Fred on fire at Park Lake clash

ANGLING:
FRED Prudham bagged top honours on the impressive Park Lake.

Using maggot in conjunction with a waggler, he caught chub, skimmers, roach and two tench for a match-winning 20lb 12oz.

Runner-up Alan Sixsmith was drawn on peg 11, where he used the 11 and 13-metre pole and maggot on the hook for good bream to 3lb as well as chub, skimmers and a few roach. A few got away — and that proved the difference as he ended up with a 19lb 12oz net.

Monday’s Medlock Bridge AC match at the same venue was even better.

Pete Cuniffe, among the also-rans on Saturday, emerged victorious.

Using the hemp and caster approach, he had 26lb 6oz of skimmers, roach, chub and tench in a net of more than 50 fish.

Prudham had to settle for second place this time, with some maggot on the hook alternating between the pole and waggler for 25lb 7oz of good bream, chub and roach.



GED Martin had more reasons to celebrate than his rivals after clinching victory in Bank Holiday Monday’s match on the Morrisons length of the Rochdale Canal.

Using various methods, he had 10lb 3oz catch of good roach.

Paul Booth, of Trabucco Halifax claimed second place with 9lb 10oz of small roach on caster, bread punch and squatt the day after winning his section in the Slaithwaite open.

Sunday’s match on the Broadgate length of the Rochdale Canal went to Dave Brierley (Maver NW), who tempted tench and roach on bread punch, caster and worm for an easy 12lb win.



WEIGHTS were fantastic for the first Diggle AC Tuesday evening match of the year.

Organiser Dave Machin bagged the spoils thanks to 15lbs of silvers and a handful of carp, which tipped the scales at 30lb 7oz. Runner-up Wally Butler had a 20lb 8oz catch, which included two carp.



BIG carp made an impact in the Monarch AC match on the club water. The winner, Craig Bradford, had one as well as plenty of small ide on maggot in his 31lb net.

Eric Hardy was another angler on carp watch, and he also had one in a 30lb 10oz catch, which also included some skimmers on corn.



TONY Horton took the spoils in an open match on the Dunkirk length of the Peak Forest Canal courtesy of a level 6lb. He had an all-roach net on pole and bread punch over liquidised feed.

Mick Travis, in second place, opted for bread and caster at various lengths for 3lb 14oz of skimmers and roach.



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 starting to feed. Leger tactics best. Pike also feeding.

Strinesdale Reservoir: Day tickets on the bank. Roach and skimmers feeding. Maggot as good as anything.

Cargate pool: Medlock Bridge AC members-only water. Rochdale Canal: Fishing well. Plenty of tench showing as well as roach and skimmers. Bread punch and squatt for roach. Chopped worm and caster for tench.

Bardsley Canal: Day tickets on the bank.

Alexandra Park Lake: Day tickets on the bank. Maggot for good nets of chub, roach and skimmers.

Hollingworth Lake: Bream and skimmers showing to the tip, swimfeeder, worm and maggot.

Tanners Dam: Diggle AC members-only. Carp and silvers feeding well. A net of 30lb won recent evening match.



DIARY

Every Tuesday: Diggle AC matches on Tanners Dam. Draw 5pm. Fishing until dusk. £10 all in. For more details, contact Dave on 07879 474029.

Every Saturday: Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the Park Lake. Draw at 10am. Fishing 11am to 4pm. Tickets £15 all in. For further details, contact Darren on 07753 414838.

Every Monday: Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the Park Lake. For details, contact Darren on 07753 414838.

Wednesday, June 5: Medlock Bridge AC annual meeting at the Dog Inn, Block Lane, Chadderton (7pm). Members urged to turn up.

Every Saturday: Open matches on local canals. Draw 9am. Fishing 10am to 3pm. To book and for further details, contact John on 07801 276059.

Sunday, May 19: Todmorden AS members-only match on Townhouse Fishery. To book and for further details, telephone Paul on (01706) 639373 or Rob on 07775 625088.

News or views on local or national angling? Email Jan at: janangling@hotmail.co.uk.