Family affair at Pine

Angling: CRANBERRY AC’s match on Partridge Fisheries’ Pine Lake was a family affair as father and son Steve and Mark Eaton-Dykes claimed two of the top three places.

Steve, the winner, used the short pole, maggot and pellet attack for plenty of carp, which tipped the scales to 23lb 4oz.

Organiser Steve Orr is having his best season for a while and took second with worm and caster across for 22lb 8oz of carp, ide, skimmers, perch and roach. Mark came third — his pellet and maggot approach tempted a 19lb mixed bag.



CHRIS Oliver led the way in Todmorden AS’s club match on the Townhouse Fishery, where he caught 32lb 8oz of carp on the waggler and pellet. Pete Mottram (32lb 3oz) followed, with Chris Lett (24lb 10oz) in third.



THE Medlock Bridge AC open was won by Pete Cuniffe when his maggot and caster method accounted for 11lb 11oz of chub, skimmers, roach, perch and tench. Runner-up Tony Clark took a small chub net of 6lb 2oz.



MONARCH AC winter league honours went to Mick Diskin, who used maggot to tempt roach and ide weighing 18lb 14oz. Dave Ireland came second with 16lb 12oz of carp and ide.



ALTHOUGH weights were not brilliant, High Heyes Farm Fishery still worked out well for the Oldham Central AC meeting.

In-form Paul Fisher bagged top spot with 16lb 5oz of carp and barbel using pellet and worm on the long pole. Up next was Jeff Isaacs with 11lb 13oz of carp on chopped worm. Club champion for this year is Darren Jones, with Dave Timmens clinching the runner-up berth.


VENUE GUIDE
Denshaw Vale: Memberships are available. Contact John on (0161) 665 1779 for details. Most baits catching fish on this nice water.

Ogden Reservoir: Still fishing well for bream and roach. Day tickets available on the bank or at Tight Lines in Shaw.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal: Chub to maggot from aqueduct length. Odd better fish to pellet on other lengths. Greenfield for small fish.

Rochdale Canal: Todmorden areas for big carp and some bream. Castleton, Littleborough and Chadderton for plenty of silvers.

Chadderton Mill Lodge: Dave Slattery memorial series due to start and some big weights expected.

Park Lake: Maggot and pellet for plenty of roach, skimmers, chub and perch. Day tickets on the bank.

Strinesdale Reservoir: The trek to the pegs is worthwhile. Some good fishing is on offer, with roach, skimmers and chub to the fore. Day tickets on the bank.



DIARY DATES
Sunday, October 2: Todmorden AS open match on the Sewage to Library length of the Rochdale Canal.

Wednesday, November 2: Todmorden AS meeting at the Todmorden Social Club to discuss next year’s match calendar. Starts 8pm.

Wednesday, November 9: Todmorden AS’s annual meeting at Todmorden Social Club. Starts 7.30pm. Proposals must be properly seconded and received by the club secretary in writing no later than the club committee meeting scheduled for October 2. Proposals already received include an increase in subscriptions, limiting the weight of fish in a keepnet to 50lb for five hours. All members will be required to attach a photograph to next year’s membership cards.

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.

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