Dave Gostelow would have struggled to pick out a nicer-looking fish to start the year than this lovely, dark scaly mirror.

‘Another one bites The Bug’ for Matt Danville, as he continued his excellent run of results on the bait on his East Yorkshire syndicate.

The run of success on Dagenham’s Chase Lakes has continued for Nicky Mills, with another of the venue’s largest and most-coveted fish giving itself up.