After last week's disappointment at Rollright, Predator's Spring Carp League at Lower Court Farm was a big improvement.

All 18 anglers caught and the clear winner with 78.0.0 of carp was Dave Clarke (Predator). He was pegged down the deep end and fished the margins, alternating between maggot and pellet.

Using 4mm expander pellet at 12 and 16 metres, Scott Miller (Predator) finished second with 60.6.0, followed by Norman Storm, who had all his fish in the last three hours of the match, weighing in 57.4.0 of carp on meat.

There was a good turnout of 24 for Kinloch AC's second match in their new calender.

The venue was Clattercote Reservoir, which fished quite well, and skimmers were the fish to go for as the carp didn't show. So it was out with cage feeders, groundbait and maggot.

In first place with a net of skimmers, plus a tench, was Marcus Davies, who put 24.12.0 on the scales.

With 14.8.0 of skimmers, second place went to Carl Mills, while third with 12.8.0 was Dave Williams, again skimmers doing the damage.

You took your life in your hands in the North Oxford match held at the Oxford Canal at Buller's Bridge where nine anglers took part.

The problem was boats and more boats that made there way back and forth along the water, one even managing to become grounded.

But they did not worry Dave Scott-Picton, who won his fourth match in a row with 1.9.0 of small roach and gudgeon on the pole and punch.

Feeding chopped worm and then fishing worm over the top, Paul Jackman had a perch of 15 ounces for second place, while another perch of 0.13.0 that also took the worm gave Bill Townsend third.

OTHER RESULTS

Oakfield: (Wednesday, Brook, 17 fished) 1 P Wilson (GOT Oakfield) 85.6.8, 2 L Ripper (Fox Match GOT Baits) 82.15.8, 3 R Brain (Fox Match GOT Baits) 38.11.0.

Oakfield: (Saturday, Swallow, 23 fished) 1 B Hutchings (Littlemore) 66.13.8, 2 G Thorpe (Fox Match GOT Baits) 64.4.8, 3 I Graham (J&K Tackle) 63.5.8.

Panshill: (Wednesday, Wood Lake, 14 fished) 1 A Foulkes (Panshill) 66.15.0, 2 B Eddy (Panshill) 55.4.0, 3 P Bunce (Panshill) 35.1.0.

Panshill: (Saturday, Wood Lake, 15 fished) 1 J Hohlweg (Panshill) 70.0.0, 2 I Adamberry (Panshill) 49.0.0, 3 A Foulkes (Panshill) 48.0.0.

Panshill: (Sunday, Wood Lake, 18 fished) 1 I Adamberry (Panshill) 58.8.0, 2 A Foulkes (Panshill) 42.2.0, 3 S Hatt (BGS Garbolino) 35.13.0.