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Match Results 2005
4th December 2005
The open was on the very popular Mucky Meadow Pool again this week. Another cold week loomed ahead with ice on all of the pools Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday but the rain on Thursday and Friday soon melted it away.
The weights were smaller than last week but the fish were more evenly spread across the pool. First place went to Arnie Woolhouse on peg 47 with 30 lb; Dave Parry came second with 27 lb 4 oz off peg 38 with John Newton came a close third off peg 42 with 26 lb 10 oz.
Silver fish were back in action this week Kev Williams just taking the silver prize with 7lb. Pegs 38 and 42 seem to be consistent at the moment coming in second and third for the second consecutive week.
Sunday Open
1 st Arnie Woolhouse Furnace Mill peg 47 30-0-0
2 nd Dave Parry MN Autos peg 38 27-4-0
3 rd John Newton Furnace Mill peg 42 26-10-0
Maggot, caster and corn are still the most effective baits at the moment with the waggler again having the edge over pole fishing.
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27th November 2005
The open was on Mucky Meadow Pool this week. Despite the cold weather during the week and especially during the match there were some good catches. Tim Jones came first with 59 lb 4 oz off peg 36 with Mark Bedford catching 41 lb 9 oz two pegs away on 38. Both anglers found the waggler to be the most effective with Tim using maggot and corn and Mark using caster and corn. Neville Groves came in third with 38 lb 11 oz off peg 42.
Sunday Open
1 st Tim Jones Golden Maggot peg 36 59-4-0
2 nd Mark Bedford Stevens Tackle peg 38 41-9-0
3 rd Neville Groves Mossella Midlands peg 42 38-11-0
4 th Rob Cooksey Stevens Tackle peg 48 32-6-0
Although silver fish were very scarce during the open match there were plenty of roach and perch caught by pleasure anglers this week. Maggot, caster and corn have been the most effective baits and the waggler seems to have the edge over pole fishing.
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13th November 2005
The open was on Mucky Meadow Pool this week. Steve Henderson took the honours. He fished peg 54 and his catch of 63 lb 6 oz was mainly carp. Dan Bache came second off peg 34 with 55 lb 1 oz, this weight included four perch that weighed in at 6 lb 3oz. John Savings netted 43 lb 8 oz off peg 38 pushing his son Paul into 4 th place with 35 lb 4 oz off peg 42.
The silver prize went to Arnie Woolhouse who netted 15 lb 10 oz of roach, bream and perch.
Sunday Open
1 st Steve Henderson ABC peg 54 63-6-0
2 nd Dan Bache Storeys peg 34 55-1-0
3 rd John Savings Furnace Mill peg 38 43-8-0
4 th Paul Savings Furnace Mill peg 42 35-4-0
Top tip is to fish tight on the bottom and feed 2.5mm Furnace Feed with maggot, worm or caster on the hook. Some large carp are still being caught in the margins although the majority are about 8 metres out. Pole or waggler.
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6th November 2005
The FURNACE MILL FISHERY open was on Mill Pool this week.
Warren Jennings came first off peg 78, he used corn and pellet to catch 47 lb 1 oz. Kev Williams, MCM Meats, came second with 45 lb 2 oz off peg 87. Dan Bache, Storeys, used corn and pellet 13 metres out to land 36 lb 13 oz.
Sunday Open
1 st Warren Jennings Furnace Mill peg 78 47-1-0
2 nd Kev Williams MCM Meats peg 87 45-2-0
3 rd Dan Bache Storeys peg 84 36-13-0
4 th N. Thirstfield peg 85 30-10-0
Sweetcorn fished over Furnace Feed Pellet has done well in the matches this week. Worm has also been fairly popular. Lots of fish being caught off the bottom but a few anglers were still finding floating bread and biscuit were catching some quality carp off the top. Lots of roach and some nice chub and perch being caught. Pegs 61, 62 and 63 most successful on Willow this week, 32, 38, 47 and 54 on Mucky Meadow and 2, 4, 5, 8, 17 and 22 on Furnace were also producing plenty of fish.
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30th October 2005
The open was on Mucky Meadow Pool this week.
