Anglers' World took full advantage of their home venue on the Ouse below York to win the fourth round of the Yorkshire Winter Angling League and stay ahead in the league.

With the river running low and clear and bright conditions overhead, the match was, predictably, dominated by catches of roach.

Stan Jeffries (Armley Angling) made no mistake after drawing the noted end peg on the Palace bank.

Alternating maggot and caster beneath a stick float he netted a steady flow of small roach and perch to weigh in with 4lb 10oz to finish ahead of his 69 rivals.

Scott (Wibsey Angling) was above the bridge in the Donkeywoods, where he took a small skimmer plus roach on a groundbait and caster feeder for 3lb 14oz.

Level in third place were Paul Burton (Anglers' World) and Andy Hampson (Hirst Tackle 'A'), who each netted 3lb 10oz of pole-caught roach and perch.

Burton fished from above the stone trough in the pumper and Hampson was fishing from the middle peg in the paddock.

Other weights: John Mills (Hirst Tackle 'A') 3-9-0; Andy Jacques (Wibsey Angling) 3-7-0.

Team competition: Anglers' World 58lb; Hirst Tackle 'A' 50; Wibsey 46; Armley Angling 41; Hirst Tackle 'B' and Marsh Tackle both 30; Castleford 22.

League positions: Anglers' World 7pts; Hirst Tackle 'A' 9; Wibsey Angling 11; Armley Angling 15; Hirst Tackle 'B' 18; Marsh Tackle 22; Castleford 28.

Dean Smith (Van den Eynde Goole) continued his fine run at the Oaks with a runaway win in Sunday's 56-peg match on Maple Lake.

He nearly doubled the weight recorded by the runner-up and won £270 in the process.

Drawn to fish from peg 64 he pole-fished maggot at 14 metres for a string of small carp, with odd better fish to 3lb, and finished with 46lb 8oz.

Ray Wallace (Big Waters) was leader of the chasing pack, with 24lb 6oz of pasties taken on long pole and maggot from peg 3.

Other weights: Kevin Armitage (Glen) 23-15-0; John Bradshaw (Sensas Garbolino) 22-3-0; Ian Exley Middy Teams Dons 22-0-0; Dave Swann (Edgeley Sport) 21-14-0.

Bob Ramshaw (Armley Angling) won Saturday's 47-entry Armley open match on the Ouse at Thorpe Underwood, where the fish were still tightly shoaled in the deep water in the top field.

Fishing long rod and stick with maggot at peg eight he netted 80 roach to a pound for his 11lb 3oz.

Martyn Highe (Hirst Tackle) narrowly missed Kamasan points yet again, finishing second with his 23 roach on caster feeder for 5lb 7oz from peg three.

Other weights: Trevor Hewitt (Hirst Tackle) 5-7-0; Clive Stokes (Selby) 5-1-0; Dave Miles (Airborough) and Brian Clay (Otley) both 4-10-0.

Gareth Sellars (Leeds Juniors) won at Raker Lakes with a level 25lb. His fine net of fish contained roach and skimmers taken from peg 15 on maggot over worm at 12 metres.

Other weights: Ray Lowe (JT Rogers) 17-12-0; Paul Connelley (Hull Works) 13-6-0.

Callum Evans (Idle and Thackley) was best at Tadcaster with 9lb 3oz 8dr. He was helped in his cause by an 8lb pike plus small dace, stick and maggot from peg 66.

Dennis Geldard of (Boston Spa) was second with 5lb 5oz of dace on waggler and maggot from peg 79.

Other weights; Clive Stokes (Selby) 4-7-8; Nigel Ripley (Big Waters) 3-4-8; Geoff Lewis (Otley) 2-13-0; Dave Hare (Knaresborough) 2-2-0.

Alan Russell (York Tackle) won the second round of York Tackle Winter League at Elvington Lake with 8lb 2oz of roach and perch on bloodworm and joker at 11 metres from peg one.

The cash winners in the 30 competitors were Shaun Ong (York) with 5lb 6oz, Ray Nixon (Holme on Spalding Moor) 2lb 13 oz, and Vaughan Henderson (Stamford Bridge) with 2lb 11oz.

Updated: 12:16 Wednesday, December 19, 2001