Match anglers were able to get back on some of our waters after the big freeze despite an Environment Agency Flood Watch around Oxford, which meant it was always going to be hard work.

Oxford Waltonian fished their Osbourne Cup at Clifton Cut and the five anglers who turned out were all pegged between the bushes or on slacks, out of the way of all the rubbish.

The top three all fished the pole with pinkie over joker and the winner was Jan Stankowski with 3.6.0 of perch, roach and skimmers.

Acorn Angling’s Tony Gee was runner-up with two perch weighing 3.1.0 and third with 2.4.0 of little roach was Mick Baston.

With the Kidlington fixture cancelled, there was a good turnout of 13 for the North Oxford AS match on the Oxford Canal at Frenchay Road.

Henry Clarke drew the perch bush and fished worm over chop to catch to catch some perch.

He then switched to bloodworm over joker and landed some small roach for a winning 3.4.0.

Maurice Winstone also caught perch on the chop and some bits on bloodworm for 3.1.0 and second place, while Jason Bean had perch and bits on the chop and bloodworm over joker for a third-placed 1.9.8.

With the Cherwell racing through their School Waters, the six members who fished last Sunday’s Oxford Bus AC match were all on the backwater, although that had risen by about a foot.

Nick Rumble found a few roach and bleak for a winning 1.10.8. He used the pole and alternated between worm and maggot, placing his bait under a tree to find the fish.

Also on the pole and targeting a slack with maggot, Dennis Butler landed a skimmer and a roach for a second-placed 1.1.8, while Pete Clarke caught a 1.0.8 roach on lobworm, again on a pole under a tree.

Dorchester moved their Haywood Cup from Meadside to the bottom end of Culham Cut on the Thames, where the six anglers found the river well up, but still very clear.

Only Ian Fisher caught, his two small roach with a winning 0.2.0. He fed liquidised bread and then fished the pole with punch on the hook.