ON the Wyre Dell Lake, one angler caught nine trout with an average weight of 2lb, using an orange cats whisker.

Three trout with an average weight of 2.5lb were caught, thanks to a cat's whisker.

The average bag at the Andy Capp lake was three or four trout with the best flies being viva, imitation pellet and goldheads.

A goldhead buzzer was used to catch eight trout, while a Birmingham angler used maggots for four trout with both having an average weight of 1lb.

On the coarse scene, luncheonmeat was used on the Erics to catch five carp to 15lb 12oz.

Another angler preferred halibut pellets and landed three carp to 16lb.

Boilies were used on the Stuarts to catch two carp to 15lb.