AFTER a cracking previous match in the Upper Thames Angling Times League, Team Daiwa Swindon crashed to eighth place in the latest encounter on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Bedwyn.

The cold weather has caused the fish, mainly small roach, to be packed up in shoals which caused some very patchy results.

Thatcham Angling Centre got the verdict on the day with 77 points, followed by Devizes Megabaits (league leaders) with 701/2 points, followed closely by Swindon Talisman with 70 points.

Peter Leek, fishing for Reading Match Group, led home the individual honours with a 17-8-0 catch from the Potters stretch. He used chopped worm and groundbait with pinkie and caster on the hook to take skimmer bream, roach and perch.

A 10lb carp was included in the second-placed bag of 12-14-8 taken by Steve Hunt of Drakes Bait. He took the carp on worm from peg F11 in the Ironbridge stretch.

Isis angler Brian Bathe got into the main prizes again, taking third spot with 12-5-0 of skimmers and roach. He used red maggot and squatt feeding worm and caster from his peg along the roadside.

Fourth was Bob Black (Thatcham) with 10-1-0, and fifth was Talisman's Paul Stansfield. He took a 9-3-0 catch from the same section as the winner.

Sections: A: 1. B Bathe (Isis) 12-5-0; 2. D Howe (Reading) 6-10-0. B: 1. M Fordham (Reading) 4-14-8; 2. P Futchor (Thatcham) 4-8-0. C: 1. S Collins (Thatcham) 8-4-8; 2. C Telling (Devizes) 11-8. D: 1. J Williams (Thatcham) 2-1-8; 2. G Laidler (Daiwa) 1-8-0. E: 1. T Randell (Cotswolds) 5-15-0; 2. B Stephens (Talisman) 3-13-8. F: 1. S Hunt (Drakes) 12-14-0; 2. S Dobson (Elgin) 4-12-0. G: 1. P Etcher (Reading) 17-8-0; 2. P Stansfield (Talisman) 9-3-0. H: 1. R Head (Reading) 6-6-0; 2. S Corbett (Elgin) 4-4-8. J: 1. B Black (Thatcham) 10-1-8; 2. C Taylor (Turners) 4-14-8.K: 1. G Bayliss (Talisman) 9-0-0; 2. P Scott (Devizes) 6-2-8.

Teams on the day: 1. Thatcham AC, 77pts; 2. Devizes Megabaits, 701/2pts; 3. Swindon Talisman, 70pts; 4. Cotswold, 681/2pts; 5. Reading MG, 65pts; 6. Turners T&B, 621/2pts; 7. Elgin, 571/2pts; 8. Team Daiwa, 561/2pts; 9. Drakes Baits, 521/2pts; 10. Isis, 441/2pts; 11. Gorse Hill, 331/2pts.

Teams after four matches (two to fish): 1. Devizes Megabaits, 10pts; 2. Swindon Talisman, 11pts; 3. Team Daiwa, 14pts; 4. Cotswold, 17pts; 5. Turners T&B, 20pts; 6. Elgin, 26pts; 7. Drakes Baits, 28pts; 8. Reading MG, 29pts; 9. Thatcham AC, 31pts; 10. Gorse Hill, 38pts; 11. Isis, 39pts.

OTHER RESULTS

SMALL roach were much in evidence for the Haydon Street AS Bill Shailes Memorial match on Barkers Brook. Ron Bizley won with a nice 5-5-0 bag, followed by Dave Homer with 3-14-0 and Roger Giles with 3-8-0.

Ivy House Lakes Open on Saturday on their island: 1. Elick Payne (peg 42) 85lb; 2. Jo Warner (peg 26) 55lb; 3. Trev Wyse (peg 37) 50lb; 4. Bob Keeping (peg 33) 33lb. Wednesday, November 7, 9.30am draw: 1. Gary Ethridge (peg 13) 52-8-0; 2. Elick Payne (peg 5) 37-8-0; 3. Richard Baston (peg 1) 28-0-0. Bonus peg x 3 at £150 still running.Friday Veterans, 9.30am draw: 1. Graham Rose (peg 22) 7-15-0; 2. Robin Cope (peg 24) 6-2-0; 3. Barrie Gee (peg 19) 4-14-0.Saturday, November 10, 9.30am draw: 1. Jo Warner (peg 49) 29-0-0; 2. Bob Keeping (peg 32) 27-0-0; 3. Simon Collins (peg 47) 26-8-0. Bonus pegs x 4 for £200 still running.

Wednesday's Veterans Open on the Trout Reach of The Kennet and Avon Canal near Great Bedwyn: All small catches 1. Mick Robins (7-3-0); 2. Sid Webb (5-7-0); 3. Cliff Brown (4-1-0).

Cloverleaf match at Bourton-on-the-Water: All catches taken using pole and maggot 1. Kendal Barry (44-8-0); 2. Kevin New (37-8-0); 3. Cliff Brown (31-0-0).

Coleview Rovers match was switched to their River Thames waters at Upper Rushy for their aggregate series.

It was the Feeder that produced the results with Bert Page easily winning with six chub for a fine 18lb winner using a maggot feeder. Groundbait feeder was the method used by second placed Alan Hanks with 9-6-0, and third was John Jordan with two chub on the worm for 4-7-0.

The latest Book Club Associates match was held at Ivy House with some reasonable results. First was Barry Gee with 27-10-0, second was Richard Childs with 21-8-0, and third was Graham Smith with 18-6-0.

A tree fell down very close to the winner of the Lawns AC match held on their top lake. It happened just after an hour and Jamie Compton went on to win the match, ending up catching perch within the branches of the tree which fell into his swim. His weight of 5-5-0 was just too good for Brian Cherry with 4-12-0, and Wayne Smith's 4-4-0.