Bitterwell joy for Jeffries

Steve Jeffries clinched the first match in the Bitterwell Lake Monday Rover series with 37-8-0 of mostly carp taken from the margins of corner peg 1 with soft pellet and paste.

Runner-up Steve Maybery fished a variety of baits off peg 4 and included the top silverfish catch of 15-7-0 in his 35-10-0 total catch.

Result – overall: 1, Steve Jeffries (Avon Angling) 37-8-0; 2, Steve Maybery (Bitterwell Lake) 35-10-0; 3, Bob "The Bread" Price (Alcove AC) 22-0-0; 4, Steve Dawson (Alcove AC) 20-15-0; 5, Martin Alexander (Avon Angling) 16-8-0; 6, Bill Ferris (Alcove AC) 14-8-0. Silverfish: 1, Steve Maybery 15-7-0; 2, Bill Ferris 12.4-0.

Other match results –Carps AC @ Tan House Farm, near Yate: 1, Mike Snudden (Pucklechurch AS) 19-2-0, peg 4. (Long pole with worm and maggot); 2, Mike Nicholls 6-12-0, peg 1; 3, Chris Gay 6-6-0, peg 8; 4, Bill Ferris 6-1-0; 5, John Bennett 3-9-0.

South West Disabled & Over-50s @ Cider Farm Lakes, Dabinett Match Lake. (16 fished). Result: 1, Wayne Garland 75-9-0, peg 21. (16-metre pole with paste and maggot); 2, Bob "The Bread" Price 69-2-0, peg 14; 3, Martin Alexander 65-4-0, peg 18; 4, Bernice Britton 47-10-0, peg 29; 5, Dave Britton 46-3-0, peg 12; 6, Bill Ferris 44-11-0, peg 25. Silverfish: 1, Bill Ferris 7-8-0, peg 25. (caster & maggot for small roach & skimmers).