THE Trowbridge Seniors match fished at Cuckoos Rest on Tuesday went to Jim Escott, from Melksham, with 15 lb 2 oz of roach and perch, while there was a tie for second place between Ken Gingell from Trowbridge and Dickie Bird from Melksham, both taking bream, roach and perch catches weighing 11 lb 4 oz, writes Colin Scull.

Other placings: 4. Dave Baker Trowbridge 11 lb; 5. Roger Green Trowbridge 9 lb 4 oz; 6. Mick O’Neil Melksham 8 lb.

  • SUNDAY’S Wilts Angling Open match at Shearwater was won by Ian Willetts, from Bradford, with 93 lb 3 oz of bream.

Jim Butcher from Bradford was runner up with 86 lb of bream, followed by Sean Rhodes from Trowbridge with 62 lb 10 oz of bream.

Other placings: 4. Matt Skyrme Trowbridge 61 lb 8 oz; 5. Dave Bancroft Trowbridge 61 lb 4 oz; 6. Andy Pritchard Westbury 45 lb.

  • NICK Merry, from Shaftesbury, won the Airsprung match on Sunday at Leech Pool with 94 lb 4 oz of carp.

Kevin Hanson, from Trowbridge, took the runner up spot with 65 lb of carp and Tom Ince, from Trowbridge, was third prize with 48 lb 10 oz of carp.

Other placings: 4. Bill Turner Trowbridge 46 lb 12 oz; 5.Brian Haigh Melksham 46 lb; 6. Nick Ince Trowbridge 45 lb 4 oz.

OTHER RESULTS

Upper Thames Winter League (Bristol Avon, Chippenham): 1. Kevin Rowles, Devizes MG, 9 lb 5 oz; 2. Lee Wooldridge, Sensas Cooper Avon Nomads, 8 lb 10 oz; 3. Andy Pollard, Daiwa Gordon League, 8 lb 4 oz; 4. Gary Blunt Browning Andover 6 lb 13 oz; 5. Mark Lichota Matrix Cotswold Talisman 6 lb 10 oz; 6. Kevin Daniels Matrix Cotswold Talisman 6 lb 8 oz.

Teams: 1. Matrix Cotswold talisman38; 2. Lobbys Tackle 36; 3. Devizes MG 33; 4. Daiwa Gordon League 31.

Table: 1. Devizes MG 7; 2. Matrix Cotswold Talisman 9; 3. Lobbys Tackle 10; 4. Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG 11.

Chippenham Sunday match (Pockeridge): 1. Mick Ash, Chippenham, 15 lb ; 2. Ian Liddell, Chippenham, 14 lb 12 oz; 3. Kevin Williams, Chippenham, 12 lb 7 oz; 4. Alex Hyde Chippenham 7 lb 4 oz; 5. Guy Manners Chippenham 6 lb 8 oz; 6. Steve Palmer Chippenham 6 lb 5 oz.

Future events

  • Sunday Nov 8: Airsprung match at Barton Farm; Trowbridge Open match at Staverton; RBL Poppy Open match at Keynsham; Calne match at Hazeland; Westend match at Chippenham.
  • Tuesday Nov 10: Trowbridge Seniors match at K & A Whaddon; Trowbridge Open match at Staverton; RBL Poppy Open match at Keynsham; Calne match at Hazeland; Westend match at Chippenham