Match fishing

BODDINGTON Reservoir, near Banbury, was in sensational form last Monday for the 16 anglers in the Carp League 2011 match, with no fewer than 13 weights over the ton, writes ANDY WEBBER.

Gary Knight triumphed with an amazing 269.8.0 of carp to 15lb on banded 8mm hard pellet.

Andy Benwell (Predator) fished a large pellet feeder at range with 8mm pellet, catching 33 carp for a second-placed 234.0.0, while Steve Johnson (Acorn Angling) had 186.0.0 of carp on straight lead and pellet for third.

The final match in this year’s Summer Carp League was fished at Butler’s Hill by 21, and it was the middle lake that turned up trumps with all the top weights coming from it.

Dave Williams was the clear winner with a net of carp and skimmers on worm and caster mid-water for 29.0.0.

Martin Avons was second with 25.11.0 of carp and skimmers on maggot and pellet, followed by Bob Webb with 24.0.0 of skimmers and carp from the margins on paste and maggot.

Final points: D Williams 52, P Weston 47, M Avons 42.

Nine anglers fished Jolly Anglers’ Coronation Cup on the Thames at Fairmile.

Martin MacDonald put 77 fish, mainly roach, on the scales for his second win on the trot, weighing in 12.6.0. He fished the waggler with hemp and caster.

Bill Davis also got among a few roach, using waggler with hemp and maggot for 8.11.0 and pipping Phil Ansell by an ounce. Phil caught roach on the waggler and maggot and chublets on maggot-feeder.

Other Results Sutton Courtenay: (v Clanfield, Appleford reach, 21 fished) 1 I Higgins (SC) 8.4.0 (roach; pole & maggot), 2 D Eales (Clanfield) 7.8.0, 3 A Hewer (SC) 6.9.0.

Coldstone: (Club match, Manor Farm Lake, 13 fished) 1 J Swann 8.4.0, 2 G Acock 6.10.0, 3 B Ballard 6.8.0.

Marston: (Halls Cup, Cherwell, 10 fished) 1 G Bradshaw 7.0.0 (roach; pole with hemp & maggot), 2 A Tompkins 6.7.0, 3 W Rudman 5.13.8 (inc 2lb perch).

North Oxford: (Brown Brothers Cup, King’s Bridge, 13 fished) 1 M Taylor 6.4.0 (roach; red maggot over groundbait), 2 J Coleman 3.14.0, 3 M Burbage 3.7.0.

Tackley Estates: (Club match, Stable Lake, 11 fished) 1 S Malone 82.12.0, 2 B Malone 78.12.0, 3 M Merry 65.0.0.

Oakfield: (Wednesday, Swallow, 19 fished) 1 S Johnson (Acorn Angling) 73.12.8, 2 N Bryan (The Matchmen) 61.8.0, 3 G Worrall (GOT Oakfield) 56.4.8.

Oakfield: (Saturday, Swallow-Brook, 23 fished) 1 M Stickley (Ernest Turner) 59.12.0, 2 L Ripper (GOT Baits) 54.0.8, 3 I Edwards (GOT Oakfield) 51.3.0.

Panshill: (Wednesday, Wood Lake, 13 fished) 1 A Foulkes 99.7.0, 2 M Wyatt 81.2.0, 3 J Hohlweg 80.0.0.

Panshill: (Saturday, Pans Lake, 14 fished) 1 B Morgan 120.7.0, 2 R Guppy 99.7.0, 3 S Davis 72.2.0.

Panshill: (Sunday, Wood Lake) 1 C Timms 82.1.0, 2 D Stratful 64.4.0, 3 B Eddy 60.15.0.