Rocking Rimmer!

Angling: A FIELD of 200 turned out for the Gilders Festival of Angling match on Heronbrook.

With all the lakes in use, Nigel Rimmer emerged victorious courtesy of a massive 97lb 4oz net of barbel to 8lb.

He opted for the 14-metre pole, maggot and caster right across on his peg 27 on Bridge pool.

Wally Eastwood, in second place, applied meat tight over on his Meadow peg 37, where he landed carp to 9lb in a 85lb 2oz total.

Section winner Paul Connolly put in a fine display, weighing in a mixed net of 54lb 2oz on the pole across and down towards a bridge.

An important telephone call from home cost Darren Webb victory. He lost a double-figure carp and had to settle for second place with 67lb 2oz of ide and a single 4lb carp on long pole and caster.



Pike specialist Steve Rogowski was pleasantly surprised when he landed two carp on Ogden Reservoir.

Using deadbait on ledger intended for pike, he bagged carp at 12lb and 14lb. Rogowski is enjoying a fine year on Ogden’s, with his best three pike topping 20lb.



Ken Power, of TRI-CAST Highfield, is on a roll.

He is joint fourth in the Manchester County Individual Points League after winning at Old Hough Farm, where a next-peg battle between himself and Gary Skerritt (Maver) was settled by just 2lb.

Starting with 12oz of golden tench at 16 metres, Power switched to chopped worm and caster at seven metres to catch skimmers, f1s, crucians, ide, barbel and tench for a 40lb 9oz total.



OLDHAM-based anglers again dominated the Winsford Flash open matches.

Mick McDermott was the runner-up, with five bream in the last 30 minutes making all the difference.

These were added to skimmers caught earlier on swimfeeder and red maggot cast 50 yards for a 31lb 9oz total.

The winner, Jimmy Hines of Saints, had 39lb 4oz of bream and skimmers using identical tactics.

Oldham angler Dave Mellor recorded the best weight on the yacht club section. He had 21lb 2oz of skimmers and bream taken on worm and feeder cast 40 yards.



DAVE Ireland is doing well in the Monarch AC evening matches on the club water, and he won the latest with 25lb 1oz of skimmers and roach on the long pole, chopped worm and caster.



THERE is an open match on the Trent and Mersey Canal on Sunday.

The draw is 9am prompt at the Broken Cross, with fishing around the Farm Road area. Tickets are £12 all in on the day.



SADAS are staging a members-only match on Sunday at Eagle Mill Dam.

The draw is 8.30am, with fishing from 9.30am to 2.30pm. Pools are £10 all in on the day.

To book and for information, contact Dave on 07505 356870.



Bob Harrison, thanks to a 27lb 15oz bag made up of bream to 2lb as well as skimmers and chub, was victorious in the Medlock Bridge AC match on the Park Lake.

Mark Webb (Saints) was drawn on consistent peg eight, where he employed pole and pellet for 14lb 7oz of mainly skimmers and the odd chub.

Meanwhile, the latest of the Medlock Bridge AC opens on the Park Lake went to Billy Brierley.

He used his favourite long pole and maggot at 11 and 13 metres for 9lb 12oz of bream, skimmers and chub.

There was a tie for second place, with Darren Webb and Paul Lord weighing in 9lb 1oz.



WAYNE Kearney scooped first place in the Medlock Bridge AC Monday night open on the Park Lake.

Situated on a red-hot peg 18, he used waggler and maggot up in the water for plenty of chub and roach, netting an outstanding 24lb 3oz of fish in the 12oz to 1lb 8oz range.





Venue Guide

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

Ogden Reservoir: Day tickets on the bank and at Tight Lines, Shaw. Plenty of roach and bream showing to float and tip tactics. Pike and carp also feeding.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal: Day tickets on the bank. Lower lengths at

Diggle near to the aquaduct for carp to 12lb. Pellet the best bait.

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 Fisherman’s). Fishing 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. Fishing 11am to 4pm. For further details, contact Darren on 07753 414838.

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

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: 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 on 07846 456408 or email janangling@hotmail.co.uk.




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