Trout fishing is improving all the time. One angler took three trout to 3lb 8oz on a hares ear, followed by an 8lb 8oz brown, taken on a minky.

Another angler caught four trout to 2lb 8oz with a viva.

On the coarse scene, an angler from Wales took four carp to 18lb 8oz on worm and a 38lb catfish on meat, while also on the Erics Lake a man caught a 29lb catfish on trout.

On the Gainsborough, 13 carp to 15lb 8oz were followed by two catfish to 35lb 12oz, boilies working for this anger.

An angler from Redditch caught a 32lb catfish on halibut pellets.

Good bags of bream and carp are to be had on the method feeder on the Stuarts.