DEVIZES’ Paul Passmore took top honours in the practice match for the upcoming First Division National Championship match on the Gloucester Canal at Purton and Cambridge Arms, landing 41lb 14oz of bream.

Other placings: 2 Adrian Narbeth (Sensas WB Clarke) 34lb 8oz, 3 Graham Mumby (Matrix Dynamite Baits Trentmen) 31lb7oz, 4 Nigel Evans (Preston Innovation Thatchers) 27lb 9oz, 5 Mark Treasure (Daiwa Gordon League) 25lb 10oz, 6 Pete Waddington (Daiwa Gordon League) 25lb 7oz.

  • WEIGHTS were fairly even in the Chippenham Evening match on the Bristol Avon at Chippenham as Kevin Rowles, from Devizes, chalked up another win with a roach and perch catch of 9 lb 3 oz.

Other placings: 2 Gary Etheridge (Devizes) 6lb 3oz, 3 Kevin Williams (Chippenham) 5lb 13oz, 4 Alex Hyde Chippenham 5lb 9oz, 5 Tim Davis (Chippenham) 5lb 6oz, 6 Neil Richards (Swindon) 4lb 10oz.

  • TROWBRIDGE'S Ken Gingell won the Trowbridge Seniors match at Cuckoos Rest with 15lb 8oz of bream.

Other placings: John Blackmore (Lavington) 13lb 12oz, 3 Jim Escott (Melksham) 12lb 8oz, 4= Barry Oakford (Trowbridge) & Gordon Hayward (Lavington) 10lb, 6 Tony Brack (Melksham) 8lb 4oz.

  • FISH were hard to tempt in the Calne Evening match at Hazeland but Calne’s Brian Johnson took top honours with a rudd and dace catch of 4lb 5oz.

Other placings: 2 Trevor Payne (Corsham) 2lb 3oz, 3 Gary Dodson (Calne) 2lb, 4 Martin Dolman (Calne) 1lb 14oz, 5 Simon Fear (Calne) 1lb 8oz, 6 Nigel Smith (Calne) 1lb 6oz.

  • THE Bristol Avon at Staverton was in good shape for the Trowbridge Open Evening match as Vic Abbott, from Bradford, triumphed with 11lb 5oz of roach.

Other placings: 2 Gerald Lugg (Beckington) 9lb15oz, 3 Alan Hiller (Westbury) 7lb 9oz, 4 Pete Zymiak (Trowbridge) 5lb, 5 Danny Williamson (Devizes) 3lb 9oz, 6 Mick Gunning (Trowbridge) 3lb 7oz.

  •  ROOD Ashton was in good form for the Wilts Angling Evening match as Melksham’s Tony Gilbert won with a carp catch of 112lb.

Other placings: 2 Ian Willetts (Bradford) 79lb 12oz, 3 Pete Neate (Holt) 71lb, 4 Terry Fell (Devizes) 67lb 8oz, 5 Darren Fletcher (Melksham) 58lb 0oz, 6 Richard Brimble (Westbury) 54lb .

  • ROBIN Guy, from Melksham, won the Avon SCC match on the Bristol Avon at Melksham with a roach catch weighing 11lb 6oz.

Other placings: 2 Mick Withy (Westbury) 10lb 9oz, 3 Marcus Crook (Melksham) 9lb 15oz, 4 Brian Haigh (Melksham) 8lb 10oz, 5 Pete Mills (Melksham) 7lb 0oz, 6 Andy Pratten (Melksham) 5lb 6oz.

  • THE Wilts Angling float only match at Eden Vale produced mixed sport and Bradford’s Dean Adams was the clear winner with a carp catch of 107lb 8oz.

Other placings: 2 Robin Guy (Melksham) 40lb 4oz, 3 Tim Martin (Frome) 32lb 12oz, 4 Pete Neate (Holt) 32lb 2oz, 5 Robbie Kepner (Melksham) 31lb 10oz, 6 Jim Butcher (Bradford) 31lb 9oz.

  • BRISTOL'S Ken Rayner won the Airsprung match at Rood Ashton with 100lb 6oz of carp.

Other placings: 2 Ryan Heard (Trowbridge) 99lb 0oz, 3 Richard Whitmarsh (Frome) 83lb, 4 Kevin Hanson (Trowbridge) 82lb 6oz, 5 Tom Ince (Trowbridge) 71lb 8oz, 6 Steve Ince (Steeple Ashton) 64lb 8oz.