EAGER newcomer Jan Fleming fished two venues last week, starting at Woodshaw Reservoir on Tuesday.

She fished on the pole at six metres and with loose-feeding maggot she caught a roach after virtually every put-in.

Although nothing stretched her elastic to the limit, Jan declared it an enjoyable afternoon’s sport.

A trip to High Legh Fisheries followed 48 hours later, when she used a different approach; a small method feeder and a groundbait/pellet mix with a short link and banded pellet.

After two hours, her tip arched around and it was game on.

Following a nail-biting moment when the fish tore off on its initial run, a mirror carp of around eight to ten pounds lay in her landing net.

It turned out to be her only catch of the session, but she says a return visit is definitely on the cards.

Sunday’s Mersey Series match was another dour affair, with winner Ed Frangleton needing only 3lbs to take first prize.

His haul consisted of a bonus 8ozs skimmer, plus roach taken on groundbait feeder and maggot.

Only 2ozs separated the next three competitors, with Jim Gannon finishing second with 1-2-0 of roach from the same method.

Committee member Graham Belton, runner-up to Derek Bibby seven days’ earlier, went one better to record a first win of the year in our disabled and over 60s match on Monday.

His all-roach catch was taken fishing the pole, alternating between bread and caster for a net of 3-13-10.

Weights then plummeted faster than a speeding bullet with the next three anglers – Jimmy Byrne, George Barber and Barry Chambers – tied for second place.

Bites were so hard to come by that only one other entrant weighed in a ‘net of fish’.

There is a change of venue, to Preston Brook, next week.

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Keep sending catch reports by email to frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk, or call me on 01928 716238.

n Results: Mersey Series, Sunday: 1, Ed Frangleton 3-0-0; 2, Jim Gannon 1-2-0; 3, Derek Bibby 1-1-0; 4, Ant Higham 1-0-0.

Disabled and over 60s, Monday (Dead Length, Bridgewater Canal): 1, Graham Belton 3-13-10; 2=, Jimmy Byrne, George Barber, Barry Chambers 0-2-12 n Fixtures: Sunday, Mersey Series: draw 10am, Mersey Walk.

Monday, disabled and over 60s: draw 10am, Preston Brook (fish tunnel stretch).