MELVYN Cogan celebrated a superb win as Rolls-Royce Alum Foundry held their annual Fur & Feather Trophy match at Curborough Fishery.
The match was held on the canal lake at Curborough with Cogan fishing worm and caster in the margins from peg 22 for a 33lb 12oz net.
As well as winning the Fur & Feather Trophy, the triumph means Cogan is top of the leaderboard with only one more match remaining.
Cogan also caught the heaviest fish of the day, a 7lb 12oz common carp.
Runner-up Kevin Reader caught most of his fish in the final hour using worm and caster for 31lb 6oz.
Lindsay Goodwin was third with 22lb 14oz using maggot on the hook from peg 34.
Neil Stevenson made it a hat-trick of wins as Bridge Inn AC held their weekly open match on Marston's Pool.
Stevenson alternated between straight lead and waggler for 78lb, beating Eric Eright (76lb) and Graham Howkins (42lb 8oz).
Anglers were made to work for their fish as round five of the Julian's Tackle League was held on Lake One at Robinwood Fishery.
Bright sunshine and the fact that the lake had lost a lot of colour made this pairs match tough, with just 22lb 4oz winning the match.
Paul Grice and Rob Wood topped the weights with Grice also having the best individual bag of the day (17lb 14oz).
His net contained mainly ide caught with maggot up in the water.
Julian Warrington and Brian Morris were second with a combined weight of 17lb 2oz.
Dry flies on floating lines, along with fry patterns, are going down well at Foremark Fishery.
Fishing has been steady at the South Derbyshire venue with plenty caught around buoys three and four, and also close to Carvers Arms, too.
Try using dry patterns on sinking lines or opt for minkie boobies close to the Dam Wall.
Water levels are down, meaning there is plenty of weed-free room on the banks.
A total of 158 trout have been caught recently by 144 anglers; an average of 2.2.
Meanwhile, anglers are invited to a Game Fishing and Fly Tying Festival at Burton Town Hall this Sunday.
Doors open at 10am. For details, visit www.burton-on-trentgamefishingandflytyingfestival.co.uk.
At Carsington, sport has been best around the north end of the reservoir with Upperfields Bay and Fishtail Creek also popular.
Minkie, white fritz, orange lure and daddy long legs on floating or intermediate lines have worked best.
