Cantello enjoys Hough wins

Angling:

JAMES Cantello (Tri-Cast Highfield) maintained his superb run at Old Hough Fisheries with two wins in two days.

On the Upper Benbo section, Cantello weighed in 38lb 8oz of mostly carp using dobbed-in bread at 16 metres tight to the island.

Team-mate and travelling partner Dave Holland won his section.

On the Lower Benbo 24 hours later, Cantello clinched victory with a 20lb 12oz catch enticed by dobbed-in bread and corn. Second was Alan Jones (19lb 15oz).



DAVE White topped the latest Todmorden AS Silvers match on Townhouse. Opting for the pole and maggot approach, he netted a mixed bag of 7lb 6oz.

Runner-up Simon Newsham used a similar method for another mixed net of 5lb 10oz, while Chris Oliver was third with 5lb 6oz.



A SKIMMER net won the day in the Wigan AA match at Adlington.

Dave Bradley added 15 skimmers to 50 roach on bread punch to emerge victorious with a weight of 8lb 6oz.

Second was Dave Wells (Tri-Cast Rochdale) with a superb net of small roach on bread punch and some better stamp of fish to caster late on for 6lb 8oz.

I caught three early skimmers around 6oz apiece and then tiny roach on bread punch for 3lb 8oz 8drams.



ROUND three of the Mossella Bloodworm League on the Rufford Canal did not go entirely to plan for my Tri-Cast Rochdale team who, with two matches remaining, have their work cut out to make the top three.

The venue fished hard in some places while in others it was good — one section in particular throwing up some cracking weights of bream and skimmer.

Boyden Krupnyckyj (Maver Black) was the winner. He had a 15lb 10oz catch, which included bream to 2lb on the 10-metre pole, bloodworm, bread and caster.

Matthew Forster (Saints) was alongside Krupnyckyj, but fell just short with his 14lb 13oz 8drams netting second on the day.



CHRIS Durrant clinched the carp match on Church Gardens with a massive 123lb 8oz on the slider and pellet.

Employing identical tactics, runner-up Phil Chatterton weighed in 58lb.

The silver match went to Graham Mitchell, with his pole and maggot approach tempting 15lb 14oz of skimmers and roach.

Second-best Ian Cox had a 14lb 15oz net on slider and maggot.



WITH minutes to go and still waiting for his first bite, Tri-Cast Highfield rod Shaun Paddon was about to pack-up in the Northern AA open on the Macclesfield Canal at Poynton.

However, three perch on lobworm catapulted him into first place with a final weight of 6lb. The biggest fish tipped the scales at 3lb.



Venue Guide

Denshaw Vale: Memberships available. Details, 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. Plenty of pike on this vast water. Spinning and deadbaiting worth a go. Roach on the tip at the back of the houses.

Strinesdale Reservoir: Day tickets on the bank. Plenty of fish in this water, with the tip best at this time of year.

Cargate Pool: Medlock Bridge AC members-only water.

Rochdale Canal: Hard going at Morrisons, but a few fish being caught on other Chadderton lengths. Spinning for pike, with cast-and-move approach best.

Bardsley Canal: Day tickets on the bank.

Alexandra Park Lake: Day tickets on the bank.

Hollingworth Lake: Cast with groundbait feeder and red maggot attracting small roach plus, the odd big perch over two pounds.

Tanners Dam: Diggle AC members-only. Guaranteed to catch on this superb water. Deeper pegs best.

Peak Forest Canal: Finely sieved liquidised bread for small roach and the odd bonus skimmer. Chopped worm for perch, while for pike anglers use spinning rods for small jackies.



Diary

Every Sunday: Open match on Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canals. Draw 9am. Fishing 10am to 3pm. Tickets are £11 all in. Details: Albert on (0161) 792 2684. Sunday’s match is on the High Lane length of the Macclesfield Canal.

Every Sunday: Open matches on Old Hough Farm Fishery. Draw 8.45am. Turn up on the day.

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

Every other Sunday: Slaithwaite Individual Winter League on Sparth Reservoir. For further details, contact Neil on 07768 138147.

Sunday, February 2: Open silvers and carp match combined on Church Gardens. Tickets £15 all in. For more details, contact Dave on 07879 474029.

Thursday, February 6: Cairo AC annual meeting at Dog and Partridge pub, Constantine Street, Greenacres (8pm start). Everyone welcome.

To report any news or views on the local or national angling scene, contact Jan Verbruggen on 07846 456408 or email janangling@hotmail.co.uk