27.01.11
Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Winter League (Thursday)
Moat (16 pegs)
1 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, 16-14-0; peg island 24
Fishing from peg 24 on the island, Andy Sellars caught 2 carp and skimmers to waggler and pole with maggot over loose feed caster
2 A Payling, Peg One, 16-3-0; peg outer 78
Arnie Payling also fished waggler and maggot over caster for an all skimmer net
3 N Wood, 15-12-0; peg island 16
Nigel Wood caught skimmers and roach on pole and pinkie over groundbait
4 D Clegg, Britannia, 9-8-0; 5 D Slaymaker, MAP Ripley, 9-0-0

29.01.11
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League Match (Saturday)
Bridge (16 pegs)
1 D Oldham, Daiwa Hallcroft, 22-8-0; peg outer 22 S Yorks
Daz Oldham fished the pole at 12m using maggot over groundbait and switched to pellet late on landing skimmer bream and a couple of carp to win the match
2 A Oldham, Maver, 18-3-0; peg outer 39 S Yorks
Second was Andy Oldham who caught all skimmers using pole, bloodworm and joker at 13m
3 G Mumby, Triana, 17-4-0; peg island 15 Notts
Gary Mumby finished a close third spot with a mixed net of fish caught at 11m on maggot over joker and groundbait
4 P Bagshaw, Maver Barnsley, 16-12-0; Derbys 5 J Thomas, Subfish, 15-0-0; Notts 6 D Dare, Mansfield, 13-2-0; Notts
7 S Spurr, Notts
8 R Walker, S Yorks

30.01.11
Daiwa Hallcroft Teams of 4 Silverfish League (Sunday)
Moat/Bridge (52 pegs)
1 A Higginbottom, Trentmen, 21-2-0; peg B Isl 15 Notts
Adrian Higginbottom from team Trentmen finished the overall winner today with a nice net of skimmers. Adrian fished the pole at 11m using caster on the hook over a bed of groundbait mixed with joker
2 S Shepherd, Worksop, 19-6-0; peg B outer 36 Notts
Steve Shepherd took the close second spot also with a net of skimmer bream. Steve fished maggot on the pole at 12m and also used groundbait to good effect.
3 K Baxter, Mosborough Tackle Box, 18-14-0; peg M outer 67 Notts
Third place went to Kev Baxter who caught silvers on the pole using maggot and pellet at 13m from moat outer 67
4 D Hiley, Peg One, 17-4-0; Notts 5 K Hibbert, Trentmen, 16-13-0; Notts 6 P Tatley, Trentmen, 15-3-0; Notts
7 A Payling, Notts
8 G Mumby, Notts
Teams on Day :
1 Hallcroft Maggots. – 6pts
2 Peg One – 7pts
Top Team positions to date :
1 Team Maggots 48pts
2 Maver Select 49pts
3 Six a.m. 50pts

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Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Winter League (Thursday)
Moat (18 pegs)
1 A Payling, Peg One, 17-6-0; peg island 51
Arnie Payling on island peg 51 managed to winkle out 17-6-0 of skimmers on maggot, alternating between pole at 11m and the waggler
2 P Bagshaw, Maver Barnsley, 12-10-0; peg island 48
Second was Pete Bagshaw who also caught skimmers fishing pole, maggot and pinkies over groundbait at 11m
3 K Noble, Daiwa Hallcroft, 7-4-0; peg outer 28
Keith Noble fished maggot at 11m to catch mostly small skimmers
4 P Ware, Retford, 6-10-0; 5 R Dowding, Notts, 5-12-0

21.01.11
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League Match (Saturday)
Moat (23 pegs)
1 S Spurr, Retford, 16-12-0; peg island 42 Notts
Steve Spurr started his 2011 campaign with a decent victory in today’s league match. Fishing from peg 42 on the island Steve netted skimmers and a bonus carp on the feeder using maggot and groundbait
2 C Lines, Retford, 9-5-0; peg outer 17 Notts
Second from peg outer 17 was Chris Lines who fished the pole at 11m and caught all skimmers with caster and pinkies
3 A Oldham, Maver, 7-4-0; peg outer 23 S Yorks
Third place went to Andy Oldham who caught silvers on the pole at 13m using bloodworm and joker
4 N Wheatcroft, Bryden, 6-14-0; Notts 5 G Mumby, Triana, 5-2-0; Notts 6 A Cordall, Bryden, 4-8-0; Notts
7 D Slaymaker, Notts
8 G Gibson, Notts

22.01.11
Daiwa Hallcroft Teams of 4 Silverfish League (Sunday)
Moat/Bridge (52 pegs)
1 W Lomas, MAP Leegem, 20-10-0; peg M outer 71  Notts
The skimmers on Moat made up the top 3 weights on this latest round of the Teams of 4 series. Wayne Lomas ran out the winner with 20-10-0 of skimmers taken at 11m fishing maggot and pellet over micro pellet
2 P Bagshaw, Maver Barnsley, 17-10-0; peg M outer 67 Derbys
Pete Bagshaw, in the same section, was second and his 17-10-0 weight was caught mostly on pole and caster fished over caster and ground bait at 12m
3 P Tatley, Trentmen, 17-9-0; peg M island 38 Notts
Just 1oz behind was Pete Tatley with 17-9-0, also taken on caster over groundbait
4 D Slaymaker, MAP Ripley, 16-4-0; Notts 5 D Hiley, Mansfield, 15-4-0; Notts 6 D Challinor, Six a.m., 13-10-0; S Yorks
7 A Sellars, S Yorks
8 R Walker, S Yorks
Teams on Day :
1 Six a.m. – 8pts
2 Peg One – 9pts
Team positions to date :
1 Maver Select 35pts
2 Team Spurgeons 37pts
3 Hallcroft Maggots 42pts

