OUR area's angling clubs are well-run, and lots of hard work is done behind the scenes.
So it is nice when a secretary wins one of the matches that they have organised.
Graham Rouse, of Westlands AC, puts a tremendous of amount of work in to the club. So it was nice to hear that he won their latest match.
They fished at the Mill Road Lakes, Addlethorpe, near Skegness.
Rouse had eight carp from the Horseshoe Lake, three of which were into double figures, with a total weight of 53.8lb.
He fished using the long pole to an aerator, and sweetcorn was the key to his success.
Second was Billy Braithwaite with 36lb. The ever-present Dave Edwards Junior was third with 33lb.
LOR AC were in action at Saltfleetby Fishery.
The match was moved from the Island Pond to the main pond.
This was a very good move. Drew Dillerstone, on peg 22, used the pellet waggler to catch 83.11lb.
Next was Steve Eyre, who fished with meat, shallow from peg 8. He had 70lb – 39lb of this was made up by skimmers, so he would have been kept busy.
Peg 15 produced the goods once again, this time for Paul Abbey. He had 42lb. Dave Dobbs was fourth, off peg 17, with 37lb.
In an open match at Saltfleetby, Eyre caught 55lb off peg 19. Dave Dalton was second off peg 12 with 53.6lb.
In a match on the Kingfisher Pond, Paul Underwood weighed in with 32.4lb.
Oberon Angling Club fished at Wold View Fisheries, Claxby.
The roadside pegs had an advantage on what was a very hot day. John Agnew, from peg 8, had 70.13lb. He was on the bomb and used pellet as bait.
Rod Briggs was second with 47.7lb, and club secretary John Davis was third with 41lb.
Also at Wold View, Graham Garrod made it three wins on the trot with another victory on Gold Lake. He was fishing peg 12, using the bomb and baiting with meat.
Second was Norman Hewliss on peg 13. He had 60lb. Andy Saunby had 45lb from peg 18.
In a separate match, Grimsby's UK angling champion Marc Rodger, pictured, fished up in the water and managed 69.12lb off peg 18.
Mick Tamms had 48lb from peg 14 and Brigg starlet Ryan Lidgard was third, with 46.8lb from peg 20.
Bradley AC fished a series match at Bradley Ponds.
Ben Yull was top on the day – he fished shallow to weigh in a very respectable 36.11lb.
Stewart Read was next with 36.3lb and then it was Steve Netherton with 23lb.
In the fourth round of the series at Pelham Ponds, first-place went to Les Waldron on peg 15. He fished the pole with maggot and pellet and caught carp up to 8lb, plus F1s with some silvers, for a total of 16lb 10oz.
At Messingham Sands, the hot weather certainly boosted the match weights, with all species of fish feeding exceptionally well.
Hollywood Lake was in blistering form and, last Sunday, no less than eight weights over 100lbs were recorded in the two matches held there.
The 186lbs of carp taken by Sheffield's John Hancock was enough to break the lake record.
In an open match on the Tripp Lake, Grimsby's Gary Hansford won with 79.4lb.
Another Grimsby rod man, Dennis Pattinson, was fourth with 68.1lb.
Paul Mountford won a match last Saturday on the Curlew Pond at Grange Park Fisheries, Messingham.
It fished extremely well and Mountford fished on pellet to catch 80lb.
Next in was Rob Hill who had 70lb.
Mountford is running a match at Wold View Fisheries on the Ultimate lake on July 20. Book in at 8.15am, it is £20 all in. Those interested in taking part should ring him on 07577 749768.
