Power show

Angling: KEN Power had a profitable weekend with a win double.

The Tri-Cast Highfield rod demolished the opposition on the West Sooty Lake at Old Hough Farm Fishery by catching 68lb 8oz of carp to finish clear of Pete Thomas on 44lb.

Power fished the 30-peg Northern AA open on the High Lane length of the Macclesfield Canal 24 hours later.... and again he was the man to beat, catching five good perch down the middle on worm, and adding small roach and skimmers on bread punch to weigh-in just over 6lb 8oz. Dave Fowler was second with a 4lb net.



DAVE Machin made an emphatic start to the Diggle AC Sunday Winter League on Tanners Dam with nine carp and a few silvers on pole and corn for a brilliant 44lb 10oz. Mike Henshaw was some way adrift in second place with a 28lb 1oz net.



JEFF Dawson landed the spoils in the latest SADAS members match on a blustery Eagle Mill Dam.

Employing corn at nine metres, he caught skimmers and roach weighing 5lb 10oz. There was a tie for second place with Brian Murphy and Malc Taylor both weighing-in 4lb 4oz.

Joint second was good enough for Taylor to clinch the Club Championship.



Venue Guide

Denshaw Vale: Memberships available. For further details, contact John on 665 1779.

Dowry Reservoir: Day tickets £5 per rod available in advance from Tight Lines in Shaw. Maximum two rods per angler. No night fishing.

Ogden Reservoir: Day tickets £5 on the bank and at Tight Lines, Shaw. Decent pike fishing. Tip for roach and bream. Pegs behind the cottages are the most consistent. For information, call in at Tight Lines.

Strinesdale Reservoir: Day tickets on the bank. Full of silvers and big perch.

Cargate pool: Medlock Bridge AC members-only water.

Park Lake: Day tickets on the bank.

Rochdale Canal: Chadderton lengths for skimmers and roach to bread punch. Plenty of pike activity.

Bardsley Canal: Day tickets on the bank. Hollingworth Lake: Day tickets available from the lakeside cafes.

Tanners Dam: Diggle AC members-only. Excellent fishing. Meat, pellet, chopped worm and caster are all working for the venue’s carp, skimmers and roach population.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal: Day tickets on the bank are £5. Slaithwaite for skimmers and roach.



Diary

Open matches: Every Wednesday on Rhodes Lodges. Draw 9am in the lay-by, with fishing 10am to 3pm. Tickets are £15 all in on the day.

Every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday: Open matches on Old Hough Farm Fishery. Draw at 8.45am. Turn up on the day. No need to book.

Every Saturday: Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the Park Lake. Draw 10am at Kings Road entrance. Fishing 11am to 4pm. Tickets £15 on the day. Contact Darren on 07753 414838.

Diggle AS: Tuesday matches on Tanners Dam on November 4 and 18, and December 4. Draw 9am. Fishing 10am to 3pm. For details, contact Dave on 07879 474029.

News or views on local angling? Contact Jan Verbruggen at: janangling@hotmail.co.uk