Friday, 30 March 2012

Angling: Grand victory for Steve Oakes in canal championship | This is Leicestershire

Steve Oakes won the Leicester Canal Championship on the Grand Union Canal at Kilby Bridge.

The Wigston Angling Society competitor caught a mixed net of skimmers and rudd on the pole to weigh in with 4lb 13½oz.

Steve Warner was runner-up on 3-15 ahead of Nigel Miller, 3-9, and Steve Gardner, 3-8.

George Reynolds won Oadby RBL's contest at Holmes Farm on 71-2 from Sam Collet, 62-14, Karl Gillett, 62-1, and Paul Cooper, 54-7.

Leicestershire angler Chris Shore finished third in a veterans contest at Lakeview Fishery, Holwell.

He caught 41-4 from marina pool in a match in which the first two places went to Nottinghamshire anglers.

Roy Toulson won on 62-4 with Rob Taylor second on 52-4.

Mark Slade, owner of the on-site tackle shop at Celtic Lakes, has caught some notable carp at the Frisby venue.

He took a 19-0lb common, a 21-4 mirror and a stunning 25-6 common.

He was fishing on the sailing club point swim and used boilies on a gravel patch close to the island.

Melton's Carl Jessop caught a 23-0 mirror carp and a 20-3 common.

Leicester's Keith Arnold landed seven bream of around 5lb on pellet from peg 52.

Carl Harrison took zander scaling 9-8 and 5-0 and a 19-0 pike from peg 54.

Leicester's Lewis Harvey used sweetcorn to catch five tench to 4lb from the boys' pit.

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THE DAILY CATCH http://fishingnews.posterous.com/angling-grand-victory-for-steve-oakes-in-cana Steve Oakes won the Leicester Canal Championship on the Grand Union Canal at Kilby Bridge. The Wigston Angling Society competitor caught a mixed net of skimmers and rudd on the pole to weigh in with 4lb 13½oz. ​ Steve Warner was runner-up on 3-15 ahead of Nigel Miller, 3-9, and Steve Gardner, 3-8. G ...

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