Take it as ‘red’ - Stock bags lake success

Angling:

DARREN Stock won the Sunday open match on Hollingworth Lake.

Opting for the groundbait feeder and red maggot cast 40 yards across, he netted 21lb 14oz of bream to 3lb and some roach and perch.

Using similar tactics, Adrian Hughes was second with 17lb 4oz of bream, roach and perch.

Hollingworth is in brilliant form, with one angler catching 18 bream on groundbait feeder and red maggot for 35lb while pleasure fishing.



CONDITIONS were atrocious for the Slaithwaite open on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

With torrential rain and gale-force winds, most competitors opted for an early bath. Chris Roberts (Trabrucco Halifax), the winner, bagged two bream in a 5lb 13oz net on worm. Team-mate Stuart Campbell was second with a bream and a few roach on worm for 2lb 12oz.



IT was hard going in the open match on the Stalybridge length of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

Winner John Edwards caught small roach from start to finish with bread punch at nine metres for 3lb.

Runner-up Tony Horton also used bread punch and caster at various lengths for 1lb 14oz of roach.



PETE Cunnife claimed top honours in the Medlock Bridge AC open on the Park Lake.

The Gilders rod used the long pole and caster bait to tempt 16lb 7oz of decent bream, roach and chub.

Runner-up Bob Harrison was second with an 11lb 3oz catch made up of some good bream, tench and chub on pellet at 10 metres.

The previous Medlock Bridge AC open match on the Park Lake went to Fred Prudham, who employed the waggler and maggots for 24lb 1oz of mostly chub.



THE first of the Todmorden AS Junior matches was staged on the Ramsden Wood Fishery.

Luke Watson landed the under-16s match with a 10lb 10oz catch made up of two good bream, two carp and some roach.



PAUL Merson won the latest Lees and Hey AS match on Candy Corner. He had a 18lb 13oz of carp and small skimmers using the short pole with meat and pellet.



TODMORDEN AS are staging a trophy match on Croft Head Fishery on Sunday. Competitors must book.



Venue Guide

Denshaw Vale: Memberships are available. For more details, contact John on (0161) 665 1779.

Ogden Reservoir: Day tickets on the bank and at Tight Lines, Shaw. Bream feeding to tip tactics. Also plenty of roach to tip and float.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal: Day tickets on the bank. Stalybridge end okay to bread punch. Better stamp roach to caster.

Rochdale Canal: Worm and caster for big tench. Squatt and bread punch tempting roach and small skimmers.

Bardsley Canal: Day tickets on the bank. Silvers to maggot.

Chadderton Mill Lodge: Plenty of ide falling to maggot, caster and pellet. Odd carp to double figures..

Alexandra Park Lake: Day tickets on the bank. Patchy at the weekend. Maggot on pole or waggler for roach, skimmers and chub.

Hollingworth Lake: Day ticket water. Fishing well with bream and silvers

showing to groundbait feeder and red maggot. Pegs around the café best.



Diary Dates

Tonight: Todmorden AS junior matches on Ramsden Wood. Draw time 5.45pm. Fishing 6.15pm to 8.15pm. Please ring to book. Number is in membership card.

Every weekend: Open matches on Winsford Flash. To book and for details, ring Dave on 07779 739481.

Every Sunday: Open matches on Hollingworth Lake. Draw at the Wine Press pub (previously the Fisherman’s). Fishing 8.30am to 2.30pm. Pools are £15 all in. To book and for further details contact Darren on 07971 376699.

Sunday: Northern AA Individual Canal Championships on the Boarshaw lengths of the Rochdale Canal. For further details, contact Albert on (0161) 792 2684.

Monarch AC: Members only-matches on the club water. For further details contact Dean on (0161) 213 0539 or 07518 459714.

Every Saturday: Medlock Bridge AC open match on the Park Lake. Draw 10am at Kings Road, with fishing from 11am to 4pm. For further details, contact Darren on 07753 414838.

Every Sunday: Todmorden AS open matches on the Rochdale Canal. For details, call Frank on 07769 905319.

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

Every Thursday: Tameside Federation members-only matches on Stonepits. Draw 9.30am. Fishing 10.15am to 3.15pm. Pools are £5 on the day.

Every Tuesday, starting May 15: Diggle AC matches on Tanners Dam. Draw 5pm to 5.30pm. Fishing 6pm until dusk. £10 all in. To book, contact Ian on 07966 903662.

To report any news or views on the local or national angling scene, contact Jan Verbruggen 07846 456408 or email janangling@hotmail.co.uk