In last week's column I mentioned how Blenheim Palace was earning a reputation for producing a lot of big perch and pike, and this has been confirmed in one of the weekly angling papers by Ian Welch, writes Andy Webber.

Ian fished Blenheim with Kim Wharton in the same boat, and used lures and lobworms.

Their lures were Savage Gear Shiners', while Ian also tackled up with Drennan loaded insert wagglers fished over depth with 3.75lb hooklinks tied to a size 8 hook.

Both anglers landed some nice perch around the 3lb mark.

Mike Lyddon, who is a member of Osprey Specimen Group, also reported he had done well on the Capability Brown Lake, using lobworm over maggot and chopped worm to catch perch up to 3.10.0.

Another venue - rather more humble than the Palace - worth looking at for large perch is the Oxford Canal.

Several Oxford angling clubs, including North Oxford and Kidlington, control sections of the canal which produces some decent fish to matchmen on a regular basis.

Lobworm fished over chopped worm seems to be the way to go, and any swim with a feature like over- hanging branches is worth a try.

West Bromwich carper Angie Lawley, who is a regular visitor to the Richworth Linear complex near Stanton Harcourt, notched a personal best when she landed the big common from St John's Lake weighing 41.4.0.

Angie targeted an area about 80 yards out and baited up with Bankside Grubber pellets with the new SBS fruit and nut boilies to 12lb mainline, Suffrix 25lb Heavy Skin hooklink and a Korda wide gap size 8 hook.

MATCH RESULTS.

Oakfield (Wednesday, Swallow, 19 fished): 1 L Ripper (Fox Match GOT Baits) 64.12.0, 2 J Price (Red Lion) 44.6.8, 3 G Warrall (GOT Oakfield) 39.14.0.

Oakfield (Saturday, Brook, 19 fished): 1 F Lawther (GOT Oakfield) 46.15.8, 2 M Smith (Fox Match GOT Baits) 32.2.8, 3 A Phipps (GOT Oakfield) 30.5.0.

Panshill (Saturday, Pans Lake, 16 fished): 1 C Martin (Panshill) 37.6.0, 2 D Hammond (BGS Garbolino) 29.15.0, 3 D Green (Fox Match Black Horse Sensas) 29.12.0.

Panshill (Sunday, Wood Lake, 18 fished): 1 G Thorpe (GOT Baits) 41.1.0, 2 J Hohlweg (Panshill) 31.10.0, 3 R Guppy (RS Baits) 22.8.0.

FIXTURES.

WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY.

Oakfield: Tel 01296 770492.

Panshill: Tel 07740619991.

SATURDAY.

North Oxford AS: Club match, King's Bridge, draw 8.30am.

Acorn Angling: Carp League, Frobury Farm, draw 8.30am.