Arnie Woolhouse was the winner off peg 38, he used corn and fished 4 metres out just off the shelf to catch 37 lb 2 oz. Second place went to Nigel Malco, Anchor AC, he caught 34 lb 10 oz off peg 48. Dave Henderson, Astwood AC, used worm and corn to catch 32 lb 9 oz off peg 32.
Sunday Open
1 st Arnie Woolhouse Furnace Mill peg 38 37-2-0
2 nd Nigel Malco Anchor AC peg 48 34-10-0
3 rd Dave Henderson Astwood AC peg 32 32-9-0
4 th Colin Matthews Furnace Mill peg 36 28-4-0
This week corn has seemed to be the most effective bait. Lots of skimmers and roach still showing with various coloured orfe and 2 – 3 lb chub. Most anglers are fishing about 8 metres out fishing just on bottom although there are still some fish feeding in the margins later on in the day.
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16th October 2005
KEV WILLIAMS IS IN FORM WITH A SECOND WIN ON THE TROT.
The FURNACE MILL FISHERY open was held on Furnace Pool this week. Kev Williams, from Codsall, took the honours for the second week running with a catch of 77 lb 8 oz off peg 15. Kev used white maggots fished tight in over the opposite bank. Dave Hobbis, Vine AC, used red maggots with corn and also fished in the side to come second on peg 5 with 74 lb 2 oz. Third place went to Kev Driver, from Kidderminster , who landed 64 lb 8 oz which included 17 lb 6 oz of quality roach and golden orfe and 3 chub to 3lb each which Kev was particularly pleased with. He too was fishing down the edge.
Sunday Open
1 st Kev Williams M C M Meat peg 15 77-8-0
2 nd Dave Hobbis Vine AC peg 5 74-2-0
3 rd Kev Driver M N Autos peg 30 64-8-0
4 th Mick Round Furnace Mill peg 8 55-11-0
5 th P. Stafford peg 17 51-2-0
6 th Colin Matthews Furnace Mill peg 27 50-2-0
The open results showed that maggot, worm and caster are all doing well. 6mm furnace feed expander pellets are also doing well with the green ones being the most popular. Paste and corn have also produced some quality fish.
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9th October 2005
The open was held on Mill Pool this week. Kev Williams took the honours again with a catch of 52 lb 7 oz off peg 87. Paul Cook was second on peg 94 with a catch of 49 lb 7 oz. Kev used meat whilst Paul used Furnace Feed Pellet with brown 4mm expanders on the hook. It was a four hour match and 15 fished.
Sunday Open
1 st Kev Williams M C M Meat peg 87 52-7-0
2 nd Paul Cook Mark’s Tackle peg 94 49-7-0
3 rd Dave Parry M N Autos peg 83 37-11-0
Green 4mm feed pellet has been working well again this week. The 4mm brown expanders have been effective on the hook but the larger 6mm green or red expanders have also been catching plenty of fish. Corn and meat have also been good baits. Some of the carp were a little shy this week with the drop in temperature but quality roach have been showing instead.
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2nd October 2005
This weeks open was held on Furnace Pool. Kev Johnson won with a catch of 131 lb 2 oz. Fishing maggot with Furnace Feed Pellet off peg 21. Paul Cook was second with similar tactics from peg 30 with a catch 125 lb 15 oz. It was a four hour match and 13 fished.
Sunday Open
1 st Kev Johnson Mark’s Tackle peg 21 131-2-0
2 nd Paul Cook Mark’s Tackle peg 30 125-15-0
3 rd Mick Round Furnace Mill peg 15 89-4-0
Green 4mm feed pellet has been working well this week. John Dawson from Sheffield reported good sport on all three days of his visit. He fished Furnace and Mill Pool and said that they both produced plenty of fish. John was feeding 4mm green feed pellet and also tried some of them on the hook to good effect, he also used casters and corn.
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18th September 2005
The open was held on Mucky Meadow Pool this week. Andy Buckley, from Perton, came first with 65 lb 6 oz off peg 37. In second place was Kev Williams on peg 53 with 37 lb 9 oz and third went to Kev Johnson with 34 lb 7 oz. Paul Cook was the most successful with the silver fish netting 10 lb 3 oz of quality golden orfe amongst others.
