Park life is sweet for Taylor

ANGLING: MARTIN Taylor was at the double in the latest Medlock Bridge AC contests, both of which took place on the Park Lake.

The first match saw Taylor catch a huge 29lb 10oz of good bream, skimmers, tench, roach and the odd chub.

Steve Hodges followed with bream and skimmers adding up to 13lb 3oz, while third-placed Bob Harrison took 12lb 12oz of skimmers and tench.

In the second meeting, Taylor dominated proceedings and ended with a 12lb 2oz net comprising of bream, skimmers and roach that fell to pole and pellet.

Steve Hall was up next with two small carp and chub and roach making 11lb 12oz, with Billy Brierley tempting 6lb 9oz of skimmers, perch and roach.

STUART Taylor won the first Lees and Hey AS contest on the Blundells East Lake and weights were not bad at all, with plenty of f1s and silvers feeding.

Using long pole and maggot, he accounted for 19lb 14oz of f1s, skimmers and silvers to beat Steve Orr (17lb 5oz) and Chris Knott (16lb 6oz), both of whom put together similar nets to Taylor.

Top-dog in the next showdown was Lawrence Kouras. With pole and maggot he caught 12lb 2oz of skimmers and roach on the Fir Tree Fisheries.

Taylor was runner-up, his identical catch weighing in at 11lb 5oz, while Paul Merson ended the day in third position thanks to 10lb 8oz of silvers.


THE Monarch AC match on the club water was won by John Clare, who mustered 19lb 12oz of carp with pole and pellet.
Dave White took crucians and skimmers on maggot (16lb 6oz) and Dave Ireland caught roach, ide and skimmers (9lb 11oz).



JOHN Mellor claimed victory in the Todmorden AS meeting on the Croft.
Pole and meat helped Mellor secure 25lb 4oz of carp, beating Pete Mottram (13lb 8oz) and Paul Wilkinson (11lb 6oz).



VENUE GUIDE
Denshaw Vale – Excellent water with tench, rudd and skimmers feeding well. Memberships are available. For more information contact John on (0161) 665 1779.

Ogden Reservoir – Bream to tip. Roach to maggot on waggler and pole. Day tickets available on the bank or at Tight lines.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal – Skimmers and carp to pellet. Day tickets on the bank.

Rochdale Canal – Chadderton lengths for plenty of roach and skimmers. Tench to pellet and corn.

Chadderton Mill Lodge – Plenty of carp down the edge. Ide up in the water on any bait fished out.

Park Lake – Peg ten and twenty three are the flyers with pellet for anything that swims.


DIARY DATES
Every Saturday – Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the Park Lake. Draw 9am at Kings Road entrance, fishing 10am to 3pm. For further details contact Darren on 07753 414838.

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

Every Monday – Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the Park Lake. Draw 5.15pm at Kings Road entrance with the match fished 6pm until dusk.

Every Monday – Junior match on Claremont Gardens, Ashton. Draw 5.30pm, fishing 6pm until 8.30pm, £2 all in. Contact Ian Bailey on 07930 830669 for further details.

Every Tuesday – open matches on Claremont Gardens – Draw 9.30am, fishing 10.30am to 3.30pm, £10 all in. For further details call Eddie on 07539 952803.

Every Tuesday – Diggle AC evening matches on Tanners Dam. Draw 5pm to 5.30pm. Fishing 6pm until dusk. For further details contact Ian on 07966 903662.

Every Wednesday – Open match on Claremont Gardens, Ashton – Draw 6.15pm, fishing 6.45pm until 9pm, £10 all in. To book and for further details contact Jeff on (0161) 336 0806.

Every Wednesday – Monarch AC summer evening members only matches on the club water. Draw 5.30pm and fishing 6pm until 9pm. For further details contact Dean on (0161) 213 0539 or 07518 459714.

Anyone with any news or views on the local or national angling scene contact me on 07846 456408.