MARK Poppleton from Trowbridge carried off top prize in the Sunday Open match at Viaduct Fishery with 190 lb 7 oz of carp.

Other placings: 2. Callum Craig, MFS, 183 lb 9 oz; 3. Steve Southern, Trowbridge, 174 lb 10 oz; 4. Ben Ludwell West Tackle 137 lb 8 oz; 5. Adrian Jefferies Avon Angling 133 lb 2 oz; 6. Ashley Tompkins Tackle UK 126 lb 14 oz. Silvers prize: Nigel Bartlett, Sensas M5 Angling, 32 lb 12 oz.

THE South West Winter League match on the Bristol Avon at Newbridge saw Preston Innovation Thatchers win with 34 points followed by Maver Bathampton with 29 and Sensas Wilts Angling with 22.

Individual placings: 1. Vince Lunn, Maver Bathampton, 30 lb 8 oz; 2. Andy Ottaway, Preston Innovation Thatchers, 14 lb 10 oz; 3. Liam Braddell, Preston Innovation Thatchers, 14 lb 10 oz; 4. Tim Ford Preston Innovation Thatchers 13 lb 12 oz; 5. Simon Alder Scott Tackle 13 lb 10 oz; 6.Jeff Surman Sensas Wilts Angling 13 lb 3 oz.

Teams: 1. Preston Innovation Thatchers 34; 2. Maver Bathampton 29; 3. Sensas Wilts Angling 22; 4. Scott Tackle 18; 5. Premier Amalgamation 14.

League table: 1. Preston Innovation Thatchers 2; 2. Maver Bathampton 4; 3. Scott Tackle 7; 4. Sensas Wilts Angling 8; 5. Premier Amalgamation 9.

THE Upper Thames Winter League Practice match on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Seend Park went to Bob Davies of Swindon Talisman with 10 lb 11 oz of perch, skimmers and roach.

Dave Micklewright, of Daiwa Gordon League, took runners up spot with 9 lb 5 oz of roach and skimmer, with Robert Randell, of Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG, third prize with 9 lb 1 oz.

Other placings: 4. Paul Passmore Devizes MG 8 lb 13 oz; 5. Gary Williamson Devizes MG & Neil Richards Daiwa Gordon League 7 lb 7 oz; l THE Trowbridge Seniors match at Farleigh Wood was won by John Blackmore, of Lavington, with 30 lb 12 oz of carp and skimmers.

Ted Hilbert, from Melksham, was runner up with 25 lb of carp, followed by Peter Thomas, from Bristol, with 23 lb 8 oz of carp and skimmers.

Other placings: 4. Jim Escott Melksham 22 lb 0 oz; 5. Bernie Ryan Devizes 21 lb 8 oz; 6. Pete Craig Devizes 17 lb 2 oz.

SUNDAY’S Calne match at Hazeland was won by Martin Dolman, from Calne, with 12 lb 8 oz of dace, followed by Trevor Payne, from Corsham, (11 lb 12 oz of chub) and Tim Carr, from Calne, with 10 lb 6 oz of chub.

Other placings: 4. Frank Kelly Calne 9 lb 4 oz; 5. Simon Fear Calne 6 lb 12 oz; 6. Guy Manners Chippenham 5 lb 10 oz.

ELLIS Lake hosted Sunday’s Lavington match where Pete Neate, from Holt, won with 70 lb of carp and bream. Kevin Grant, from Trowbridge, was next with 61 lb of carp, followed by Richard Brimble, from Westbury, with 48 lb of carp.

Other placings: 4. Jim Butcher Bradford 38 lb 4 oz; 5. Tony Steele Trowbridge 35 lb 10 oz; 6. Don Keates Hilperton 33 lb 12 oz.

Future events

Saturday Oct 25: Keynsham match.

Sunday Oct 26: SW Winter League match at Keynsham; Airsprung match at Barton Farm; Westend match at Chippenham; Chippenham and Avon Open Pairs match at Chippenham; Royal British Legion match K & A Canal Semington; Royal Wootton Bassett match at Ellis Lake.

Tuesday Oct 28: Trowbridge Seniors match at Sabre Lakes.

Wednesday Oct 29: Chippenham Veterans match at Chippenham.