ENGLAND boat international Ray Barron dominated the third round of the ISAC League out of Langstone where he almost doubled the score of his nearest rival.

The Southampton man quickly landed his allotment of five smoothhound and followed that up with a steady stream of black bream and dogfish to finish the event with 409 points.

That put Barron well ahead of Tony Sherwood (262), Tony Swain (240), Dave Oliver (29), Kim Bowden (218), Gill Thompson (187), Kevin Lewis (170) and Stephen Baker (98).

Some good fish were landed during the event included a nice small-eyed-ray bagged by Kim Bowden while Gill Thompson recorded a top spotted ray.

Some quality rays have once again been recorded by small boat anglers with Eric Lefeaux landing a beauty while fishing in his own small boat, which on this occasion he had launched from Poole to target at mark the bay.

Using half a side of mackerel presented on a 6/0 pennel hook Lefeaux tempted a cracking blonde ray which weighed 20lb 12oz.

Closer to home Graham Dyers from the Waterside used a slither of fresh mackerel to tempt a 12lb10oz thorneback ray while fishing from his own craft just off Sowley boom.

The 36-year-old engineer also landed several smoothhound and a 6lb bass during the same short evening session during a flooding tide.

On the shoreline Oliver Jenkins from Eastleigh used ragworm to tempt a 2lb specimen from the deep water section at Magazine Lane. A number of smaller flatties have been taken from the venue during the past couple of weeks but a fish of this size is quite a rarity from the upper reaches of Southampton Water.

The first round of the inter-club High Shore League was staged along the Warren Edge section at Southbourne to the measure and return system where John Sloper, representing Everton B, came out on top with a solitary smoothhound measuring 86cm.

In second position was Graham Strong with a plaice and bass measuring 57cm ahead of Lionel Sullivan with a 53cm dogfish and Sway's George Loveless with a 30cm sole.

Next match in the series is tonight along the Milford Shingle Bank. New teams are welcome and booking in gets underway at 6.30pm.

Smoothhound and pouting provided most of the action during the second round of the Solent Challenge series held at Browndown.

Robert Perry was the top individual with 8lb 5oz ahead of Mark Williams with 3lb 8oz and then M James 3lb 3oz. The Ashlett team were top performers on the night with 93 points ahead of Calshot 82, Army Association 71 and Perrys Plus with 30 points.

Ashlett lead the table with 209 points followed by Calshot 201, the Army Association 168 and then Perrys Plus with 129 points.

A second round CIU knock-out boat competition saw the Hamble A team of Tony Spridgeon, Colin Searles, Rob Shattock and Eddie Fleat battle with the Hamble B team comprising Neil Powdrill, Paul Knights, Roger Street and John Quirk. There was a fairly tight finish as members recorded a number of conger, pollack, black bream, ballan wrasse, dogfish, gurnard, pouting and poor cod with the A team eventually getting the better of the B team by 82lb 8oz to 55lb.

All eyes will be set on the Weymouth section of Chesil Beach on Saturday evening when Dennings Tackle stage a major open shore competition which will have a £300 top prize.

Competitors will only be restricted to just six fish per specie which are expected to include smoothhound, dogfish, pout, poor cod, red and tub gurnard and some flatties.

Fishing times are from 6pm to midnight with booking from the Chesil Beach visitors' centre at 4pm.

Tickets are £5 plus a £1 super pool, a £2 standard pool along with pools of £1 for both the heaviest flat and round fish. Last bag will be at 1am. Details: 01305 783145.