Carl claims the summer league opener at Furzton

CARL Yeowell with part of his summer league winning catch

A GIN clear Furzton turned MKAA's summer league opener into something of a lottery – but class came shining through!

And Maver MK's Carl Yeowell finished up way out front with 59-3 of bream as Ex-Tackle Hub's Roly McEneaney made runner-up with 47-9. Maver MK White's Dave Martin had 43-6 and Team Erm man Paul Chapman 28-3.

Despite rising winds and Saturday's rain the water had remained clear for Sunday's match, with fish hard to find and 'spooky' for most. Bream dominated the weights.

MIKE Palmer's first ever fish near 6lb Tear Drops bream

Ten teams-of-four fished With Ex-Tackle Hub top on 34 points ahead of Black Horse Black 27 with Maver MK Red one point adrift on 26.

OLNEY's long awaited 24 hour match was called off at the weekend after national publicity had flagged up the town as a 'party venue' with wonderful 'wild-water' swimming from its riverside green spaces.

As thousands of unwanted visitors departed, locals were left to clear up crate-loads of laughing gas ampoules along with mountains of other rubbish. Olney club's Ian Barnes said: "It was unbelievable. We had to callthe match off, it just wasn't worth the aggro of trying to go ahead."

TEAR Drops made Mike Palmer's first-ever fishing trip one to remember...as he banked a bream of almost 6lb.

A 19-8 PB mirror from Furzton for Alvah Joseph Eszenyi

NEWPORT's river saw Chris Power double his barbel PB with a two-pounder – and joining the very small group who have actually had an Ouse whiskers from this area in recent years.

ON Bradwell Lake Helen Vickers upped her bream PB to 9-6 and had others of 9-4 and 8-7 while on Furzton Alvah Joseph Eszenyi had a 19-8 PB mirror.

DECENT chub have been being caught along Olney's river with Ian Barnes getting a 5-12, Pete Lima a 5-11, Andy Garner a 5-8 and Tony Kerslake a 5.

GLEBE, Black Horse Lake: Dave Haddon had 51-11 from the Linford complex water. Dave Cowley had 17-6 and Dave Jones 9-6.

CALVERT, Woodfields: Barry Witteridge 15-6, John Weatherall1-3, Nigel Steel 1-3.

TOWCESTER, Astwell Mill: Mick Goodridge had 10-4 of small silvers from the bottom pond with John Broughton on 10lb. Graham Martin had 6-8 from the bottom pond.

FIXTURES: Sunday, Newport river open, 07795 068428, also club pits working party starting 8.30am ; July 12, Lodge Lake and Tear Drops closed for match.