COMPETITORS in the Trowbridge Seniors Open match struggled to find fish at Crookwood Lake, but Paul Brown, from Devizes, won with 6 lb 8 oz of bream.

Other placings: 2. Jim Escott, Melksham, 5 lb 8 oz; 3. Bernie Ryan, Devizes, 3 lb 12 oz; 4. Ernie Jones Trowbridge & Brian Ellis Melksham 3 lb; 6. Graham Hayward Lavington & Roger Green Trowbridge 2 lb.

THE Trowbridge Open Evening match on the Bristol Avon at Staverton saw Danny Williamson, from Devizes, carry off top prize with 5 lb 1 oz of roach.

Other placings: 2. Pete Zymiak, Trowbridge, 4 lb 15 oz; 3. Gary Williamson, Devizes, 4 lb 13 oz; 4. Alan Hillier Westbury 3 lb 14 oz; 5. Gerald Lugg Beckington 3 lb 11 oz; 6. Dave Baker Trowbridge 3 lb 6 oz.

HOLT’S Pete Neate won the Wilts Angling Evening match at Rood Ashton with 61 lb 12 oz of carp.

Other placings: 2. Ben Ludwell, Rode, 58 lb 10 oz; 3. Ian Willetts, Bradford, 42 lb; 4. Dan Blackwell Trowbridge 41 lb 8 oz; 5. Terry Fell Devizes 40 lb 8 oz; 6. Darren Fletcher Melksham 38 lb.

THE Airsprung Evening match at Rood Ashton was won by Ryan Heard, from Trowbridge, with 75 lb 6 oz of carp.

Other placings: 2= Mark Poppleton, Devizes, Nick Merry, Shaftesbury, 69 lb 12 oz; 4. Tom Ince Trowbridge 68 lb 8 oz; 5. Richard Whitmarsh Frome 58 lb 10 oz; 6. Dan Blackwell Trowbridge 53 lb 6 oz.

MELKSHAM’S Brian Haigh won Saturday’s Avon SCC match on the Bristol Avon at Melksham with 34 lb 14 oz of bream.

Other placings: 2. Adrian McTiffin, Melksham, 19 lb 4 oz; 3. Pete Townsend, Swindon, 12 lb 11 oz; 4. Andy Pratten Melksham 8 lb 10 oz; 5. Sean O’Neil Melksham 8 lb 6 oz; 6. Ian Stainer Trowbridge 8 lb 4 oz.

IN-FORM Pete Neate chalked up another good win in the Wilts Angling Open at Eden Vale with 37 lb 5 oz of carp.

Matt Skyrme, from Trowbridge, was next with 20 lb, followed by Melksham’s Robbie Kepner, with 18 lb 9 oz.

Other placings: 4. Dean Adams Bradford 18 lb 6 oz; 5. Robin Guy Melksham 17 lb7 oz; 6. Andy Pritchard Westbury 17 lb 2 oz.

THE Airsprung match at Ellis Lake on Sunday saw Mark Poppleton, from Devizes, take 78 lb 2 oz of carp to win.

Steve Musitano, from Trowbridge, took runner up spot with 70 lb 10 oz of carp and Kevin Hanson, from Trowbridge, was third with 42 lb 6 oz of carp.

The silvers prize went to Steve Ince, from Trowbridge, with 18 lb of bream and perch.

Other placings: 4. Ken Rayner Bristol 39 lb 12 oz; 5. Andy Fox Hilperton 22 lb 7 oz; 6. Steve Ince Trowbridge 22 lb 7 oz.

OTHER RESULTS

Chippenham Evening match, Bristol Avon: 1. Kevin Williams, Chippenham, 6 lb 6 oz; 2. Gary Etheridge, Devizes, 5 lb 5 oz; 3. Kevin Rowles, Devizes, 5 lb 10 oz; 4. Mark Wooldridge Chippenham 5 lb 7 oz; 5. Mick Ash Chippenham and Alex Hyde Chippenham 4 lb 12 oz each.

Calne Evening match, Hazeland: 1. Nigel Smith, Calne, 3 lb 8 oz; 2. Brian Johnson, Calne, 1 lb 12 oz; 3. Trevor Payne, Corsham, 1 lb 10 oz; 4. Martin Dolman Calne 14 oz; 5. Simon Fear Calne 12 oz; 6. Tim Carr Calne 10 oz.

Chippenham Saturday match, Pockeridge: 1. Kevin Williams, Chippenham, 51 lb 10 oz; 2. Bob Gilbert, Chippenham, 19 lb; 3. Alex Hyde, Chippenham, 18 lb 11 oz; 4. Derek Baker, Chippenham, 18 lb.

FUTURE EVENTS

Friday July 3: Airsprung match at Stowford.

Saturday July 4: Blue Circle Open match at Blue Circle.

Sunday July 5: Airsprung match at Leech Pool; Bathampton Riverfest Open match at Newbridge; Lavington match at Merritts Lake; Chippenham match at Chippenham.

Monday July 6: Chippenham Evening match at Chippenham.

Tuesday July 7: Trowbridge Seniors match at Eden Vale; Calne Evening match at Hazeland; Avon Evening match at Portman Road.

Wednesday July 8: Trowbridge Open match at Staverton.

Friday July 10: Airsprung match at Rood Ashton