THE River Weaver was in flood at the weekend, but the winning weights of two major matches were good as bream showed.

Simon Wilkinson won the Northwich Open on Saturday with 16-7-0 from John Evans 13-9-0 and 24 hours later Keith Smith topped the Winter League list with 15-10-0 on behalf of Weaver Edgeley Sports.

Cheshire Angling took the next two slots – Phil Matthews 14-0-0 and Ian Morrison 12-10-0, followed by Rudheath’s Terry Kettle 11-5-0.

Overall match winners Cheshire Angling lead but only 14 points separate them from fourth-placed Rudheath with two fixtures remaining.

Sunday’s final Barnton-Frodsham AC Brown Cup fixture was moved from the flooded River Weaver to Heesom’s Pool, but nothing could shift Mark Emmison was first place.

He claimed the trophy with six points to spare over Arthur Kenney.

Other winners this week were: Phil Murphy at the Winsford Flash Open with five bream and seven skimmers worth 24-6-0; Brian Dickens, Winsford Veterans on the Weaver, with an all carp 34-12-0 and Andy Insley, Winsford Weaver Open, 14-10-0.