The Ripon Piscatorial's Tetley Cup set on the Norton Conyer waters of the River Ure produced some staggering sport with 23 double figured bags.

Chub dominated but there were even a few bream taken with one a super specimen of 7.2.0.

Steve Hodson under the RSPS Tek Neek Trabucco banner hauled out a massive chub return of 73.7.0 to lift the trophy.

Steve, above the high banking at Badger bank, alternated caster and grub on the waggler down the middle netting fish after fish to finish with 31.

Backing weights were remarkable and Leeds rod Mick Tiffeney just managed to hang on to runner up spot returning 58.12.0, marginally ahead of the next best John Fletcher of Ripon with 58.2.0.

Mick located all his fish late on tempting 20 chub in all off the big bend at Nunwick.

Best of the rest: Ian Lumb (Turners Tackle) 53.9.0; Kevin Moore (Marsh Tackle) 53.8.0 & Graham Skirrey (Turners Tackle) 39.4.0

The Tees hit top form at Over Dinsdale during the Durham Co Team Championships.

Shildon's Kenny Close had yet another memorable win recording 39.12.0 and also steering his team to victory on the day.

Kenny on the end peg in the Greenfield waggler fished caster down the centre picking up 13 quality chub.

Next John Leybourne of Darlington was surprised to keep the roach and dace coming from a very low and clear venue.

Staked on the bend below the Tollbridge stickfloat along with caster and maggot put together a sensational 31.13.0.

Others: Harry Growcock (Shildon) 24.12.0; Peter Fietch (Darlington) 24.11.0; Dave Carter (Harrowgate Hill) 20.10.0.

Teams on the day: 1 Shildon 46 pts; jt 2 Elton Fell & Haughton B 45.

It was a much improved Tees below Croft for competitors during the Thornaby AA Centenary Cup and Darlington's Mal Clitheroe put 20.2.0 onto the scales.

Stickfloating caster along far side cover accounted for eight chub and six grayling.

Pegged above the Middlesbrough FC Training ground at Rockcliffe, Joe Longstaffe of Thornaby used the bomb and meat to good effect taming four chub plus dace and roach that fell to stickfloat and caster for 14.4.0 from Dave Alderson (Middlesbrough) 13.12.0; Barry Stephenson (Darlington) 12.15.0 & Jim Johnson (Shildon) 11.14.0.

Tiny gudgeon were the highlight of anglers' nets for the Chester le Street Open on the Wear on Sunday.

Shiny Row man John Foster enjoyed a gudgeon explosion at his peg in the willows. A pole and maggot attack brought non stop action as John pulled out an amazing 372 in all for 16.1.0 at the scales.

Terry Guthrie of Shimano Quaker interrupted the gudgeon flow when his second place net consisted of three chub averaging 3.0.0 apiece plus bit on the stickfloat and maggot for 12.15.0 off peg 21.

The second fixture of the Yorkshire Winter League staged on the Ouse between Hunters Lodge Linton and Widdington was won off the noted Bungalow peg at Hunters Lodge.

Hirst Tackle's Steve Fearnley landed a brace of big bream to put him on his way. Fishing off peg 220 worm and caster cocktail in conjunction with groundbait feeder and caster tempted identical 'slabs' of 8.0.0 backed by roach for 18.14.0.

The perfect 'Hirst' day continued when teammate Steve Rapier below the willowgarrth connected with a bream of 7.1.0 adding roach to feeder and double caster for a runner up net of 10.10.8.

Top three teams on the day: 1 Hirst Tackle A 61 pts; 2 Anglers World York 52; 3 Selby 51.

League to date: Hirst Tackle A 2 pts; Tying Hirst Tackle B, Waterline Wibsey, & Selby all on 7 pts from Anglers World York 8.

Carp Scene

Anglers took to the prolific Woodland Lakes at Carlton Miniott for the second round of the North East Winter League and Diawa Cleveland rods wrapped up the proceedings not only winning on the day but filling the top three individual places.

Mark Coyne led the Diawa onslaught bagging 71.8.0 off Skylark Lake's peg 13 as pole and sweetcorn brought 17 quality carp followed by Rob Morgan on peg 31 who poled his way to 53.1.0 of carp from Simon Medd 45.4.0.

Top three teams on the day: 1 Diawa Cleveland 92 pts; 2 Shimano Quaker 78; 3 Stokesley 77.

Overall placings to date: 1 Shimano Quaker 4 pts; 2 Newman Scott 5; 3 Diawa Cleveland 7.

Woodland Lakes (Sat) 93 rods: 1 Keith Kotchie (Featherstone) 73.14.0 all carp to pole & sweetcorn from Skylark 27; 2 Andy Harker (CAC) 72.15.0; 3 Brian Armstrong (Shimano Quaker) 57.8.0.

Bob Co Carpvale Pool Winter Series Moor Monkton: 1 Steve Sharpley 66.12.0; 2 Andy Gallant 45.6.0 & Gary Broadley 31.0.0.

Fixtures

Tomorrow: RSPS Les Winder Memorial Middle Swale; Championships - Gatenby to Baldersby. Tickets on 01642 / 899288.

Woodland Lakes Open. Tickets on 01845 / 526110.

Sunday: DBT AA Jim Batty Memorial Upper Swale - Richmond to Great Langton.

North East Winter League (3) Lower Tees Yarm.

North Central League (6) River Swale - Skipton to Baldersby.

Black Ox AC - Bedale Beck

Haughton Tees - Over Dinsdale

Oaks Sessay Open Maple Lake

Bradford City AA Arthur Croft Trophy River Ure Brampton.