Silver service suits Taylor

ANGLING: DARREN Taylor of Saints is a real lover of silver fishing — so it was perhaps no surprise that he took a shine to what was on offer at the Park Lake.

Drawn on peg eight, his favourite maggot bait worked a treat. Darren managed to win the Medlock Bridge AC open match with 17lb 12oz of skimmers, chub and roach.

Chris Davies took second, with the pole and maggot working well for 10lb 9oz of decent skimmers.

In Monday’s Medlock Bridge AC match at the same venue, a superb display of pole and maggot fishing saw Paul Cunliffe tip 19lb 12oz of chub, skimmers and roach on to the scales. His chosen method was caster fished at nine and 13 metres.

Second was Paul Lord, with pole and pellet tempting decent skimmers to 2lb and roach and chub to around the 1lb mark.

CHADDERTON angler Steve Clegg of Saints beat a quality field in the Carr Mill Dam open match.
As the roach went on the feed, Steve caught the most with his pole and maggot fished over ground bait at 11 metres, catching fish to six ounces to weigh in 13lb 12oz.



DAVE Machin made it two matches out of two fished in the Diggle AC Tuesday evening series.
Fished on Tanners Dam, he added 15lb of silvers to five carp taken on long pole and meat, finishing the match with 30lb 10oz.



DAVE Mellor has a good record at Winsford Flash, winning several matches over the last few seasons.
And after drawing a favoured peg two, he showed his class with a winning 45lb 12oz of bream using a groundbait feeder and worm on the hook cast from 30 yards.


VENUES
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. Cracking sport to be had on this water with bream, pike and roach all feeding well.

Strinesdale Reservoir: Day tickets on the bank. Consistently produces the goods with plenty of roach and skimmers showing to maggot.

Cargate Pool: Medlock Bridge AC Members only water. Rochdale Canal: Incredible fishing on this canal with skimmers, tench and roach feeding with gusto. Corn, worm and caster for bream and tench while bread punch, squatt and caster all producing good nets of roach and skimmers.

Bardsley Canal: Day tickets on the bank.

Alexandra Park Lake: Day tickets on the bank. Maggot and caster tempting some good nets of silvers with double figure weights needed.

Hollingworth Lake: Feeder tactics for skimmers and bream with worm or red maggot on the hook.

Tanners Dam: Diggle AC members only. Fishing really well at present with lots of silvers feeding as well as some decent sized carp. Double figures needed to frame.


DIARY
Every Tuesday: Diggle AC matches on Tanners dam. Draw 5pm. Fishing until dusk. £10 all in. For full details contact Dave on 07879474029.

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 07753414838.

Every Monday: Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the Park Lake. For full details contact Darren on 07753414838.

Every Saturday: Open matches on local canals. Draw 9am, fishing 10am to 3pm. To book and for further details contact John on 07801276059.

Sunday, May 19: Todmorden AS members only match on Townhouse Fishery. To book and for

further details phone Paul on 01706639373 or Rob on 07775625088.

Sunday, May 19: Saddleworth and District Angling Society have moved their members-only match, scheduled for Eagle Dam, to the Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Ward Lane, Diggle. Draw is 8.30am on the bridge. The match is being fished 9.30am to 2.30pm. Anyone interested should contact Dave on 07505356870.

Wednesday, June 5: Medlock Bridge AC AGM at the Dog Inn, Block Lane, Chadderton. Starts 7pm prompt.



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