DAVE Hawkins had a real battle to win the eighth round of the Oxford Carp League on Oakfield Fishery’s Red Kite Lake.

Fishing from peg nine on the long pole, the Didcot angler produced an impressive catch of carp to take 126lb 8oz 0drms to the scales.

But he only just saw off Andy Benwell (Kidlington), who had 121.4.0.

Craig Partridge (Kidlington) was third with 100.2.0.

Drennan Oxford Yellow won the fourth round of the Oxford Summer League on the Thames at Medley and Sandford, despite having no one in the top three.

Dan McDonald (Devizes MG) won with 20.10.0, just beating Gary Pook (Drennan Oxford Blue), who had four good perch for 18.13.0.

John Williams (Matrix Talismen) was third with a weight of 16.9.0.

Team result: 1 Drennan Oxford Yellow 39pts, 2 Devizes MG 38, 3 Isis 35.

League standings: Drennan Oxford Yellow 151, Drennan Oxford Blue 137, Sensas A4 127.

Pete Oliver came out on top in the fifth round of Yarnton and District AC’s Summer League at Hunts Corner Pond on the Linear complex.

Oliver caught three tench on the pole at 13 metres for 18.15.0.

Anthony Williams managed one tench and silvers on the pole to come second with 13.3.0.

Kieran Thorne caught the only carp of the day for third place with 12.12.0.

OTHER RESULTS

Tackley Estates AC (River Cherwell, Long Meadow, 10 fished): 1 S Malone 12.8.0 (roach & perch), 2 M Dempsey 4.5.0 (perch), 3 M Merry 3.6.0 (perch & roach).

Oakfield Fishery (Wednesday, Red Kite (15 fished): 1 I Graham (J&K Tackle) 96.7.0, 2 M Talbot (Kamasan GOT Baits) 89.11.8, 3 S Trevelyan (JET) 76.9.0.

Oakfield Fishery (Saturday, Brook & Red Kite, 27 fished): 1 S Trevelyan (JET)113.6.8, 2 D Wilson 110.12.8, 3 D Stratfull (Dynamite Oakfield) 81.1.8.

TOMORROW’S FIXTURES

Littlemore AS: Pete Jackson Memorial, Sandford.

Masons AC: Butlers Hill v Marston, draw 8am, fishing 9-3.

Beehive AC: Points match, Pans Lake, draw 10, fishing 11-5.