Lakeview Fishery: Jones and Edwards through to Middy final

Middy Series finalist Neil Edwards EMN-160223-161148002

Jones finished in joint second place with Mick Beckhurst, but it was regular angler Bob Murray who caught 28lb 5oz off peg five to take top spot.

Murray caught mainly on maggots, deep catching carp and F1s.

The rain poured all day which didn’t help the fish feeding, but the top three weight were close.

Middy finalist Lee Jones, from Milton Keynes EMN-160223-161137002

Top five: 1 Bob Murray (Netbusters) 28lb 5oz (peg 5), 2= Lee Jones (Maver) 25lb 12oz (peg 9), 2= Mick Beckhurst (LVS) 25lb 12oz (peg 11), 4 Steve Haywood (Middy) 19lb 5oz (peg 7), 5 Sean Grewcock 15lb 12oz (peg 23).

* Ant Lee was the winner of Saturday’s qualifier after catching 55lb 5oz off peg 11 on the canal pool.

Lee caught carp, F1s and barbel on maggot, fishing down the track and over.

Neil Edwards was the lucky qualifier by default, after finishing fifth and goes through to the final on March 19.

Seven more qualifying matches remain in the series.

Top five: 1 Ant Lee (LVS) 55lb 5oz (peg 11), 2 Andy Searle (LVS) 32lb 5oz (peg 17), 3 Steve Haywood (Middy) 29lb 12oz (peg 13), 4 Sean Huggins (Drennan/Dynamite) 29lb 5oz (peg 3), 5 Neil Edwards (Maver) 26lb 5oz (peg 9).

* The Sunday Open match at Lakeview brought an amazing win for Sean Huggins.

Huggins caught 77lb 12oz off peg 23 with Steve Beckhurst weighing in second from the other end of the lake with 60lb 8oz off peg 11.

Strong winds made for difficult fishing, but Huggins managed to find the fish, catching carp, skimmers and F1s on maggot.

Top five: 1 Sean Huggins (Drennan/Dynamite) 77lb 12oz (marina peg 23), 2 Steve Beckhurst (LVS) 60lb 8oz (peg 11), 3 Carl Townsend (Coopers Tackle) 28lb 5oz (peg 19), 4 Keith Daws (LVS) 16lb 12oz (peg 14), 5 Ken Daws (Sensas) 16lb (peg 25).