Fisher defies the elements

Angling: PAUL Fisher defied awful conditions to claim the final Oldham Central AC match of the year at Hampton Springs’ Oasis Lake.

Battered by wind and rain over five hours, Fisher came out on top with a 44lb 6oz net made up of two 10lb carp and plenty of barbel up to 3lb on the pole and pellet at just four metres.

Jim Wiseman has had a cracking season, continued with a second-placed 27lb carp and silvers on pellet at 13 metres.

Wiseman was crowned club champion, with organiser Paul Nield taking runner-up spot.



DAVE Holland (Tri-Cast Highfield) won in the B & J Open match on the vinegar works length of the Rochdale Canal.

His squatt and groundbait approach worked to the tune of 2lb 15oz of small roach.

Joe Lawrence fished his usual worm on the hook and it worked well for a small tench and a few bits that together weighed 2lb 14oz.



TRI-CAST pair James Cantello and grandad Ken Power were again asked to fill in for the Drennan

North-West team fishing the six-man team league on the Northwich lengths of the Trent and Mersey canal.

Last week Cantello did well, winning his section, but this week it was the turn of grandad Power as he topped a star-studded section with 5lb 2oz of bits on long pole and squatt over groundbait from his peg near Farm Road Bridge.



MY latest match was the Slaithwaite Open on their length of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

Despite some decent cover, conditions were horrendous with driving rain and blustery winds making fishing uncomfortable.

Martin Blackborough was the winner with half-a-dozen skimmers taken on bread punch down the middle

weighing in 4lb 6oz.

That beat Martin Taylor (Matrix Halifax) into second as he caught six skimmers and some small roach, first on bread punch before switching to squatt and pinkie catching a few small fish that together weighed 3lb 6oz.



VENUE GUIDE

Denshaw Vale: Memberships are available. Contact John on 665 1779.

Dowry Reservoir: Day tickets available from Sheddings Angling.

Ogden Reservoir: Day tickets on the bank and at Tight Lines, Shaw. Still fishing okay with pike, bream and roach all feeding. Pegs behind cottages the best.

Strinesdale Reservoir: Day tickets on the bank. Maggot on pole or tip for plenty of silvers.

Cargate Pool: Medlock Bridge AC members-only water.

Rochdale Canal: Fished hard last weekend although horrendous probably had a lot to do with that. Plenty of fish feeding previously.

Bardsley Canal: Day tickets on the bank.

Alexandra Park Lake: Day tickets on the bank. Always good for a few fish with favoured pegs eight, nine, 23, 24 and 24a. Maggot, caster and worm will catch plenty of silvers.

Hollingworth Lake: Decent bream, but not many anglers turning out on this under-rated water. Day tickets £5.

Tanner’s Dam: Diggle AC members-only. Super water that always produces no matter what the weather conditions.



DIARY DATES

This Sunday: Open match on Boarshaw Bridge length of Rochdale Canal. Draw 9am, fishing 10am to 3pm. Tickets are £11 all in. To book, call Albert on 0161 792 2684.

This Sunday: SADAS members match on Eagle Mill Dam. Draw 8.30am, fishing 9.30am to 2.30pm. Call Dave on 07505 356870.

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 Saturday: Open matches on local canals. Draw 9am. Fishing 10am to 3pm. Contact John on 07801 276059.

Sunday, September 29: Todmorden AS members-only match on Townhouse. Phone Paul on (01706) 639373 or Rob on 07775 625088.



CONTACT Jan Verbruggen with your local angling news on 07846 456408.