DEVIZES’ Kevin Rowles triumphed in the Chippenham Evening match on the Bristol Avon at Chippenham with a roach and perch catch of 14lb 4oz.

Other placings: 2 Kevin Williams (Chippenham) 9lb 0oz, 3 Mark Wooldridge (Chippenham), 4 Gary Williamson (Devizes) 7lb 2oz, 5 Steve Palmer (Chippenham) 6lb 13oz, 6 Gary Etheridge (Devizes) 5lb 10oz.

THE Calne Evening match at Hazeland was won by Brian Johnson, from Calne, who collected a 3lb 12ox haul of roach, dace and perch.

Other placings: 2 Richard Yates (Calne) 3lb 7oz, 3 Nigel Smith (Calne) 2lb 12ox, 4 Trevor Payne (Corsham) 2lb 4oz, 5= Martin Dolman (Calne) & Tim Carr (Calne) 1lb 12oz.

Competitors enjoyed good sport in the Trowbridge Seniors match at Ivy House Fishery where Trowbridge’s Ken Gingell took the honours with a roach and skimmers catch of 24lb 8oz.

Other placings: 2 Dickie Bird (Melksham) 21lb 4oz, 3 John Blackmore (Lavington) 20lb 10oz, 4 Bernie Ryan (Devizes) 19lb 4oz, 5 Brian Ellis (Melksham) 18lb 0oz, 6 Paul Brown (Devizes) 16lb 0oz.

Neil Richards, from Swindon, won the Trowbridge Open Evening match on the Bristol Avon at Staverton with a roach and perch catch weighing 14lb 2oz.

Other placings: 2 Dave Baker (Trowbridge) 11lb 8oz, 3 Gerald Lugg (Beckington) 11lb 4oz, 4 Gary Etheridge (Devizes) 10lb 11oz, 5 Craig Fletcher (Bristol) 10lb 0 z, 6 Mick Gunning (Trowbridge) 7lb 11oz.

Weights were fairly even in the Wilts Angling Open Evening match at Leech Pool as Devizes’ Gary Etheridge carried off top prize with a carp catch of 97lb 0oz.

Other placings: 2 Ben Ludwell (Rode) 84lb 0oz, 3 Pete Neate (Holt) 81lb 0oz, 4 Tony Gilbert (Melksham) 71lb 0oz, 5 Richard Brimble (Westbury) 54lb 0oz.

Chippenham’s Mike Gale finished top of the pile in the Chippenham match on the Bristol Avon at Chippenham, collecting 19lb 15oz of roach.

Other placings: 2 Paul Rice (Tetbury) 19lb 14oz, 2 Kevin Williams (Chippenham) 14lb 12oz, 4 Nick Lofy (Calne) 13lb 8oz, 6 Steve Palmer (Chippenham) 12lb 13oz, 6 Steve Trivett (Salisbury) 10lb 13oz.

The inter club match between Devizes and Lavington fished at Crookwood Lake produced mixed sport as Mark Easey, from West Lavington, won with a carp catch of 48lb 8oz.

Other placings: Don Keates (Hilperton) 30lb 4oz, 3 Graham Pearce (Lavington) 18lb 3oz, 4 Danny Williamson (Devizes) 17lb 3oz, 5 Kevin Morris (Devizes) 10lb 6oz, 6 Mark Brown (Devizes) 9lb 0oz.

Bradford’s Vic Abbott won the Trowbridge match fished on the Bristol Avon at Staverton with an all roach catch weighing 8lb 4oz.

Other placings: 2 Gerald Lugg (Beckington) 8lb 2oz, 3 Dave Baker (Trowbridge) 7lb 6oz, 4 Alan Hillier (Westbury) 5lb 13oz, 5 Keith Lucas (Melksham) 5lb 0oz, 6 Gary Etheridge (Devizes) 4lb 5oz.

Fish were hard to tempt in the Airsprung match fished at Cuckoos Rest but Tim Martin, from Frome, was the exception, winning with an all skimmers catch of17lb 6oz.

Other placings: Bill Turner (Trowbridge) 4lb 6oz, Brian Neale (Frome) 4lb 2oz, 4 Paul Sims (Frome) 3lb 12oz, 5 Andy Fox (Hilperton) 3lb 10oz, 6 Tony Yates (Trowbridge) 2lb 15oz.

Howard Adams, of Devizes, the Wilts Angling Open match fished at Wardolph Castle, catching 102lb 0z of carp.

Other placings: 2 Steve Gardner (Chippenham) 75lb 12oz, 3 Pete Neate (Holt) 67lb 8oz, 4 Nigel Saunders (Melksham) 54lb 4oz, 5 Richard Brimble (Westbury) 52lb 0oz, 6 Darren Fetcher (Melksham) 47lb 8oz.

THE LEAGUE has been left saddened by the sudden death of Bernie Ryan, from Devizes, last week.

Bernie was an ardent angler who enjoyed plenty of success over the years.

He took part in the recent Trowbridge Seniors match at Ivy House where he finished in fourth place.