Taylor is top rod

ANGLING: THE Rochdale Canal fished well for the King of the Valley teams of six match, with organiser Darren Taylor (Ryburn) taking the individual plaudits with a superb effort.


He netted a hundred or so small roach on squatt over groundbait before switching to caster tight across for some big roach which together weighed 8lb 10oz. Steve Ashworth (Maver NW) enhanced his fine record at the venue with a second-best net of small roach that fell to bread punch fished at eight metres and weighed 7lb 12oz.



TONY Simcock (Tight Lines, Shaw) and Rod Illing tied for first place in the latest of the Twingates AC OAP matches on the club water with both weighing in 4lb 7oz.



CHRIS Oliver won the latest Todmorden AS match on Croft. Fishing short pole and feeding up to four pints of caster, he caught roach, skimmers and ide to finish with 42lb 4oz. Pete Mottram was second with 27lb 8oz.



THOUGH weights are down in the Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the park lake, turn-outs have been good. But no new anglers who compete in these open matches will be eligible to win the bonus peg money of £480. Saturday’s match saw Joe Rowan win for the second time on the trot with two f1s and a skimmer taken on pole and maggot giving him 5lb 12oz. Pete Cuniffe was second with 4lb 2oz.



I TOOK part in the Angling Trust canal pairs on the Wigan lengths of the Leeds and Liverpool canal on Sunday, but sunny conditions, boat traffic and many cycles on the towpath made for a low-weight affair.

I managed just 2lb 13oz of small roach and skimmers, which gave me decent points in the 50-peg section. But my partner drew a terrible peg and together we couldn’t raise enough points, so just missed the final qualifying place. Adam Jagger (Tricast Rochdale) took the individual event with 14 small skimmers on red maggot to weigh in 7lb 1oz and qualify with partner Tony Price for the big final during the last weekend in October.



THE first of the Pennine Winter League matches will be held on Sunday on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Slaithwaite. With 10 teams of six taking part and and with the likes of Wigan, Tricast Rochdale and Maver NW battling it out alongside organising club Matrix Halifax and Tricast Calder, this promises to be a cracking series.



GUIDE

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

Ogden Reservoir – Day tickets £5 on the bank and at Tight Lines. The odd big carp to double figures being caught. For details, call at Tight Lines.

Strinesdale Reservoir – Day tickets on the bank. Plenty of fish being caught on this prolific fishery.

Cargate Pool – Medlock Bridge AC members-only water. Although tiny, this water holds some big fish.

Oldham park lake – Day tickets on the bank. Low weights, with maggot proving the best bait

Rochdale Canal – Fishing well at the moment. One angler caught over 200 small roach on the vinegar works length. Bread punch the best bait.

Bardsley Canal – Day tickets on the bank.

Tanners Dam – Silvers feeding well. Maggot or caster for double-figure nets.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal – Slaithwaite lengths throwing up weights of up to 6lb of gudgeon.



DIARY

Sunday, October 4 – Pennine Winter League match on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Slaithwaite.

Sunday, October 11 - Todmorden AS members-only match on Townhouse.

Sunday, October 18 – Todmorden AS annual pairs members-only match on Croft.

Every Sunday – Northern AA matches on various lengths of North-West canals. To book and for

further details, contact Albert on (0161) 792 2684. Draw 9am. £12 all in.

Every Tuesday – Diggle AC matches on Tanners dam. Draw 4pm. Tickets £10 all in on the night. For

further details, contact Dave on 07879474029.

Every Saturday - Open matches on local canals. For details, contact Tony on 0795 2521730.

Wednesday, November 11 - Todmorden AS annual meeting starting at 7.30pm at Todmorden Working Men’s club.

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. For further details, contact Darren on 07753414838.

Sunday, October 25 – Twingate AC Cliff Winterbottom memorial match.

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