Taylor’s late run pockets Park spoils

Angling: CONRAD Taylor defied freezing conditions to win the Medlock Bridge AC open match on the Park Lake.

He used pole and maggot for a skimmer and two chub landed late on for 2lb 2oz.

Runner-up Mick Tighe had a 15-minute burst, which included a chub and skimmer taken on pole and maggot for 1lb 11oz.

With the icy blast set to continue, this could be the last match until the spring.


PAUL BOOTH, of Trabrucco Halifax, followed up his win of a fortnight ago in the Todmorden AS open on the Rochdale Canal by landing the Halifax open on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Opting for bread-punch and caster at three and seven metres, the Middleton angler bagged 6lb 12oz of roach.

Team-mate Eric Green was drawn on the next peg, where he caught 4lb 12oz of roach on bread punch and caster at four and eight metres.


SUCH is the impact of the cold weather, I caught just one skimmer from a peg on the Rochdale Canal which, a week earlier, had produced 48 small skimmers
The elements have pushed the fish down and perhaps I overdid the feed — a big pot of liquidised bread at the start, when a smaller pot would have sufficed.


SADDLEWORTH and District Angling Society have changed the date for their annual meeting.
Originally earmarked for March 8, it is now on Friday, March 22 at Greenfield Conservative Club, Chew Valley Road (8pm).


LEES and Hey AC have places available and with Dowry and New Bridge reservoirs as venues, they are a good buy. Details, 07968 367880.

TODMORDEN AS are running a four-match series of pairs matches on the Rochdale Canal.
It gets under way on Sunday, with round two on January 27th. Matches three and four are on February 17 and 24 on the Hebden Bridge parts of the canal. Details 07951 339956.


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 Shaw.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal: Day tickets on the bank. Frozen but break the ice and there is a chance of a good day’s fishing.

Strinesdale Reservoir: Day tickets on the bank. Don’t despair as chopped worm or maggot will produce roach, skimmers, chub and perch.

Cargate pool: Members-only water.

Rochdale Canal: Rock-hard at the weekend but settled weather will see a return to form. Plenty of roach still feeding

Bardsley Canal: Day tickets on the bank.

Alexandra Park Lake: Day tickets on the bank. Maggot for roach, with the odd skimmer and chub.

Hollingworth Lake: Groundbait feeder, worm and red maggot for silvers with best pegs near to the far side cafe.


Diary Dates
Every Saturday: Open matches on local canals. Draw 9am. Fishing 10am to 3pm. To book on and for further details, contact John on 07801 276059. Tomorrow’s match is on the Rose of Lancaster length.

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

Angling news? email: janangling@hotmail.co.uk.