North West match fishing results for March 8/9, 2014

* Blundell’s, Warrington, Cheshire. Sat, 30, rover. Adrian Berry (Izaak Walton) 84-10-0, carp to 5 lb, pellet, 14m, peg 49 Ash; Dave Simpson (Home Guard AC) 82-10-0; Lee Thornton (Middy Bag’em) 67-9-0; Mike Williams (Ryder Brow) 64-15-0. Sun, 37, rover. Mike Billingham (Bag’em) 118-9-0, carp to 2 lb carp plus ide, maggot, 6m, peg 47 Trio; Kieron Rich (Daiwa) 104-15-0; John Kerwin (Fisherman’s Way Bury) 85-12-0; Alan Howarth (Leigh Tackle & Bait) 81-13-0.

* Bradshaw Hall, Bolton, Lancs. Sun, 30, Lake 8. Steve Hall (Bradshaw’s Gold) 90-0-5, carp, pellet, 6m down track; Dean Edwards (Fisherman’s Way) 85-14-5; Darren Morris (Tonge Moor) 80-10-5; Steve Heywood (Rossendale Matrix) 78-0-0.

* Brookside, Betley, Cheshire. Sat, 33. Chris Ruscoe (Rod ‘n Reel) 60-14-0, F1s, ide and silvers, corn, 8m down edge, peg 5 Snake Pit; John Battersby (Garbolino Elton) 52-2-0; Steve Carrier (Widnes AC) 46-8-0; Tom Barlow (Maver NW) 45-0-0; Franek Staniuszko (Ted Carter Southport) 43-8-0; Mark Plevin (Deggy’s Tackle) 36-0-0. Sun, 39, Snake and Willow. Stuart Conroy (Kamasan) 111-10-0, F1s, maggot, 13m, peg 39 Snake; John Battersby (Garbolino Elton) 89-4-0; Mark Plevin (Deggy’s Tackle) 85-14-0; Tom Barlow (Maver NW) 79-10-0; John Lyth (Eddy’s Fishing Supplies) 61-0-0; Ian Platt (Neptune) 60-0-0.

* Cudmore Spring Pairs, Whitmore, Staffs. Sat, 32, Suez and Panama canals. Gary Kirby (Protak Barlows) 97-8-0, mainly carp to 4 lb, ide and skimmers, corn and meat at 13m, Suez peg 23; Charlie Moran (Cudmore Blue) 48-14-0; Dave McManus (Ted Carter Southport) 46-12-0; Paul Williamson (Cudmore Blue) 41-2-0; Mark Kearns (Maver Gold/Bag’em) 39-8-0; Dave Swain (MA /Drennan NW) 37-8-0. Pairs: Cudmore Blue 4; Maver Gold/Bag’em 4; Protak Barlows and Ted Carter Southport both 5. League: Ted Carter Southport 15; Matrix Stapeley Dynamite 18; Maver Gold/Bag’em 19; Heronbrook Blue 20.

* Heronbrook Fisheries, Slindon, Staffs. Sat, 47, Canal and Meadow Pools. Gary Skerritt (Maver Pickerings) 82-14-0, F1s, meat at 6m, Canal peg 38; Tony Shelley (Trentside Tackle) 80-0-0; Nick Roberts (Eddy’s Bait Supplies) 79-12-0; Alex Hulme (Matrix Stapeley) 78-11-0; Matt Barwell (Maver Gold/Bag’em) 72-14-0; Craig O’Connor (Congleton) 58-14-0. Sun, 80, Spring League. Jamie Hughes (Ted Carter Southport Red) 121-4-0, 6 carp for 30 lb plus F1s, Meadow peg 16; Paul Gibson (Maver Pickerings) 119-13-0; Steve Hughes (Buck and Hickman) 105-10-0; J. Jones (Maver Gold Bag’em Yew) 95-10-0; Jez Goldthorpe (Matrix Dynamite Stapeley) 91-6-0; Simon Allen (Maver Gold Bag’em Oak) 91-0-0. Teams: Connect Tackle 11; Dave’s of Middlewich 14; Mosella NW 15; Matrix Dynamite Stapeley 16; Maver Gold Bag’em Yew 16; Mr Brown’s Boys 18. League: Dave’s of Middlewich 59; Matrix Dynamite Stapeley 61; Ted Carter Southport Green 70; Maver Pickerings 74; Mr Brown’s Boys 77; Ultimate Pellet 79.

* Liverpool DAA Top Teams,  Leeds-Liverpool Canal, Scarisbrick and Eager Lane. Sun, 48.  Mark Ellement (Ted Carter Preston) 12-5-5, roach, caster, 10m, peg 241; Barry Thomas (Rejects) 12-1-0; Dave Nichols (MCA) 9-12-3; John Atherton (Wigan Blue) 8-12-7; Gareth Charnock (LAS Black) 6-15-15; Carl Blurton (LAS Black) 6-7-3. Teams. LAS Red 18; LAS Blue 21; Ted Carter Preston 23; Wigan MG Blue 24. League: LAS Blue 109; Wigan MG Blue 114; Ted Carter Preston 116; LAS Red 129.

