JIM Escott from Melksham had another good day at the Tuesday Trowbridge Seniors match at Leech Pool, taking top prize with 87 lb of carp.

Pete Craig from Devizes was runner up spot with 75 lb 8 oz of carp, with John Blackmore, from Lavington, third with 54 lb 8 oz of carp.

Other placings: 4. Roy Songhurst Melksham 54 lb; 5. Roger Green Trowbridge 46 lb; 6. Mike O’Neil Melksham 33 lb.

OTHER RESULTS

Ivy House Open match: 1 Jamie Compton, 116 lb 2 oz; 2 Anton Page, 106 lb 7 oz; 3 Steve Candler, 78 lb 9 oz; 4. Dean Malin 66 lb 3 oz; 5. Jason Robinson 63 lb 14 oz; 6. Dave Young 60 lb 13 oz. Silvers prize: Dean Malin 54 lb 13 oz.

THERE was a tie for top spot in Sunday’s Trowbridge Open match on the Bristol Avon at Staverton as Dave Baker, from Trowbridge, and Gerald Lugg, from Beckington, both returned weights of 10 lb 5 oz.

Kevin Grant from Trowbridge clinched third prize with a chub catch weighing 7 lb 11 oz.

Other placings: 4. Berne Blythe Westbury 6 lb 4 oz; 5. Mick Gunning Trowbridge 5 lb 11 oz; 6. Pete Zymiak Trowbridge 5 lb 7 oz.

DON Keates, from Hilperton, carried off top prize in Sunday’s Lavington match at Merritts Lake with 148 lb 8 oz of carp.

Dave York from Bradford was runner up spot with 85 lb 12 oz of carp, followed by Steve Southern, from Trowbridge, with 46 lb 11 oz of carp.

Other placings: 4. Paul Crayford Devizes 36 lb 14 oz; 5. Mark Easey West Lavington 26 lb 13 oz; 6. Richard Wills Rowde 17 lb 6 oz.

SUNDAY’S Wilts Angling Open at Viaduct Fishery went to Roland Lucas from Frome with 136 lb 2 oz of carp.

Ray Ware, from Trowbridge, was next with 106 lb 12 oz of carp, followed by Ian Reynolds, from South Wales, with 91 lb 4 oz.

Other placings: 4. Steve Gardner Chippenham 87 lb 4 oz; 5. Dave Bancroft Trowbridge 85 lb 4 oz; 6. Jeff Matthews Trowbridge 81 lb 4 oz.

FISH were hard to tempt in Sunday’s Airsprung Richard Stainer Memorial Open match at Barton Farm, where Steve Ince, from Trowbridge, took top spot with 6 lb 4 oz of roach.

Andy Fox, from Trowbridge, was runner up with 3 lb 9 oz of roach and skimmers, while Dave Stone, from Trowbridge, clinched third with 3 lb 7 oz of roach and skimmers.

Other placings: 4. Patrick Jay Trowbridge & Nick Ince Trowbridge 2 lb 13 oz; 6. Kevin Hanson Trowbridge 1 lb 5 oz.

CALNE members enjoyed a good day out at Bowood on Sunday as Colin Gittings, from Chippenham, won with 76 lb 7 oz of bream.

Tim Carr, from Calne, took runner up prize with 37 lb 10 oz of bream and Gary Dodson, from Calne, was third with 28 lb 14 oz.

Other placings: 4. Elick Payne Calne 18 lb 10 oz; 5. Kevin Moore Pewsey 14 lb 10 oz; 6. Simon Fear Calne 14 lb 6 oz.

Future events

Sunday Sept 21: Bathampton Open match at Newbridge; Trowbridge Open match at Staverton; Mardons match at Keynsham; Airsprung match at Merritts Lake; Lavington match at Barton Farm; Calne match at Christian Malford.

Tuesday Sept 23: Trowbridge Seniors match at Rood Ashton.

Wednesday Sept 24: Chippenham Veterans match at Pockeridge.

Thursday Sept 25: Bathampton Over 55s/Disabled match at Withy Pool

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