JAY Makin, our head bailiff, netted five carp during a visit to Grey Mist Mere – his favourite fishing venue.

After arriving late-afternoon, he set up zig rigs on both rods and was soon into his first fish, of around 21lbs, closely followed by an 18-pounder.

Later the rods went off at the same time, resulting in two nice doubles.

He had another carp before 9pm to take his tally to four mirrors and a common.

Within five minutes of baiting up at Sandiway’s small lake last week, Paul Asher had his first run.

His session was cut short by a call asking him to work, but he ended with a tench, bream, and four carp.

Eric Smith was at Woodshaw on Sunday, reporting that again the sport was excellent.

He started by fishing dead maggot over hemp and groundbait, but had problems foul-hooking fish.

After switching to fishing prawns by the rushes, the action was more positive and he finished the day with 30 to 35lbs of fish made up of crucians – the best two taking the scales down to 1-15-0 and 2-2-0 – plus good quality roach in the 6-8oz bracket, skimmers to 1.5lbs, three tench and half-a-dozen perch.

James Brown won our junior Woodshaw Reservoir match on Monday with 11lbs 11ozs 0drs of crucians and roach, fishing the pole and alternating between maggot and pellet.

Callum Cooper, in second spot, netted a bonus common carp of 8-4-0 taken on paste.

The latest disabled and over 60s match was fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Walton, where Jeff Clare notched another win with a net of hybrids and skimmers for 5-4-12.

Our Mersey Saturday Series saw match-organiser Ray Boden edge Jimmy Byrne into second place as Ray put 4-9-0 on the scales against Jimmy’s 4-6-0. Both catches taken on the pole using maggot and were made up of perch and dace with one going to 12ozs.

The Mersey Sunday Series saw a welcome return of Ant Higham, aka ‘The King’, who included a bonus 7lb bream in his catch, along with small perch, for a first win of the year.

He took all of his fish on either legered maggot or worm.

Martin Lenihan finished as runner-up with six skimmers and perch fishing the same method.

E-mail catch reports to frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or call me on 01928 716238.

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n Results: Mersey Saturday Series: 1, Ray Boden 4-9-0; 2, Jimmy Byrne 4-3-0; 3, Jim Gannon 3-3-0; 4, Norman Gannon 3-2-0.

Mersey Sunday Series: 1, Ant Higham 9-10-0; 2, Martin Lenihan 6-12-0; 3, Ray Boden 4-4-0; 4, Mike Dench 3-14-0.

Disabled and over 60s: 1, Jeff Clare 5-4-12; 2, Derek Bibby 4-3-8; 3, Geoff Brooks 2-6-0; 4, George Barber 2-1-4.

Woodshaw Junior Series: 1, James Brown 11-11-0; 2, Callum Cooper 10-1-0; 3, Mathew Bateson 6-13-0; 4, Dane Rawlinson 6-7-0.

n Fixtures: Saturday, Mersey Saturday Series: Draw 9am through gates at Mersey Walk.

Sunday, Briars Cup Open (Mersey): Draw 9am at Victoria Park.

Monday, disabled and over 60s (Bridgewater Canal): Draw 10am at Keckwick Hill Bridge on peg 101. Woodshaw Junior Series: Draw 5pm in car park.