THE Avon Tuesday Evening match on the Bristol Avon at Portman Road was won by Melksham’s Bob Ryan with 5 lb 7 oz of roach and perch.

Mark Wooldridge, from Chippenham, was runner up with 5 lb 4 oz of perch, followed by Swindon’s Alan Brown, with 4 lb 8 oz.

Other placings: 4. Kevin Rowles Devizes 4 lb 2 oz; 5. Andy Pratten Melksham 3 lb 14 oz.

THE Trowbridge Evening match on the Bristol Avon at Staverton was won by Gary Etheridge, from Devizes, with 6 lb 2 oz of roach.

Dave Baker, from Trowbridge, was runner up with 5 lb 2 oz of chub, with Pete Mills, from Chippenham, third with 5 lb 1 oz.

Other placings: 4. Gerry Lugg Beckington 4 lb 15 oz; 5. Mick Gunning Trowbridge 3 lb 12 oz; 6. Alan Hillier Westbury 3 lb 3oz.

TROWBRIDGE’S Mark Poppleton won the Wilts Angling Open evening match at Rood Ashton last Thursday with 89 lb 12 oz of carp.

Stuart White, from Chippenham, was next with 67 lb and Pete Neate, from Holt, third with 66 lb 8 oz of carp.

Other placings: 4. Darren Fletcher Melksham 60 lb 0 oz; 5. Richard Brimble Westbury & Ian Willetts Bradford 53 lb 0 oz each.

ONLY four competitors weighed in on the Bristol Avon at Bradford Golf Course, Vic Abbott, from Bradford, topping the standings with 2 lb 11 oz of roach, bleak and eels.

Dean Adams, from Bradford, (1 lb 9 oz), Andy Fox, from Trowbridge, (10 oz 8 dm) and Richard Whitmarsh, from Frome, (9 oz) were the only other to register.

TONY Gilbert, from Melksham, won Sunday’s Wilts Angling Open at Todber Manor with 165 lb 8 oz of carp.

Nick White, from Gillingham, took 151 lb 12 oz for second, with Stuart White, from Chippenham, third with 146 lb 12 oz.

Other placings: 4. Steve Gardner Chippenham 130 lb 4 oz; 5. Terry Niblett Gillingham 106 lb 0 oz; 6. Pete Neate Holt 101 lb 10 oz.

OTHER RESULTS

Monday Chippenham Evening match: 1 Dennis Baker, Chippenham, 6 lb 8 oz; 2 Ian Liddell, Chippenham, 5 lb 1 oz; 3 Kevin Rowles, Devizes, 4lb 7 oz; 4. Gary Etheridge Devizes 4 lb 2 oz; 5. Alex Hyde Chippenham 3 lb 1 oz; 6. Mark Wooldridge Chippenham 2 lb 15 oz 8 dm.

Calne Evening match, Hazeland: 1 Keith Knotman, Calne, 2 lb 2 oz; 2 Tim Carr, Calne, 14 oz 8 dm; 3 Gary Dodson, Calne, 8 oz; 4. Matt Waldron Chippenham 7 oz; 5. Martin Dolman Calne 6 oz; 6. Simon Fear Calne 3 oz.

Lavington Sunday match, Baldham Mill: 1 Graham Pearce, Lavington, 3 lb 1 oz; 2 Don Keates, Hilperton, 1 lb 5 oz; 3 Kevin Morris, Devizes, 14 oz 8 dm; 4. Mark Easy Lavington 12 oz; 5. Tony Weekes Market Lavington 9 oz 8 dm; 6. Michael Brown Worton 6 oz.

Chippenham Pairs match, Pockeridge: 1 Alex Hyde, 56 lb 1 oz; 2 Luke Wooldridge, 24 lb 8 oz; 3 Peter Gregory, 13 lb 1 oz); 4. Martin Dolman Calne 12 lb 4 oz; 5. Gary Dodson Calne 11 lb 1 oz; 6. Nick Lofy Calne 9 lb 15 oz.

Pairs prize: 1 Hyde/Kevin Williams 4 pts; 2 Martin Dolman/Gary Dodson 5 pts; 3 Luke & Mark Wooldridge 6 pts.

Future events

Friday June 28: Airsprung Evening match at Rood Ashton.

Saturday June 29: Chippenham Open match at Chippenham; Avon SCC match at Conigre; Bathampton 24 Hour Carp match at Hunstrete Lake.

Sunday June 30: Lavington match at Ellis Lake; Trowbridge match at Staverton; Frome Victorians match at Summerhayes.

Monday July 1: Chippenham Evening match at Chippenham.

Tuesday July 2: Calne Evening match at Hazeland; Avon Evening match at Portman Road Wednesday July 3: Trowbridge Evening match at Staverton.

Thursday July 4: Bathampton Over 55s/Disabled match at Withy Pool.

Friday July 5: Airsprung Evening match at Stowford.

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