Maver Larford Lakes Summer Festival.

This year's event is to be held over five days again this year, running from July 30 to August 3.

Last year saw the 52 competing anglers bring 19,635lbs of fish to the scales, averaging over 75lbs per day, per competitor.

Winner Klaus Fix broke no fewer than five venue records during last years event, which included raising the Specimen Lake's five hour match record to an incredible 253lbs.

His average weight over the five days was an unbelievable 204lbs per match.

Winnings for the top three anglers at the 2006 event were, Fix, £1300 plus tackle prizes, second Paul Boothby, £850 plus tackle prizes and third Steve Mayo, £650 plus tackle prizes.

Total entry fee for the five days of fishing is £150, all enquiries to Maver UK 01527 406300.

Izaak Walton Fishery Very popular with West Midlands anglers is the Izaak Walton Fishery, Stafford, located conveniently just off junction 14 of the M6 North, this well stocked four pool complex, now boasts an on site cafe/restaurant.

This fish filled venue, also has toilets and pegs suitable for disabled anglers, it's very popular at weekends but in the week there are usually plenty of pegs available for pleasure anglers, give Brenda a ring on 01785 761535.

Start them young!

I can't be in six places at once, so I'm always pleased when a TC's Angling News reader sends in a picture of themselves, this one is of eight-year-old Callum Morgan, from Netherton.

Callum took this 8lb carp, from the new Swan Pool at Hunnington Fishery, Halesowen.

Decathlon Angler Of The Month Competing in last week's Maver Larford Classic at Larford Lakes Stourport, was Cradley Heath-based Ray Lamb.

In the first hour of the match Stevens Tackle sponsored Ray, dropped a large worm hookbait underneath the overhanging branches of a bankside tree at his peg, outside the chalets on the venues Specimen Lake.

Two bites resulted in a 20lbs plus grass carp and an 18lbs plus mirror carp, two bites, two fish for 38lbs plus.

So this month's well deserved Geologic reel, goes to Ray and all he has to do is take a copy of this newspaper into the Decathlon Sports and Leisure Megastore at Merry Hill to claim his prize.

Venue Form Guide Hunnington Fishery: Excellent weights in open and club matches, big carp showing from the new Swan Pool Shatterford Fishery: Paul Macrae had nine carp and a catfish of 18lb.

The Monument Fishery Shifnal: The lake record has been broken this week, by a monster 49lbs carp!

Izaak Walton Fishery Stafford: 100lbs plus weights in matches, pleasure anglers reporting carp to 25lbs from all pools.

Canals: Staffs/Worcs fishing well for gudgeon perch and roach at Wolverley and Hinksford (BAA Day tickets from tackle shops).

Tipton Canal: Perch to worm and tench to corn, from the Tipton sections.

Dudley Canal at Merry Hill: Big bream and tench to casters, worm and corn.