Jamie McHale won the ninth round of the Bass Rock winter league with two fish for 2lb 15oz.

The event was an East Lothian rover and Derrick Morrison was second with two fish for 2lb 8oz.

Craig Ogilvie was third with four fish for 2lb 1oz and joint fourth were Ryan Barnett and Derek McCallum.

William Stafford was fifth with Chris Empson sixth.

A total of 14 anglers took part with seven weighing in at Whitecraig with codling and rockling plus flat fish making up the bags.

The next match is The Christmas Hamper event and that is on Wednesday, December 18. The venue will be confirmed on Sunday on the club’s Facebook page.

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