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Report from the Bag'em Matchbaits Individual Silver League Dog Lane Fishery | Date of match: 11/12/11Number of anglers: 31Overall1st Keith 'Crusty' Taylor (Coventry Bagem) Peg19 4lb 8oz Roach/Bread Punch. 2nd Roger Atkins (Dog Lane Fishery) Peg28 4lb 3½oz Orfe/Roach/Worm Caster3rd Simon Potter (Daventry AC) Peg 20 4lb 1oz Roach/Bread PunchSection A 1st Colin Youds (Coventry) Peg32 1lb 11¾oz Perch/Worm2nd Pete Palmer (Dog Lane Fishery) Peg 26 12oz Roach/PinkieSection B1st Justin Ashby (Banbury Gunsmiths) Peg17 3lb 4oz Perch/Worm2nd Keith Finch (Rugby Tackle) Peg5 3lb Roach/Pinkie Best PerchJustin Ashby Peg 17 Perch of 3lb 4ozThe week had seen some very cold snaps down to -5 oC and ice was still on the lake as 31 anglers sat down to Round 2 of the Bagem Matchbaits Silver Individual League at Dog Lane on Sunday. Many found the going tough as the water had dropped colour and the bottom could be seen out to 6m, so fishing a short line was not an option. Most opted to sit it out for a big billy Perch or an Orfe, a few fished for anything that would bite and those that did managed to winkle out a few Roach and Gudgeon.

Midweek match results for Westwood Lakes. Thursday’s over 50s match was switched to the popular Kestrel Lake, and match organiser Ron Roberts just edged out Bag ‘Ems Smudge Smith. Ron used double dead red maggot over Marukyu groundbait to take 18lb 4oz of carp, ide and barble. Results1st Ron Roberts, WWL, 18lb 4oz2nd Smudge Smith, Bag ‘Em, 16lb3rd Bill Mead, Ropsley AC, 15lb 10oz4th Alan Dixon, Fishtoft AC, 15lb5th Graham Barker, Ropsley AC 14lb 8oz New Year’s Pairs Match January 2 2012 Skylark and Kestrel Lakes limited to 20 pairsCall Alex on 07846769003 to book.

Report from the Canberra Classic, ACT, Australia Canberra, ACT, Australia | Date of match: 2nd-4th DecemberNumber of anglers: 44Match Report: 44 anglers fished over 3 days on Australia’s ACT Lake Burley Griffiths for the SCAC run Canberra Classic. Heavy rains and cold nights for a few days before the festival kept the weights down a little lower than normal this year as the carp refused to settle down and feed. Most caught on the method or open end feeder with corn or maggot. Top individual weight on the day was Dara Finnegan on day 3 with 47.

Results from last week's Tuesday and Wednesday matches. Sherwood LakeTuesday 29/11/1114 fishedWinner Ian Boyd drew hot carp peg 40 and fished a small pellet feeder with corn and meat hookbait landing 10 carp to 5lb and half a dozen skimmers to 1lb finishing nearly 25lb in front of 2nd place with 45lb 10oz. Dave fished the pole and caster all match at 5m because of the strong winds to land skimmers and ide to 12oz. Results 1st Ian Boyd Rivendell AC peg 40, 45-10-02nd Dave Round Mansfield Busman AC peg 59, 20-12-03rd John Holmes Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 41, 18-5-04th Fred Bispham Peg One Angling Centre peg 61, 16-7-05th John Wooff Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 51, 11-1-0Holmedale Lake Wednesday 30/11/1121 fished Winner Andy David drew the bore hole peg 31 fishing the pole and maggot up in the water and on the deck he landed carp up to 6lb and loosing has many weighing in a creditable 66lb 14oz to take his first win at the fishery.