Clegg collects Hampton prize

CHADDERTON angler Steve Clegg (Saints) took first place in the Hampton Springs silver-fish open match.

Fishing the pole, Steve weighed in with 27lb 10oz, beating Alan Spencer into second with 24lb. Mick Plevin was third with 23lb 8oz.


TODMORDEN AS are never a club to rest on their laurels and have always had a pro-active stocking policy for their waters. The club have ide and tench on order and these should be delivered before the end of March.

The final treatment of weeds at Cliviger fish ponds will take place in the next few weeks. This should ensure that the invasive water lilies, common pond weed and Canadian pond weed will be gone for good. The fish will then be introduced at Cliviger, Portsmouth reservoir and New Mill Dam.


CENTURIAN AC have a cracking list of venues planned for this year and as usual there is a real variety in the types of waters from commercials to rivers and natural lakes.
All of the matches are Saturdays:

April 11 Lymm Dam, April 25 Blundells (Ash pool), May 9 Brookside Fisheries (Willow , May 23 Partridge Lakes (Willow , June 6 High Heyes Farm (The Cattery), June 20 Border Fisheries (Island), July 4 Bradshaw’s number 6, August 1 Macy’s (Bury) , August 15 Fleets dam, August 29 Blundells (West canal), September 12 Winsford Flash, September 26 Bradshaws number 4, October 10 Partridge lakes (Ribbon lake). This match is the club’s fur and feather match.

For further information contact Dave on 01706 849853.




DIARY DATES

Next Tuesday – Twingates AC AGM at Crompton Cricket Club, Glebe Street, Shaw. The meeting starts at 8pm.

Wednesday – Chadderton Mill AC AGM at the Dog Inn, Block Lane, Chadderton. The meeting starts at 7pm.

Friday, March 13 – Saddleworth and District Angling Society AGM at Greenfield Conservative Club. Starts at 8pm. Potato pie supper after the meeting.

Sunday, March 15 – Todmorden AS members match on Townhouse. To book on ring 01706 840590.

Sunday, April 19 – Todmorden AS open match on the Smithy Bridge length of the Rochdale Canal.

To book or for further information call (01706) 650954 or (01706) 374689.

* ANYONE with views or news on the local or national angling scene email me at foldgr@ntlworld.com or call me on 07846 456408.

Venue Guide

Rochdale Canal – Not many fishing but those venturing out are catching well. One angler had double figures on the Slattocks length. Bread punch is the bait for skimmers, bream and roach.

Chadderton Mill – Still the pole or waggler with red maggot on the hook for silver fish and small carp.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal – The Saddleworth and District lengths are fishing well, especially in the last few hours of daylight. Carp is falling for red maggot while bread flake has been tempting some good-sized chub.