River Ouse at Overton 18/06/2022
The two zone opener proved to be a little tough for the 24 anglers taking part with very hot weather leading up to the match and bright conditions on the day, with Bream expected to decide the outcome most anglers opted for a feeder approach. Winner on the day and first into the final was Pat Adams from end peg 24 in B zone with 16lb-06oz consisting of a couple of decent Bream backed up with some skimmers, runners up spot going to Ricky Matthews with 14lb-02oz from peg 19 (zone B) consisting of 5 Bream, Glyn Brown was the other qualifier winning zone A with 8lb-09oz his catch consisting of a couple of skimmers and a few Perch.
River Swale at Morton 25/06/2022
Unlucky with the conditions on this one as the river was at the lowest seen for a long time, gin clear and bright sunshine giving the anglers taking part very little chance of catching the big weights normally associated with this section of the river. We did however have two more anglers through to the final and making the most of one of the popular early season pegs in B zone was Lee Furness who managed to extract 3 Chub and 2 Barbel for a weight of 35lb-06oz to win the match, Lee caught all his fish on the bomb and meat with the exception of one Chub on the float. Second angler into the final was Mark Allison bagging 3 Chub for 12lb-04oz on the waggler and caster from his very shallow peg in A zone.
River Tees at Yarm 09/07/2022
Baking hot weather for this one making it a struggle for most with bites hard to come by, we did have some anglers with decent weights and four more anglers through to the final. From left to right in the photo we have zone B winner Chris Hutchinson with a weight of 15lb-13oz from peg 127. Lewis Mackintosh from peg 192 in zone D gets himself a golden ticket with a weight of 10lb-03oz. Then we have the match winner Josh Newton with a fantastic weight of 21lb-07oz, pole caught skimmers, perch and roach on the caster over ground bait from peg 87 in zone A, finally we have Richard Smith from peg 168A in zone C with a weight of 13lb-14oz well done all and lets hope for some rain soon as the rivers sure need it.
River Ouse Below York 23/07/2022
When will this drought end! Yes here we are again with the river at it’s lowest possible level and gin clear, some decent weights considering the conditions and as always we have more anglers into the final. First on that list and winner of todays qualifier was Tony Hatto with a weight of 24lb-07oz from zone 3 on the sand bed (peg 50), Tony had a good first couple of hours catching Bream and Skimmers on the feeder using worm and maggot hook bait. Runner up in the match and also through was Nick Isherwood from peg 11 in zone 1 on the Fulford bank and once again was a net of Skimmers and Bream for a weight of 21lb-04oz. Zone 2 qualifier was Steve Raper from peg 39 on the Palace bend with a weight of 13lb-11oz and final angler through winning zone 4 was Dominic Thompson with 14lb-02oz from the rocky culvert (peg 67)
River Tyne 30/07/2022
Yet another very low river but this time a release of water from the Kielder helped a few out as the flow increased and a few Dace were to be had. Top man on the day and into the final was Paul Jackson with a fantastic weight of 21lb-10oz waggler caught dace on the maggot from the Bywell road section in zone 3. Dave Pollitt made the long journey worthwhile as he bagged 15lb-08oz to take zone 2. Tim Richardson qualified from zone 1 with his Dace catch of 16lb-04oz and finally local rod Mal Wilkinson made the final with 17lb-04oz from zone 4
River Tees Bowesfield 06/08/2022
At last some decent weights were the order of the day with plenty of Bream and Skimmers to be had along the whole match length even though the sun was still shining bright and it was baking hot! Leading the way from peg 54 in zone B was Phillip Noble with a fantastic weight of 40lb-08oz of Bream and Skimmers falling to ground bait and feeder tactics, Alan Le Patourel took the honors in zone A with a bag or Skimmers weighing 35lb-09oz from peg 1. Zone D qualifier Paul Kozyra taking 31lb-11oz consisting of 14 Skimmers from his far bank swim on peg 113 and finally Kevin Weighell making it through to his 3rd final with 31lb-07oz from peg 64 in zone C.
River Don (Earth Centre) 20/08/2022
Yet another bright sunny day making it difficult for most of the anglers but we still get 4 more into the final, first up and clear winner on the day with 17lb-10 of Skimmers and Bream from peg 46 in B zone was Paul Rees. Fred Prudham did the business from zone D off peg 87 weighing in with 6lb-03oz a big Bream boosting his weight to squeeze through with just ounces to spare. Michael Bower did enough to win zone A with 9lb-02oz from peg 31 and finally zone C winner was Chris Greensides from peg 65 with a weight of 14lb-10oz
River Aire 27/08/2022
A great match this one with some very good weights of Roach to be had. Winner on the day was the man in form at the moment Eddie Bridon with a fantastic all Roach catch of 25lb-12oz (hemp and Tares) from peg 145 in zone A. Zone B winner was Allan Grandige weighing in 13lb-14oz from peg 169, next angler through to the final was Pete Kitwood with 19lb-05oz from peg 39 in zone D and finally Peter Close in zone C with a weight of 12lb-10oz from peg 5
River Swale at Morton 03/09/2022
Another tough one on a very low gin clear river Swale. Match organiser Fred Hardcastle put his local knowledge to good use from his peg upstream of Morton Bridge to extract a bag of Chub and winning the match with 28lb-15oz. Second through to the final was another local angler Graham Hall with 9lb-13oz
River Swale Helperby 17/09/2022
This one was a low weight affair with none of the resident Chub and Barbel willing to feed which had most baffled as plenty were being caught leading up to the match, still we have 3 more anglers into the final with Chris Gowling, Michael Kilpatrick and John Cosgrove all qualifying with weights of less than 6lb
River Don (in leu of the Mersey) 24/09/2022
First of all we apologise for the quality of the photo and a bit like said photo the fishing was down on what was expected with only one section throwing up some reasonable weights, still we have our 3 qualifiers and from left to right these are Kevin Vickers winning zone B with a weight of 8lb-08oz from peg 66, then winner of the match Graham Jones with a Skimmer weight of 12lb-03oz from peg 44 just above the bridge in zone A, and finally through from zone C fishing from peg 71 was Craig Lealand with a weight 4lb-12oz
River Ouse Below York 01/10/2022
Report to follow soon
River Calder Mirfield 08/10/2022
Ian Kirton (pictured second from the right) smashed this match with a fantastic weight of 38lb-10oz from peg 87 in B zone, a few early Roach and Perch followed by 9 Bream secured Ian the victory and a place in this years final, following him through were Chris Dennis with a weight of 25lb-09oz from peg 2 in A zone, Bob Brown taking zone D with 10lb-10oz from peg 81 and finally zone C qualifier Tim Peters with 9lb-00oz from peg 50
River Hull 15/10/2023
A fantastic match with over half the field bagging double figures of roach. The winner on this one was local star Nigel Beamson with a weight of 28lb-10oz all Roach mostly taken on the hemp, second (equal) was John Murray (pictured) and Gary Wells with 23lb-04oz both these anglers qualify as they won their respective zones.
River Calder Altofts 22/10/2022
Some great fish to be had on this one,
