Magiscroft Match Results - Scotland's Premier Coarse Fishery

1st Drew McCluskey	Monday Evening Open - Island Pond - 31 May Another terrific match fitted a great turn out of 28 anglers and the top weights came from very different styles and catches. Drew fished positively for Carp with only pellets and reaped the reward for his patience with a mainly Carp catch. Bobby fed 1.5 pints of chopped worm and took a great, busy mixed catch with lots of Ide but not quite enough to catch Drew. 1^st Drew McCluskey 17lb 11oz 2^nd Bobby Marshall 17lb 1oz 3^rd Darren Ferguson 15lb 0oz 4^th John Callaghan 14lb 8oz 5^th Paul Joyce 14lb 3oz	2nd Bobby Marshall
1st Paul Joyce	Monday Evening Open - Island Pond - 24 May Paul Joyce kept it tight by feeding his caster and worms only with a pole pot for a good win in the latest Monday Open. He had a lovely mixed catch with a large number of fish including Ide, Orfe, Carp and Tench. John Callaghan had a similar catch for second as did Chris Paton in third. An average weight of 9lb 6oz between the 20 anglers shows just how consistent the sport is and the frame weights were well spread around the pond again. Barry Morgan's 4lb 1oz Ghost Carp was the biggest fish of the night. 1^st Paul Joyce 15lb 13oz 2^nd John Callaghan 14lb 14oz 3^rd Chris Paton 14lb 5 1/2oz 4^th Colin Hart 11lb 5oz 5^th Darren Ferguson 11lb 3oz	2nd John Callaghan
1st Rab Crossan	Sunday Sweep - Main Loch - 23 May Skimmers again made the winning weight but Rab had to work hard for them and caught most of them 1ft off the bottom in a 9ft peg instead of fishing shallow. Small carp on an inside line kept everyone else busy. Though Frank Smith included a big Roach/Rudd hybrid in his catch he couldn't quite catch Karl for second place 1^st Rab Crossan 17lb 5oz 2^nd Karl Altdorfer 8lb 10oz 3^rd Frank Smith 7lb 12oz	2nd Karl Altdorfer
1st Sean Gibson	Friendly Junior Competition - Top Pond - 22 May Another keenly contested match went right down to the wire and in an exciting finish Sean pipped Dave by just 1 ounce. Like most, Sean fished long pole close to the island feeding micro pellet and catching on pellet and maggot to win his first Magiscroft competition after being 2^nd in the last two. Dave fished very well too and kept a cool head to overcome a problem with his broken float to push Sean all the way. With an average weight of nearly 6lb these competitions are proving very rewarding for the kids, as well as popular, since they can learn so much so quickly by catching lot's of fish. Roll on Saturday 5^th June! 1^st Sean Gibson 10lb 2oz 2^nd Dave Lee 10lb 1oz 3^rd David Anderson 8lb 13oz 4^th Cameron Wood 7lb 3oz 5^th Steven Mann 7lb 1oz	2nd Dave Lee
1st Stef Hunter	Monday Evening Open - Island Pond - 17 May It was only a short matter of time before the Monday Evening record was broken but the only surprise with Stef's catch was that much of his weight was Ide not Carp. A busy evening saw Stef pick up fish steadily for 3 hours. He loose fed caster for Ide after feeding chopped worm then took Carp on pellet later on. Frame weights were spread around the pond, which is a good sign for warmer night than this, the average weight being around 9lb from 22 anglers. Darren had another busy catch for well deserved second place. 1^st Stef Hunter 23lb 7oz 2^nd Darren Ferguson 16lb 6oz 3^rd Colin Hart 13lb 11oz 4^th Gary McKay 12lb 5oz 5th Bobby Marshall 11lb 6oz	2nd Darren Ferguson
1st George Glen 3rd Mark Lyons	Magiscroft Club Pairs - Main Loch - 16 May Young Mark Lyons showed his ability and great potential with a good performance to help Jim Hillhouse to win the friendly Magiscroft Club pairs contest in a great match on the Main Loch. Though the higher number pegs near the Island Pond were harder, the average weight was still 7lb 6oz since the top weights were big and included a new Main Loch match record of nearly 21lb. George drew peg 37 and loose fed pinkie at 11-13 metres to catch mainly skimmer Bream to 8oz with lots of Ide on maggot hookbait. A light, 4x10 float set 2 to 3 ft deep (in 10ft depth) was the best method and soft groundbait helped bring back the fish when bites faded. Pairs - 1^st Jim Hillhouse & Mark Lyons 29lb 6oz 2^nd George Glen (on his own!) 20lb 15oz 3^rd Gary McKay & Shuggie Lennon 17lb 11oz Individuals - 1^st George Glen 20lb 15oz 2^nd Jim Hillhouse 16lb 9oz 3^rd Mark Lyons 12lb 13oz	2nd Jim Hillhouse

