Angling: Record-breaker Rooke tops field (From York Press)

Angling: Record-breaker Rooke tops field

9:43am Friday 25th May 2012 in Sport

PAULINE ROOKE broke the Laybourne Lakes record in winning the York & District Amalgamation of Anglers Veterans’ Spring Match.

Rooke topped the under-70s section of the match on Marley Pool by a wide margin with 140lb 4oz from peg 51.

Pete Webster was second with 94lbs 4oz.

The over-70s section was won by D Findley with 52lb 15oz.

Match bookings

Sunday, May 27

Hemingbrough Pond (all pegs): Poppleton Rovers AC.

Laybourne (Brown’s, pegs one to 25): White Rose AC.

Park View Lake (pegs five to 40): York CIU AC.

Selby Canal (Brayton Middle stretch): York Angling Association

Saturday, June 2

No bookings.

Sunday, June 3

Laybourne (Brown’s, pegs one to 30): Bishopthorpe & Acaster AC.

Laybourne (Marley, all pegs): York & District Amalgamation of Anglers Veterans’ Early Summer match.

Selby Canal (Brayton Bridge): Burton Stone Lane WMC AC.

Selby Canal (Brayton middle section): Poppleton Rovers AC.