COMPETITORS enjoyed good sport in the Trowbridge Seniors silver fish only match fished at Cuckoos Rest.

Top honours on the day went to Jim Escott, from Melksham, with 14 lb 8 oz of roach and perch.

Bernie Ryan, from Devizes, took runner up spot with a roach and skimmers catch weighing 13 lb, while Brian Ellis, from Melksham, clinched third prize with a roach and skimmers catch weighing 10 lb 8 oz taken on pole fished red maggots.

Other placings: 4. Ken Gingell Trowbridge 6 lb 10 oz; 5. Barry Oakford Trowbridge 6 lb 4 oz; 6. Tony Brack Melksham 5 lb 4 oz.

WEIGHTS were fairly even in the Wilts Angling Open Evening match fished at Rood Ashton where Tony Gilbert, from Melksham, took top spot with 110 lb of carp.

Darren Fletcher, from Melksham, was runner up with 67 lb 14 oz of carp, while Pete Neate, from Holt, took third spot with a carp catch weighing 64 lb.

Other placings: 4. Gary Etheridge Devizes 60 lb; 5. Matt Skyrme Trowbridge & Ian Willetts Bradford 41 lb.

AN EARLY start on Sunday by Airsprung for their Open match on the Kennet & Avon Canal on the Beehive stretch saw a tie for top spot between brothers Steve and Tom Ince, from Trowbridge, with 18 lb 12 oz.

Dean Adams, from Bradford, took third prize with 12 lb 7 oz 8 dm of roach and skimmers.

Other placings: 4. Richard Whitmarsh Frome 11 lb 2 oz; 5. Phil Eggleton Bradford 10 lb 9 oz; 6. Kevin Morris Devizes 10 lb 4 oz.

THE Wilts Angling Open match at Viaduct Fishery on Sunday was won by Pete Neate, from Holt, with 172 lb of carp.

Ben Ludwell, from Rode, took runner up spot with 145 lb 7 oz of carp, while Ian Willetts, from Bradford, clinched third with 145 lb 7 oz of carp.

Other placings: 4. Roland Lucas Frome 129 lb; 5. Fred Willbanks Yeovil 114 lb 13 oz; 6. Dave Bancroft Trowbridge 114 lb 11 oz.

OTHER RESULTS

Kennet & Avon Canal Spring League, individual placings: 1. Paul Giddings, Pewsey Black, 13 lb 9 oz; 2. Gary Williams, Devizes AA, 8 lb 12 oz; 3. Mick Gale, Matrix Talisman A, 7 lb 15 oz; 4. Chris Steffan Preston Innovation Black Horse 7 lb 6 oz; 5. Kevin Rowles Devizes AA Black & Mike Berntsen Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG Gold 6 lb 6 oz.

Teams: 1. Devizes AA Black 76; 2. Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG Marine 74; 3. Drennan Oxford Blue 73; 4. Devizes AA White 72; 5. Preston Innovation Thatchers 66; 6. Garbolino Blackmore Vale Gold 63.

Final League Table: 1. Devizes AA Black 271; 2. Preston Innovation Thatchers 270; 3.Drennan Bordon Angling 262; 4. Devizes AA White 247; 5. Cotswold Matrix Talisman 244; 6. Drennan Oxford Blue 240. Overall Individual Champion: Chris Steffan 83 points.

Future events:

Friday June 19: Airsprung Evening match at Stowford.

Sunday June 21: Airsprung match at Barton Farm; Trowbridge match at Staverton; Lavington match at Baldham Mill; Calne match at Christian Malford; P.O. V RBL at Keynsham.

Monday June 22: Chippenham Evening match at Chippenham.

Tuesday June 23: Trowbridge Seniors match at Crookwood Lake; Calne Evening match at Hazeland; Avon Evening match at Portman Road.

Wednesday June 24: Trowbridge Open match at Staverton.

Friday June 26: Airsprung Evening match at Rood Ashton.