THE Upper Thames Winter League practice match was fished on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Devizes where Andy Pollard of Daiwa Gordon League won with bream and skimmers weighing 22lb 9oz.

Dave Johnson of Swindon Talisman was next with bream and skimmer weighing 14lb 7oz.

Andy Powell of Lobbys was third prize with a mixed catch weighing 14lb 5oz 8dm.

Other placings: 4. Keith Theobald Browning Andoverv12 lb 15 oz; 5. Chris Telling Daiwa Gordon League 10 lb 5 oz; 6. Ian Wildon Lobbys 9 lb 11 oz.

THE Saturday Open match at Ivy House Fishery went too Vince Shipp of Westerleigh with 54lb of small carp.

Simon Stacey of Chippenham was runner up with a carp and silvers weighing 45lb oz, followed by Geoff Fox of Ivy House with a mixed catch of 42lb.

Mick Gale of Chippenham was fourth with 31lb 14oz and his silvers weight of 22 lb 8 oz took the silvers prize.

WESTBURY’S Richard Bramble won Sunday’s Wilts Angling match at Gillingham with 46lb 12oz of carp.

Sean Rhodes from Trowbridge was next with 46lb 9oz also taken on method feeder fished pellets. Mick Gunning from Trowbridge clinched third prize with a carp catch weighing 36lb 10oz.

Other placings: 4. Dave Baker Trowbridge 35 lb 4 oz; 5. Mick Martin Trowbridge 35 lb 3 oz; 6. Mick Withey Westbury 31 lb 4 oz.

FUTURE EVENTS

Saturday Octover 22: Westinghouse match at Chippenham.

Sunday October 23: Airsprung Open match at Barton Farm/Pond Fields; Ridgeway match at Swineford; Kingswood & Hanham RBL match at Wolverton.

Thursday October 27: Bathampton Over 55s/Disabled match at Withy Pool.

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