Some good fish are being taken by members of the Pippingford Park Syndicate from the string of lakes fed by the tributary of the Medway at Nutley.

Among the catches of pike was a predator of 23lb 6oz caught by Peter Merritt, of New Addington, in Surrey. The catch was made by casting 30 yards to a snaggy swim with a smelt injected with salmon oil.

Other fish to be taken from the fishery have included some big chub weighing up to 6lb plus.

In between the flood water pike continue to be caught from the River Rother mainly on deadbaits and include a fish of 19lb 8oz hooked by John Huggins, of Hastings.

At Wylands Angling Centre carp to 12lb 8oz were caught on Middle Lake by anglers fishing with boilies. The biggest fish was landed by Jason Callaghan, who fished with Andrew Frusher to catch 60 fish between them in two days and nights.

During the day the fish were in close to the reeds, but were taken in open water after dark.

Carp in the 2lb to 5lb range were caught from Field lake and Old Specimen Lake by anglers either fishing maggots with the feeder, or float, fishing with luncheon meat or ledger tackle.

Weights were up to 24lb during competitions on Match Lake at Iden Wood where the winner of last week's open caught just four mirror carp to make up his weight.

Results: 1st Tony Bayliss (Sandwich Bait and Tackle) 24lb 4oz, 2nd Ron Hussey (Riverside) 21lb 4oz, 3rd Colin Hayman (Northiam) 6lb 2oz, 4th Brian Bayliss (Sandwich Bait and Tackle) 5lb.

Tanyard Fisheries continues to produce some big fish and an 18lb pike was taken from Specimen One along with carp to low twenties. The pike was hooked on a dead rudd, but the carp were caught on boilies.

On the carp free pond waggler fished worms is producing plenty of nice perch to 2lb 12oz and from the coarse lakes catches of carp, roach, rudd and the odd crucian are still being made.

Results of an Open Competition on Match Lake at Wylands Angling Centre were: 1st John Holt (BBC) 26lb 5oz, 2nd Martin Peters (Wylands) 20lb 12oz, 3rd Steve Dodwell (Anchor Hailsham) 16lb 3oz, 4th Dave Lawrence (Polegate Angling Centre) 13lb 2oz, 5th Mark Sanford (Anchor Hailsham) 12lb 7oz.