Lake 1
I’ll start first with the little info I’ve got for Lake 1, “Top Rod” was none other than that old rascal <<< Ercan Ali who set up home in the ‘Snags’ and just happened to find most of the lakes carp population had the same idea, even though the fish were not feeding much this week Ercan still managed to land 31 fish, a dozen 30’s and a brace of 40lbers, going 41lbs and 44lbs on the D.L.Specials and adrenaline, 25kg in total.

Tom Nevill >>> in the ‘Slope’ also on the same baits as Ercan used 20kg to take an 11 fish haul up to 39lbs-2ozs.

Dave Lowe >>> in the ‘Chimneys’ had an even dozen (12) on his Premier Baits, breaking his P.B. three times in a day, with fish of 41lb-3ozs, 43lb-1oz and one of the few biggies out this week a common of 55lbs-7ozs. Nice one Dave!!

Paul Lowe in the ‘3 Steps’ had 4 fish on the Cell.

Shaun Perkins in the ‘Pads’ had 7 fish on the Cell.

<<< Andrew Lowe ‘Haven’ used 25kg of Cell to take just half a dozen fish, but tells us he had a brilliant time doing it, that goes for all our anglers again this week, you don’t have to catch loads of fish to have a really good time, but it does help!!

Steve Jarvis ‘Beach’ had 4 fish up to 41lbs on his Tuna baits.

Young Ryan Went >>> ‘Deer Dip’ had 5 fish on his Adrenaline baits.

(When fish are all down one bit what can you do!!)

Adrian Crocker >>> ‘West Point’ had a 9 fish catch top 2 being mirrors of 41lb-10ozs and 48lb-13ozs on the New Grange.

Lake 2
“Top Rod” on 2 this week was <<< Alan James in Peg 30 I believe who took a respectable catch of 38 fish on his Premier baits, a pair of 40lbers as well as a common and a mirror which both tipped the scales at 42lbs each!!

Pat Kiley >>> in 26 had 9 fish including a big common of 53lbs also on 25kg of Cell and New Grange.

Sam Heather >>> peg 27 took 9 fish including a 45lb-6oz common and a scrapper fifty of 51lb-1ozs on 25kgs of the New Grange and the Cell pop-ups.

Paul Chamberlain had a best of 41lbs-8ozs on the Cell and D.L. Specials.

Wes Bamber peg 16 also took a 9 fish haul on the Cell.

Wayne Morrison peg 15 also took a 9 fish haul.

<<< Dave Barnard and Scott Eaton >>> in pegs 9 – 10 (the big double) in the centre of the lake only had 3 fish each, due no doubt to the fish being in the corners.

Craig Hendry >>> in peg 12 managed to pip the last 3 with 10 fish (no other info.)

Pasha >>> in peg 6 had 9 fish out up to 42lbs-5ozs on his infinity baits. Sorry Pasha could not read your writing mate (fancy being named after a club in Ibiza) I was named after a tin of varnish (Matt.)

Lastly for 2 (sadly) James Becker >>> in peg 22 took a 23 fish haul with a best of 45lbs-8ozs a common on his 15kgs of premier.

<<< Ian Tunstall 40.8lb Common DL2.

Jem Salih >>> 40.6lb Common DL2 (how's Ronnie and Reggie?)

Lake 3
Steven Gee peg 6 took a 10 fish haul including a 41lb mirror tells me he tried ‘everything’, 13kgs of it in fact. Nice one M8!!

Dan Scorey in peg 2 had a 14 fish haul on the Cell and New Grange, 25kgs in fact.

Colin Court >>> got off to a terrific start in peg 3, his first 6 fish were all over 40lbs, commons of 47lbs-5ozs and 48lbs-8ozs and a further 4 mirrors of 43lbs-7ozs, 43lb-12ozs, 44lb-12ozs and 45lbs-12ozs, adding only one more fish of 38lbs later in the week on 15 – 20kg of Tighernut and Cream boilies.

Lots of praise from the lads for Dave the Bailffs help and humour down on 3-4-5 well done!! (I was away last week, my week off.)

Steve Drake >>> peg 12 had 5 out up to 41lbs on the New Grange, a best of 41lbs.

Olly Pantroy peg 8 had 5 fish on his infinity baits using 25kg in total.

<<< Colin Heywood in peg 5 had 4 out including commons of 40lb-10z and 41lb-8ozs on 15kg of Cell and New Grange.

Lake 4
This weeks “Top Bombin” award goes to Daniel Carter >>> in peg 5 with a good haul of 45 fish up to 44lbs-8ozs.

