SWINDON Tribe showed form with the pole to win the North Wessex Winter Grand team final.

The match at Devizes AC's Crookwood Lake was a little patchy but there was some really good weights, the best from Swindon Tribe's Richard Baston who took a cracking 50lb 4oz of tench and bream.

Turners' Dave Kirk was second (33-7-8) ahead of Ray Carter (Lobbies, 28-15-0).

Out of a possible 36 points Tribe accumulated 27 to fend off hot favourites Devizes Red (24) on their own water.

Other positions: 3 Turners 23; 4 Lobbies 20; 5= Talisman, Devizes White 16.

Section winners A: Brian Haigh 17-15-0 Devizes Red; B: Gary Williamson 24-0-8 Devizes Red; C: T Gilbert 25-10-0 Devizes Red; D: Graham Godwin 18-14-0 Turners; E: Dave Wilson 21-7-0 Turners; F: Robin Guy 18-15-8 Lobbies.

Kevin Bamford won his second successive Coleview Rover match in a series of five matches, when he took 80lb 11oz of carp at Bourton-on-the-Water.

He again beat John Jarman (72lb 15oz) into second, followed by Andy Bright (66lb 10oz) and Keith Harris (48lb 8oz).

Greenhill Fishery Open: 1, Alan Clarke 16-4-0; 2, Alan Scully 12-12-0; 3, Cliff Brown 8-8-0.

There were some cracking weights in the Peatmoor versus Three Counties match, won by Peatmoor with 105lb 2oz to 78lb 8.5oz.

The winner was Peatmoor's Bryan Jackson with 41lb of bream and tench on the pole. Runner-up with 32lb 15oz of bream on the pole was young Nathan Reeves of Peatmoor, and in third and fourth, Three Counties' John Gaylard (19lb 2oz) and Mark Wooldridge (14lb 8oz).

OTHER RESULTS

BCA match, Ivy House: 1 Ian Barker 40-4-0; 2 Sid Webb (peg 15) 40-2-0; 3 Derek Hillier (peg 10) 40lb; 4 Terry Arnold 33-8-0.

Plaums AC match: 1 Robert Keeping 44lb 4oz; 2, Denis Mulholland 34-12-0; 3, Dale Byrne 32-13-0.

Ivy House lakes Wed Apr 21: 1, Simon Jones (40) 39-2-0; 2, Pete Sivell (38) 25-4-0; 3, Gary Etheridge (450 22-8-0; 4, Jon Andres (3) 4-0-0. Friday Veterans: 1, Mick Robins (39) 29-10-0; 2, Derek Hillier (41) 20-4-0; 3, Jo Warner (35) 17-10-0. Sat Apr 24: 1, Ray Russell (24) 78-0-0; 2, Simon Collins (38) 58-8-0; 3, Mark Baston (8) 40-14-0; 4, Mick Gale (23) 37-0-0; 5, Simon Jones (19) 30-8-0; Phil Powell (16) 30-8-0. Sun Apr 25: Old Canal. 1, Allan Mitchell (13) 66-8-0; 2, Mick Gale (17) 53-8-0; 3, Jo Warner (7) 49-8-0; 4, Joe Thomson (19) 47-6-0.

Weekend and future angling activities

Fri Apr 30: Ivy House lakes Veterans match (every Fri).

Sat May 1: Elgin AC Open at Ridgeway Fishery. Draw 9am. Register on 693460.

Sun May 2: Fund raising Open match at Liden Lagoon. Draw 8am. Food and drink available from 7am at Liden Arms. Fish 9am to 1pm. £10 all in (£5 to Liden Junior AC and £5 prize money). Phone Dave Cleaver on 619909 to book in.

Bank Holiday Mon May 3: Peatmoor lake is closed for the Millennium teams of four match.

Ivy House lakes Open on the big lake. Draw 11am. Fish noon to 6pm. £15 all in. Book in on 01666 510368 or 07748144788.

Tues May 4: The scheduled North Wessex Winter League AGM on this date is now on May 11 at Ferndale Road Club 8pm start.

Sat May 8: Coleview Rover AC 3rd leg match at Stockton Reservoir. Breakfast 8am. 8.30am at Coleview Centre, a couple of places left. Ring Ian on 692700 to book.

Sun May 16: Moulden Hill lake club match. Draw 8am at lake. Ring 07776090255 or 778272.

Ridgeway Fisheries are holding three separate five series matches dates as shown.

Match Series 1: Saturday May 15, May 29, June 19, July 3, July 17. Match Series 2: Sunday May 23, June 6, June 13, June 27, July 11. Match Series 3: Tuesday evening May 25, June 1, June 8, June 15, June 22.

Saturday and Sunday matches: Draw 10am, fish 11am to 4pm. Tuesday matches: Draw 5pm, fish 6pm to 9pm. All matches £5 peg, £10 pool, £2.50 accumulative pool; first and last peg fees payable at first match; weekly pools: 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes; accumulative pool: 1st and 2nd prizes; Maximum 36 pegs. Booking advised. Phone Emma on 01793 434344.