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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. 1st Drew McCluskey 17lb 11oz
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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. 1st Paul Joyce 15lb 13oz
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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 1st Rab Crossan 17lb 5oz
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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 2nd 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 5th June! 1st Sean Gibson 10lb 2oz
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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. 1st Stef Hunter 23lb 7oz
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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 - Individuals -
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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.
1st David Anderson 10lb 6oz
2nd Sean Gibson 10lb 1oz
3rd Stephen Mann 9lb 5oz
4th David Lee 7lb 7oz

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.
1st Chris Paton 17lb 12oz
2nd Barry Morgan 9lb 4oz
3rd 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.
1st Andrew Rollinson 5lb 1oz
2nd Sean Gibson 4lb 7oz
3rd Steven Martin 4lb 2oz
4th 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.
1st Barry Morgan 2lb 6oz
2nd Karl Altdorfer 1lb 8oz
3rd Bobby Marshall 1lb 1oz
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.
1st Bobby Marshall 6lb 4 1/2oz
2nd Darren Ferguson 4lb 2 1/2oz
3rd 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.
1st Andrew Rollinson 2lb 3 1/2oz
2nd Chris Cousins 1lb 9oz
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.
1st John Callaghan 4lb 0oz
2nd Stef Hunter 3lb 10oz
3rd Bobby Marshall 3lb 4oz
4th Chris Paton 2lb 15oz
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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.
1st Steven Mann 3lb 15oz
2nd Calum Bisset 3lb 1oz
3rd Andrew Rollinson 2lb 14oz
4th Mark Blair 2lb 10oz
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.
1st Bobby Marshall 3lb 15oz
2nd Steve Hunt 3lb 3oz
3rd Ian Whitson 2lb 8oz
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.
1st John Callaghan 3lb 8oz
2nd Paul Joyce 3lb 5oz
3rd Stef Hunter 2lb 9oz

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

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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.
1st Stef Hunter 2lb 5oz
2nd Barry Morgan 1lb 15½ oz
3rd 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.
1st Chris Hughes 2lb 2 ½oz
2nd = Paul Vernel 2lb 6oz
2nd = Karl Altdorfer 2lb 6oz
2nd = Gary McKay 2lb 6oz
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.
1st Paul Joyce 2lb 8oz
2nd John Callaghan 2lb 6oz
3rd Drew McCluskey 2lb 2oz
Sunday Sweep - Island Pond - Sunday 15 February
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| 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 !
1st John Callaghan 15lb 14oz
2nd Stef Hunter 3lb 7oz
3rd Gus Brindle 2lb 15oz
4th Tony Lamb 2lb 10oz
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.
1st Karl Altdorfer 2lb 2oz
2nd Colin Hart 1lb 1oz
3rd = Ross Clarke 6oz
3rd = Chris Paton 6oz
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.
1st Gary McKay 8lb 1oz
2nd Jim Hillhouse 14½oz
3rd Chris Hughes 12oz
Karl's Boxing Day Sweep - Top Pond - Friday 26 December
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| 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'!
1st Barry Morgan 18lb 15oz
2nd Colin McKerrell 13lb 13oz
3rd Darren Ferguson 13lb 10oz
4th Chris Hughes 13lb 9oz
5th Ian Whitson 10lb 10oz
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Glasgow Angling Centre - Pro-Logic Autumn Series
Karl had to win his section in the last match of the series but came up against Tony, the match winner on the day. Karl's second in section meant he could only tie with George on points overall and lost out on weight. Small carp again made the weights in a close match between Tony and Gordon. George collected top quality Pro-logic clothing along with his prize money from Glasgow Angling Centre's Jim Brown. Karl, Gordon and Tony received Pro-Logic Rod, Boots and Fleece prizes. Thanks to Tony for organising and especially Glasgow Angling Centre and Pro-Logic for generous sponsorship. Series Details. Match Result 1st Tony Ball 4lb 3oz Series Top 4 (best 4 from 5) 1st George Glen 5pts (18lb 6oz)
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Floodlit 'Pleasure Buffet' Open - Top Pond - Thur 4 December
On a cold December night the competitors were thankful for the eager small carp and Derek had over 30 for a clear win. Dougie couldn't quite retain his floodlit crown! 1st Derek Brady 4lb 7 ½oz
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Sunday Sweep - Main Loch - 30 November
Karl is the man of the moment on the Main Loch and took another fine catch of small carp on the slider from peg 34 to edge out Bryan. 1st Karl Altdorfer 6lb 14oz
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Junior Competition - Saturday 29 November - Top Pond Congratulations to Tony who took a great catch comprising both common and F1 carp for a new Magiscroft Junior record. Another super match shows how well the top pond is fishing and just how much the guys enjoy the friendly competitions. 1st Tony Lamb 11lb 1oz
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