John Hay won the NYSD Open on the last day of the river season, with a catch of five Tees chub. The match was fished in ideal conditions at Over-Dinsdale where 10 fished
COARSE CATCHES
John Hay won the NYSD Open on the last day of the river season, with a catch of five Tees chub.
The match was fished in ideal conditions at Over-Dinsdale where 10 fished.
Hay, of Durham, weighed in 24lb 4oz, and was off to a flier from peg No 17 just above the “wire netting.”
His first cast across with bread on the bomb resulted in a 5lb beauty. Three others followed at half hour intervals, after which he switched to fishing double red maggot by waggler float down the middle of the river to connect with two more chub plus three grayling.
Stockton’s Paul Stainsby continued his excellent run by netting four chub from peg 27 above the Green Field for 9lb 4oz and runner-up spot.
Three of the chub accepted meat legered across the far side while the fourth chub fell for lobworm.
Darlington’s Eric Willens came third from peg 31 with a 3lb 2oz chub caught on meat legered to the far side. Thornaby’s Ian Walton was the only other angler to weigh in. He caught five small grayling for 6 ounces!
Unlucky Bobby Preston of Billingham lost two barbel from peg 30. The first fish set off at pace and slipped the hook. Although the second fish also made a quick dash downstream he gradually coaxed it to the net.
However, the fish was so big that getting it into the net was such a problem that when his rod got stuck in overhead branches the fish broke loose, leaving him without a fish to weigh in.
THE Middlesbrough Open for the Gordon Brown Trophy, fished on the River Swale between Gatenby and Skipton Bridge, attracted 30 anglers, and was won by Shildon’s Harry Grocott.
He caught six chub from peg 104 on Holme Bottom. Presenting double red maggot by stickfloat down the middle swim and feeding maggot and caster heavily, he connected with the fish at half hour intervals, to amass 23lb 3oz.
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