Aquatels has really woken up with more specimen fish coming to the banks.

The angler of the week title went to John Harper with the capture of a 28lb 14oz common carp from the Essex pool together with a 16lb fully scaled mirror.

Russ Morley fished the duckboards and landed three tench all around the 4lb mark, while Danny Callis took tench of 4lb 10oz and 6lb from the beach.

Wayne Packer landed tench to 5lb 13oz and Lloyd Mahoney a brace of 3lb specimens.

Micheal Blackburn ledgering from the back landed a monster of 8lb, while John Watts fishing the float on the golf range took six tench to over 6lb.

On the beach Paul McKie landed three tench to 4lb, while Bernie Callis fishing the method took three tench to 6lb and five bream to 7lb.

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Published Wednesday, April 9, 2003

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