Brierley in a purple patch

ANGLING: BILLY Brierley is bang on form at present.

He won the Medlock Bridge AC Saturday Park Lake open match with maggot fished up in the water catching him 15lb 10oz of roach, skimmers and chub weighing in 15lb 10oz off favoured peg 24.

Danny Haywood has been in the money a few times and made it into the frame again with his peg three working well for four tench – the biggest, a three-pounder.

He added plenty of silvers that fell to red maggot fished at 11 metres. Organiser Darren Webb took third with a weight right up to 11lb 8oz.


TODMORDEN AS fished their latest members-only match on Townhouse Fishery where Chris Oliver just edged the verdict with his 36lb 4oz net of carp falling to pellet waggler fished shallow.
Pete Eastwood was just a small fish away as his pole and pellet approach worked well to the tune of 35lb 13oz of carp, only just beating Stan Buckley into third with pole and meat tempting 32lb 12oz of carp.

The Todmorden AS committee match was fished on Partridge Fishery.

The winner was Keith Deacon with a mixed bag that weighed in at 58lb 1oz and fell to pole and caster.

Craig Howarth filled second with another caster-tempted net weighing in at a level 54lb in front of Paul Bleakley’s 43lb 11oz.


THE 177-peg Gilders festival match took place on Heronbrook Fisheries.
The £300 winner was Craig Ebbrell with pellet fished shallow across catching him a fish every put in to weigh in a brilliant 118lb 14oz off his canal peg eight.

Andy Lees (Gilder’s) won £250 with a second-best 114lb catching carp on caster three metres down the side and pellet across at 14 metres.


SOCIALS AC fished their latest match on Tyle Lodge and although plenty of fish were on show, not so many were feeding.
Winner Mick Diskin finished well in front of the rest with his maggot fished up in the water netting him roach and carp together weighing 23lb 9oz. Dave Ireland was second with caster and worm fished up and down in the water working well for 14lb 6oz of silvers.


THERE is a charity open match on Dunlop AC’s water (behind the Yew Tree pub in Rochdale) on Sunday, August 4. Tickets are £10 a peg and all money raised goes to Dr Kershaw’s.


Fishery Guide
Denshaw Vale – Memberships are available. For further details, contact John on 665 1779. Fishing really well at the moment.

Dowry Reservoir – Day tickets available from Sheddings Angling. Some big fish showing to various methods and baits.

Ogden Reservoir – Day tickets on the bank and at Tight Lines, Shaw. Warmer weather has switched on the bream and roach. Some decent pike being caught.

Strinesdale Reservoir – Day tickets on the bank. Worth the walk up the hill with fish feeding all over this prolific water. Maggot fished up or down in the water for cracking nets of chub and roach.

Cargate Pool – Medlock Bridge AC members-only water. Rochdale Canal – fish now cleaned off and feeding well. Bread punch, caster and worm all working for roach, skimmers and tench.

Bardsley Canal – Day tickets on the bank. Always plenty of anglers on this day-ticket water.

Sammy’s Basin – day tickets on the bank. This little water produces some super catches with any bait catching fish.

Alexandra Park Lake – Day tickets on the bank. Double-figure weights commonplace on this superb water. Maggot fished up in the water for skimmers, roach and chub.

Hollingworth Lake – Normal feeder tactics for bream and skimmers.

Tanners Dam - Shallow pegs are throwing up the weights of carp, skimmers and roach.


Angler’s Diary
Tonight – Todmorden AS junior match on Crofthead Fishery. Draw up to 5.45pm and fishing 6.15pm to 8pm. To book and for

further details, contact Ian on 01706 839145 or 07737326812.

Sunday – Todmorden AS members’ match on Townhouse Fishery. To book and for further details, contact Paul on 01706 63973 or Rob on 07775625088.

Sunday – Steve Jackson memorial match on Huddersfield Broad Canal. Tickets £17 all in. To book, contact Martin on 0796 7227218.

Every Tuesday – Monarch AC members-only matches on the club water. Draw 9am, fishing 10am to 3pm. £5 all in.

Every Tuesday – Diggle AC matches on Tanners Dam. Draw 5pm. Fish until dusk. £10 all in. For details, contact Dave on 0787 9474029.

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 details, contact Darren on 0775 3414838.

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