By Simon Hebditch.

The second match in Gillingham Angling Association’s winter championship took place on the River Stour from Highbridge to Catholics in exceptionally mild conditions.
There was little flow on the river after the previous weekend’s deluge but anglers had some good bags of fish, although minnows proved troublesome.
Winner was Jason Mills who drew peg 51 at Catholics and caught three chub and lots of chublets and roach on the stick float, maggots and corn to weigh 15-00.
Runner-up was Clive Pettifer who drew Big Hole at Catholics and caught three chub and lots of roach on the pole and feeder on maggots and casters to weigh 9-14.
Other places were: 3 Jason Randall – 9-04; 4 Kev Harvey – 9-00; 5 Steve Musitano – 8-12; 6 Jack Stamp – 8-05.
The next match is on November 13.

Some 19 competitors took part in Sturminster & Hinton Angling Association’s second Winter Points Match at Colber Farm on Sunday 23 October.
Heavy rain over the previous two days had resulted in the river being up and coloured, a situation most interpreted as a ‘bream day’, which proved the case for the winner and runner-up.
Jeff Sibley fished the feeder with worm, maggot and groundbait in a swim midway along the field above the bridges and found nine big skimmers for 13lb 3oz. Paul Wyatt fished the same way but had a 5lb-plus bream and a good back up of roach and rudd for a total of 10-5.
Dennis Corry bucked the trend by fishing the pole and catching roach with some nice specimens up to ten ounces on maggot and pinkie over groundbait. His third place came with a weight of 7lb 11oz.
The match was split into three sections and prizes went to Mic Hurst at the upstream end peg with 5lb 1oz; Andy Miller above the bridges with 3lb 3oz; and the bottom section by Steve Kedge who was pegged just above the White Bridge, with 5lb 11oz.