P487 Teletext 487 Jan 7 01:15:52 SEA CATCH NEWS —————— —————— —————— WALES In North Wales, thornback ray are now possible from rock marks at Tz Croes, Anglesjy, using fish and squid baits and also from Cardigan Bay. Ogmore Rocks, south Wales, gave cod to 17lbs, but anglers should watch for dangerous waves during strong winds. Cold Snap beach has whiting to 2lbs and codling on night tides. A 30lb cod is expected to show to a Penarth or Barry boat anytime. ——————————————————————————————————————— Australia... by camel? 463 PAUL NICHOLAS' IDEAL WEEKEND p481 Gardening Men's talk Weekend Go Green!P487 Teletext 487 Jan 7 01:41:15 SEA CATCH NEWS —————— —————— —————— SOUTH-WEST Avon anglers should look to the Portishead marks for codling to 5lb In Somjrsjt, Minjhead and Lilstock offer cod to 7lbs to lug and rag. Cornish bjachjs still hold bass to 4lbs and the sheltered rocky headlands remain consistent for wrasse and could produce large husk to sandjel baits. Recent Devon wreck pollack topped 20lbs on black redgills. ——————————————————————————————————————— Motoring 482 Compjrs 483 NATIONAL WEATHER INDEX p102 (ITV) Gardening Men's talk Weekend Go Green!P487 Teletext 487 Jan 7 01:33:27 SEA CATCH NEWS —————— —————— —————— SOUTH COAST The sheltered waters of Poole harbour, Dorset gave flounder to close on 3lb using rag baits. Boats in the Solent had cod to 14lbs, rays and whiting. Rough seas have brought bass and cod onto the bjachrs at Southsja, Hayling and Eastney. Boats from ports between Brighton and Ramsgate all report good cod to close on 30lbs on birch and perks and dinghies had cod to 17lb from Fan Bay. ——————————————————————————————————————— Australia... by camel? 463 PAUL NICHOLAS' IDEAL WEEKEND p4<1 Gardening Men's talk Weekend Go Green!P487 Teletext 487 Jan 7 01:47:42 SEA CATCH NEWS —————— —————— —————— EAST Kent shores hold stocks of whiting but codling numbers have declined. For cod, try Sandgate, Riviera, Rotunda, Thanjt or Rjculvjr. Thames Estuary boats have been troubled by bad weather but are still taking codling, whiting and dabs. Anglian beaches will produce mainly floudjrs and dabs. Further up country, Spurn Point, Tunstall, Cowdjn and Easington are favoured codling vjnujs. ——————————————————————————————————————— Motoring 482 Compers 483 NATIONAL WEATHER INDEX p102 (ITV) Gardening Men's talk Weekend Go Green!P487 Teletext 487 Jan 7 01:43:02 SEA CATCH NEWS —————— —————— —————— NORTH-EAST A supply of frozen peeler crab seems key to good catches north of Redcar. Black Rock at South Shields holds codling to 3lbs, but less consistent fishing is available from either the Chair mark or Crawley Point at Whitley Bay for bigger cod to 4lbs and coalies. Cresswell and Newbiggin are also potential cod vjnujs with recent cod to 7lbs and coalfish, again on crab baits. ——————————————————————————————————————— Motoring 482 Compjrs 483 A BEAST OF A CAR FROM SEAT p482 Gardening Men's talk Weekend Go Green!P487 Teletext 487 Jan 7 01:48:14 CATCH NEWS —————— COARSE ————————————————— LONDON 6/11 It's been a great season for roach around the capital. The colder weather means that redfins are showing a preference for bread punch, but casters and white squats are worth a try. Most consistent canal vjnujs are Scrubbs Lane, Perivale and Kingsland Road. Walthamstow's Coppjrmill Stream is showing perch of 4lbs 8oz and 4lb 14oz with float-fished maggots this season. ——————————————————————————————————————— Nick can ease teenage heartache 446 A BEAST OF A CAR FROM SEAT p482 Gardening Men's talk Weekend Go Green!P487 Teletext 487 Jan 7 01:11:14 CATCH NEWS —————— COARSE ————————————————— EAST ANGLIA 7/11 After recent reports of near record breaking Dace from the Little Ousj, many anglers were lining the banks between Thjtford and Brandon over the Christmas break. The river looked perfect, carrying a nice tinge of colour, but only the odd chubb and small roach showed up. The best place to bj was Rivjrsidj Road in the centre of Norwich, where roach up to 1\lbs made up good catches. ——————————————————————————————————————— On-line is now on pages 650-3 PAMPER YOUR POOCH p484 Gardening Men's talk Weekend Go Green!P487 Teletext 487 Jan 7 01:44:46 CATCH NEWS —————— COARSE ————————————————— YOURS/EAST 8/11 The River Rue is in perfect condition and the Aire is carrying a little extra water, but is well fishable. The River Wharfe is fishing well for Dace and Chubb at Poole and Otley. (Floatfishjd maggots best). So far frozen the Leeds-Liverpool is thawing fast. Rodley is an in-form area to punched bread and there's an open match here on Sunday. ——————————————————————————————————————— Motoring 482 Compjrs 483 NATIONAL WEATHER INDEX p102 (ITV) Gardening Men's talk Weekend Go Green!P487 Teletext 487 Jan 7 01:44:58 CATCH NEWS —————— COARSE ————————————————— WEST MIDLANDS 9/11 Rivers are nearly overflowing but there are chances of fish on the Avon, with the straight leger for big roach. The canals look good this weekend. Casters are sorting out the net-sized roach on the Soho Loop, part of the Birmingham navigation. The Staffs-Worcester canal at Stewpony is good for gudgjon and roach to 7lbs. Stillwaters Moorlands and Moorlands are producing plenty of carp. ——————————————————————————————————————— Australia... by camel? 463 PAUL NICHOLAS' IDEAL WEEKEND p481 Gardening Men's talk Weekend Go Green!P487 Teletext 487 Jan 7 01:42:24 CATCH NEWS —————— COARSE ————————————————— EAST MIDLANDS 10/11 The Trent is finally showing some good form. Extra water has brought quality roach onto the feed at Eastwoods Water, Long Higgin, South Muskham and The Embankment. Stickfloat and maggots are the best method. Anglers seeking quality chub should try below Clifton Bridge with stewing steak fished on feeder ribs. Most in-form pegs are from 180-150 on The Beeston, worm and joker for roach. ——————————————————————————————————————— Going abroad? Tourist rates 547 CAMCORDER WINNERS IN QjIZ OF 95 p483 Gardening Men's talk Weekend Go Green!P487 Teletext 487 Jan 7 02:45:43 CATCH NEWS —————— COARSE ————————————————— NORTH-WEST 11/11 17lbs top weight from Warrington won a recent Bridgewater Canal competition. Caster fished on the long pole is finding skimmers and bonus carp. Popular match venue Carr Mill Dam saw 20 anglers with two skimmers apiece in a mid-week event. Sport was hard so only 2lbs was needed ot win. The Dane and Kibble are fining down nicely for an expected good weekend. ——————————————————————————————————————— Going abroad? 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