Everyone commented that the fishing was harder in this match, some blamed the wind direction some blamed the slight frost we had on Friday night. We also had to knock ½ an hour off the match due to the fading light. 21 fished the match.
Sunday Open
1 st Andy Buckley Furnace Mill peg 37 65-6-0
2 nd Kev Williams MCM Meat peg 53 37-9-0
3 rd Kev Johnson Mark’s Tackle peg 46 34-7-0
Pretty much the same as last week for tactics, make sure you plumb the depth accurately and fish just touching bottom and keep feeding regularly. The red 4mm Furnace Feed Pellet may just have the edge at the moment with corn, meat and soft pellet on the hook.
We have had lots of visitors from the north again this week and they have reported good catches from around the fishery. Maybe Willow has the edge still, although Mill has also been producing some great catches from around 8 metres out and in the margins.
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to catch his name but a young man (maybe 8 or 9yrs) caught a beautiful 12 ½ lb carp off Willow on Sunday, I had joked with him that he had no chance of catching anything because his dad kept sending him to buy coffee and sandwiches! If you are that young man (or his Dad) and you have a photo of the fish please email me and I’ll either put it up in the club house or on our website for you!
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11th September 2005
The FURNACE MILL FISHERY open was held on Mucky Meadow Pool this week. Andy Newton, Shimano Tipton VDE, was the winner off the very successful peg 38. He landed 85 lb of quality fish using pellet 8 metres out. Second was Chris Senter off peg 45 with 71 lb 14 oz and third went to Kev Williams on peg 50 who also managed to win the silver prize with 14 lb 2 oz of quality roach and bream. 22 fished the match.
The nights are drawing in now but the open is still an afternoon/evening match so we need to draw on time to avoid losing match time to the light.
Sunday Open
1 st Andy Newton Shimano Tipton VDE peg 38 85-0-0
2 nd Chris Senter Alan’s Tackle peg 45 71-14-0
3 rd Kev Williams MCM Meat peg 50 49-5-0
4 th Ian Benbow Furnace Mill peg 54 41-6-0
Pleasure catches have been good again this week. John and Tracey Smith from Bridgnorth caught some quality fish from Mucky Meadow. They fished Furnace Feed Pellet and using sinking hookers, corn and meat they landed loads of carp, tench and bream at medium range. We have also had lots of visitors from Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester this week. They reported catches in excess of 150lb off Willow Pool.
The best approach here on any of the pools at the moment is to make sure you plumb the depth accurately and fish just touching bottom and keep feeding regularly. Furnace Feed Pellet with corn, meat and soft pellet on the hook are the best baits at the moment.
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4th September 2005
LOCAL LAD TURNS UP THE HEAT AT FURNACE AS THE FURNACE MILL MATCH RECORD IS SMASHED YET AGAIN!
The record created on 18 th July didn’t last very long! Local angler, Paul Cook from Stourport, landed an outstanding catch of 214 lb 13 oz. This beat the previous record held by Chris Senter of 205 lb 8 oz.
Mucky Meadow Pool hosted the match again. Kev Williams, from Codsall, beat his weight last week by 2 lbs but could only manage 3 rd place. Paul Cook who fishes for Mark’s Tackle, Raven Street , Stourport used pellet and paste to start, but found that his old favourite the white maggot was the most effective for him. Although he was catching regularly throughout the match it was after a very heavy shower and short lived thunderstorm that the fish went crazy particularly during the last hour.
Sunday Open
1 st Paul Cook Mark’s Tackle peg 54 214-13-0
2 nd Kev Johnson Mark’s Tackle peg 47 124-4-0
3 rd Kev Williams MCM Meat peg 38 98-12-0
4 th Keith Johnson Furnace Mill peg 43 69-6-0
During the week Emily and Lois Brown, chips of the old block, having been tackled up by Ed caught lots of carp on Willow . The best fish was landed by 11yr old Emily which weighed in at 12 lb 2 oz. Both girls used red and green feed pellets and sinking hookers with a squirt of strawberry.
The fishery is on fire and everyone is bagging!
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28th August 2005
Mucky Meadow Pool held the open this week. Kev Williams, MCM Meats won with 96 lb 5 oz from peg 35. Father and son duo, David and David Lear came second and third, with David Jnr also taking the silver fish prize.
