LARGE carp were a feature on the latest Halfway House AC contest which took place on Church Farm pool with Tracy Pegram netting a 19lb 8oz common to comfortably win the event.

Drawn on peg 17 on the brambles, Pegram offered red maggot over pellet feed in order to catch six carp for a 27-4-0 total, with her big common taking more than 90 minutes to land on light tackle.

Colin Bradley was some way behind Pegram in second with his net weighing 12-6-0, which included a carp near to double figures along with silver fish, all falling to maggot and meat over groundbait on peg 12. A small carp and skimmer net of 7-8-0 was enough to put Steve Jones into third place from peg 24, while in fourth was club star Richard Oliver weighing an all-silver fish catch of 6-8-0.

The previous contest held at Church Farm was won by Pete Jones with 21-6-0, runner-up was Oliver (17-8-0) with Steve Wilson (14-0-0) third.

Next match at Church Farm is a rod and reel only contest on November 8.

Southern exile Ron Eagle blitzed the opposition to win the recent Portobello contest on Hawford fisheries’ top pool.

His net of 63-10-0, consisting of a few carp to five pounds and lots of silver fish, was all taken on either the pole or the waggler with maggot on the hook.

Former WDUAA record-holder Mick Weston took the runner-up prize with a similar bag to Eagle going 44-14-0, pole and pellet being the successful combination.

Once again young Gray Brixton (Minicab) made the leader board, this time taking a level 40-0-0 of mainly carp on meat and corn to beat Alan Tibbetts (39-10-0) into fourth.

This Sunday the Portobello are on their own pool at Rushwick where members should contact secretary Graham Collins on 01905-423261 in order to book. Barbourne AC were on the lower, shallow section of the river Severn at Winterdine for their latest contest.

Andy Wheeler netted three barbel from his peg above the bypass on the maggot feeder for a winning weight of 9lbs.

Runner-up Dave Blackwell was on the adjacent upstream peg where he took two barbel and a chub for 6-4-0.

Terry Box claimed third spot by weighing in one barbel and a few small fish going 4-3-0 to beat in-form Bob Griffith’s one barbel weight of 4-2-0.

This Sunday sees the club’s Fur and Feather event on the Cavalier section of the local canal.

River Wye championships: 1 Steve Sadler (Fox) 79-3-0; 2 Chris Smith (Ross) 71-2-0; 3 Ray South (Ferrymen) 49-6-0; 4 Paul Pountney (Willow Creek) 48-4-0.

Cob House Fisheries — Wednesday open (Oak pool): 1 Mike Hendry 60-11-0 (peg 11); =2 Rob Swain 49-1-0 (peg 5); =2 Pete Hughes 49-1-0 (peg 15).

Saturday open (Wyatt’s pool): 1 Gary Smith 102-4-0 (peg 25); 2 Steve Harris 81-5-0 (peg 4); 3 Chris Cartridge 75-9-0 (peg 8).

Moorlands Farm — Friday open: 1 E Mills 97-10-0; 2 C Pace 89-5-0; 3 G Reynolds 62-15-0.

Saturday open: 1 L Richards 98-1-0; 2 A Gethen 75-6-0; 3 S Chester 42-8-0.

Sunday open: 1 A Gethen 78-7-0; 2 C Munslow 55-10-0; 3 M Eacock 53-11-0.