MALVERN United fished their second winter contest of the year at Fishponds, Colwall.

Another icy day was made to feel even colder by a strong northerly wind.

Consequently, fishing conditions were hard and only a few fish were caught.

After landing nothing in the previous match, Bill Hartland was relieved at last to find a perch of 2lbs that was good enough to win the encounter.

Second-placed Richard Webster (1-7) had several smaller perch.

The only other competitors to catch were Dave Wilkes (0-5) and Nigel Bayliss (0-1), who each had a small trout.