Sunday Open
1 st K. Williams MCM Meat peg 35 96-5-0
2 nd D. Lear (Jnr) Carlisle AC peg 47 62-4-0
3 rd D. Lear (Snr) Linar AC peg 52 59-4-0
There have been some good catches again this week with fish being caught from all the pools. Furnace Pool in particular produced lots of tench. Red Furnace Feed pellets and sinking hookers have been the most popular baits with corn and worm also producing.
On Sunday Kings Norton Royal British Legion had a match on Furnace Pool and reported the results as follows:
1 st Eddie Foster peg 22 52-4-0
2 nd Neil Gumbley peg 4 39-0-0
3 rd David Wilkins peg 2 33-6-0
4 th Lee Gumbley peg 15 32-12-0
5 th Kevin Gumbley peg 30 30-14-0
(It was a real family affair; Lee managed to beat Uncle Kevin but couldn’t beat Dad Neil)
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On Saturday 27th Augusts 2005 we welcomed Matt Hayes and four competition winners from Discovery Real Time to the fishery. After they had eaten their breakfast they went on to Mill Pool and even amid much chatting and laughing they managed to all catch fish!
After the barbecue lunch and a few pointers from Ed and Matt they all continued to catch a variety of fish and all went away at about 8.30pm with smiling faces!
Hope you had a good day lads we enjoyed your visit too!
Leigh, Graham, Ed, Matt, Fitz and Patrick
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21st August 2005
The open was on Mucky Meadow Pool again this week. Andy Buckley from Perton won with 100 lb 7 oz from peg 41. Dan Bache was second again with 98 lb 11 oz from peg 54, this included 12 lb 2 oz of quality silver fish. In third was Dave Williams with 94 lb 7 oz from peg 48.
Sunday Open
1 st A. Buckley Perton peg 41 100-7-0
2 nd D. Bache Storeys peg 54 98-11-0
3 rd D. Williams Halesowen British Legion peg 48 94-7-0
4 th W. Jennings Furnace Mill peg 46 81
All the pools have been fishing well again this week. Willow has produced some excellent double figure fish, many of them being taken off the top and in the margins. We have had a lot of newcomers this week that we have sent in the direction of Mill Pool. They have all reported a variety of fish being caught. Furnace Pool has produced some good catches in the week with plenty of tench being caught. Mucky Meadow has been pretty consistent producing quality fish at varying depths. 4mm pellet seems to be the best feed with anglers fishing sinking or floating hookers over the top. Worm and meat have been effective on the hook.
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14th August 2005
The open at FURNACE MILL FISHERY was on Mucky Meadow Pool this week. Andy Newton won off peg 44 with a catch of 80 lb 8 oz beating last week’s winner, Dan Bache, who landed 61 lb 6 oz off peg 34.
Sunday Open
1 st A. Newton Shimano Tipton VDE peg 44 80-8-0
2 nd D. Bache Storeys peg 34 61-6-0
3 rd W. Jennings Furnace Mill peg 46 53-4-0
The best feed bait at the moment is still Furnace Mill’s pellets with pellet, paste, corn and maggot working well on the hook. Although the open lads seem to favour the 2.5mm pellet a large number of pleasure anglers have found the red 4mm to be very effective. Howard Marshall from East Yorkshire fished peg 57 on Willow Pool and having caught plenty of fish off the bottom feeding the red pellet and fishing Furnace Feed sinking hookers he then switched to floaters catching numerous fish over 12 lb with the best weighing in at 22lb.
Anglers from Birmingham were initially despondent when they arrived on Wednesday to find that the only available pegs on Furnace were in the ‘canal section’. They left with huge smiles later that evening having had “the best days fishing for months!” Fish were caught on the far bank with the pole feeding pellet and fishing corn and sinking hook pellets.
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7th August 2005
The open at FURNACE MILL FISHERY was on Furnace and Mucky Meadow Pools this week. First place went to Dan Bache off peg 48 on Mucky. He landed 85 lb 14 oz beating A. Reeve into second place who fished peg 30 on Furnace Pool with a weight of 74 lb 8 oz. Third place was also on Furnace with Chris Bradney catching 64 lb 4 oz off peg 15. Warren Jennings, with 62 lb 7 oz, just beat Kev Williams who had 2 oz less.
