THE first of seven matches in the Fisheasy Teams Winter League was fished at Hampton Ferry and Eve-sham Town last Saturday.

Ten Teams of five are competing for the title of Fisheasy Avon champions and qualification for the prestigious Evesham Angling Festival in the Midland Match Angler Team Cham-pionship next August.

A remarkably clear and low Warw-ickshire Avon meant a hard start to the series. Dry at the start, then a lot of rain throughout the match was another key factor.

The individual winner was Pete Morris of Sensas/Portway who fished on peg 31 on the Town stretch just below the bridge where, with a pole, he caught some perch and small siver fish for 10-9-0.

W B Clarke/Van den Eynde team member Adrian Narbeth netted mostly gudgeon on maggot and some roach on hemp/pole off Ferry peg 83 for 7.9.0.

Teammate Steve Ashmore again had gudgeon with pole/maggot off Town peg 36 t claim third place with 6-3-0

Sensas/Portway topped the team standings with 39 points ahead of W B Clarke/VDE, Quorn, Shakespeare and Bait Box.

The next round will be fished on Saturday, October 22.

Evesham Jubilee Society

THE Severn Shield match at Upton-Ham saw anglers fishing a low and clear River Severn in a dire mood and only roach were netted.

Stu Thomson was the winner with 2.12.0 ahead of Graham Mytton (2.10.8) and John Davis (2.9.0).

There's a Stillwater Shield match on the WDUAA Canal at Blockhouse Bridge on Sunday, Park at Magnet.

Evesham WMC

RICK Huxley won the final round of the Summer Aggregate with a mixed bag weighing 5.6.0 taken on the waggler.

Keith Locke (3.0.0) was second with Vic Woods taking third with 2.10.0 of roach.

The next match is the final round of the Stillwater Shield at Jubilee with the draw at 7am.

Summer Aggregate (final positions): Phil Preston 117; M Brooks 112; V Woods 106; Ian Jennings 105.

Evesham Youth AC

Jim Thompson Trophy - Junior: 1 Gavin Griffiths 0.6.8; 2 Duncan Field 0.5.8; 3 Andrew Hemming, Jamie Harvey 0.3.0. Intermediate: 1 Will Beasley 0.4.0. Senior: 1 Dave Beasley 2.15.8; 2 Colin Townsend 0.13.8; 3 Kevin Pickering 0.9.0.

Manor Farm Leisure

Results - October 5 (Middle Pool): 1 Johnny Merchant (Fishermans KO) 129.10.0 (peg 23); 2 Martin Woods (Evesham WMC) 100.2.0 (11); 3 Brian Steer (Mosella Harriers) 85.12.0 (9). October 6 (Affordable Open, Island): 1 Mark Taylor (Bilston AC) 99.0.0 (23); 2 Wayne Panting (EDDAC) 78.4.0 (14); 3 Jason Malin (Evesham Youth) 73.2.0 (38). October 8 (Island): 1 Mark Taylor 92.13.0 (37); 2 Carl Jones (Maver) 82.12.0 (35); 3 Tim Hunt (Wooffs) 44.7.0 (27). October 9 (Boundary): 1 Martin Woods (Evesham WMC) 91.13.0 (42); 2 Richard Johns (MFL) 57.7.0 (36); 3 Peter Lee (MFL) 53.14.0 (38).