Cranberry honours shared

DEREK HUDSON and Jim Wild could not be separated in the Cranberry AC match on the riverside bank of Fleets Dam.

The pair tipped the scales at 7lb apiece, with Hudson using the long pole, caster, maggot and pinkie approach to net skimmers, perch and roach.

Wild opted for pellet, caster and maggot on the hook for a similar bag.

Tony Lees, in third, weighed in a level 6lb of skimmers and roach on pole-fished maggot and caster.

Steve Orr’s 5lb net was made up entirely of roach on maggot and pinkie at 11 metres.

Chris Bold was next-best with a 3lb mixed catch on the short pole, maggot and caster.




GEORGE Colbran claimed top spot in the Pennine Winter League match on the Huddersfield Broad Canal.

Two chub and several roach were attracted to his trusty caster for 7lb 2oz.

Steve Crossley was second-best on the day with 5lb 11oz.

On the team front, Fox Match are the new leaders




SANDY Barker showed that he is still a class act.

He took first place in the Copthorne Lakes open match on the main canal lake for the second consecutive week.

Pellet at 14 metres enticed an all carp catch of 52lb, which was too good for Tony Hardy (41lb 8oz).




STEVE Sharples has found a novel way of attracting fish on Heronbrook Fisheries.

Using pieces of yellow earplugs boilie style, he caught carp in the 2lb 8oz to 4lb bracket.




THE Todmorden AS annual meeting is at the Todmorden Social Club, Halifax Road, on Wednesday (start at 7.30pm).

This is the club’s new headquarters as the Hollins Inn has closed down. The club’s Christmas match draw and presentation will take place at the same venue.

The match takes place on the Rochdale Canal on Sunday, December 14, with the seniors on the Littleborough lengths and the juniors on Grove Lodge.

Tickets are available at Rochdale Angling and Tight Lines in Shaw.

A pie and peas supper will follow, along with the presentation of prizes for the day’s fishing and also for trophies won throughout 2008. There will also be a raffle.




LEES and Hey AC are holding their annual meeting at the Lees and Hey Conservative Club, Warrington Street, Lees, on Monday, November 17 (8pm).

All members to attend.




Venue Guide

Rochdale Canal: Although they are proving a little harder to come by, bread punch should guarantee bites. Use caster or worm for better stamp of fish.

Oldham Park Lake: Fishing hard, with bronze maggot attracting a few small roach and chublets.

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