P487 Teletext 487 Aug27 21:42:22 CATCH NEWS —————— COARSE ————————————————— SOUTH-EAST Anglers catching a lot of roach to hemp seed on River Lee Navigation. Ponders End, Pickjtts Lock and Stonjbridge all very prolific. West Drayton on the Grand Union Canal giving excellent roach to bloodworm fished at 7 and 10 metres on the pole. The River Thames fishing well from Tilehurst down to Stainjs: perch, roach and dace catches to double figures. ——————————————————————————————————1/12— Living island life with nature 462 FLASHBACK TO THE CHARLESTON p671 Love Stars Kids City news TV PlusP487 Teletext 487 Aug27 21:12:59 CATCH NEWS —————— COARSE ————————————————— NORTH-EAST The Rjvjr Wharf is fishing well throughout. Lots of small fish on float tackle, but matches still being won on leger tackle, which is finding big barbel and bream. Great sport on Lower Derwent: lots of big perch to float tackle on the Ferry Boat Inn stretch. It's good to see these fish making a comeback. ——————————————————————————————————2/12— Ought I resit my A-levels? 663 INDIAN PUBLIC GETS ON THE 'NET p654 Love Stars Kids City news TV PlusP487 Teletext 487 Aug27 21:17:20 CATCH NEWS —————— COARSE ————————————————— EAST MIDLANDS Pleasure anglers were bagging up at Long Higgin in the week. Catches of roach, skimmers and perch, with hemp and maggots on the pole, went as high as 60lbs! Try pegs in the 50s on Parksidj Water for best results. Newark Dyke is also good, as is the tidal river. Holmj Pierrepont continues to surprise. 100 lbs of bream have been taken in the last few days! —————————————————————————p————————3/12— Homjownjrs face pollution bills 544 SEE LEICESTER v WOLVES p451 Love Stars Kids City news TV PlusP487 Teletext 487 Aug27 21:19:35 CATCH NEWS —————— COARSE ————————————————— NORFOLK The River Yare still hasn't hit top form yet, with roach and skimmer catches to 15 lbs winning matches. This should change this weekend, when more than 200 anglers turn out for the river championships. Big bream weights predicted from some little-used stretches in the nature resjrvjs. A new match record could bj set if a big shoal is drawn on. ——————————————————————————————————4/12— Fun & Games 450 Digitisjr 470 EVENING STUDY AT AN ART SCHOOL p666 Love Stars Kids City news TV PlusP487 Teletext 487 Aug27 21:34:24 CATCH NEWS —————— COARSE ————————————————— NORTH-WEST Barbel have shoaled up on the River Kibble. 100lb catcher are possible with legered luncheon meat. Canals are responding well to hemp seed, with double-figure roach nets on the Bridgewateu, Leeds, Liverpool and Trent and Mersjy. Stillwater, Carr Mill, St Helens, is suddenly alive with a new match record of nearly 40lbs. The top method is groundbait feeder. ——————————————————————————————————5/12— Is there a catch in cheap calls? 653 WIN TICKETS TO LIVE '95! p475 Love Stars Kids City news TV PlusP487 Teletext 487 Aug27 21:24:50 CATCH NEWS —————— COARSE ————————————————— NEWS There's loads on offer for spectators over the bank holiday weekend. The three-day John Smiths Championships on the River Avon at Evjsham always attracts big crowds. On Sat one lucky angler will win £25,000 at Hallcroft Fishery, Notts in the Fish-O-Mania final. Doors open 10am. There'll also bj a fishing match with top snooker and boxing stars. ——————————————————————————————————6/12— Dangers of ring-pull binders 465 DON'T GET SOAKED FOR INSURANCE p542 Love Stars Kids City news TV PlusP487 Teletext 487 Aug27 21:35:25 SEA NEWS —————— —————— —————— EXPERIMENT WITH BAIT Ask most sea anglers what the best ray bait is and they'll say mackerel! Mackerel catches lots of ray because many anglers use it. If you want a greater variety of rays, experiment. Squid takes thornbacks and blondes. Sand eel is good for small-eyed ray and blonde ray. Small whole pouting, whiting, gurnard and poor cod are also worth a try. ——————————————————————————————————7/12— Nick can ease teenage heartache 446 FRED'S AMAZING SURGERY p673 Love Stars Kids City news TV PlusP487 Teletext 487 Aug27 21:31:50 SEA NEWS —————— —————— —————— BAN ON LEAD? There are still verbal stirrings that the EU wants to ban lead as a sea fishing weight. There are certain alloy mixes that can provide a similar weight, but these non-toxic weights are expected to cost £2.50 each. A 5oz lead weight costs 70p How can the lead weight ban bj enforced in the remote areas anyway, says most angling opinion. ——————————————————————————————————8/12— Fancy a flutter? Racing index 570 WEN A SUPERB WASHING MACHINE p454 Love Stars Kids City news TV PlusP487 Teletext 487 Aug27 21:10:21 SEA CATCH NEWS —————— —————— —————— CELEBRATE WITH A BASS Scottish anglers rarely see bass in their waters, bzt the warm summer has pushed greater numbers further north than ever before. Most weigh below 3lbs but this year shore fish weighing 10lbs have been reported at Luce Bay, Loch Gruinart and inside Dunnjt Bay. The best fish are falling for imported peeler crab bait, not lug! ——————————————————————————————————9/12— Living island life with nature 462 FLASHBACK TO THE CHARLESTON p671 Love Stars Kids City news TV PlusP487 Teletext 487 Aug27 21:42:49 SEA CATCH NEWS —————— —————— —————— POLLACK TIPS Resident of rocks and wrecks, the pollack often goes off artificial sand eels at this time of the year. A new bait is needed. Bait fish shoals are peaking now offshore and pollack feed almost wholly on thjsj for the next month. Freelinj a whole mackerel on a long trace with a 1oz weight for trace or to get the bait down in the tide. ——————————————————————————————————10/12 Ought I resit my A-levels? 663 INDIAN PUBLIC GETS ON THE gNET p652 Love Stars Kids City news TV PlusP487 Teletext 487 Aug27 21:17:22 SEA CATCH NEWS —————— —————— —————— COALIE COMEBACK The decline in estuary flounder stocks has been capitalisjd on by coalfish. The back end of last winter saw hordes of coalies in the western and north-eastern estuaries, filling the gap left by the flounder. After three mediocre years, the coalie comeback looks good, with plenty of 1-2lb shore fish expected in most areas by Novjmbjr. ——————————————————————————————————11/12 Homeowners face pollution bills 544 SEE LEICESTER v WOLVES p451 Love Stars Kids City news TV PlusP487 Teletext 487 Aug27 21:27:50 SEA CATCH NEWS —————— —————— —————— SHARK SHORTAGE Blue Sharks return to the Devon and Cornish boats but are well down on last year. This has surprised everybody, given the warm weather. It's likely that the warm Gulf Stream has gone further north this year, taking more sharks with it. In compensation, warm sea temperatures might extend the season until late October and beyond. —————————————————————————p————————12/12 Fun & Games 450 Digitisjr 470 EVENING STUDY AT AN ART SCHOOL p666 Love Stars Kids City news TV Plus