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13.01.11
Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Winter League (Thursday)
Bridge (20 pegs)
1 D Slaymaker, MAP Ripley, 23-12-0; peg outer 21
Don Slaymaker on outer peg 21 was the winner of this latest Vets’ match which was dominated by some excellent silverfish nets. Don used maggot and caster over groundbait at 11m for mainly skimmers to 2lb
2 D Clegg, Britannia, 18-5-0; peg outer 49
Second was Dick Clegg from outer 49 who fished maggot at 12m for a mixture of silvers
3 N Wood, Chesterfield, 17-7-0; peg outer 43
Nigel Wood also used maggot to good effect for his skimmer dominated catch
4 R Walker, Daiwa Hallcroft, 16-8-0; 5 I Temple, Retford, 15-11-0; 6 G Lilley, MAP Leegem, 9-0-0

15.01.11
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League Match (Saturday)
Bridge (15 pegs)
1 R Walker, Daiwa Hallcroft, 34-0-0; peg island 6 S Yorks
With the present milder weather weights continued to increase for this Saturday open on Bridge. Robin Walker on island peg 6 got the verdict with 34-0-0, fishing maggot and pinkie over groundbait at 12m for a mixed net of one carp to 6lb and 28lb of skimmers
2 B Sullivan, Goldthorpe, 31-0-0; peg island 15 S Yorks
Brian Sullivan was second from peg 15 on the island with two carp plus skimmers taken on pole and maggot for 31lb
3 D Oldham, Daiwa Hallcroft, 28-14-0; peg island 20 S yorks
Daz Oldham alternated caster and pellet at 12m for his skimmer dominated net
4 A Higginbottom, Daiwa Trentmen, 26-14-0; Derbys 5 N Wood, Chesterfield, 23-0-0; Notts 6 G Gibson, Worksop, 19-8-0; S Yorks
7 J Thomas, Notts
8 S Spurr, Notts

16.01.11
Daiwa Hallcroft Tournament League Match (Sunday)
Moat (25 pegs)
1 D Hiley, Mansfield, 33-10-0; peg outer 28 Notts
With the ice finally gone, this week has seen more bites and there were plenty of silvers to be caught in most pegs today. Dave Hiley won with a good net of skimmers taken on maggot over groundbait at 12m from peg 28 on the outer
2 D Slaymaker, MAP Ripley, 23-6-0; peg island 42 Notts
Don Slaymaker on island 42 added a bonus carp to claim second spot with mainly skimmers caught at 11m on caster over groundbait
3 D Boswell, Daiwa Hallcroft, 17-6-0; peg outer 36 Notts
Dave Boswell took the close third place with carp and silvers taken on pole and maggot
4 P Bagshaw, Maver Barnsley, 16-4-0; S Yorks 5 D Oldham, Daiwa Hallcroft, 16-2-0; S Yorks 6 G Gibson, Worksop, 15-12-0; Notts
7 A Oldham, S Yorks
8 B Sullivan, S Yorks

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06.01.11
Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Winter League (Thursday)
Bridge/Moat (16 pegs)
1 B Rance, Retford Honda, 12-14-0; peg B Island 6
Yet again ice was an issue for this latest Vets’ open. Barry Rance of Retford fished caster & maggot at 10m from Bridge Island 6 for a mixed net of roach, perch and skimmers
2 D Downes, Killamarsh, 9-0-0; peg B Island 16
Dave Downes also caught silverfish on the pole at 10m using maggot over groundbait
3 C Line, Newcastle Arms, 7-14-0; peg B Island 12
Chris Line fished casters on the pole for a silverfish net
4 N Woods, Chesterfield, 4-0-0; 5 P Bagshaw, Maver Barnsley, 3-1-0; 6 A Payling, Peg One, 2-14-0

08.01.11
Daiwa Hallcroft Winter League Match (Saturday)
Bridge/Reed (18 pegs)
1 D Oldham, Daiwa Hallcroft, 19-10-0; peg B Island 14 S Yorks
Daz Oldham ran away with the win in today’s open. He alternated pellet and caster at 11m for skimmers to 2lb
2 D Slaymaker, MAP Ripley, 9-11-0; peg B island 16 Leics
Don Slaymaker fished aster and bloodworm over joker at 11m for a mixed net of roach, perch and skimmers
3 G Gibson, Worksop, 7-0-0; peg B island 22 Notts
Gordon Gibson also fished bloodworm for a 7lb net
4 |B Sullivan, Goldthorpe, 5-15-0; S Yorks 5 S Clark, Mansfield Sensas, 4-13-0; Notts 6 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, 4-9-0; S Yorks
7 G Mumby, Notts
8 R Austin, S Yorks
Silverfish :
1 Don Slaymaker
2 Gordon Gibson

09.01.11
Daiwa Hallcroft Teams of 4 (Sunday)
Moat/Bridge/Reed (52 pegs)
1 S Richards, Daiwa Hallcroft, 10-14-0; peg Reed 32 Notts
Finally there were enough pegs to be able to fit in this round of the Teams of 4. Steve Richards was the winner today in what proved
to be a tough match. Steve caught small perch and roach using caster over bloodworm and joker at 10m up to the edge of the ice
2 A Shaw, Triana, 1-10-0; peg B island 20 S Yorks
Andy Shaw finished second with a small net of perch taken on the pole with bloodworm and joker
3 A Oldham, Barnsley Blacks, 1-8-8; peg M Outer 18 S Yorks
Andy Oldham fished up to the ice with bloodworm and joker to take third spot
4 D Nuttall, Leegem, 1-5-0; Derbys 5 P McIntyre, Doncaster, 1-0-0; S Yorks
6 A Kinder, S Yorks
7 G Mumby, Notts
8 N Woods, Notts