DEVIZES Angling Club were unable to make it five wins out of five, but still clinched the Angling Times League title (Upper Thames Division) after the last round on the canal at Bedwyn.

They missed making it a whitewash by just one point when they were beaten by Stroud-based Lobby's Tackle 92-91.

The outcome of the league was already virtually decided before and ended up as a cracking win overall by Devizes AC, ahead of Lobby's, who stole runners-up spot from Swindon Tribe. Tribe produced two of the top four individuals, with Gary Etheridge finishing with a 11-3-8 winning roach bag. Brian Ballard (Radcot AC) was second with 10-2, followed by Tribe's Ray Russell (8-4) and Steve Collins (Thatcham) (6-12).

Devizes also supplied two out of the top three individuals overall with Kevin Rowles again top with a 62-point series total, ahead of Andy Powell (Lobby's, 60) and teammate Rob Kepner.

Sections:

A: 1, J O'Dell (Elgin) 5-11-8; 2, D Johnson (Dev A/Ct) 5-9-0. B: 1, T Gilbert (Dev A/Ct) 3-2-8; 2, J Holmes (Reading MG) 2-12-8. C: 1, K Rowles (Dev A/Ct) 6-9-8; 2, D Wilson (Turners) 6-9-8. D: 1, S Withy (Reading) 6-5-0; 2, B Davis (Talisman( 4-3-8. E: 1, S Rich (Tribe) 3-9-8; 2, C Eland (Thatcham) 2-5-0. F: 1, M Ockwell (Cotswold) 6-2-8; 2, S White (Lobby's) 5-14-9. G: 1, M Bradley (Radcot) 2-4-8; 2, N Franks (Dev A/Ct) 1-9-8. H: 1, N Crow (Lobby's) 5-10-8; 2, S Heath (Radcot) 3-9-0. J: 1, P Barnfield (Lobby's) 4-12-0; 2, C Telling (Talisman) 4-7-8. K: 1, M Elly (Lobby's) 6-1-0; 2, N Richards (Talisman) 5-14-8.

Teams on the day: 1, Lobby's Tackle 92pts; 2, Devizes AC 91; 3, Talisman 87; 4, Swindon Tribe 86; 5, Reading MG 69; 6, Radcot 63; 7, Cotswold 62; 8, Thatcham 56; 9, Devizes MG 53; 10, Elgin 44; 11, Turners 40; 12, Isis 17.

Teams overall: 1, Devizes AC 7pts; 2, Lobby's Tackle 16; 3, Swindon Tribe 21; 4, Cotswold Angling 27; 5, Talisman 30; 6, Thatcham 40; 7, Radcot 42; 8, Reading MG 44; 9, Turners 51; 10, Isis 61; 11, Devizes MG 58; 12, Elgin 64.

IT was chub or bust in the Haydon Street AS Joe Medici Trophy on the River Thames at Inglesham as a hard frost toom its toll.

The winner, Bob Gould, took four smaller samples to weigh 6-6, just ahead of the two chub taken by Terry Winter with 6-4 and Mick Cottle with 3-12.

The aggregate points to date are: Roger Giles 138, John Ford 128, Ron Bizley 107 and Rudi Dietrich 105.

n The Duke of Edinburgh Fishing Club (Gorse Hill) held their match at Rushy andchub paved the way to victory for Phil Tipton with a 10-4 weight.

Dale Byrne was second (8-7) and third was Phil McKay (6-10).

Wootton Bassett AC results

J Skull Christmas competition at Wootton Bassett lake: 1, M Strange 4-3-0; 2, K Strange 3-4-0; 3, S Webb 2-15-0.

Aggregate (after nine matches): 1, T Strange 315 pts; 2, H Titcombe 311; 3, B Ockwell 307; 4, M Strange 304; 5, A Buckland 300.

The Wednesday Club went to Bourton on the Water last week and it resulted in a win for Len Simpson with 46lb of carp.

Second was John Merchant (37-8) and third was Pete Sole (35-8).

The Greenhill Fishery Open was taken over by the Brown brothers, Cliff and Fred, the former winning with 17-7 of carp and tench followed by Fred with 13-14 and fishery owner Mark Wakefield with 11-12.

Results:

BCA match at Upper Dunmill (affected by overnight frost: 1, Tony Hibbard 6-4-0; 2, Mel Mullen 3-12-0; 3, Mick Flyn 2-8-0.

Ivy House match results

Wed Dec 3: 1, Jo Warner (peg 29) 50-4-0; 2, Allan Mitchell (45) 36-2-0; 3, Simon Jones (33) 23-4-0.

Fridays Vets: 1, Robin Cope (45) 20-1-0; 2, Derek Hilliar (31) 19-8-0; 3, Mike Smith (38) 10-9-0, Jo Warner (39) 8-0-0.

Sat Xmas match Carp: 1, Kevin Millard 68-2-0; 2, Allan Mitchell 41-4-0; 3, Paul Ogbourne 39-7-0; 4, Richard Baston 28-6-0.

Silver: 1, Gary Etheridge 7-14-0; 2, Chris Derrick 5-8-0.

Sections: A: J Gucci 17-3-0; B: D Tierney 12-14-0; C: John Grey 17-10-0; D: Mo 14-7-0; E: Nick Gale 28-6-0.

Weekend fixtures:

Friday: Dec 12 and every Friday: Ivy House Lake's Veterans Open.

Sunday: Marlborough AC Xmas match £5 ticket + £10 pools. Draw 8.30am Cross Keys. Fish 10am to 3pm. Register on 01672 563715.

BCA xmas match on the big lake at Ivy House. Please bring a prize to the value of £5. Draw 9am. Fish 10am to 3pm. Register on 705119.

Wootton Bassett AC Sweepstake at High Penn. Draw 8am. Ring 822098 to book.

Peatmoor Juniors Winter League round two incorporating their Xmas match. Draw 9am. Fish 10am to 2pm.

Golden Carp Xmas match at Brimslade on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Draw 8am.

Highworth AC Xmas Cup match has a venue change. This is now at Bloomers Fields. Draw at gate 8am. Fish 9am to 1pm. Please bring prizes.

Cloverleaf AC are at Witherington Farm (inner snake). Draw 9am. Fish 10am to 3pm. Call (01793) 614557.