The best feed bait at the moment is still Furnace Mill’s pellets with pellet, paste, corn and maggot working well on the hook.
Sunday Open
1 st D. Bache Storeys peg 48 85-14-0
2 nd A. Reeve Vine AC peg 30 74-8-0
3 rd C. Bradney T&D Mechanical & Elec peg 15 64-4-0
4 th W. Jennings Furnace Mill peg 43 62-7-0
5 th K. Williams MCM Angling Products peg 22 62-5-0
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31st July 2005
The open at FURNACE MILL FISHERY was on Furnace and Willow Pools this week. First place went to Kev Williams, MCM Angling Products, fishing off peg 66 on Willow . He landed 100 lb 13 oz and also managed to sneak the silver prize with just 3 oz more than Richard Swan from Tipton who thought he had won. Second overall was Andy Newton who landed 84 lb 2 oz from peg 5 on Furnace Pool. Third place went to John Savings on peg 58 on Willow Pool with 62 lb 12 oz.
The best feed bait at the moment is still Furnace Mill’s pellets with pellet, paste, corn and maggot working well on the hook.
Sunday Open
1 st K. Williams MCM Angling Products peg 66 100-13-0
2 nd A. Newton Shimano Tipton VDE peg 5 84-2-0
3 rd J. Savings peg 58 62-12-0
4 th B. Ashfield peg 64 49-10-0
5 th J. Newton Furnace Mill peg 12 49-9-0
Trevor Davis from Bewdley had a good days fishing on peg 53 during the week where he landed well over 100 lb of fish including 10 fish weighing between 8 and 10 lb the best of the day weighing in at 12 lb. Friend Jeff Dean from Kidderminster fished peg 54 and he too landed in excess of 100 lb with lots of carp feeding on the surface.
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24th July 2005
The open at FURNACE MILL FISHERY this week was on Furnace and Mucky Meadow Pools. Andy Buckley from Perton won the match off peg 52 on Mucky Meadow with a weight of 88 lb. Second was Stuart Derbyshire, also from Perton, with 79 lb 1 oz off peg 21 on Furnace Pool. The rain started at 6.30am and continued all day until well after the match but it didn’t dampen the spirits although it did make it difficult for Jane to write down the weights!
The best feed bait at the moment is still Furnace Mill’s pellets with pellet, paste, corn and maggot working well on the hook.
Sunday Open
1 st A. Buckley Perton peg 52 88-0-0
2 nd S. Derbyshire Perton peg 21 79-1-0
3rd A. Bird Alan’s Tackle peg 30 57-11-0
4 th C. Senter Green Man peg 50 50-7-0
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17th July 2005
FURNACE MILL MATCH RECORD BREAKS THE 200LB BARRIER!
The open at FURNACE MILL FISHERY this week was on Mucky Meadow Pool. Chris Senter, Green Man, took the honours again for the fourth time in five weeks! Not only that - he fished meat and paste off peg 35 to land a WOPPING 205 LB 11 oz!! Chris has now taken the match record to new heights adding an extra 19 lbs to Ray Lamb’s 186 lb which was netted on Willow Pool on 15 th August 2004.
Second place went to Furnace Mill regular Andy Newton with 166 lb 2 oz off peg 47. Third place went to Kev Williams with a catch of 120 lb 4 oz off peg 44. The average weight over the match was 102.42 lb per angler. The best baits at the moment are Furnace Mill’s range of pellet and paste with worm starting to produce as well.
Sunday Open
1 st C. Senter Green Man peg 35 205-11-0
2 nd A. Newton Shimano Tipton VDE peg 47 166-2-0
3rd K. Williams MCM Meat peg 44 120-4-0
4 th C. Summers Alan’s Tackle peg 38 108-15-0
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10th July 2005
The open at FURNACE MILL FISHERY this week was on Furnace Pool. Ian Wood, Alan’s Tackle, fished peg 8 to produce 85 lb 13 oz. Second was Ray Lamb with 82 lb off peg 4. Chris Whitehouse came in third with 80 lb 7 oz. Yet again the best baits are Furnace Feed and paste.
