The Tees running six inches up at the start rose a further six during Sunday's NYSD Federation Norman Dunne Memorial, writes JEFF HERBERT.

Surprisingly the match length at Over Dinsdale fished quite well and Thornaby's Neil Coulthard led a string of double figured nets with 23.9.0.

Setting to work on waggler and lobworm the famous Wire Netting peg delivered six good chub boosted by a few chublets.

In-form John Whitehouse (Darlington) followed on 18.11.0. In the glides below Bowl Hole Corner, the loafer float utilising caster and corn accounted for all small chub.

Best of the rest: Gerry Bowes (Durham) 16.10.0; Dave Nicholson (Darlington) 15.5.0; John Leybourne (Haughton) 13.2.0

North-East teams experienced mixed fortunes during the recent NFA division three national on the River Nene near Peterborough.

Eighty seven teams of 12 competed and the NYSD Federation finished an impressive fifth with 702 points, an agonising two points short of a bronze medal and that was without practising.

Yarm AA finished 50th on 510 points. Meanwhile, Dick Clegg Metro, who had put in many days' practise and finished third and fourth respectively in the last two nationals, suffered a real body blow with relegation as extra water upset the form book.

Thornaby's Lol Bulmer made a winning return to the match circuit taking 13.2.0 from the Tees at Sockburn following a spell in hospital.

Fishing two above Girsby Bridge, Lol had little time to rest during the Thornaby AA event as small dace, roach and chublets responded to the waggler and caster in mid river.

Then nearest rival Darlington's Dave Firth netted 11.10.0 above West Wood as the proven waggler and caster approach once again accounted for mixed small silver fish.

Others: Mick Broadley (Yarm) 11.4.0; Anthony Alderson (Darlington) 8.15.9

Skimmers were crucial for the top trio during Yarm AA's Danby Cup on the Lower Tees.

Darlington Angling Centre's Dave Cooper edged ahead on 8.11.0 off the Wards Lane section. The pole at nine metres over chopped worm tempted skimmers averaging a pound, plus a perch to hold off Yarm's Dave Rowden with 7.13.0.

The Lower Reaches of the Ure around Boroughbridge were badly out of sorts for round five of the North Central League. Coloured all week, competitors had to rely on eels to gain team points.

Thirsk's Alan Miller secured the only quality fish, a bream of 4lb. Pegged below the Cricket Field, bomb and lobworm tamed two eels for 6.10.0 tying with Claro's Steve Wilson who returned all eels from the same area.

On the day Boroughbridge nudged ahead by a single point clear of Claro, but Knaresborough command a healthy 18-point lead overall.

League placings: 1 Knaresborough 331 points; 2 Ripon 313; 3 Boroughbridge 308; 4 Claro 304; 5 Thirsk 273; 6 Wetherby 245

Other results: Woodland Lakes Wednesday Open: 1 Bert Poole (Dam Brighouse) 56.10.0, carp on the pole and meat; 2 Gordon Poole (Leeds) 55.4.0; 3 Daryl Taylor (Map Elton) 54.7.0.

Woodlands Saturday: 1 D Collier (Elton Tackle) 63.1.0, all carp from Dragonfly 2 on pole, meat, corn and worm; 2 J Allerton (Tri Cast Elton) 53.12.0; 3 D Pimlott (Keenets) 51.8.0.

Idle and Thackley Open, River Swale at Swainby: 1 Cliff Webb (Idle) 14lb, small chub, stickfloat and caster; 2 Simon McArdle (Brotherton) 4.4.0.

Durham City Dennis Fox Memorial, River Wear, Prebends: 1 Andy Sinclair (Dick Clegg Metro) 7lb, all barbel, waggler and maggot; 2 Phil Watson (Durham) 5.4.0; 3 Kevin Fox (Durham) 1.12.0.

Sunderland FAC, Silksworth Lake: 1 Ian Saigor (Fosters Tipton) roach and skimmers, waggler and maggot 9.14.0; 2 Lou McIntosh (Dick Clegg Metro) 8.1.0; 3 Steve Miller (Sunderland SAC) 7.15.0.

Trout news

Masham's Leighton Reservoir hit top form. Ilkley's Steve Spencer landed a superb rainbow of 15.8.0 on a Dawson's Olive.

One hundred and forty six visitors grassed 485 fish and an impressive 70 limit bags. Bibios, Muddlers, Dawson's Olive and Black, white of green Fritz all deadly.

Scaling Dam: 158 rods, 308 fish, 12 limit bags, Sedges best, Rainbows to 4.10.0.

Grassholme: 230 anglers, 380 fish, 11 limit bags, super brown trout of 6lb for Alan Taylor.

Hury: 215 rods, 350 fish, 13 limit bags, Dawson's Olive and Fritz Patterns, best rainbows to 7lb.

Blackton: 104 anglers, 172 fish, five limit bags, small black flies most successful, rainbows to 6lb.

Derwent: 383 rods, 833 fish, 50 limit bags, Dam Wall and North and South Banks fishing well. Orange and Black Fritz, Dawson's Olive and Hoppers most effective. Quality rainbows to 8.9.0.

Fontburn: 354 visitors, 613 fish, 31 limit bags. Rainbows to 7.8.0.

Kielder: 144 rods, 172 fish, seven limit bags. Rainbows to 6lb.

Fixtures

Saturday, September 2: Knaresborough Piscatorials Officials match, River Ouse at Overton. Harrogate and Claro M Whincup Memorial, Lingerfield Gravels. Woodlands Open.

Sunday, September 3: Calder League (2), Brighouse. Idle and Thackley AA Open, 45 pegs, River Swale at Swainby, telephone (01274) 618569. Northallerton and DAC Sheldon Cup, River Swale at Scruton. Robert Haggie Memorial Trophy, Upper Swale, Richmond to Great Langton, tickets from local tackle shops. Ripon Piscatorials Alma Cup, River Ure. Durham City AC Open, D Fox Series (4), River Wear, around the city, tickets on (0191) 3842450. Drennan Super League (5), Lower Tees, pegs 61 to 193. Swale/Ure/Ouse Challenge, round three at Boroughbridge. York and District AA Dispensary Open Cup, River Ouse, Redhouse to Poppleton, 100 pegs, telephone (01904) 629126.