Student Chris Birch, 17, who has finished A-levels and seeks a job, captured a 121b 5oz
leather carp from the town wharf of a weedy canal near his home in Walsall, where ounces are the norm.
John Howells had a 28lb mirror to his credit and Steve Martin banked a 27lb
leather carp.
TONY Wale fished the Old Canal and caught a fishery record 8lb golden tench and the 13.5lb
leather carp caught by Daniel Curran was also a new best for the canal.
Tom Davies set a record for the Pleasure Lake at White Springs when he landed a
leather carp that tipped the scales at 22lb.
All fell for boilies and the same baits accounted for mirror carp to 25.5lb and
leather carp to 22lb landed by other anglers.
Jamie Morgan topped his catch with a 19lb common carp when he visited Grange Springs at Trellech and other Newport anglers who caught big fish were Marc Caddy with a mirror of 18.5lb and Stephen Howard who caught mirrors of 16.5lb and 17.5lb as well as a 21.25lb
leather carp.
Frank Morgan banked 19 carp to 15lb when he tackled the pond with strawberry flavoured boilies and Kerry Lenihan landed five commons to 12.25lb along with a 17.25lb
leather carp.
Geoff Sergeant banked a common carp of 18lb when he fished the pond, Daniel Galeozzie slipped the net under a 21lb
leather carp and Jonathan Casey topped the catches with a 22lb catch.
Darren Smith landed a 25.25lb
leather carp and another Irish visitor Aidan Kershaw was rewarded with a 25lb mirror.
Steve Sampson landed a 28.25lb
leather carp and Eddie Nickson bagged a leather of 25.25lb.
Ernie Boyce used floating bread to catch a
leather carp of 18lb when he fished peg one and Gareth Jones used boilies to hook carp of 17lb 14lb and12lb from peg six.
Fourteen-year-old Matthew Fender landed a 16lb common and Leanne Harris caught a 14.5lb mirror and a
leather carp of 11.5lb.
John McGuinness landed two
leather carp weighing 16.75lb and Brian Marshall caught a 15lb common and a 22.5lb mirror.
James Hedges fished the Specimen Lake at White Springs Fishery and landed a 19.5lb common carp and a 14.5lb mirror and Dave Smith caught a 16lb
leather carp and a 13.25lb mirror when he put in a 24 hour session.
Dave Williams fished on peg four and landed common carp of 9lb and 16lb and a 15lb
leather carp.
