WITH the bank holidays falling on weekends, there has been little match action to speak of.

Those that were fished had to face rising rivers and very cold water which caused some hard fishing.

All local anglers are asked to attend a Charity Open in aid of the Asian Disaster Appeal at Westleaze Fishery on Sunday, Jan 16.

The water owner, Les Fearn, is donating the peg fee of £5 from each angler to the fund.

The competition will have a 30-peg limit on a first come first served basis, and anyone interested in booking should contact Les on 01793 619204.

Pools are £10 extra paying the top three places and there will be a section winner every 10 pegs for those not in the individual main list. The draw is 8am, fishing between 9.30am and 2.30pm.

The Wednesday Club match on the large lake at Ivy House saw Sid Webb edge to victory with 8lb 12oz, eight ounces ahead of Alan Scully. Third was Mick Smith (6-12-0) and fourth John Clarke (6-8-0).

OTHER RESULTS

Highworth AC Last Chance Cup (Roughgrounds): 1 Les Alblaster 3-4-0 (2 bream), 2 Terry Winter 2-8-0 (1 bream), 3 Nicky Stallard 4oz.

Ivy House matches Dec 31: 1 Pete Sivell (peg 33) 14-3-0, 2 Terry Strange (12) 10-3-0, 3 Dave Watkins (11) 6-0-0, 4 John Bailey (10) 4-12-0. Jan 3: 1 Paul Connor (peg 22) 32-6-0, 2 Pete Townsend (8) 19-10-0, 3 Simon Jones (6) 19-1-0, 4 G Fox (5) 5-0-0.

Diary Dates

Sun Jan 9: Highworth AC work party at Roughgrounds. Meet 8am.

BCA match on the Canal at Wootton Bassett. Draw 8.30am. Register on 705119.

Ivy House Lakes AC membership is now available and their first match is this Sunday. Draw 9.30am. Fish 10.30am to 3.30pm. New members welcome. Ring 644449 for more information.

Wootton Bassett AC Palmers Pairs Cup at Wootton Bassett lake. Draw 8am.

Raychem AC match at their lagoon. Draw 8.30am. Fish 9.30am to 2pm. Register names with Trevor on 725779.

North Wessex Winter League 1st semi-final on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Draw 7.45am.

Haydon St AS Frank Gardner Memorial at Hannington. Draw 8am. Fish 9am to 2pm. Book in with Mick on HOA2 on 644748.

Renewal memberships for Haydon St AS are now available from the Angling Shops as are Bristol, Bath and Wilts. Join now and save £3 on the full adults (now £27) and save on the OAPs Juniors (now £8).