Sam Shaw >>> peg 8 hot on his tail with 36 fish including mirrors of 43lb-8ozs and 47lb-8ozs and a bonus cat of just 99lbs.

Lastly Ricky Grimmer in peg 7 had an even dozen up to 40lbs, all the lads used their Greedy Pig baits.

Lake 5
Rhys Thomas >>> peg 3 took 15 fish on the Cell.

<<< Simon Garrett peg 2 had 8 up to 43lbs on Cell.

Alan Goddard peg 8 had an even half dozen on the Cell.

Lawrence Burns >>> peg 5 had 7 up to 42lbs on the D.L.Specials.

Lake 1
<<< Rich Forty on the ‘Beach’ did the best with a haul of 29 fish including 13 over 30lbs, 5 x 40lbers a lone mirror of 44lbs-4ozs and 4 x 40lb commons, which went 43lbs, 43lbs-8ozs, 45lb-4ozs and 46lb-8ozs and finished that lot of with a 51lb-8oz mirror, all caught on Cell boilies and Cell dumbbells, just 7kg in total.

Darren Mitchell ‘Unknown’ had a 7 fish catch, losing 4 as well, on the Cell.

Rob Still >>> ‘Cherries’ had 6 fish out the best happily went 52lbs-13ozs again on the Cell.

Peter Mayes ‘Sunset’ took 11 fish upto 44lb-12ozs on the Cell and New Grange using just 7½kg for the week.

Oliver Eves ‘West Bar’ took a decent haul of 19 fish, with a top weight of 42lbs-8ozs.

Neil Baker ‘West Point’ had 11 fish on 15kg of Cell.

<<< Paul Boyd took a 9 fish catch on the Cell.

Tim Marshall had a 16 fish catch, no monsters but plenty of action!! On his Cell or Activ-8.

Chrissy Mayes >>> in the ‘Ladies Lair’ had that unlucky 13, which just happened to include 5 x 40’s as well. Commons of 43lb – 11ozs, 44lbs – 5ozs, and mirrors of 41lbs, 45lbs and 46lbs on just 5kg of the essential opal, D.L. Specials.

Finally Pete Ray >>> had an even dozen (12) with a best of 43lbs – 3ozs from the ‘Gables’.

Lake 2
Found a few more of the catch reports for Lake 2 now!!

Graham Cover >>> took 20 fish from peg 14 including 2 x 40’s of 40lb – 6ozs and 45lbs -11ozs both commons, on 20kg of the Cell.

Phil Crebbin peg 17 took 5 fish.

Darren Pierson think he ended up in 16 had 21 fish on the Active-8. Where’s Sean Bevan’s paper work mate he fished in 9 and 10 with yer!!?

Dave Simpson >>> 40.12lb Mirror.

Andy Rick in peg 22 had 10 fish including a 40lb common, and a grassie of 42lbs on 12kg of Cell and the ‘Urge’ (I get that occasionally too!)

Malcom Holiday >>> 29lb Mirror.

<<< Dan Snelgrove 27.4lb Common.

Dennis Rich, peg 21 took a 22 fish catch on 18kg of the Cell, including 2 x 40lbers a 40lb Common, and a mirror of 43lbs.

Brian Snelgrove >>> 37lb Mirror.

Lakes 3 - 4 - 5
Things look better down this end of the complex this week, 3 was a bit slow last week, made up for it now though.

‘Top Rod’ on 3 was Tony Rankin >>> in peg 12 with a haul of 38 fish including 5 over 40lbs all mirrors going 45lb-12ozs, 40lb-9oz and 41lb-5oz, 44lb-10oz and 42lbs – 12ozs, then a bigger one of 58lbs – 4ozs, and a mid 50 cat as well, well done lads!!

Billy Waters >>> had unlucky 13 including a 40lb common and a 51lb – 4oz common too!! On a blend of Nash and the Cell.

<<< Dave Smedley ‘the Bailiff’ fished pegs 16 and the 6 to catch a haul of 26 fish, including a 43lber and rounded it off with the biggun at 72lbs – 3ozs on 10kg of Cell.

Richard Ellis >>> pegs 7 and 2 took 11 fish including 3 x 40’s of which one was a 41lb-14oz grassie and 2 x 40lb commons of 46lb-15ozs and 47lbs-7ozs on the Cell.

Mathew Ellis >>> you moved about a bit M8!! Pegs 5, 2 and 8, to take a 9 fish catch the best going 42lbs-3ozs, well you surely tried yer best!!

Andy Leeks >>> in 6 and 7 seems like musical chairs this week!! Still all the effort paid off in the shape of 3x40lbers of 42lbs, 43lbs and 44lbs.

