BRISTOL'S Steve Pitfield claimed a 71lb 13oz haul of common carp to win the 24-hour carp match organised by Bathampton AA at Hunstrete Lake.

Other placings: 2 Gary Hancock (Bristol) 58lb 10oz, 3 Tom Crispin (Bristol) 52lb 1oz,4 Mark Gingell (Bristol) 38lb 6oz, 5 Steve Wilshire (Midsomer Norton) 31lb 4oz, 6 Nigel Bailey (Bristol) 31lb 0oz.

Competitors in the Trowbridge Seniors match enjoyed good sport at Ivy House Canal as Jim Escott, from Melksham, carried off top prize with an all bream catch of 15lb 10oz.

Other placings: Dave Baker (Trowbridge) 14lb 8oz, 3 John Blackmore (Lavington) 12lb 6oz, 4 Dennis Gay (Trowbridge) 12lb 0oz, 5 Ken Gingell (Trowbridge) & Paul Brown (Devizes) 11lb 8oz.

Pewsey's Mike Marsden won the Trowbridge Wednesday Evening Open match on the Bristol Avon at Staverton with an all roach catch of 11lb 15oz.

Other placings: 2 Neil Richards (Swindon) 10lb 4oz, 3 Paul Stansfield (Swindon) 8lb 6oz, 4 Gary Etheridge (Devizes) 7lb 15oz, 5 Mark Kimber (Swindon) 6lb 3oz, 6 Dave Baker (Trowbridge) 6lb 2oz.

The Thursday Open match at Viaduct Fishery produced excellent sport, with Mosella's Giles Cochrane triumphing with a carp catch of 192lb 5oz.

Other placings: 2 Roy Worth (Bait Tech Viaduct) 178lb 6oz, 3 Adrian Jeffery (Avon Angling) 142lb 5oz, 4 Mark Wynne (Bait Tech Viaduct) 135lb 8oz, 5 Jim Butcher (Wilts Angling) 119lb 2oz, 6 Phil Denslow (Thornton) 113lb 8oz. Silvers prize: Dave Romaine (Bait Tech Viaduct) 37lb 2oz.

The Calne match was switched to Hazeland where fish proved hard to tempt but Martin Dolman won with a mixed catch of roach, dace and perch of 9lb 0oz.

Other placings: 2 Simon Fear (Calne) 2lb 8oz, 3 Alex Hyde (Chippenham) 1lb 7oz 8dm, 4 Trevor Payne (Corsham)1lb 7oz, 5 Kevin Williams (Chippenham) 1lb 6oz, 6 Gary Dodson (Calne) 1lb 4oz.

Nick Collins, from Wincanton, won the Wilts Angling Open match at Todber Manor with a carp catch of 94lb 2oz.

Other placings: 2 Ben Dukes (Gillingham) 83lb 4oz, 3 Liam Braddell (Melksham) 73lb 8oz, 4 Mick Martin (Trowbridge) & Jim Butcher (Bradford) 43lb 8oz, 6 Tony Steel (Trowbridge) 36lb 8oz.

THE European Fly Fishing Championship Team Final was held at Chew and Blagdon last week.

The majority of anglers reached double figures on the practice days, a brown trout of 7lb 1oz was tempted by C Bobby and a rainbow trout of 8lb 0oz caught by M Griffiths.

Chew produced a total catch of 840 fish, averaging 2lb 8oz, while at Blagdon 653 fish were caught at an average of 2lb 8oz.

On the Wessex Water trout fisheries, 248 fish were taken at Clatworthy at an average of 2.9. Michael Close led the way with a five fish limit for 24lb 2oz.

Other placings: 2 Nigel White 22lb 10oz, 3 Malcolm Lucock 21lb 5oz, 4 Tom Steer & Alan Steer 20lb 8oz.