Bumper return puts Bradford on open high

ANGLING: CRAIG Bradford hit the target in a Monarch AC open match on the club water.

Fourth in the belated fur and feather contest, he went three places better thanks to the pole and pinkie combination full depth at 13 metres.

Bradford tempted chub to 2lb, carp to 9lb and plenty of silver fish to weigh in a massive 34lb 7oz.

Fur and feather winner Dave White was relegated to the runners-up spot, with his 10-metre pole and maggot tactics netting 12lb 14oz of chub to 2lb.

Pete Bloor, in third, weighed in 8lb, which comprised of a 7lb carp and a few roach on pole and maggot.

White’s victory in the belated Monarch fur and feather match on the club water was achieved using maggot at 11 metres for 4lb 4oz of chub and roach in the eight-ounce region.

Pete Finney, the runner-up, fished an almost identical match to White but just missed out for top honours with a 4lb 3oz net, also made up of chub and roach.

Third-best was Malc Kershaw, with the maggot feeder accounting for 3lb 6oz of silvers.


PAUL Cryer had plenty to shout about after winning the Todmorden AS open match on the Smithybridge to lorry park section of the Rochdale Canal.
He recorded a superb 15lb 9oz net of roach on the pole and bread punch.

Roger Priestley continued his good form with a fine second place, courtesy of a 10lb 11oz all-roach net on bread punch.

Oldham’s Derek Bowers was third with 8lb 12oz made up of two bream and some roach

Venue Guide
Park Lake: Bronze maggot or bread punch for bites of small chub and silvers. Day tickets on the bank.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal: Slaithwaite match won with very little but, on the right peg, good fish still available. Be patient on the Saddleworth and District Angling Society (SADAS) waters and choose peg wisely.

Rochdale Canal: Some cracking sport, with a careful choice of peg could net double figures. Castleton lengths for silvers on bread punch. Match at Smithybridge won with double figures of roach on bread punch.

Chadderton Mill Lodge: Still good for a few fish. Maggot as good as anything.


Diary Dates
Wednesday, February 2: Cairo AC annual meeting at the Dog and Partridge, Constantine Street, Greenacres (8.30pm).

Thursday, February 3: Centurian AC presentation night at Springbank Bowling Club, Queens Road, Chadderton (8pm).

Sunday, February 6: Todmorden AS members-only trophy match on Crofthead. Draw 7.45am in the car park. Fishing 8.15am to 1.30pm. To book, ring (01706) 374689 or 07543 883714.

Sunday, February 6: Todmorden AS open match on the Castleton length of the Rochdale Canal. Ring Frank on 07769 905319 or (01706) 846581 for details.

Every Sunday: Pilsworth Fishery open matches. Draw 10am in car park.

Every Wednesday: Twingates OAPs/veterans match on the top lodge. Draw 9am. Fishing 10am to 3pm. £10 all in on the bank. For further information and to find out if the match is going ahead, ring (01706) 881929.

To report any news or views on the local or national angling scene, contact Jan Verbruggen on 07846 456408.