GILLINGHAM AA WINTER PAIRS (SUN)

River Stour, Stour Provost-Catholics (16 pegs) Sixteen hardy souls braved the snow and ice for this event and it was tough going for many, with few roach feeding. Instead, chub made up the leading nets with Jason Mills top-scoring on 11-4-0 from peg 56, the Dead Man’s Hole peg. The Garbolino Blackmore Vale man fished blockend feeder with maggot and bread on the hook to net fish to 3lb. Team mate Jason Randall filled second with 9-13-0 of chublets and dace using waggler and maggot from peg 50 at the swimming pool on the Catholics section. Winner Jason and his partner Adie West won the pairs race on three points.

Result: 1 J Mills, Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG, 11-4-0; 2 J Randall, Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG, 9-13-0; 3 K Murchie, Gillingham AA, 5-5-0; 4 A West, Gillingham AA, 5-3-0; 5 D Anders, Gillingham AA, 4-12-0; 6 J Stamp, Gillingham AA, 3-12-0.

pairs: 1 J Mills and A West, 3pts; 2 J Stamp and J Randall, 5 (superior weight); 3 K Murchie and R Fripp, 5.