MALVERN United AC fished the first of their Spring League contests on Mathon Pool.

The fish were reluctant to feed because of the cold weather and the contest proved close.

Colin Shaw managed to catch the only carp from one of the island pegs to win with 4lbs 7oz, while Ian Goddard had a perch and some other small fish to finish in second place with 3-12. The open pool section was hard-fought with catches of perch, roach and skimmers but the eventual leader was Chris Loveridge with 3-11, closely followed by Graham Matthews (3-7) and Dave Wilkes (3-0).