There was a serious lack of small fish caught in the fifth match of the Kidlington AS Green Road Winter League on the Cherwell.

Several anglers caught fish which had been damaged, possibly caused by cormorants, which have been seen in this area.

Dave Clarke (Zebco) won with 9.9.0 of chub caught on the maggot feeder. North Oxford Tackle owner Steve Johnson (Nortac) fished the pole with caster and had three chub 5.4.8 for second place, while third spot went to Ray Morris (Waltonians) with a 5.3.0 bream on legered worm.

The absence of small fish, plus the condition of some of those caught, suggest cormorants are becoming a real problem - something which needs to be adressed quickly.

Teams on day: 1 Fat Boys 35, 2 Topwac 30, 3 Nortac 29.

Positions after five matches: 1 Nortac 35, 2 Dagmar 34, 3 Fat Boys 32.

Littlemore AS fished their Canal Cup at Wolvercote Green allotments, with Gerald Perks claiming his fifth win this season with 2.9.8 of skimmers and roach caught on breadpunch.

Barry Wise was second with 2.8.0 of perch on chopped worm, and Dave Chandler was third with an all-roach catch of 2.5.8.

Ten North Oxford AS members fished their Society Cup match on the Cherwell at Marston Ferry and only two weighed in.

Using bread on the hook, Bill Townsend managed to winkle out a couple of small roach for 1.0.0, while Bernard Prior was second with 0.10.0, one roach caught on breadpunch.

North Oxford's AGM is at The Plough, Wolvercote on Tuesday, February 19 (8pm). All members are requested to attend.

Dorchester AC's Hayward Cup at Meadside was also a struggle. The bream at Meadside were expected to show but in the end, two chub were enough for Les Humphries to take top, spot with 6.12.0, caught on the feeder with bread.

Lol Bud was second with one bream for 5.9.0, followed by Tony Baker's one bream for 4.15.0. Twenty anglers fished.

Six Wallingford Jolly Anglers turned out for their latest club match on the Benson Reach.

First place went to Jeremy Denton with a mixed bag for 16.12.0, followed by John Davis with 3.12.0 and Phil Ansell with 3.3.0.

This week's fixtures

Saturday

Radley Fishery: Tel 07973 251829.

North Oxford AS: Junior match, Canal at Wolvercote. Open to children under 16. Draw 9.00 at The Plough.

Sunday

Littlemore AS: RC Smith Cup, Sandford.

ODAA: Medley (All).

Oxford Waltonians: Wheatley Cup, Thame. Draw 9.00.

Masons: Teams of Three, Canal at Grove Lands. Draw 9.00.

Kidlington: Cherwell, Mac McGregor Cup. Draw Green Road SC 8.30.

Abingdon & Oxford Alliance: v Tackley, Radley, Draw 08.00.

Benson: KW Shield. Draw 8.00.

Wallingford Jolly Anglers: Club match. Chalmore Reach. Draw 7.30