Meadows blitzes field

Angling:

BRIAN Meadows was in dominant form in the open match on the Slattocks length of the Rochdale Canal.

He boasted a 10lb 5oz net, which featured roach, perch and skimmers on squatt fished across over groundbait.

Meadows was way ahead of travelling partner and co-organiser John Edwards, who used bread punch at 11 metres for 3lb 12oz of roach and small skimmers.



DARREN Webb bagged top spot in the latest Medlock Bridge AC match on the Park Lake with 17lb 8oz.

Using pellet at 11 metres, he netted decent skimmers every put-in. A better stamp of skimmer moved in late on, and Webb netted bream to 2lb 8oz.

Aiden Bordiak (Tight Lines) was second-best, with pellet at 11 metres enticing 24 skimmers for 13lb 9oz.



ALTHOUGH Steve Hall can’t attend the final of the Dave Slattery memorial series, he managed to win the penultimate qualifier.

Offering chopped worm and caster, he enticed mostly carp plus a few ide in a 66lb net.

Lee Humphries was second with his level 50lb catch, which included around 35lb of ide taken on caster out and in the shallow.



LEES and Hey AS are staging an open match at Old Hough Farm Fishery tomorrow. Contact Keith on (0161) 628 3211 to book.



TODMORDEN AS are holding a members-only trophy match at Croft on Sunday. To book, call (01706) 374689.



BOB Harrison was the winner of a Medlock Bridge AC open match on a revitalised Park Lake.

Drawn on peg 21, he employed red maggot at eight metres for two skimmers, plus lots of roach and perch for 15lb 15oz.



SIMON Walton landed the spoils in an open match on the Castleton to motorway length of the Rochdale Canal.

Fishing squatt over groundbait, he caught loads of small roach to weigh in 4lb 12oz.

Runner-up Peter Fairbrother caught a 4lb bream on red maggot in the first minute of the match, but added just a few smaller fish to finish with 4lb 5oz.



THE 10th and final round in the Cairo AC summer series on Denshaw Vale saw Mick Jewitt, of Tight Lines, take first place on the day and the series.

Using pole and pellet, Jewitt caught tench and roach to weigh in 5lb 12oz.

Malc Taylor (Gilders) was second with a 4lb 13oz mixed net falling to pole and maggot.



THERE was a good turn-out for Socials AC’s annual family fishing match. The match is fished by two family members on each peg, and victory went to eight-year-old Taylor Varley and dad Ashley, the pair weighing in 18lb 4oz.

Second was James Hazeldine (5) and granddad Larry with 10lb 2oz, followed by Charlotte Gale (8) and dad Andy with 8lb. The club would like to thanks Tight Lines for their sponsorship of the event.



Venue Guide

Denshaw Vale: Memberships are available. For further details, contact John on 665 1779.

Dowry Reservoir: Day tickets available from Tight Lines in Shaw and Sheddings Angling.

Ogden Reservoir: Day tickets on the bank and at Tight lines in Shaw. Bream, roach and pike feeding.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal: Day tickets on the bank. Small fish in Mossley with better stamp of fish towards Saddleworth.

Rochdale Canal: Solid with roach and skimmers feeding everywhere.

Bardsley Canal: Day tickets on the bank.

Chadderton Mill Lodge: Chopped worm for ide and carp.

Alexandra Park Lake: Day tickets on the bank. Skimmers and roach on pellet and maggot.

Hollingworth Lake: Skimmers, roach and perch on feeder and maggot.



Diary Dates

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

Cairo AC: Open match on Park Lake. Draw 8.30am at Kings Road entrance. Fishing 10am to 3pm. Contact Malc on 07402 746374.

Every Thursday: Monarch AC members-only matches on the club water. For further details, contact Dean on (0161) 213 0539 or 07518459714.

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

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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