Delight for Derbyshire

Angling: MARK Derbyshire of Tight Lines, Shaw took first place in the fourth round of the Twingate AC Winter League fished on the club waters.

He used six-metre pole and maggot to catch 3lb 11oz of small carp, perch and skimmers.

Steve Baines, also of Tight Lines, Shaw, was second with 2lb 4oz of small carp and skimmers.



THE Old Hough Farm open match, which was moved to the more sheltered Woody End and Moses Lakes, saw Ken Power (Tri-Cast Highfield) put 26lb 15oz of mainly skimmers, tench, ide and roach on six-metre pole and maggot. Kevin Twigg (Edgeley Sports) was second with 23lb 8oz of small mirrors and commons.



JAMES Cantello (Tri-Cast Highfield) won the Northern AA open match fished on the Higher Poynton length of the Macclesfield Canal.

Anglers had to break through two inches of ice. Cantello caught two perch on worm down the track, then switched to bread punch at 13 metres to catch 40 small roach which weighed 1lb 14oz.

Dave Holland (Tri-Cast Highfield ) was second with 45 roach caught on bread punch fished across to a moored boat to weigh in 1lb 1oz.



I MANAGED to win the TH open match fished on the Bungalows length of the Rochdale Canal in Chadderton with five bites on bread punch resulting in five skimmers for 1lb 12oz.

Alan Price (Tight Lines, Shaw) was second with a decent roach and a few small skimmers taken on bread punch and caster fished down the track, adding up to 1lb 4oz.



THE second round of the Todmorden AS teams-of-three winter league fished on Croft Fishery and the lorry park length of the Rochdale Canal was tough as the low temperatures forced some anglers to break the ice.

John Mellor (Rochdale Angling Centre) took the best weight on Croft, with nine carp on the bomb and bread together weighing 18lb 3oz. Next came Adam Kitson (Three Amigos) with 15lb 7oz of mostly carp taken on the tip.



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. For info, call at Tight Lines.

Strinesdale Reservoir – day tickets on the bank. Pole and tip with maggot or worm for roach, skimmers and chub.

Cargate Pool – Medlock Bridge AC members-only water.

Park Lake – day tickets on the bank. F1s have been coming out on the pole and tip. Some decent bream have also been feeding and again it’s the tip that seems to be the best method.

Rochdale Canal – odd skimmers and roach coming out in Chadderton with bread punch the best bait. Rochdale end difficult with dry nets everywhere and only the odd peg producing fish.

Bardsley Canal – day tickets on the bank.

Tanners Dam – Diggle AC members only. Before the freeze, silvers and newly-stocked carp were feeding.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal – day tickets on the bank £5.



DIARY

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

Every Wednesday - Open matches on Rhodes Lodges. Draw 9am. Fish 10am to 3pm.

Every Saturday - Open matches on local canals. Contact Tony on 0795 2521730.

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

Sunday - Northern AA match on the Macclesfield canal. Draw 9am, fish 10am to 3pm.

February 1 and 15, and March 1 and 15 - Twingates AC members-only matches. Draw 9am, pools £10 all in. To book, go to Tight Lines.

Tomorrow - TH open match on the Boat and Horses length of the Rochdale Canal. Call Tony on 0795 2521730.

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