1st John Callaghan

Monday Evening Open - Island Pond - 10 May

The 2004 Monday evening matches got off to a super start with the average weight being over 8lb. Pre-match hailstones, rain and plummeting temperatures put the carp off a bit but the fishing was still excellent for mixed bags of Ide, Orfe and Carp. John Callaghan targetted the Ide and caught a great net of them fishing shallow at around 10 metres feeding caster, maggot and pinkie. Brian Docherty was so close with the best catch of carp and is rueing a lost 1 ½ lb carp.

1st John Callaghan 14lb 13oz
2nd Brian Docherty 13lb 15oz
3rd Ian Whitson 13lb 0oz
4th Colin Hart 10lb 10oz
5th Darren Ferguson 10lb 9oz

2nd Brian Docherty

Match in progress

Brian nets a carp

Cally in action

Ian 3rd

1st David Anderson
2nd Sean Gibson

Friendly Junior Competition - Top Pond - 8 May

A great match with a very close finish between the top 4 and some super catches of small carp for a 3 hour match. David Anderson fished a nice match to pip Sean into second by just 5oz. David fished mainly pellet neatly on a long pole against the island and included some nice F1 carp amongst the small commons.

1^st David Anderson 10lb 6oz
2^nd Sean Gibson 10lb 1oz
3^rd Stephen Mann 9lb 5oz
4^th David Lee 7lb 7oz

3rd Stephen Mann
4th
David Lee

1st Chris Paton

Sunday Sweep - Main Loch - 25 April

The Main Loch showed great signs of improvement with the warmer weather and Chris took the spoils after a late charge with an excellent 17lb 12oz almost entirely of Ide. Barry Morgan was looking good for a win with a nice mixed catch including lots of skimmer bream, but in the last 2 hours Chris attacked his peg with loose feed maggot and started catching quality Ide shallow on the pole. He took the vast majority of his catch in that last 2 hours for a clear win.

1^st Chris Paton 17lb 12oz
2^nd Barry Morgan 9lb 4oz
3^rd Bobby Marshall 5lb 5oz

Friendly Junior Competition - Top Pond - 24 April

A much better day than the last match and this one was very close with everybody getting lots of bites. Andrew Rollinson fished very well to win his second competition in a row with 5lb 1oz of mainly small carp, 10z clear of Sean Gibson in second.

1^st Andrew Rollinson 5lb 1oz
2^nd Sean Gibson 4lb 7oz
3^rd Steven Martin 4lb 2oz
4^th David Anderson 3lb 10oz

1st Barry Morgan

Sunday Sweep - Main Loch - 18 April

A tough day on the main loch and anglers struggled all round. Barry made the most of the small fish to piece together the winning weight on a dissapointing day.

