Bream help terrific Tighe to victory

ANGLING: THE Medlock Bridge AC open match fished on the Park Lake saw in-form Mick Tighe win with his 16lb net including some decent bream to 2lb 8oz.



Some chub and plenty of bits also fell to pellet and maggot at 12 metres as he drew peg 23.

Peter Hill was second with his pole and maggots working well for lots of small skimmers, a good tench, a 3lb bream taken on maggot from his peg 24a, though he must have rued losing a big tench as he tipped 13lb 8oz onto the scales.



ORGANISER Dave Machin has an enviable record on Tanner’s Dam with too many wins to count.

He added another one in the latest of the Tuesday evening matches. Drawn on peg 16, Machin fished meat and pellet for eight carp together with skimmers weighing 34lb 12oz. That was more than 10lb in front of the next-best Gideon Orr with his 24lb 4oz total that included half-a-dozen carp.



PETE Mottram took first place in the latest Todmorden AS members match fished on a cool, wet and windy Townhouse Fishery.

His pole and worm approach netted 50lb of mostly carp. Second best on the day was Chris Oliver with his 41lb of carp falling to the tip and pellet.



MICK Diskin took first place in the Twingates OAPs match on the club water with a mixed bag weighing 13lb 1oz falling to pole and pellet. Rod Illing was second and again it was a mixed bag weighing 12lb 9oz.



THE Shaw Road Disaster Squad travelled to Somerset to enjoy some of the fish-filled venues there.

Stuart Holmes (Tight Lines, Shaw) showed the locals a thing or two as he took first place in the Trinity Water open match with an all-carp net that weighed 104lb 8oz and was taken on the pole and pellet.

Mark Brosgrove was second with 90lb 4oz.



VENUE GUIDE

Denshaw Vale – Memberships available. Contact John on 665 1779 for details. Fishing as well as ever with double figure catches of skimmers on pellet.

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. Roach feeding well. Pike anglers also netting their fair share of fish.

Strinesdale Reservoir – Day tickets on the bank. Maggot fished little and often for good roach and chub caught right up in the water. The tip, groundbait feeder and maggot for skimmers.

Cargate Pool – Medlock Bridge AC members-only water.

Park Lake – Maggot and pellet for some good nets of skimmers. Double figures needed in matches.

Rochdale Canal – Roach and skimmers to bread punch and caster.

Bardsley Canal – Day tickets on the bank.

Hollingworth Lake – Day ticket water available from the lakeside cafes.

Tanner’s Dam – Diggle AC members only. Carp are the mainstay of catches, but plenty of other fish feeding. Meat and pellet catching anything that swims.



DIARY

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

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.

Every Monday evening – Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the Park Lake. Draw Kings Road entrance at 5pm. Fish 5.30pm to dusk. Tickets £12.50 all in on the night. Contact Darren on 07753 414838.

Every Tuesday – Diggle AC matches on Tanner’s Dam. Draw is 5pm and the pools are £10 all in on the night. Contact Dave on 07879 474029.

Sunday – Alan Bedford memorial match on Slaithwaite lengths of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Draw 9am. Contact Neil on 07768 138147.

Sunday, May 25 – Todmorden AS members-only match on Townhouse Fishery. For more details contact Chris Lett on 07818 444543.