It's going for Gold in North Wessex

His 30-8-0 weight was mainly made up of six bream, three monsters and three smaller samples from permanent peg 107.

On the other end of the section, John Williams of Isis B also took bream and a tench for a second place 15-12-0.

Rob Kepner of Devizes Red also contacted big fish at his peg in E section winning his section with 14-11-0.

A section above the weir fished very hard but Dave Johnson of Melksham drew a chub peg and was rewarded with a fourth placed 13-11-0, ahead of Pete Collingburn (Turners Blue) 13-4-0.

Sections

A: 1 Dave Johnson (Melksham) 13-11-0; 2 Richard Stephens (Talisman Gold) 5-12-0; 3 Peter Gilbert (Isis A) 5-3-8.

B: 1 M Howard (Lob White) 5-10-8; 2 Beano French (Radcot) 5-0-0; 3 Kev Rowles (Devizes Red) 4-3-0.

C: 1 Keith Daniels (Cotswold A) 12-4-0; 2 Brian Ballard (Radcot) 7-14-0; 3 Glyn Loveday (Cotswold B) 6-1-0.

D: 1 Vince Grillo (Isis A) 9-7-8; 2 Joe Thompson (Cotswold A) 6-3-0; 3 Phil Passmore (Turners Red) 5-1-8.

E: 1 Rob Kepner (Devizes Red) 14-11-0; 2 Arthur Cooke (Isis B) 9-8-0; 3 John Swan (Radcot) 8-12-0.

F: 1 Mick O'Brien (Cotswold A) 30-8-0; 2 John Williams (Isis B) 15-12-0; 3 Pete Collingburn (Turners Blue) 13-4-0.

Top ten teams on the day: 1 Cotswold A 80 points; 2 Isis B 76; 3 Talisman Gold 73; 4 Lobbys White 67 and Devizes Red 67; 6 Swindon AC 66 and Devizes White 66; 8 Turners Red 64; 9 Talisman Black 60; 10 Isis A 59 and Radcot 59.

Teams overall after two matches: 1 Talisman Gold 4 points; 2 Cotswold A 6; 3 Devizes Red 8 and Swindon AC 8; TTB Red 10; 6 Devizes White 12; 7 Isis B 18 and Radcot 18; 9 Isis A 19; 10 Talisman Black 20 and Lobbys Black 20.

Isis AC Open, Sutton Benger, Wednesday October 6 In stormy conditions Pete Townsend on peg 111 caught a cracking bag of roach on the pole to win with 15-10-0, second was John Bohane on peg 115 where he caught two large tench and some good roach for 14-10-0.

Darren Wright was third from peg 106, he had one of the now famous bream and a perch for 13-12-0, followed by A McTiffin 13-8-0 and Adam Carter with 10lb.

Highworth AC (122-4-0) overhauled Haydon Street AS (74-12-0) in their annual encounter held this time at Highworth's prolific roughgrounds lake.

Nicky Stallard won Highworth's Dauntsey Cup by top weighting with 60-14-0 of carp and bream, followed by Nick Cheeseman 37-12-0 and Derek Brewer 18-8-0.

Ivy House Lakes Results

Wednesday, October 6: 1 Simon Jones 24-8-0; 2 Simon Collins 24-6-0; 3 John Read 9-3-0; 4 Jo Warner 5-0-0.

Friday Veterans: 1 John Bailey 26-6-0; 2 Jo Warner 19-6-0; 3 Derek Hillier 17-8-0; 4 John Reid 12-4-0.

Saturday, October 9: 1 Simon Stacey 45-4-0; 2 Allan Mitchell 43-6-0; 3 Simon Jones 32-12-0; 4 Gary Etheridge 21-12-0.

Wednesday Club match at Raychem: 1 Terry Marland 10-14-0 (1st Wed Club match); 2 Derek Hillier 6-2-0; 3 Alan Scully 3-14-0.

BCA match at Upper Dunmill: 1 Mick Flynn 14-8-0; 2 Pete Sole 7-12-0; 3 Derek Hillier 5-12-0; 4 Mick Robins 5-8-0.

Coleview AC Colin Dunn Memorial at Upper Rushy: 1 Keith Harris 10-10-0; 2 John Jamman 8-8-0; 3 Derek Hillier 5-14-0; 4 Barry Chalk 5-7-0.

Wootton Bassett AC

Metal Box v Hungerford v WBAC

Individuals: 1 Kevin Strange (WBAC) 6-7-0; 2 Ricky Spiteri (Hungerford) 6-2-0; 3 Mick Strange (WBAC) 5-9-0.

Wootton Bassett D Lansdowne at Rushey: 1 Kevin Strange 6-7-0; 2 Mick Strange 5-9-0; 3 Pete Horsell 4-6-0.

Ashton Keynes Angling Club's Purton Cup on Thamesmead 'A' lake: 1 John Wagner (5lb 10oz);

2 Ian Pearce (1lb 11oz).

Diary of Events

Friday, October 15 and every Friday

Ivy House Lakes Veterans match.

Sunday, October 17

Highworth AC Pairs match at Roughgrounds, draw 7.30am, fish 8.30am to 1.30pm. Register with Terry on 01793 861035.

BCA match at Great Bedwyn, draw 8.30am, fish 9.30am to 2.30pm. Register on 01793 705119.

Coleview AC match at Bourton-on-Water. Breakfast 7am at the community centre, ring Ian to confirm attendance.

Angling Times (Upper Thames Division) 2nd Round match at Sutton Benger.