1^st Barry Morgan 2lb 6oz
2^nd Karl Altdorfer 1lb 8oz
3^rd Bobby Marshall 1lb 1oz

1st Bobby Marshall

Sunday Sweep - Main Loch - 11 April

Bobby has worked hard to perfect a slider float method with a fine topped float. On a day when many anglers missed lots of bites, he converted his for a clear win. He took mainly skimmer bream on pinkie and maggot baits.

1^st Bobby Marshall 6lb 4 1/2oz
2^nd Darren Ferguson 4lb 2 1/2oz
3^rd Karl Altdorfer 4lb 2oz
4th Barry Morgan 3lb 10oz

Friendly Junior Competition - Top Pond - 10 April

12 kids made for a very competitive event and the match went well, apart from the fish who refused to participate as much as usual. All the more credit to Andrew Rollinson who eked out a nice net of small carp and orfe on a hard day.

1^st Andrew Rollinson 2lb 3 1/2oz
2^nd Chris Cousins 1lb 9oz

1st John Callaghan

Sunday Sweep - Main Loch - 4 April

Though falling temperature saw less fish than in the last few days, this turned into a close and interesting match with lots of bites for most competitors. John made the most of deep peg 19 to the left of the big tree and included enough small carp along with ide and skimmers to take the spoils. He fished maggot in fishmeal groundbait in an open ended swimfeeder.

1^st John Callaghan 4lb 0oz
2^nd Stef Hunter 3lb 10oz
3^rd Bobby Marshall 3lb 4oz
4th Chris Paton 2lb 15oz

2nd Stef Hunter

Sunday Sweep - Main Loch - 28 March

Darren Nets a Fish

Match in Progress

Barry in Action

1st Darren Ferguson

A nice mixed catch for Darren included a few slightly bigger skimmers and carp taken all on the feeder with worm and maggot hookbaits. That just edged out Barry who had around 60 fish, but mainly the smallest size common carp, again mainly on the feeder.

1^st Darren Ferguson 6lb 9oz
2^nd Barry Morgan 5lb 10oz
3^rd Stephen McCaveny 3lb 8oz
4th Alex Napier 2lb 10oz

2nd Barry Morgan

Friendly Junior Competition - Top Pond - 27 March

A good start to the series with plenty of small carp for all. Well done to Steven for a nice weight in a short three hour sprint.

1^st Steven Mann 3lb 15oz
2^nd Calum Bisset 3lb 1oz
3^rd Andrew Rollinson 2lb 14oz
4th Mark Blair 2lb 10oz

1st Bobby Marshall

Monklands Club - Main Loch - 21 March

Very few carp showed due to falling temperatures so skimmer bream made up most of Bobby's winning weight. He fished positively, only setting up the slider and picked off fish consistently through the match on peg 21. As happened last week, the fish came on later in the match and the venue fished well after the match hours.

1^st Bobby Marshall 3lb 15oz
2^nd Steve Hunt 3lb 3oz
3^rd Ian Whitson 2lb 8oz

2nd
Steve Hunt

1st John Callaghan

Sunday Sweep - Island Pond - 21 March

Like the Main Loch, Carp did not seem to like the conditions so Cally needed a net of Ide to win. Paul included ide, small tench and some small barbel in his second placed catch.

1^st John Callaghan 3lb 8oz
2^nd Paul Joyce 3lb 5oz
3^rd Stef Hunter 2lb 9oz

2nd Paul Joyce

1st
Barry Morgan

Sunday Sweep - Main Loch - 14 March

The wind blew and the rain lashed making for some uncomfortable fishing. The wind changing from east to south put the fish off until later on but Barry picked away on tip and pole for a clear win. He fished on after the match and the fish fed with a vengeance giving a great pleasure catch ... Sod's law for the match!

1^st Barry Morgan 2lb 14oz
2^nd Stef Hunter 1lb 15oz
3^rd= Shug Lennon 13oz
3^rd= John Callaghan 13 oz

2nd
Stef Hunter

Sunday Sweep - Main Loch - 7 March

A decent turn-out of 16 but some tough fishing on Sunday. Stef showed his skill at amassing weights of small fish to win with a busy catch of small roach, ide perch and skimmers.

