Luck shines on light-fingered Webb

ANGLING: SATURDAY’S Medlock Bridge AC open match on the Park Lake was a tight affair, with less than two pounds separating the top four.

Winner for the second week on the trot was organiser Darren Webb, with his peg 24a draw proving profitable.

Despite losing two big tench and a bream he still managed to catch some good skimmers and the odd bream to 3lb that all fell to pellet fished over pellets and swimstim groundbait fished at 11 metres. He weighed in 15lb 13oz.

Webb acknowledged it was one of those days that lady luck was on his side.

As he pulled his keepnet out to be weighed, a small five-ounce skimmer dropped into the lake and as it was floundering in the shallow water, he managed to pick it up, only to drop it in again.

A final grab at the fish saw Webb put it back in the weighing bag and that took his final tally to 15lb 13oz.

That fish was important as next best was Bob Harrison and he plundered in-form peg 23 to the tune of 15lb 11oz of skimmers on pellet and perch on maggot fished at nine metres.

Another form peg gave Danny Heywood third, with his peg 24 accounting for three small tench and plenty of smaller fish that fell to pellet fished at 12 metres, netting him 14lb 4oz.

Carl Hendry filled fourth place with his chopped worm and caster at 13 metres approach working really well for 14lb 2oz of skimmers, chub and roach.

He beat John Lees (Gilders) into fifth. Lees’ 10lb 8oz of chub and skimmers fell to tip and pole tactics fished in conjunction with maggots.


FISHERY GUIDE
Denshaw Vale – Memberships are available. Cracking water and fishing as well as it has ever done. All species

feeding. Contact John on 665 1779 for details.

Dowry Reservoir – Day tickets

available from Sheddings Angling.

Ogden Reservoir – Day tickets on the bank and at Tight Lines Shaw. Bream and pike feeding well.

Strinesdale Reservoir – Day tickets on the bank. Plenty of silvers to maggot.

Cargate Pool – Medlock Bridge AC members-only water.

Rochdale Canal – Roach to hemp and squatt. Worm, pellet or corn for tench and bream.

Bardsley Canal – Day tickets on the bank.

Alexandra Park Lake – Day tickets on the bank. Loads of small perch falling to maggot. Skimmers and chub to chopped worm and caster or pellet.

Hollingworth Lake – bream on the tip.

Tanner’s Dam – Diggle AC members only. Double figures catches all over the water.


DIARY DATES
Every Tuesday – Diggle AC matches on Tanner’s Dam. Draw 5pm. Fish until dusk. £10 all in. Contact Dave on 07879 474029.

Every Tuesday – Monarch

members-only matches on the club water.

Every Saturday – Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the Park Lake. Draw at 10am, fishing 11am to 4pm. Tickets £15 all in. Contact Darren on 07753 414838.

Every Tuesday – Todmorden AS members-only matches on club waters.

Every Saturday – open matches on local canals. Draw 9am, fishing 10am to 3pm. Contact John on 07801 276059.

Next Sunday, September 8 – Todmorden AS members-only match on Townhouse Fishery. Phone Paul on 01706 639373 or Rob on 07775 625088.