THE river season came to a close on Sunday but there was just enough time for young Gareth Jones to sign off with a 16lb 7oz mirror carp in the Ivy House club match.

The 16-year-old caught his big carp on expanda pellet right on the 4pm limit on peg 17 for a winning 52lb 1oz haul.

In second on peg 12 was Mick Gale with 19lb 12oz, John Major was third on 16lb 10oz and fourth Kendle Barry with 12lb.

Despite howling winds and driving rain, some 50 anglers participated in the last cast open on the Isis AC stretch at Sutton Benger.

The Bristol Avon was affected by the previous day's rain but that didn't stop the bream from making an appearance.

Malcolm Ockwell of Cotswold Angling fished the feeder on peg 119 with worm and caster for 21lb 11oz, made up of four large bream to 6lb and a few bits.

Glyn Loveday of Cotswold Angling had a similar 21lb 7oz bag from peg 137, while Chippenham angler Stewart White took 19lb on peg 86.

The Raychem AC last cast match at Greenhill Fishery proved to be a close contest with Alan Bradbury just shading the honours, for the first time, with 8lb 30z of small carp.

Second was Kevin Roberts from the next peg on 8lb 2oz, with Art Kemble third (8-1-0).

The final leg of the Peatmoor Junior Winter League (10 to 13-year-olds) went to Nathan Reeves with 12lb 10oz, including a 3lb 2oz tench, from Luke Wooldridge (2lb 14oz) and Ed Bryant.

The 14 to 16-year-olds was won by Glen Picton with 16lb 7oz of bream up to 3lb 7oz on the feeder. Runner-up with 10lb 1oz was Kevin Covey.

The intermediate age group was won by Gareth Jackson with 4lb 14oz.

All other results

BCA club match (Lechlade Marina, Sunday): 1 Graham Rose 15lb; 2 Mick Robbins 9lb 14oz; 3 Mick Flynn 8lb 8oz; 4 Fred Allan 7lb 4oz.

Midweek match (at Bourton on the Water): 1 Ricky Spiteri 25-4-0; 2 Allan Clarke 25-0-0; 3 George Baker 24-12-0; 4 Paul Hunt 19-0-0; 5 Dale Sole 18-4-0.

Wootton Bassett AC Toller Memorial (at Wootton Bassett lake): 1 M Strange 9-7-0; 2 S Bell 8-13-0; 3 K Strange 8-7-0.

SNR Aggregate final points: 1 M Strange 359; 3 T Strange 344; 3 H Titcombe 327.

Coleview Last Chance Cup River Thames (at Rushy): 1 Ian Payne 7-5-0; 2 Barry Chalk 5-12-0.

Coleview AA Aggregate final points club champion: 1 Ian Payne 208 points; 2 John Jordan 181 pts; 3 John Jarman 156 pts.

Ivy House Lakes results Wed: 1 Simon Stacey (peg 33) 30-8-0; 2 Simon Jones (31) 26-8-0; 3 Roy Booth (49) 11-0-0; 4 Allan Mitchell (47) 7-4-0.

Friday Veterans: 1 Roy Booth (37) 19-10-0; 2 Simon Jones (31) 19-2-0; 3 Derek Hilliar (35) 14-5-0.

Sat 14: 1, Ray Russell (5) 41-0-0; 2, Richard Baston (12) 27-8-0; 3, Mick O'Brian (24) 18-3-3; 4, Simon Stacey (34) 16-15-0.

Future events and diary dates

Sun Mar 21: Wootton Bassett AC Committee Cup at Wick Water (bottom lake). Draw 8am.

BCA match at Ridgeway Fishery. Draw nine. Fish 10.30am. Register on 705119.

The Coleview AA AGM 10am sharp.

Sun Mar 28: Wootton Bassett AC Chris Terry open at their lake. Draw 8am. Names to be registered on 822098.

Raychem 2004/05 season tickets now in tackle shops. There is no price increase but a passport size photo is required.

Please don't get caught out without a current Water Authority Licence. These are renewable from April 1 at Post Offices.