THE best catch of perch ever from the Heron Pool was recorded by Paul Bailey, his total catch being 18lb 8oz.

One perch was 3lb 4oz, one 3lb and the other 2lb 154oz and he had lost three other big fish.

Sunday Open, Heron Pool: Bailey 18-8 (peg 25), Ken Watson 9-8 n(20), Alan Asbury 9-0 (66), Dave Kruckow 5-7 (34).