Keith Mitchell (Selby) scored an easy win in Sunday's 42-peg York open match on Marley Lake at the Laybourne Lakes complex.

Taking full advantage of a plum draw at 'hot' peg 46, he plundered the recently introduced extra stocks of pastie carp on pole and pellet at 11m to the tune of 62lb 10oz.

Well adrift was Phil Austin (Barlby Village Stores), who took 27lb of carp to 2lb on pole and meat from peg 4.

Others: Barry Richardson (York) 24-6-0; Ray Kaye (Bob.Co) 20-9-0; Dennis Bradley (York) 20-2-0; Mick Ogden (Bradford) 16-15-0.

John Fletcher (Ripon) took the Spring League title at Carpvale in a thrilling finish and with it captured the bulk of the generous sponsorship from Dave Spruce at Bob.Co Tackle.

Mick Addinall (Spectrum Autos) had top weight in the 40-peg finale from peg 15. Fishing across to some lilies adjacent to vacant peg 13 he had three carp on floating bread and seven fish on pellet for his 47lb 5oz.

Dave Armitage (Hirst Tackle) took second place after getting a second successive chance from the fancied peg three. Fishing pole and meat close in he had carp to 5lb for his 32lb 11oz.

Close behind was the previous week's winner John Brain (Harrogate Angling Supplies), who netted four big carp on floaters from peg 34 for his 30lb.

Others: Graham Broadley (York) 27-3-0; Dave Maddison (York) 26-0-0; Steve Sharples (Bob.Co) 25-0-0.

League final positions: John Fletcher (Ripon) 69pts; Dave Armitage (Hirst Tackle) 68; Mick Addinall (Spectrum Autos) 66; Dave Maddison (York) 63; John Haw (Acomb Tackle) 61.

Saturday's 55-peg open match at the Willows saw Dave Pollitt (Hirst Tackle) take a decisive step towards the league title in the penultimate round.

With his main rival Ben Fisk (Team Gem) on holiday, Pollitt forced home the advantage to finish in second place.

He was not good enough to beat Andy Barker (Sensas Walton), who netted an impressive 58lb 8oz from peg 33.

Taking advantage of a spare peg to his left he fished pole and pellet tight to the bank for carp to 5lb.

Pollitt, at peg 36, targeted the island with cat meat for 55lb 14oz of carp to 5lb plus tench and ide to a pound.

Others: Alistair Wilks (Tadcaster) 46-4-0; Andy Rymer (Sensas Walton) 42-0-0; Ben Fisk (Team Gem) 41-8-0; Stan Jeffries (Leeds Angling Centre) 37-12-0.

Other angling results

Huntington WMC (Langwith Lakes, Bethany's): Tony Clough 46-2-0; Kevin Keene 29-5-0; Pete Norris 17-0-0; Mick Fletcher 15-13-0.

Langwith Lakes, Kevin's: Oliver Hewitt (Team Gem) 57-10-0; Keith Fenwick 54-10-0; Dave Cheetham 45-4-0; Dean Henson 44-10-0.

Updated: 11:09 Wednesday, June 09, 2004