Angling lines

There will be a working party at Knotford tomorrow from 9am to improve pegs and the path around the lake. The lake will be closed to fishing during the morning while Beneath British Waters film underwater footage.

The River Nidd at Cowthorpe will be closed on Sunday for a members' match, with tickets available from Simon on 01274-571175. The River Ure at Roecliffe will also be closed on Sunday for an outside booking. The River Aire at Beal will be closed tomorrow.

The river coarse season opened yesterday and, as always, we would like to hear your catch results from club waters, either on our Facebook page or by email to ask_us@bradfordno1.com.

Result of Sunday's veterans match at Raskelf Lake: 1 Billy Scott 39lb 2oz, 2 Jim Taylor 38lb 12oz, 3 Eric Wright 37lb 14oz, 4 Graham Brammer 29lb 12oz, 5 Barry Newby 27lb 8oz.

BRADFORD CITY AA

The weather has generally been mixed this week, with a bit of rain to freshen the rivers, though water levels remain low. Trout anglers on the rivers have found the going tough, though some fish have been coming to net. Sadly, this week saw a major fish kill on the River Aire at Cononley. The Environment Agency found no pollution and felt the incident was due to weather conditions. However, local anglers report some observations which seem to suggest other causes. Club still waters continue to report good catches for some anglers. At Shipton Lake, Mick Atkinson had over 200lb of bream, roach to the 1lb mark and a tench of over 5lb. All fish fell to 8mm halibut pellet and halibut groundbait, about 30 yards from the roadside. At Staveley Lakes, anglers have seen some nice carp, with Carl White, Andy Birkinshaw and Brian Bromfield among successful members. The next BCAA match is tomorrow on the River Ure at Dunsforth. Places are still available and can be booked via Rodney Brooksbank on 07875-275749. There is a working party at Shipton Lake tomorrow and on Sunday. If you are willing to volunteer, even if only for a couple of hours, contact Terry Duncalf on 07988-681654.

SKIPTON AA

The River Aire locally was hit by fish kill last week that was at first thought to have been caused by an influx of raw sewage as storm water overflows operated following an hour-long thunderstorm on June 7. Most of the dead fish were at Cononley, where many thousands of minnows, stone loach, bullheads and gudgeon were to be seen in the shallow water above and below the road bridge. Some larger fish, such as pike, were also killed and a few trout, grayling and chub appeared to have succumbed but were difficult to identify in the murky deeper water. The Environment Agency was quick to respond and surveyed the river from Skipton to Kildwick the following morning. Luckily, it appeared that mainly small fish had died, with the worst fatalities between Bradley and Cononley. No pollution was identified and the cause was put down to atmospheric conditions following the thundery weather. Result of Peter Hart Memorial Trophy at Whinnygill Reservoir: 1 Wayne Eason 1330g (one trout, three perch, one skimmer), 2 John Preston 100g (two perch), 3 Bill Davenport 50g (two gudgeon).

KEIGHLEY AC

Coarse fishing resumed on the River Aire this week as the fish-spawning season came to an end, with anglers eager to test their river skills with traditional maggot and cereal baits. However, some anglers might find stretches of the Aire could pose an added challenge after flooding earlier in the year flushed out familiar swims, carving new depths which created fresh contours on the river bed. The floods also deposited debris and other submerged hazards. The recent climate has boosted plant life along the river and some committee members have begun strimming bank vegetation near the bridge at Keighley Golf Club. Pegs are also being cut for the new season.

LISTERHILLS AA

Result of the 66th annual open match on the crane-works length at Rodley: 1 R Thorpe, 2 D Naylor, 3 P Woods (section winner), 4 E Harrison (section winner), 5= D Moffatt, B Mason. Result of Tuesday match on the canal: 1 E Harrison, 2 R Smith. Next Tuesday's match will be at Apperley Bridge, meet at road bridge 5.30pm. Members intending going to Sunday's match at Newton on Ouse must contact the match secretary on 07984-597718. The canal produced a 15lb pike, which fell to a lure. Anyone with information relating to illegal fish transfers should contact the Environment Agency on 08608-07060. If proven, action will be taken for theft of fish.

LEEDS ASA

Last week's working party at Hammerton cleared out quite a number of swims and a footpath. Result of Saturday's match on Osprey Lake, Kippax Park: 1 D Pollit 110lb 8oz, 2 S Raper 81lb 10oz, 3 S Cromie 80lb 1oz. Result of Sunday Open at Moor Munkton Pools: 1 S Mazza 124lb 7oz, 2 M Dodsworth 84lb 10oz, 3 D Pollit 76lb 1oz. Result of Tuesday's match at Kippax Park: 1 S Mazza 121lb 4oz, 2 T Hewson 71lb 10oz, 3 R Rymer 67lb 4oz. Result of Wednesday match on Cyprio Pool, Moor Monkton Pools: 1 M Dodsworth 146lb 7oz, 2 D Pollit 138lb 10oz, 3 G Wright 85lb 11oz.

BRADFORD SEA AC

The trip that took place from Rhyl on Wednesday was a great success, with dabs, whiting, lsds and bull huss being the main fish caught. Mackerel were hard to find but we eventual caught some for bait. Altogether 209 fish were caught. A magnificent haul of 28 bull huss, three of them hitting the 10lb mark, were caught by Paul Lonsdale, Rob Wadsworth and Brian Clarkson, who also had a thornback ray of 6lb. But the highlight of the trip was a fantastic tope of 25lb by Paul Lonsdale – the first tope caught out of Rhyl on the boat 'Goldilocks' this year. Our next general meeting is on Tuesday at the New Inn, East Bierley (8pm).

SALTAIRE AA

The first treatment to kill off the weed at Tong Park took place last weekend and already there is an improvement. Hopefully we should see major improvements within the next couple of weeks. The canal is fishing well for bream and roach nets in Hirst Wood for anglers willing to put the time and effort in. The river coarse season started yesterday and good catches are expected. Can anglers fishing the river or any other of our waters send in any catch reports to saltaireangling@gmail.com.

BRADFORD PALS AC

Result of Sunday's match at The Oakes, Sessay, on Alders Lake: 1 Pete Fraser 25lb 12oz, 2 Ian Helliwell 19lb 12oz, 3 Trevor Wood 19lb 2oz, 4 Barry Frankly 17lb 8oz. The club would like to thank Mick Stoney for sponsoring this match.

BINGLEY AC

After heavy overnight rain, Coppice Pond fished poorly for Sunday's match compared to catch reports from the week before. Result: 1 J Clark 11lb 4oz 2 I Needs 8lb 8oz, 3 B Leonard 8lb. Rivers are now open for course fishing. Members are asked to report any sighting of non native plant species, especially giant hogweed, but this plant should not be touched as the sap can cause blistering. For more information on identification visit www.ywt.org.uk/invasives.

HEWENDEN AC

An away match has been booked at Raygill Fishery, Lothersdale on Sunday, July 3, £16 draw at 9am in the cafe, match 10am-4pm. There is no need to book on, just be there for the draw.

BIERLEY AC

Results of Wednesday's evening match: 1 W Forthrop 8lb 3oz, 2 P Briggs 8 lb 2oz, 3= L Jackson, A J Boardman 7lb. The golden peg fund now stands at £49. The next match is Wednesday, draw 5pm.

CENTRAL AC

Our next match is at Viking Lakes on Sunday, meet at venue 8am, fishing 9am-3pm. No tins are allowed on the bank and bait must be in bait boxes.