Northallerton and DAC Sheldon Cup River Swale at Scruton. *Drennan Northern Super League (5) Lower Tees at Yarm. *Ripon Pisc Alma Cup (80 pegs) River Ure - Barn Island to Bishop Monkton. *Billingham SAC visit the Tees Over Dinsdale. *Oak Sessay Open - Maple Lake.