Lakeview: Daws and Parnell strike gold

Keith Daws qualified for the Middy final and took home a golden peg bonus EMN-160504-180948002

Mick caught 87lb 1oz of carp, skimmers and F1s on maggot and bread, fishing down the track and over, to finish the clear winner.

Top five: 1 Mick Beckhurst (Preci-Spark Sports) 87lb 1oz (lagoon peg 10), 2 Roger Parnell (LVS) 39lb 1oz (canal 29), 3 Steve Haywood (Middy) 35lb 12oz (canal 2), 4 Les Moody (Mill Tackle) 28lb 8oz (lagoon 4), 5 Kev Kania (LVS) 24lb 8oz (canal 7).

* Keith Daws became the second qualifier for the Middy Nano Core final on Saturday.

First qualifier Mick Beckhurst EMN-160504-180937002

He caught 66lb 1oz of carp, skimmers, and F1s off golden peg 19, on the stream pool, which bagged him an extra £70 in his winnings. Keith caught down the track and over on maggot.

Top five: 1 Keith Daws (LVS) 66lb 1oz (stream peg 19), 2 Andy Searle (LVS) 35lb 4oz (stream 2), 3 Ken Daws (Sensas) 34lb 10oz (stream 8), 4 Rob Henrick 33lb 5oz (serpent 9), 5 Bob Greenbury (Drennan) 31lb 8oz (serpent 2).

* It was an excellent day for Roger Parnell who won Sundays open match from golden peg 20 on stream.

This gave him a grand total payout of £245 after catching 87lb 15oz, fishing down the track and over to the left on maggot to take carp, skimmers, F1s, and barbel.

Steve Haywood was also lucky to take home extra winnings after drawing golden peg 18 on river for a total of £148. Steve was second overall, catching 76lb 2oz of carp and F1s, fishing on maggot and pellet.

Top five: 1 Roger Parnell (LVS) 87lb 15lb (stream peg 20), 2 Steve Haywood (Middy) 76lb 2oz (river 18), 3 Dave Harper (Plumtree Pig Roast Co) 61lb 1oz (river 15), 4 Neil Barlow (Sutherland News) 56lb 10oz (stream 1), 5 Keith Measures (Melton Ang) 54lb (serpent 2).