Edwards’ open and shut case

Angling: THE evergreen John Edwards dominated the TH open match on the Morrisons length of the Rochdale Canal.

He netted a brilliant 8lb 8oz of roach between one and eight ounces, taken on bread punch at six and nine metres. On the next peg was his travelling partner Brian Meadows and he, too, got among the roach.

But it wasn’t even close as he finished the five-hour event with plenty of smaller samples which together weighed 4lb 12oz.



SHIPLEY Open on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal saw Dave Wells (Tri-Cast Rochdale) land 250 small roach which weighed in at 10lb 12oz and easily beat the rest of the field.

On the end peg, Slaithwaite angler John Harman had some cracking roach on bread punch for 8lb 12oz and second place.

I caught 111 roach, taken on bread punch, to weigh in 5lb 15oz and clinch third spot.



NEIL Burland (Tri-Cast Calder) won the Mirfield Open with some decent perch and roach which were enticed by worm and caster in a 7lb 10oz net. Chris Lees (Calder Anglers) got among the canal’s big perch to tip 6lb 14oz on the scales.



JAMES Cantello (Tri-Cast Highfield) continued his good form with victory in the Border Fisheries open match on Meridian Lake.

His 4lb 12oz catch was made up of small perch which fell to red maggot fished in the nearside margins.

Phil Daniels was second with red maggot fished down the track catching him a level 3lb of roach.



MIKE Curtis took first place in the latest Northern AA open match on the Adelphi Mill length of the Macclesfield Canal.

Bread punch over liquidised bread saw him catch from the start, with small roach making up 5lb 1oz from his end peg.

Shaun Paddon (Tri-Cast Highfield) was in the money again, with his bread punch fished at 11 metres catching him plenty of small roach which weighed 3lb 10oz.



DAVE Ireland (Tight Lines) was the winner of round three of the Twingate AC winter series fished on the club waters. His 3lb 9oz catch of mainly small carp and ide fell to chopped worm and caster.

Geoff Ogden (Tight Lines) weighed in 2lb of ide for second.



TODMORDEN AS trophy matches start on Sunday, February 8. Membership is available via Tight Lines, Shaw, Rochdale Angling Centre and A and A Supplies, Littleborough.



Diary

Tomorrow: Open on vinegar works length of Rochdale Canal. Call Tony Horton on 0795 2521730.

Sunday: Northern AA match on the Macclesfield Canal at High Lane, Poynton. Draw 9am, fishing 10am to 3pm.

Sunday: Launch of Todmorden AS open teams-of-three series on Rochdale Canal and four sections of Croft Fishery.

January 18, February 1 and 15, and March 1 and 15: Twingates AC members-only matches. Draw 9am, pools £10 all-in. To book, call at Tight Lines, Shaw.

Sunday: Start of Slaithwaite AS pairs league on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Contact Neil Burrows on 0776 8138147.

Every Wednesday: Open matches on the Mirfield Canal. Draw 9am, fishing 10am to 3pm. £13 all-in on the day.

Every Wednesday: Open matches on Rhodes Lodges. Draw 9am, fish 10am to 3pm.

Every Saturday: Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the Park Lake or Strinesdale Reservoir. Draw 10am at Kings Road entrance. Fish 11am to 4pm. Tickets £15 on the day. Details, Darren on 0775 3414838.



Venue Guide

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

Ogden Reservoir: Day tickets £5 on the bank and at Tight Lines, Shaw. For more information, call in at Tight Lines.

Strinesdale Reservoir: Day tickets on the bank. During the cold weather, tip and maggot will catch roach, perch and chub.

Cargate Pool: Medlock Bridge AC members-only water.

Park Lake: Day tickets on the bank.

Rochdale Canal: Chadderton lengths the best with plenty of roach and skimmers showing to bread punch. Rochdale end of the canal fishing really hard.

Bardsley Canal: Day tickets on the bank.

Tanners Dam: Diggle AC members only. Maggot fished on tip or pole for silvers with deeper pegs the best.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal: Day tickets on the bank £5.

To report any news or views on the local or national angling scene, contact Jan Verbruggen on 0784 6456408 or email him at janangling@hotmail.co.uk