Bren Southgate’s Melton angling review

Steve Beckhurst fished groundbait feeder with maggot hookbait from peg 82 to win with 21lb 12oz of bream. Mick Davis was second from peg 79, using maggot and worm on the feeder to land 15lb of bream.

* Holwell Angling Club’s away match at Bussock found Paul Turner in winning form for the second week with 17lb 4oz of skimmers taken on the tip from peg eight.

Ian Karas was second from peg 15 with a carp and two skimmers for 7lb 10oz, and Tony Webb was third with 7lb 6oz of skimmers from peg 18. Kev Horton came fourth with 4lb 5oz, caught on the pole form peg 21.

On Sunday, Holwell AC fish a silver fish-only match at the reservoir, draw at 8am.

* At Pitsford Water, Trevor and Dave Heseltine enjoyed a day to remember with Trevor recording brown trout of 5lb and 4lb, while his rainbows included two at 4lb and three at 3lb. His brother’s rainbow haul numbered two at 4lb, three at 3lb and three at 2lb.

A total of 28 brown trout were recorded, plenty around the 4lb to 5lb mark. The brown season ends on Friday, October 29. Rod average was 2.4.

* Anglers at Ravensthorpe have enjoyed better conditions and more action. Mr McGregor caught a 13lb common carp and a 9lb pike on a damsel nymph pattern.

* The week’s best rainbow weighed 5lb 8oz taken by Alec Ferguson who returned it safely to the water. Mick Griffin, meanwhile, had a nice 4lb-plus rainbow. Rod average was 1.9.

* Grafham Water has been consistently good again on both boat and bank with a 3.3 rod average.

Numerous areas have been productive such as G buoy, the Willows and the north end of the dam, south dam, The Seat and Deep water Point. In these areas, the fish have largely been close to the bank.

Because of the confirmed presence of dikerogammarus villosus at Grafham, more bio-security measures are in place to ensure the shrimp is contained on site. Anglers therefore must follow new rules when fishing there.

* The veterans at Lakeview fished the marina pool on Wednesday and Martin Quilter (LV Select) took top bag with 59lb 12oz.

Ernie Waterfall (LV Select) was second with 46lb 12oz, and John Upton (LV Select) was third with 45lb 8oz.

On Saturday, the veterans fished the stream and serpent pools. Pete Sisson (LV Select) won with 36lb 4oz from runner-up Ben Taylor (Notts Anglers) with 35lb, and Roy Bexon (LV Select) in third with 25lb 8oz.

* Saturday’s open match was held on the marina and canal pools, with Luke Bamford (Baitech Middy) winning from peg seven on the canal with 57lb 12oz.

Andy Searle (Middy) was second with 56lb 12oz from canal peg 11, and Shaun Butler (LV Select) third from marina peg 21 with 45lb 13oz.

Sunday’s open match was on the serpent and canal pools. Steve Haywood (Middy) won with 48lb 12oz from peg 20 on the serpent. Brian Orme (LV Select) was second from canal peg 21 with 39lb 1oz, and third place went to Steve Bentley (LV Select) with 36lb 12oz from canal peg 29.