<<< Peter Higman peg 14 used 30kg of Cell to take a haul of 18 fish including 5 x 40lbers, commons of 41lb-1oz and 46lbs-2ozs plus mirrors of 40lbs, 43lbs and 46lbs-8ozs.

Pete Howells >>> peg 3 had an even dozen (12) including 2 x 40’s of 40lbs-4ozs and 44lbs-10ozs on the new grange and Cell.

Ryan Young >>> peg 13 took 13 fish including 4 x 40lbers a lone 43lb mirror and 3 x 40lb commons 44lbs, 46lbs-6ozs and 47lbs-6ozs on just 10kg of the Cell.

Lake 4
Saw the return of Dave Moult and Charlie and Danny Last >>> in fact Dave takes this weeks “Top Bombin“ award with a cool catch of 43 fish from peg 2 on the Cell including 4 x 40’s.

Young Danny in peg 3 had 21 fish including 2 x 40lbers and Dad Charlie >>> took 18 fish, all as ever on the Cell!!

Then onto Lake 5

Steve Hagan >>> peg 1 was not far behind with a haul of 17 fish, with a best of 43lbs on the Cell.

Will Partenheimer in peg 6 took 7 fish upto 43lbs-4ozs on 10kg of Cell.

Graham Watson >>> peg 8 took 18 fish.

<<< Don Longobardi peg 5 (glad I didn’t have to write their luggage labels out) took a 14 fish haul, with a best of 49lbs.

And lastly for this week lads Andy Baronousty peg 4 (this last 3 must have made-up names??) had that unlucky 13 as ever!! Mind you a coupla of chunky cats as well, the best tipping the scales at 114lbs, now that’s big for a little lake!!

Till next week lads.

Lake 1
“Top Rod” this week on 1 was our old pal <<< Tony Gouldsborough, who never fails to do well. Tony set up in “The Slope” and landed 24 fish 17x30’s as well as 3x40lbers 2 40lb+ commons of 41lbs and 43lbs and a mirror of 44lbs and rounded that lot off with a 50lb-2oz common. Tony caught on the Cell, and used 25kgs during the week!!

John Roberts >>> ‘3 Steps’ or ‘West Bar’ had just 3, the best however went 51lbs-3ozs a common on the Cell or New Grange.

Steve Butcher >>> ‘Chimneys’ had 14 fish including a bunch of 30’s the best went 42lbs-4ozs on 10kgs of the Cell.

Paul Britton >>> ‘Beach’ had 7 fish; the best tipped the scales at 54lbs-14ozs on the Cell or the original Grange.

Malcolm Dallas in ‘Kingfishers’ winkled out half a dozen on his specials.

<<< Dean Atkinson ‘Bailiffs’ and ‘Embers’ the first night Dean had a 41lber (mirror) from the ‘Embers’, the second night a 60lb-10oz common, then moved to the ‘Bailiffs’ (the other side of the Beach) and had another 40lber of 43lbs-11ozs, 6 in total on 15kgs of the Cell and Pulse.

Domenic Sidonio ‘Snags’ had a even dozen (12) the best a 40lb+ common on 10kgs of the Cell.

Brian Roso ‘Cherries’ had 7 out on the New Grange up to 40lbs.

Lake 2
“Top Rod” on Lake 2 was Joe Jacobs >>> in peg 4, who had a haul of 24 fish with some whackers thrown in as well, I see!! No less than 5x40’s 43lbs-5ozs, 42lbs-14ozs, 41lb-2ozs, 41lbs-6ozs and 40lbs-6ozs, then if aint enough Joe also caught a brace of 50’s as well!! A common of 51lbs-8ozs and followed that up with a mirror of 53lbs-3ozs on 20kgs of the Cell.

Richard Campbell peg 5 had 4 up to 42lb-13ozs on the Cell.

<<< Lee Parker peg 9 had that unlucky 13 but as I always say luckily for him Lee’s best went 59lbs-10ozs and he also had a mirror of 42lbs on his SBS baits.

James Gifford >>> peg 3 had 6 fish including a 45lb mirror and a 45lb-15oz Grassie on the Cell.

Martin Potter in peg 25 had 7 out on just 8kg of the Cell.

Chris Potter >>> peg 10 also had that 13 fish number, but as I keep saying luckily for him his best went 58-8ozs, how lucky is that???

Dave Nicholl >>> peg 27 had a best of 45lbs-7ozs on the Cell.

Dave Clarke in peg 12 had 6 out including 2x40lbers both mirrors that went 43lbs and 43lbs-12ozs on the Grange.

