THAT was a real big-fish week on the Ouse that was with – amazingly – tiny single maggot luring a mighty chub of 7-10!
Veteran matchman Gary Britton had been happily catching small silvers, midweek on an MKAA section, trotting maggot in a nine-foot deep run on 16.5 metres of pole. Then he hooked the big ’ un, which promptly gave a good impression of the bottom charging off!
Probably the biggest fully authenticated chub from above Olney this season, it was ideally timed for Britton as, fishing a league days later, he again had just one chub... but at 1-10 it earned third whereas his 7-10 would have won. The same match saw Ernie Sattler net a 6-8 – also on single maggot – for second.
A bit upstream Dougie, from town’s Carpin Capers, had just one bite on worm intended for big perch... but which turned out to be a 5lb+ male tench.
“My legs shook as I thought I’d hooked the granddaddy of all perch,” he said. “It was a nice river fish, but not in the same league as a perch of that size.”
Nene’s nine-month points series ground to a conclusion, Sunday, on Stoke long pound as John Balhatchett had something to smile about (bet he didn’t) winning with 4-10 and scooping the series £250 top pot. Bob Eales had 4-2 and Baz Eaton 3-13-8.
OSPREY, Lakeside, Tony Winnock 90lb, Andy Boocock 55lb, Lol Summers 53lb.
CASTLE Ashby: midweek, Scotland, Geoff Ringer 37-7, Bob Read 15-7; Brickyard, Mick Hewlett 22lb, Roger Tebbutt 15-14. Sunday: Grendon, Dick Rogers 19llb, Chris Garratt 11lb; Scotland, Kevin Folwell 23lb, Roger Clutton 19-7; Brickyard, Paul Hardman and Mark Smith both 14lb.
LANES league, Makins: Ben Taylor 18-12, Ron Savage 16-8, Baz Hilton 15-12. BISHOPS Bowl open: Steve Hatt 16-5, Jim Murphy 7-7, Kevin Green 6-9. Green and Bob Bassett top pair.
TOWCESTER, Tove: John Broughton, 5lb (2 chub) Mick Goodridge 0-2-8, rest blanked.
GLEBE, Ringstead shallows Nene: 3 chub caught. Martin Shaul 4-14, Dave Haddon 3-8, Mark Collier 1-5. CASTLE, Canons: Fred Prior 4-14, Stuart Cheetham 2-12, Jeff Rice 2-10.
WELLINGBOROUGH league third round, canal Foxton/Theadingworth: Mick Moody Browning Gold 3-11, Tom Boyce Jnr Browning Black 3-8, Mick Dudely SAS 3-7. Three Browning sides tied top, with their Red and Black sides joint league leaders way clear of Hobbs Lot.
OLNEY, Ouse: Graham Clippson 3-4, Alan Carr 0-15-8, Burrell 0-8 – 15 others blanked.
FLORE & Brockhall, canal teams of 3: Jim Tanser 2-4, Rob Rawlins 0-5, Brian Johnson 0-4-10. Regulars lead by a point, two rounds left. WHITE Hart Flore, Barby Banks: Dave Chapman 2lb, Gary Muddiman 0-12 – rest blanked.
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