1^st Stef Hunter 2lb 5oz
2^nd Barry Morgan 1lb 15½ oz
3^rd Gus Brindle 1lb 8½ oz

Saturday Sweep - Main Loch - 6 March

The anglers who contested the first Saturday Sweep for a long time enjoyed their day and this is likely to become a regular event. The top four places almost needed a photo finish but Chris Hughes did enough with a catch of small carp and skimmers. A three way tie for second ensued between Paul, Karl and Gary.

1^st Chris Hughes 2lb 2 ½oz
2^nd= Paul Vernel 2lb 6oz
2^nd= Karl Altdorfer 2lb 6oz
2^nd= Gary McKay 2lb 6oz

Sunday Sweep - Main Loch - 22 February

Central Scotland clubmates dominated the frame in the latest sweep and though weights were low it turned into a close contest on the tip with the best pegs from 18 to 23. Paul Joyce just edged out John Callaghan, Drew McCluskey and Stef Hunter, his catch including a higher proportion of the small skimmer Bream that weigh slightly more than the Roach and Ide.

1^st Paul Joyce 2lb 8oz
2^nd John Callaghan 2lb 6oz
3^rd Drew McCluskey 2lb 2oz

1st John Callaghan

Sunday Sweep - Island Pond - Sunday 15 February


Island Pond Line-Up	Alex & Carp	Cally in Action

Though the day was cold the carp fed best in the shallow pegs at the far end of the Island Pond. Cally took full advantage with a great big catch of carp. Maggot then pellet baits worked best for him while feeding loose fishmeal groundbait. Stef Hunter fished a tidy match for only small fish but included a lot of tench (some golden) in his colourful catch !

1^st John Callaghan 15lb 14oz
2^nd Stef Hunter 3lb 7oz
3^rd Gus Brindle 2lb 15oz
4th Tony Lamb 2lb 10oz

2nd Stef Hunter

1st
Karl Altdorfer

Sunday Sweep - Main Loch - 8 February

A tough day and melting snow made it all but impossible for most to get many bites. Karl and Colin managed to beat the conditions though, and Karl had a well earned catch of small skimmers to beat Colin's Carp and bits.

1^st Karl Altdorfer 2lb 2oz
2^nd Colin Hart 1lb 1oz
3^rd = Ross Clarke 6oz
3rd = Chris Paton 6oz

2nd
Colin Hart

1st
Gary McKay

Sunday Sweep - Island Pond - 11 January

A wild and wintry day met the brave souls in a impromptu sweep. With the rest struggling, Gary showed how it's done with a super performance and an excellent net of 30+ carp on pellet and pinkie. Very sparing feed was the key in the cold water (2 degrees) only a few micro pellets and the odd pinkie.

1^st Gary McKay 8lb 1oz
2^nd Jim Hillhouse 14½oz
3^rd Chris Hughes 12oz

1st Barry Morgan

Karl's Boxing Day Sweep - Top Pond - Friday 26 December


Bubbly for Barry	A nice Chub for Ian	Bryan's bonus Perch

Fantastic numbers of small carp made up great weights in Karl Altdorfer's Boxing Day sweep that is set to become a Magiscroft tradition. Barry included more F1 carp in his catch to boost his weight to a new Top Pond record with 18lb 15oz. The average weight was well over 8lb but the fight for 2nd place was so tight, just going to Colin McKerrell. Thanks to everyone who contributed to such an enjoyable day .... roll on the New Year 'Fur & Feather'!

1^st Barry Morgan 18lb 15oz
2^nd Colin McKerrell 13lb 13oz
3^rd Darren Ferguson 13lb 10oz
4th Chris Hughes 13lb 9oz
5th Ian Whitson 10lb 10oz

2nd Colin
McKerrell

magiscroft match results Dec 2003 to May 2004