Zander Are Now in the Tove!

Zander Are Now in the Tove!

Chronicle & Echo - Northamptonshire weekly paper - angling column as supplied for Thursday February 11, 2016 (version printed in newspaper may differ) Predator angler targets alien species – and proves that... Zander are now in the Tove! ANDER – love 'em or hate 'em the ● RINGER Pairs, Boddington: Karl Conley 113lb, Neil Zsupremely invasive alien predator can Russell 112lb, Glen Maxwell 110lb. Russell and Chris Hill spread faster than office gossip. were top pair. ● And now they have reached the River Tove – just above CASTLE Ashby open, Grendon Lake, Sunday: Chris where the tiny river empties into the Ouse at Cosgrove! Garrett 112-4, Steve Shakespeare 93lb, Phil Wintle 61-12. ● WHITE Hart Flore, Barby Banks: Getting in before the floods (a 'Griffiths family benefit') Trevor started, Castlethorpe's 91lb, Mark 58lb, Dave 51lb. Trevor Ray set out to confirm ■ A WINNER his belief that Zs were in the on the Nene: ● FLORE & Brockhall, Silver Lake: river – washed through from Danny Rob 'three-wins-in-a-row-now' the canal at Stoke – by Harding had Rawlins 9-8 of roach, Bert Isle 8- 33-10 in an targeting them with pieces of 12, Steve Smith 3-8. open at Islip. roach, two miles from the ● NENE, long pound, Stoke: Bob Photo Chris Eales 9-6, Brian Beard 8-10, Andy cut. Morehen "I caught one at the first Kimpton and George Mynard both attempt (around 10 ounces) it 4-9. was obvious they would end ● TOWCESTER Vets, Stow Hill cut: up in the river eventually," Bob Eales 3lb, Tosh Saunders 1- said the man who, a week 15, George Mynard 1-7. earlier, had had Zs to 4-12 ● FINEDON, Thedingworth canal: from the canal at Stoke and John Sumpter 2-1, Tony Kirk 1-11, lost one of around 10lb. Mark Clemett 1-10. For many it had seemed ● FIXTURES: Feb 14, Olney Ouse inevitable the species' open 01234 240061; Feb 21, southward spread along the MKAA individual league, Ouse, cut – following failure of a 07970 047506. 'bubble curtain' at Braunston ● TROUT-water openings: Feb 26 four or so years ago – would Ravensthorpe, Feb 27 Pitsford, lead them into the Mar 1 Ringstead, Mar 4 Grafham, Ouse...with potential to Mar 11 Rutland ■ seriously damage that river's re-emerging silverfish stocks. ■ And, according to reports reaching Carpin Capers, Zs MONSTER stripey: Jake have also reached the Nene in town, too... Stratton with ● UP for the world cup, again! Brothers Phil and Steve 4-9 perch Ringer have been called up to represent England in the from the world feeder-fishing championships – for the fifth year in a Ouse near row. Wolverton They will be fishing in Serbia, in June, and will have MK's Michael Buchwalder for company as he's just been picked for Ireland. ● THE carp keep coming at Stanwick despite the weather, with the 22-1 best-of-week falling to Mark Butcher. ● SQUEAKING in before the floods really came, Danny Harding topped an open on the Nene at Islip with three bream, four chub and a tench for 33-10. Trevor Smith, beating bro Ian, had 28-8 – including a 3lb perch – and Malcolm Samson 20-12. Matches, catches, even rough patches? If there’s a tale to tell call Trevor Johnson on 01908 270000 or 07801 183381 or angling@intermediauk.com (click link to email).

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