The 37 competitors fishing at Laybourne Lakes on Sunday struggled as strong sunshine and flat conditions made the fish hard to find.

Ricky Gaunt (Armley Angling) led from peg 26 on the far bank, where he fished pellet tight to the island at 13 metres for a level 10lb of small carp and tench.

Close behind was the previous week's winner Ray Kaye (Bob.Co), who took 9lb 11oz of small carp on pole and pellet from peg ten.

Others: Mal Pearson (York) 9-8-0; Phil Austin (Barlby Village Stores) 8-8-0; Dave Findlay (York) 6-8-0.

Pegs on Goldrush dominated again for Saturday's open match at the Willows, ending the run of wins from Ridgepool.

Dave Pollitt (Hirst Tackle) led from peg 50, where he alternated pellet and meat tight to the island for a 75lb net of carp to 7lb.

Fishery owner Paul Gallagher (Willows) opted to fish pellet shallow on peg 60 and was rewarded with a 66lb 12oz catch of carp to 4lb.

Others: Graham Flesher (Hirst Tackle) 46-4-0; Joe Carrass (Team Gem) 41-4-0; Ian Walker (Boston Spa) 38-4-0; Andy Rymer (GTI Walton) 36-8-0.

The Sunday open match at Carpvale saw 40 tackle Cyprio and Match pools. Martin Dodsworth (Knaresborough) led from peg seven on Cyprio with 52lb 12oz. Fishing floating bread tight to the island he had carp to 8lb.

Ian Coop (Knaresborough) took second place with a fine net from peg 36 on the Match Pool. His 51lb 5oz is the best tench catch recorded at the Moor Monkton fishery and included fish to 5lb taken on pole and corn at six metres.

Others: John Fletcher (Ripon) 31-12-0; John Haw (Acomb Tackle) 31-8-0; Dave Armitage (Hirst Tackle) 28-9-0; Tony Hewson (Armley Angling) 24-4-0.

Addie Mitchell (Harrogate Angling Supplies) topped Sunday's 62-peg match on Cedar Lake at the Oaks with 55lb 7oz. Drawn to fish from peg 17 the angler they call 'Adonis' used pellet and pole tight to the island for his small carp bag.

John Fallows (Macks Tackle) went for quality rather than quantity at peg 44. He used pellet across and included a ghost carp of 6lb and several 4lb commons in his 53lb 8oz

Others: Mark Calvert (MAP Elton) 52-12-0; Bob Wood (Gratton Ac) 44-12-0; John Allerton (Tri-Cast Oaks) 44-5-0; Ian Exley (Middy Dons).

After the recent spate of wins from Partridge it was a surprise on Saturday that the first three weights in the 116-peg open match all fell to anglers pegged on Skylark.

Phil Sellars (Elton Tackle) topped a tight contest from peg five where he offered paste at six and 11 metres for 93lb 4oz of carp to 6lb.

Dave Pimlott (MAP Elton) was on peg 18 on the same lake and fished meat at 13 metres for a 92lb 14oz mixed net of carp, tench, barbel, chub and ide.

Mal Bailey (MAP Elton) sealed a 1-2-3 for Skylark with 84lb 9oz of paste-tempted carp from peg 32.

Others: Ian Thompson (Elton Tackle) 61-14-0; Dean Smith (Tekneek Trabucco Elton) 60-12-0; John Battersby (MAP Elton) 57-14-0.

Updated: 11:03 Wednesday, May 26, 2004