Mark Roulstone in 19 took 6 fish on his Cell and Pineapple baits.

<<< Tony Currie in peg 23 had 9 fish up to 42lbs-8ozs on the Cell and D.L.S Opals.

Mark Hawkins peg 20 had a 15 fish catch on his Minstral baits, either banana or tutti-frutti.

Richard Hawkins >>> peg 18 took 8 fish up to 45lbs on his CC MooresXXX.

Robert Pettingell in peg 29 took a 16 fish haul including a 37lb Grassie and a best of 46lbs-11ozs on the Cell.

Alan Walker pegs 24 and 1 had a 21 fish haul on the Cell and or Opals including 2x40lbers a 40lb-6oz mirror and a 48lb common.

Steve Dancey >>> in peg 28 had 8 fish including commons of 45lbs-8ozs and 49lbs-8ozs on 6kgs of the Cell.

Lake 3
<<< Andy Ellis peg 5 was “Top Rod” this week on 3 with a catch of 17 fish including 2 x 40lbers a mirror of 44lbs and a common of 45lbs and topped it off with a 50lb common, on his Vision baits, 30kgs in total.

Andy Manfredi >>> peg 2 had 12 out including 2 x 40’s of 46lbs and 47lbs-3ozs again on 30kgs of Vision Baits.

Peter Hall >>> peg 7 had a best of 50lbs in his 4 fish catch on the Cell.

Keith Martin >>> peg 10 had 8 fish including 2 x 40lbers, they went 45lbs-3ozs and a mirror of 49lbs – 1oz, plus a 50lber of 53lbs – 1oz on his Ripper baits.

Paul Waller in peg 16 got through 40kgs of Cell to take a 15 fish catch including 2 x 40’s as well of 42lbs and 47lbs – 10ozs.

<<< Russ Metson in 14 had 8 fish on the Cell and New Grange including 2 x 40’s of 42lbs – 2ozs and 45lbs – 4ozs.

Lake 4
This weeks “Top Bombin” award goes to Chris Clear >>> on Lake 4 with a 29 fish haul on the Cell or D.L.Specials.

Shane Quested ‘Bailiffs’ had 18 fish up to 43lbs on the Cell or D.L.Specials.

Dave Wolfe >>> peg 3 also had 18 fish including 3 x 40’s of 42lbs -12ozs and 48lbs – 6ozs, and a bonus cat of 98lbs on the Cell and 4kgs of Matrix.

Graham Humphrey peg 2 had 8 out including 2 x 40’s up to 41lbs -8ozs plus a 70lb cat.

<<< Alan Ayling peg 8 took 20 fish up to 41lbs on the Cell or D.L.Specials.

Lake 5
Finally for this week Lake 5
Simon Mace >>> in peg 8 took the prize with 18 fish up to 41lbs – 7ozs and also had on of those big cats as well at 102lbs – 8ozs on the D.L.S 20kgs.

Dave Simmons peg 4 had 8 fish on 20kgs of the Cell and D.L.S.

Andy Mace >>> in peg 6 had 8 fish up to 45lbs on D.L.S.

Mike White >>> peg 7 had 5 out, whilst Chris Barrett in peg 1 took 12 fish also on the D.L.Specials 14kgs.

Cheers then guys till next week, Matt.

Lake 4
This weeks “Top Bombin” award goes to <<< Ben Wood who landed 43 fish from peg 2 on Lake 4. A best of 48lbs-14ozs, a common, plus a coupla bonus cats in the 50lb bracket as well on his “Bumcrack” boilies.

Staying on Lake 4 Peter Wood >>> in peg 3 had 14 fish on his Bumcrack and 2 cats of 97lbs and 65lbs as well.

Jamie Armstrong >>> in peg 4 had 7 fish, and also a bonus cat of 62lbs as well, on Dynamite baits. Jamie was lucky to make it, as his mate went off with his gear, so he had to quickly borrow whatever he could just before he left.

Lake 5
Fished slow this week, Chris Baxter peg 5 had 10 fish up to 51lb-5ozs a mirror on a blend of Cell and New Grange.

Next door in peg 8 was David Baxter >>> with a 9 fish haul. Which included a 101lb Cat on the Cell/Grange Combo.

Poor old Bob >>> who was after the cats never caught one either!! Nice blokes though see you next time!!

Lake 3
“Top Rod” on 3 this week was Steve Kembele >>> in peg 9 with a 25 fish haul, a best of 41lbs on his Cell or premier baits.

Joel Dennis >>> peg 5 had a dozen (12) inc. a 47lb common and a bonus common of 69lb on the Cell. 10kg for the week!!

