Double delight for ace Brierley

Angling: 

BILLY Brierley started and finished the bank holiday weekend with a bang, netting first place in both the Saturday and Monday Medlock Bridge AC matches on the Park Lake.

In the first match he fished long pole and maggot to net himself 13lb 10oz of bream, skimmers, roach and the odd perch. That beat Steve Hall into second with a chopped worm and caster-tempted 13lb 8oz.

In the second match long pole and maggot again did the damage for Brierley as he caught bream, skimmers, roach and chub weighing 18lb 14oz.

Gary Schofield took second but was way behind, with his maggot approach netting him skimmers, chub and roach for 9lb 9oz.


THE latest Diggle AC match fished on Tanner’s Dam saw some good weights. But it was again on the patchy side, with Steve Hall winning with six carp and some skimmers taken on chopped worm and caster and weighing 38lb 2oz.

Dave Machin (Fibrecare) was second with meat and pellet fished long netting him five carp and skimmers that weighed 23lb 13oz.


MARK Derbyshire took first place in the Twingates members-only evening series on the club water, with caster fished up in the water at 11 metres tempting 14lb 10oz of carp and ide.

That pushed Steve Baines into second with 8lb 4oz of skimmers, followed by Geoff Ogden’s 7lb 10oz net that included a carp and some skimmers.


ANYONE with news on the local scene can email Jan at: janangling@hotmail.co.uk


VENUE GUIDE

Denshaw Vale – Memberships are available. Contact John on 665 1779 for details. Plenty of silvers feeding.

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. Roach,

skimmers and chub all feeding to maggot. Tip or pole for this underfished water.

Cargate Pool – Medlock Bridge AC members-only water.

Park Lake – Fished well at weekend with maggot and caster the best baits for bream, skimmers, chub and roach.

Rochdale Canal – Bungalows for roach and skimmers.

Bardsley Canal – Day tickets on the bank.

Hollingworth Lake – Day tickets available from the lakeside cafes.

Tanner’s Dam – Diggle AC members only. Silvers not feeding, but carp showing.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal – Diggle areas hard with just a few carp coming out. Slaithwaite for skimmers and bream.



DIARY

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.

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 5pm and the pools are £10 all-in on the night. Contact Dave on 07879 474029.

Sunday, June 22 – SADAS members-only match on Eagle Mill Dam. Draw 8.30am and match 9.30am to 2.30pm. Contact Dave on 07505 356870.