Darren in dazzling form

ANGLING:

DARREN Stock made it five wins out of six matches with victory in the open matches on Hollingworth Lake.

His groundbait feeder and red maggot accounted for 19lb 8oz of bream, skimmers, roach and perch.

Runner-up Aaron Hughes took a similar net which weighed 18lb 8oz, beating Steve Hall and Fred Prudham into joint third.



JOHN Ketchingram won the Monarch AC evening match on club water after catching 29lb 12oz of carp.

Dave Ireland followed with ide, chub and roach totalling 24lb 12oz.



BRAGGING rights in round two of the Cairo AC series on Denshaw Vale went to Malc Taylor (Gilders) courtesy of a cracking 18lb 2oz catch of bream, tench and roach, which fell to pole-fished caster.



DIGGLE AC’s match on Tanners Dam was won by Mick Henshaw, whose two small carp and skimmers fell to meat, pellet and paste and weighed in at 11lb 2oz. Chris Butterworth was second with 9lb 10oz of carp and skimmers, which fell to the long pole and pellet.



DARREN Webb (Medlock Bridge AC) eased to victory in the Chadderton Mill evening match on club water.

He netted 59lb 14oz of ide and carp on maggot. Ian Cox (38lb 12oz) accounted for carp, taken on worm.



BILL Brierley triumphed in the Medlock Bridge AC open match on the Park Lake, tempting 9lb 12oz of roach, skimmers and chub. It was enough to beat his father, Dave, whose roach and chub added up to 6lb 4oz.



PETE Cuniffe won the Medlock Bridge AC open on the Park Lake, his long pole and caster mustering 13lb 6oz of roach, chub, skimmers and perch.

Chris Davies (Tight Lines) followed with chub and roach weighing in at 9lb 3oz.



VENUE GUIDE

Denshaw Vale – Memberships are available. Contact John on (0161) 665 1779 for details. Fishing well for all species on all methods.

Ogden Reservoir – Day tickets on the bank and at Tight Lines Shaw. Plenty of fish feeding with maggot fished on the float and tip guaranteeing bites.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal – Tickets on the bank.

Rochdale Canal – Tench feeding well on pellet and worm. Plenty of roach and skimmers taking bread punch and maggot.

Bardsley Canal – Day tickets on the bank. Plenty of fish feeding to maggot.

Chadderton Mill Lodge – Maggot and caster fished up in the water for loads of ide. Pellet and corn fished down the edge for carp.

Alexandra Park Lake – Day tickets on the bank. Still very patchy with some anglers struggling while others are getting a fish every put in.

Hollingworth Lake – Fishing really well with worm and red maggot and a groundbait feeder catching plenty of skimmer and bream.



Diary DATES

Every weekend – open matches on Winsford Flash. To book and for details ring Dave on 07779 739481.

Cairo AC Wednesday evening matches on Denshaw Vale – Contact Malc on 07402 746374.

Every Sunday – Open matches on Hollingworth Lake. Draw 8am at the wine press pub (previously the Fisherman’s). Match fished 9am to 2.30pm. Pools are £15 all in. To book and for further details contact Darren on 07971 376699.

Every Thursday - 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 the match fished 11am to 4pm. For further details contact Darren on 07753 414838.

Every Monday evening – Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the Park Lake. Draw at Kings Road entrance at 5pm. Fishing until dusk.

Every Thursday – Tameside Federation members only matches on Stonepits. Draw 9.30am and fishing 10.15am to 3.15pm. Pools are £5 on the day.

Every Tuesday – Diggle AC matches on Tanners dam. Draw 5pm to 5.30pm with the match fished 6pm until dusk. £10 all in. To book on contact Ian on 07966 903662.

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






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