Two on the trot for magic Mick

Angling:

OLDHAM angler Mick McDermott is on a roll after winning his second successive match in the Winsford Flash open events.

His worm and red maggot on the feeder accounted for 41lb of bream. Richie Smith was second with his 33lb 14oz of bream taken on similar tactics, while Oldham’s Dave Mellor came third with skimmers and bream totalling 21lb 12oz.


KEN Power (TRI-CAST Highfield) drew a cracker of a peg on Farm Road and showed that you can’t beat a good angler on a good peg. He weighed in a fantastic 10lb 7oz of big roach and gudgeon, which fell to squatt on the inside and red maggot. Runner-up Jeff Shaw took 9lb 6oz of skimmers and hybrids.



DARREN Webb is unstoppable at the moment. He netted yet another win in the Chadderton Mill AC evening series with his maggot and caster up in the water approach taking a massive 72lb 1oz of ide and a solitary carp taken on pole and pellet fished down the edge.



STRINESDALE Reservoir turned out nice for the Medlock Bridge AC open match, Darren Taylor (Saints) claiming top spot with long pole and maggot tempting 21lb 8oz of chub and skimmers.

He beat Bob Harrison (Team HB) into second — Bob bagged 20lb 10oz of skimmers.



STEVE Michaels and Ken Power (both TRI-CAST Highfield) are enjoying their time on Old Hough Farm Fishery. Steve managed a second best 29lb 6oz catch made up of tench, bream, skimmers.

I ACCOUNTED for 3lb 12oz of small roach and gudgeon and a few hybrids taken on red maggot in the TRI-

CAST open on the Trent and Mersey Canal. Beforehand, organiser Ken Power stated that pegs 12 and 13 were the two he didn’t want — needless to say, I drew 13!



DAVE Ireland topped the latest Monarch AC match on the club water with 27lb 5oz of roach and skimmers falling to chopped worm and caster.



STEVE Blackburn won the Lees and Hey AC match on Hampton Springs Rock pool. He caught 24lb 1oz of skimmers and roach.



VENUE GUIDE

Denshaw Vale – Memberships are available. Contact John on (0161) 665 1779 for details. All

methods catching fish.

Ogden Reservoir – Day tickets on the bank and at Tight lines Shaw. Roach and bream showing.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal – Day tickets on the bank.

Rochdale Canal – Fished well at the weekend with 5lb of skimmers on pellet winning the Saturday open.

Bardsley Canal – Day tickets on the bank. Maggot for silvers.

Chadderton Mill Lodge – Maggot and caster up in the water for ide.

Alexandra Park Lake – Day tickets on the bank.

Hollingworth Lake – Plenty of silvers falling to feeder and maggot.



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 Fishermans ). 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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