A BRIGHT sunny day and an out of condition River Avon proved a hard nut to crack for the 10 contestants of the Pucklechurch AS match fished at Whaddon.

Top of a disappointing set of weights was Pete Humphris, who fished feeder and worm tactics at peg 27 and included a 6lb bream in a 6-2-0 winning catch.

Result: 1, Pete Humphris 6-2-0, peg 27; 2, Marcus Crook (Avon Angling AC) 5-5-0, peg 17; 3, Robin Guy 4-5-0, peg 21; 4, Mike Snudden 3-0-0, peg 23; 5, Alan Norman 1-0-0; 6= Jeff Agius & Terry Boulton, both 14oz.