KEIGHLEY AC
Tony Sharp landed a lifetime-best 5lb 4oz wild trout while fishing on Keighley Angling Club’s waters on the River Aire between Kildwick and Silsden.
Trotting a fast stretch of water using a simple rig, baited with bread on a size-eight hook, Sharp felt a sudden, violent pull on his line. The fish took off on a rod-bending run down river, stripping 50 yards of line off the reel.
Sharp, who is more used to landing large pike, carefully played the trout back upstream, using all his experience to avoid snagging the fish or snapping his 4lb line in the fast water.
He said: “When the line tightened, I knew I was into a really good fish which put up an incredible fight. It took me quite a while to bring it to the bank.
“When I landed it I could see it was an exceptional trout in magnificent condition – it was almost too big to fit in my landing net.”
After confirming its weight, Sharp (pictured) returned the fish to the river and was quickly into another brown trout weighing 2lb.
After a change of tactics, the Keighley angler added barbel, grayling and several more trout to his tally.

BRADFORD No1 AA

Nick Chaffer claimed the title of 2014 Calder champion and the top prize of £625 with a catch of chub and grayling for 18lb 12oz from the Cornmill. Paul Bennett finished second in the 75-peg match with 17lb. Other placings: 3 Keith Hobson 15lb 14oz, 4 D Pitt 15lb 7oz, 5 T Peel 13lb 6oz, 6 J Mills 12lb 15oz, 7 I Bradley 12lb 10oz. Some sections of the River Calder will be closed on Sunday for the final round of this year's Calder League, which draws at The Railway Inn at 9am. Trevor Hewitt leads the aggregate weight for the series with 107lb 3oz from the five matches, while Mirfield head the team competition with 29 points, closely followed by Barnsley on 27.5. The club's annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 8 at Moorlands Social Club, Cleckheaton (7.30pm). All members are invited to attend and are reminded that they must bring their 2014 yearbook for entry. Membership for the remainder of the year will be half price from next Wednesday, meaning that adult membership will be £22 and juniors just £2.50. Details are on the club's website (www.bradfordno1.com) or from the ticket and licence secretary. Members are reminded to ensure that the gate at Knotford is closed at all times to protect fish stocks.

LISTERHILLS AA

The death has occurred after a long illness of club official Roy Herbert, who worked hard for disabled anglers and will be missed. Until the end of the year, the cost of membership has been reduced to £6 for seniors and £3 for all other categories. Result of open match at Rodley: 1 M Maunion 13lb 14oz of perch, 2= E Harrison, W Barker 1lb 2oz, 4 G Kitchen 1lb 1½oz. The next members' match is at Pilley's on Sunday, October 5. Entries for the specimen fish trophies should be submitted within the next week to qualify. Any club members' fees or day-ticket monies collected by our watchers should be handed to the treasurer as soon as possible. The annual Ian Smith Memorial Match is this Sunday at Armley, with a 10am draw in the car park. To book on contact 01132-639333.

WASHBURN VALLEY

The heaviest fish caught during the week was a 5lb 2oz rainbow trout by Jeff Wright using claret hopper. Catch details (week ending September 2) – Day ticket: Fewston 37, Swinsty 3, Thruscross (catch & return) 3; total fish caught: Fewston 215, Swinsty 7, Thruscross 8; average per rod: Fewston 5.8, Swinsty 2.3, Thruscross 2.7. Fewston: Trout are feeding hard near the surface, taking daddys and hoppers just as they submerge. Swinsty: Perch are chasing all colours of spinners, although trout are more reserved. Thruscross: Brown trout are showing in shallow water, feeding on buzzers and emerging fly.

BINGLEY AC

Result of the match held in Myrtle Park on Sunday: 1 A Greenwood 14lb 4oz, 2 B Leonard 10lb 8oz, 3 J Clarke 8lb 4oz. The next match has been postponed until Monday, October 13 and will be held on our canal length. Further details will follow. Members are urged to consult the club website for further details on a proposed work party at Teapot Dam next month. We need at least six people present and would like to confirm a date for when this would be possible. Also for the Bruce Howard Specimen Trophy forms as the closing date for entries is Friday, October 31.

SALTAIRE AA
Our annual meeting is set for Monday, November 3. Any proposals from members must be sent in writing to the general secretary (address in yearbook) with the names of proposer and seconder by Monday, October 6.

BRADFORD SEA AC

Our last trip to Rhyl was a good one, with bull huss to 7lb being caught and released. Also caught were dabs, whiting and cod. Our next general meeting will be on Tuesday, October 21 at the New Inn, East Bierley, starting at 8pm.

CENTRAL AC

Result of our match at Oakland Waters on Sunday: 1 R Wharfe 21lb, 2 C Davey 17lb, 3 J Mountain 12lb 4oz, 4 S Worley 8lb 6oz.