Sunday Open
1 st I. Wood Alan’s Tackle peg 8 85-13-0
2 nd R. Lamb Strike Mossella peg 4 82-0-0
3rd C. Whitehouse Stevens Tackle peg 15 80-7-0
4 th D. Dean peg 2 67-2-0
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3rd July 2005
The open at FURNACE MILL FISHERY this week was on Mucky Meadow Pool. Chris Senter, Green Man, took the honours again for the third time this week. He fished meat and paste off peg 38 to land 122 lb 5 oz. Second place went to Terry Butler, Fishermen’s Friend with 109 lb 5 oz off peg 47. Paul Savings, Ashwood, caught 95 lb 15 oz off peg 36. The average weight over the match was 81.3 lb per angler. The best baits at the moment are Furnace Mill’s range of pellet and paste with worm starting to produce as well.
Sunday Open
1 st C. Senter Green Man peg 38 122-5-0
2 nd T. Butler Fishermen’s Friend peg 47 109-5-0
3rd P. Savings Ashwood peg 36 95-15-0
4 th A. Newton Shimano Tipton VDE peg 49 84-6-0
5 th K. Johnson Furnace Mill peg 34 77-10-0
6 th B. Wood Furnace Mill peg 41 70-7-0
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19th June 2005
The open at FURNACE MILL FISHERY this week was on Mucky Meadow Pool. Chris Senter, Green Man, took the honours again this week. He fished meat and paste off peg 34 to land 134 lb 6 oz of top quality carp. Second place went to Andy Newton again with 104 lb 6 oz off peg 51. Third place went to Graham Stott who comes to the area for a week each year with friends. He landed 92 lb 1 oz off peg 46.
Sunday Open
1 st C. Senter Green Man peg 34 134-6-0
2 nd A. Newton Shimano Tipton VDE peg 51 104-6-0
3rd G. Stott Centurion peg 46 92-1-0
4 th C. Bradney peg 40 76-6-0
5 th W. Burke peg 48 68-11-0
6 th P. Evans Furnace Mill peg 53 57-4-0
7 th M. Whittingham peg 38 57-0-0
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12th June 2005
The open at FURNACE MILL FISHERY this week was on Mucky Meadow Pool. Chris Senter, Green Man, managed to beat last weeks second place by coming first this time. Fishing meat and paste off peg 50 he landed 94 lb 2 oz of top quality carp. Second place went to Andy Newton with 83 lb 1 oz off peg 44. In third place was Richard Brewer with 70 lb 4 oz. Last weeks winner Chris Summers was nudged out to 4 th place with 65 lb 14 oz off peg 36.
Sunday Open
1 st C. Senter Green Man peg 50 94-2-0
2 nd A. Newton Shimano Tipton VDE peg 44 83-1-0
3rd R. Brewer Green Man peg 38 70-4-0
4 th C. Summer Alan’s Fishing Tackle peg 36 65-14-0
5 th D. Thorpe Ludlow Tackle peg 34 48-10-0
6 th K. Williams MCM Meats peg 42 45-0-0
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5th June 2005
The open at FURNACE MILL FISHERY this week was on Mucky Meadow and Mill Pool. Mucky Meadow produced the winning weight again. Chris Summers, Alan’s Fishing Tackle, won off peg 38 with a catch of 83 lb 13 oz. Chris Senter, Green Man, came in second with 64 lb 5 oz off peg 34. In third place was Tim Jones, Golden Maggot, with 56 lb, he landed 28 lb 12 oz of silver fish which was made up of roach and bream but dominated by golden orfe.
Sunday Open
1 st C. Summers Alan’s Fishing Tackle peg 38 83-13-0
2 nd C. Senter Green Man peg 34 64-5-0
3rd T. Jones Golden Maggot peg 54 56-0-0
4 th R. Patrick Green Man peg 50 44-11-0
5 th B. Wood Furnace Mill peg 32 43-6-0
6 th W. Jennings Storeys peg 44 42-15-0
The carp have been thinking about spawning this week so weights have been a little unpredictable, but pleasure anglers have reported catches of good quality roach, bream and tench.