Carp haul gives Steve easy win

STEVE Hodgeson battered the opposition in the latest of the Chadderton Mill AC winter league matches fished on the club lodge.

Drawn on peg 16, Steve fished to the tins where he found plenty of carp feeding on his maggot, fished at nine metres over a bed of groundbait and micro pellet.

Steve’s biggest carp weighed in at 4lb and he had quite others as he tipped 33lb on to the scales.

Darren Webb was way behind, with his maggot fished on the deck over groundbait at nine metres from peg 12 netting him 13lb 8oz of carp and ide, ensuring he had plenty of bites through the match which was put back an hour to enable the anglers to break the ice.

Alan Shaw (Tight lines) had two decent carp for around 8lb followed by a few bits that fell for double red maggot fished at just six metres.

Graham Mitchell (GTI Gilders) included one small carp and plenty of silver fish that fell for maggot and pinkie fished on the deck at twelve to thirteen metres weighing in 8lb 14oz.




MONARCH AC members should note that their AGM is to be held on Wednesday, January 21 at the Duke of Edinburgh pub, Royton precinct.



The meeting will start at 8pm and memberships are due on the night. No new memberships are being taken.




TODMORDEN AS 2009 membership cards are now available to purchase at the following outlets, Sheddings Tackle and Pets, Tight lines in Shaw and Rochdale Angling.



Prices are as follows : Seniors before January 31 £34, Seniors after January 31 £44, Juniors to 16th birthday £5, women, OAP’s and Intermediates (aged 16, 17 and 18 years) £17.

There are also five- year memberships available (for seniors only) priced at £150.




Venue Guide



Rochdale Canal – despite the canal being frozen over, those hearty souls who fancy a few hours will still catch.



Bread punch is, without doubt, the best bait for this time of year with just a decent cupful virtually guaranteeing a few bites.

If you have to break the ice don’t break it too wide and you will catch closer in.

Be very careful when breaking the ice and always make sure that you don’t leave the discarded ice on the towpath where walkers could slip on it.


Park Lake – I drive past every day and haven’t seen a soul on it all week.



The lake is frozen, but again by breaking the ice and fishing bread punch some fish will feed.

Be extra careful though as the banks of the lake do slope and are extremely slippery.




DIARY DATES



Every other Sunday – Border Anglers members-only matches on Hollingrove Dam. Contact Steve Hamer for details on 0161 620 2037.

Every Sunday – Todmorden AS junior coaching sessions on the Rochdale Canal. Meet at Dale Street Car park. Fishing will be from 1pm to 4pm. For further information phone 01706 817232.

Every Sunday – Albert Morris open matches on various canals throughout the North West. Draw 9am, fishing 10am to 3pm. Tickets are £10 all in on the day.

Wednesday January 21 – Monarch AC AGM at the Duke of Edinburgh pub, Royton. The meeting starts at 8pm prompt. Existing members please take note that memberships are due on the night.

Every Saturday and Wednesday – John Ross open matches on various canals in the area.




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