<<< Steve Bradburn peg 4 had 9 fish 3 of which went over 40lbs, commons of 41lbs-8ozs and 45lb and a mirror of 45lbs as well, all on just 10kgs of the Cell.

Gary Denmade in 7 had a best of 43lbs on his Banana Crunch.

Ray Ellison >>> peg 3 took 16 fish up to 43lbs on the Cell.

Graham Edwards >>> in 16 had a best of 44lbs-10ozs on his shellfish B5.

Steve Penny >>> pegs 15-13 had just half a dozen fish also on the Banana Crunch 3 and a half kg in fact!!

<<< Steve Lloyd peg 10 had a total of 8 fish, with a best of 47lbs-9ozs on his Tigernut baits, 15kgs lasted the week.

Lake 1
Keith Fisher >>> “Sunset” took 11 fish up to 42lbs on the Cell.

Sean Claydon “Beach” had 6 fish, sadly no weights written down on the catch report.

“Top Rod” on 1 this week was Peter Haywood >>> in the “Ladies Lair” with a catch of 21 fish, the best being a 53lb common on the Cell.

Ryan Hodgson >>> one of the Liverpool lads in the “Slope” only managed half a dozen fish up to 42lbs on the Cell.

<<< Matt Cheshire next door but one in the “Snags” managed 15 fish inc. a brace of 40lbers, which went 42lbs and 45lbs on the Cell as well.

Clint Wheadon >>> “Cherries” had that unlucky 13 inc. a fine brace of cats 60lbs and 80lbs on the Cell.

Matt Dunning >>> “3 Steps” took 6 fish up to 42lbs on the Cell/Grange combo.

Kevin Mills >>> didn’t mention his swim, did however report 9 fish inc. 4x40lbers as well a common of 48lb-4ozs and 3x40lb mirrors of 40lb-12ozs, 44lbs and again another one of 48lbs-12ozs as well.

Reg Mills >>> “West Bar” had 8 fish on the Cell.

<<< Scott Sibson >>> in the “Haven” had 14 fish a 40lber plus 2x50’s of 50lbs-8ozs and 55lbs.

Scott had one 50 from the Beach, then decided on a move, which paid off, mind you he tells me he’s been here 15 times, so knows the place a bit!! Scott used 17kg of Cell.

Andy Priest >>> “Unknown” had a 15 fish haul, a 45lb-13oz common followed by a 58lb-9oz common, can’t be bad hey!! Again on the Cell.

Chris Lord >>> down in “Herbies Hole” had 8 fish up to 41lbs-8ozs in mainly Cell.

Lake 2
“Top Rod” (this is by Friday dinnertime) was <<< David Holmes in peg 30 who took a fine 31 fish haul, on the Cell and the D.L.Specials Opal’s.

Jamie Piekielniak >>> in 29 (hope I have spelt that right) had 23 fish, again on the Cell or D.L.S.

Dave Scadding >>> “The Grandad” in 16 had a good session ending on 27 fish up to 41lbs a mirror on the Cell, then the Dreamlake Specials.

His young grandson Darnell Scadding >>> in 14 managed to winkle out 11 fish, plus 2 of those went over the magical 40lb mark both commons of 40lbs and 44lbs, on a blend of Cell Maple and D.L.S.

<<< Martin Boreham peg 25 had 10 fish inc. a 39lb grassie and a 43lb common as well on Cell.

Next door in 26 was our old mucker Simon Hale >>> who also managed 10 fish as well, on the Cell.

The other lads further down were none other than that Ian Hearsum, young Aarron and their mate Zen, to be honest they had too much room and did not know where to fish.

Simon Palmer>>> peg 1 took 20 fish up to 43lbs on Cell.

Rev Quittance peg 2 had 9 fish on the Cell.

Then there was the “Brumbies” lad’s crew, Paul Welsh >>> in 3 ad 8 fish up to 58lbs on the Cell or Opal.

Andy Winall peg had 14 fish inc. a 41lb grassie, a 41lb mirror, than a 47lb common on the Cell and New Grange.

Roy Winall >>> did OK too, but I can not find his catch report here, sorry mate!!

<<< Keith Smith in peg 10 took 14 fish up to 46lbs on the Cell.

Mark Higham >>> peg 4 had 9 up to 40lbs.

I think that’s it for this week guys!!

Ryan keep an eye out for the Wayne Rooney, he’s been sniffing around yer Gran!!!

P.S. Barty the Bailiff wants you all to know he just had a 52lber for Lake 3.

Cheers, Matt.