Gilders rod Lee on top

Angling:

LEE Humphries (GTI Gilders), organiser of the Chadderton Mill AC winter league, has not taken part in many matches this year.

But he managed to do so on Sunday and promptly won it with 18lb 2oz of skimmers and a last-cast carp which weighed 6lb and fell to pole-fished maggot on peg seven.

Second was Darren Webb (Medlock Bridge AC) with an 8lb carp and some bits which weighed in at 9lb 10oz.

Tied for second was Steve Hodges (Rochdale Angling) as his maggot approach netted him a 4lb carp and some bits.

The club’s annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 7 (7pm), at the Dog Inn, Block Lane, Chadderton.

Registration nights for the club are March 14 and 21 and, if there are any membership vacancies remaining, there will be a new member’s enrolment night on March 28 (7pm-8pm).

For more information contact Alan on 07702 352300 or Lee on 07522 156978.




SATURDAY’S Todmorden AS open was fished on the Gordon Rigg length of the Rochdale Canal which saw pouring rain and strong winds.



Martin Taylor (Trabrucco Halifax) topped the weights with 7lb 3oz of roach which fell to long pole and caster, beating Dave Bradley into second with 4lb 15oz.

Third was Alan Crook (Maver NW) who weighed in 2lb 13oz 13drams.

John Mellor took first place in the Todmorden Trophy match fished on Townhouse with a superb net of carp which weighed in at 54lb 7oz and was tempted by the pellet fished in conjunction with the tip.

Rob McKendry took second place with 24lb, ahead of Pete Fitton (18lb 14oz).

Graham Mallinson netted himself a record grass carp weighing in at 2lb 5oz.




SUNDAY’S open match on the Sowerby Bridge lengths of the Rochdale Canal saw the excellent Stuart Campbell (Trabrucco Halifax) win with a 6lb net made up of roach taken on bread punch and caster.





Venue Guide

Denshaw Vale – Memberships available. Worth a go with some good fish in this water. Maggot probably as good as anything. Contact John on (0161) 665 1779 for details.

Ogden Reservoir – Day tickets on the bank and at Tight Lines, Shaw. Pike anglers catching. Tip method will catch the odd bream and roach.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal – Day tickets on the bank. Try bread punch for roach.

Rochdale Canal – Bread punch and caster for nets of roach.

Bardsley Canal – Maggot or chopped worm for roach, skimmers and perch. Day tickets on the bank.

Chadderton Mill Lodge – Maggot on the deck or up in the water for ide and the odd carp.

Park Lake – Day tickets on the bank.



DIARY DATES

Sunday – Todmorden AS open match, Rochdale Canal, on the Castleton and Smithy Bridge lengths in Rochdale, To book, ring 07947 476208 or 07769 905319.

Sunday, March 4 - Open match on the Sowerby lengths of the Rochdale Canal. Draw at 8.30am, with the match fished 10am to 3pm. Tickets £15 all in. To book, contact Simon on 0789 6237224.

Sunday, March 11 – Todmorden AS members trophy match on Croft Fishery. For details and booking, ring (01706) 374689. Draw is until 8.30am with fishing from 9.15am to 2.15pm.

Every Sunday – Northern AA open matches on the Macclesfield Canal. For further details, contact Albert on (0161) 792 2684.

Every fortnight – Chadderton Mill AC winter league on club water.

Every fortnight - Monarch AC winter series members-only matches on the club water. For details,

contact Dean on (0161) 213 0539 or 07518 459714.

Every Saturday – Todmorden AS open matches on the Rochdale Canal. For details, contact Simon on 07896 237224.

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

Anyone with any news or views on the local or national angling scene can contact Jan on

07846 456408 or email janangling@hotmail.co.uk