CONDITIONS were more or less ideal last Sunday morning when competitors in the Skipton Angling Association’s penultimate Peter Hart Memorial Match fished Embsay Reservoir.

Even the fish obliged and a good number of brown and rainbow trout were caught together with plenty of perch that varied in size from a few grams to 580g and accompanied by the odd tommy ruffe.

The trout were a kind of a bonus fish as no matter what size they were, they counted as 500g and were then immediately returned to the water.

At the end of the three-hour match Simon Chenier had an easy victory with 4,520g which included five trout.

Runner-up Dave Fenn had just one trout in his 1,900g weight but plenty of perch whilst Russell Heaton was third with 1790g (two trout).

Other leading weights included: 4 Kenny Wright 1640g (three trout), 5 Dom Metcalfe 1,320g (two trout), 6 John W Preston 1,160g (one trout), 7 Malcolm Mawson 1,100g (two trout).

The final fixture in the four-match series will be fished on Whinnygill Reservoir on Sunday, September 10.

The eight-match Skipton Summer League came to an end recently with Andy Wharton just beating Dave Fenn to top spot by a margin of one point (21 to 20). The other leading anglers soon tailed off and were as follows: 3 Russell Heaton 27pts, 4 Tim Bolland 29, 5 Jason Aldis and Kenny Wright 31, 7, Bill Davenport and Danny Bolland 36, 9 Steve McElroy 39 and 10, Simon Chenier 46.

The Craven Winter League will commence on September 17 with the first match on the Swine Lane length of the canal at Riddlesden.

Eight matches will be fished in total with the final match being the Xmas Cheer and the league positions will be decided by the best six out of seven results. Full details may be obtained from Bill Davenport on 012756 799671 or 07581082576.

Skipton AA members should note that Embsay Reservoir has received a boost by the introduction of a decent number of rainbow trout to over the 1365g mark.

The match showed that there is plenty of trout in the water and the latest additions will provide some good sport through into autumn.