Angling: Merthyr's officers get the vote of confidence.

MERTHYR Tydfil AA is one of the most successful angling clubs in Wales and at the AGM members showed their approval of the way it is being run by voting all the officers back for another year.

Good news from the meeting included the purchase of a fourth stretch of the River Usk adjoining the club's Mardy beat near Crickhowell and the decision to keep membership fees unchanged for another year.

Forest of Dean AC is inviting South Wales anglers to the quiz night and auction the club is running at Cinderford Miner's Welfare on Monday evening.

The action starts at 7.30pm and teams of four of five can enter at pounds 1.50 per player.

THE annual Carp Anglers Social at Birch Syndicate Lake, Peterstone takes place on December 5-7 and more information is available from Martin Cronin on 07974 053322.

MERTHYR Tydfil AA member John Clegg landed two 8lb carp and one of

9lb during a night session at his club's Penywern Middle Pond while James Keeping, from Aberdare, landed a 9lb mirror when he fished the top pond on a day ticket.

Gary Taylor found that bread was what the roach wanted when he fished the River Wye at Symonds Yat and caught fish to over 1lb.

Carp specialist Martin Matthews has been clocking up some impressive catches at White Springs Fishery.

He spent three days in his bivvy by the Specimen Lake and landed seven fish including mirrors of 25.5lb and 30.5lb.