Bradford nets top prize at Monarch

ANGLING: MONARCH AC’s latest members-only match on the club water was a super event.

Weights were quite amazing as winner Craig Bradford scaled 29lb 3oz of ide, skimmers and roach, which all fell to pole and maggot.

Geoff Carr was second with his caster approach working well to the tune of 28lb 2oz of ide and roach, beating Dave White into third with 19lb 4oz of skimmers, ide and chub that fell to pole and pellet.


PETE Mottram took first place in the latest Todmorden AS members-only match on an impressive Croft Fishery.

Drawn on peg 17, Mottram fished worm for 35lb of carp, beating Chris Oliver who was second with his peg four throwing up a decent 28lb 7oz net of carp taken on the tip, waggler and pellet.

THE Old Hough Farm Fishery open took place on Upper Benbo where North-West match legend Ray Rigby took first place with 67lb 11oz of carp that fell to corn at 14 metres.

Rob Asher was second with a similar mix of fish that weighed in at 59lb 3oz.

Failsworth’s Ken Power (Tri-Cast Highfield) continued his good run on the water with a third-best 39lb 15oz of mostly carp taken on paste at nine metres, moving across to 16 metres with corn.


THE Middlewich teams of four league on the Trent and Mersey Canal is throwing up some incredible weights, with 20lb of skimmers and roach winning from a peg in the basin, followed by another double-figure weight from the same area. Tri-Cast Highfield have consolidated their place in third.


MY pleasure session on the Tenterfields length of the Rochdale Canal was a cracker with the three hours fishing resulting in a super net of roach and a solitary pike. I was with two of my former Halifax team-mates – Richard Taylor and Eric Green – and they were catching roach on punch and some decent perch on caster so I was expecting a few bites.


VENUE GUIDE

Denshaw Vale – Memberships are available. Contact John on 665 1779 for details.

Dowry Reservoir – Day tickets £5 per rod available in advance from Tight Lines in Shaw. Maximum two rods per angler. No night fishing.

Ogden Reservoir – Day tickets £5 on the bank and at Tight Lines, Shaw.

Strinesdale Reservoir – Day tickets on the bank. Good fishing with the tip and pole proving good choices.

Cargate Pool – Medlock Bridge AC members-only water.

Park Lake – Fished a bit hard at the weekend but full of fish. The tip, pole and waggler all producing fish.

Rochdale Canal – Bread punch for plenty of bites off skimmers and roach. Pegs by the bus wash and bungalows always full of fish.

Bardsley Canal – Day tickets on the bank.

Hollingworth Lake – Day ticket water. Not fished enough but full of bream and silvers. Pike fishing worth a go as full of these predators.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal – Slaithwaite water fishing okay for roach and skimmers.



DIARY

Every Sunday – open match on Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canals. Draw 9am, fishing 10am to 3pm. Tickets are £11 all in. Call Albert on 0161 792 2684. This Sunday’s match is on the High Lane length of the Macclesfield Canal.

Every Sunday – Open matches on Old Hough Farm Fishery.Draw at 8.45am. Just turn up on the day as no need to book.

Every Saturday – Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the Park Lake. Draw 10am at Kings Road entrance. Fish 11am to 4pm. Tickets £15 on the day.

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

Diggle AC are running their Tuesday evening matches starting on May 6. Draw is 5pm and the pools are £10 all in on the night. Contact Dave on 07879 474029.

Todmorden AS next members only match is on Croft fishery on Sunday, May 11. Contact Chris Lett on 07818 444543.