A gin-clear river combined with a gale-force wind didn’t help the 74 competitors in the Tacklebox Newark and Anglia Baits Dyke and Trent Championship on Saturday.
Winner from peg five at East Stoke was Lincoln’s Dean Smith who fished a groundbait feeder with worm and caster to take nine skimmers, one barbel and a 3-6-0 perch for a total of 25-10-0 for the main prize in excess of £200.
The latest Newark Midweek Open was fished at East Stoke and Rolleston and, despite the river remaining low and clear, there were plenty of fish caught.
The second leg of the Collingham versus Barnstone challenge was fished at the neutral venue of Portland Waters on Canal and Four Islands, with 47 anglers in action.