YORk angler Alistair Wilks took top honours in the Saturday open match at his home Willows venue with a level 50lb.

Drawn to fish from Goldrush 52 he won the 51-entry event by fishing pole and pellet to a sunken island for carp to 4lb.

Mal Proctor (Daiwa Goldthorpe) was at peg five on Ridgepool, where he had a fine mixed net of 47lb 12oz consisting of carp, ide and tench to 2lb taken on pole and chopped worm to the island.

Other weights included: Dave Pollit (Hirst Tackle) 43-10-0; Joe Carrass (Team Gem) 41-8-0; Chris Kitchin (Bob.Co) 38-6-0; Charlie Moran (Colmic Ossett) 36-10-0.

Pegs on the Match Lake dominated for a change at Carpvale, with Dave Armitage winning Sunday's 40-peg event from peg 28. Fishing to the island he alternated baits over chopped worm for a mixed net of carp, tench and bream scaling 40lb 8oz.

John Brain (Harrogate) was at peg 34 on the same lake, where he fished shallow with bread for nine carp and 39lb 8oz.

Top weight from Cyprio was taken by Rob Morris (Acomb Tackle), who had 23lb 5oz of carp on an in-line feeder from peg eight.

Others weights included: Mick Hare (Armley Angling) 22-8-0; Mick Doyle (Armley Angling) 22-4-0; Roy Worsnop (Leeds) 21-9-0

Sunday's 30-entry contest on Horseshoe Lake at the Raker complex saw Mal Laverack (Selby) win from peg 19. Fishing pole and cat meat tight to the far-bank he bagged 52lb 6oz of carp to 6lb.

Paul Stead (JT Rogers) was second from peg 27, where he fished down the ledge with caster and corn for a mixed net of 50lb 15oz.

Others: Oliver Hewitt (Team Gem) 50-8-0; Stuart Burdekin (JT Rogers) 48-7-0; Danny Scott (Team Gem) 47-5-0; Geoff Wilmore (Armley Angling) 44-5-0

Another excellent contest saw 53 anglers enjoy some great sport on Cedar Lake at the Oaks on Sunday.

Steve Rotheray (Daylight Baits) led from 41, where he offered pellets tight to the far-bank at 13 metres for 77lb 4oz of carp to a pound.

Tony Hopkins (Colmic Ossett) was at peg 56, where he used the same approach as the winner netting 75lb 10oz of slightly better quality fish to 3lb.

Others: Tim Moran (Waterline Wibsey) 67-5-0; Robert Wood (Oaktree Leisure) 61-12-0; Ken Fenwick (Newcastle) 59-10-0; Pete Rambow snr (Cleveland Angling Centre) 57-8-0.

Updated: 11:04 Wednesday, May 05, 2004