* Northwich Mini League, River Weaver, Cheshire. Sat, 39. Peter Layton (Cheadle) 18-6-0, skimmers, red maggot, crumb feeder, town peg 12; Graham Evans (Pig Flingers) 15-9-0; Reg Evans (Atomic Baits) 14-15-0; Peter Wakefield (Pig Flingers) 12-6-0; Steve Ashcroft (CB’s) 11-13-0. Teams: Pig Flingers 31-12-0; Ballyforce 25-11-0; Cheadle 24-14-0; Rudd Heath 26-0-0. Final League: Ballyforce 31; Atomic Bait 43; Ted Carter Southport 54; Vale Royal jnrs 64. Individual: Rod Frazer (Ballyforce) 51-0-0.

* Partridge Lakes, Culcheth, Cheshire. Sat, 55, WL, Covey. Shaun Cooke (Garbolino Elton) 80-1-0, F1s, maggot, 10m under bridge, peg 50; Andy Bennett (Daiwa Guru/Bait-Tech) 61-2-0; Richard Crabtree (Gerry’s Morecambe) 61-1-0; Daz Shaw (Maver NW) 60-6-0; Wayne Nolan (Braham’s) 54-11-0; Brian Beneath (Garbolino Elton) 50-6-0. Teams: Garbolino Elton 17; Guru 20; Dream Team 24. Final League. Garbolino Elton 202; Drennan NW 211; Guru 228; Mick Reed Garbolino Elton 268. Individuals: Andy Bennett 14; Stu Conroy 19; Peter Tickle 20. Sun, 89, Covey. 89. Brian Jones (Leigh Tackle & Bait) 86-15-0, F1s, maggot, 10m to bridge, peg 72; Andy Bennett (Daiwa Guru/Bait-Tech) 82-8-0; Anthony Jones (Leigh Tackle & Bait) 70-13-0; Steve Kerry (Ray’s Tackle) 70-4-0; John Jones (Garbolino Elton) 66-10-0; Ron Smith (Partridge Lakes) 60-9-0.

* St. Helens AA, Carr Mill Dam, Merseyside. Sun, 30. Gedd Rigby (St. Helens) 11-1-0, skimmer bream, red maggot, crumb feeder, peg 63; Shaun Fletcher (St. Helens Tackle & Bait) 9-14-0; Steve Ward (St. Helens) 9-6-0; John Tomkinson (Bolton) 9-6-0.

* Stapeley Crewe WL, Shropshire Union Canal, Nantwich, Cheshire. Sun, 36. Steve Fogel (Team Les ‘O’) 9-3-12, roach and odd skimmers, poled bread, hemp and caster, first peg on cottages; Stef Johansen (Eclipse Green) 8-8-0; Ray Edge (Hodnet AC) 7-9-9; Dave Holman (Wyche Anglers) 6-15-3; Jeff Shaw (Team Guinness) 6-1-4; Neil Latham (Betley’s Monsters) 6-0-0. Teams: Betley’s Monsters 27; Eclipse Green 27; Eclipse Blue 21; Wyche Anglers 21; Team Guinness 21; Team Les ‘O’ 19. League: Eclipse Green 123; Team Guinness 121; Team Les ‘O’ 119; Betley’s Monsters 108; Wyche Anglers 106; Browning Lifestyle 104.

* Wigan DAA, Leeds-Liverpool Canal, Lancs. Sat, 34, Burscough. John Leeds (Tri-Cast Rochdale) 5-3-0, skimmers and roach, bread and caster, 7 and 10m, pegged at Slipway pub; Dave Trafford (Ted Carter Preston) 4-10-8; Steve Wilson (Ted Carter Preston) 4-6-0; Alan Whalley (Gidlow Angling) 3-7-0. Sun, 60, Sensas NW Teams. Roger Priestley (Maver Red) 8-4-6, roach and perch to 2 lb, poled bread and worm at 10m, 13m and down track, pegged at piggery bridge; Carl Whalley (Sensas NW Wasps) 6-0-0; John Meredith (Tri-Cast Rochdale Blue) 5-13-4; Jeff Edwards (Bolton) 4-13-11; Mick Hargreaves (Tri-Cast Highfield) 4-9-6; Ian Fewtrell (Sensas NW Blue) 4-5-8. Teams: Maver NW Red 12; Sensas NW Black 16; Sensas NW Wasps 18; Tri-Cast Rochdale Black 26.

 

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Bannister House, Match Canal, Merseyside. Sun, 20. Peter Richmond (Ted Carter Preston) 48-0-0, carp to 4 lb, pellet, 14m, peg 23; John Vernon (Garbolino Elton) 47-0-0; Paul Bottomley (Coppull Angling Centre) 33-0-0; Alan Menzies (Elton Tackle) 25-0-0; Alan Kirkby (Ted Carter Preston) 17-0-0; Barry Cornick (Macey’s) 13-12-0.Blundell’s, Warrington, Cheshire. Wed, 23. Kieron Rich (Daiwa) 100-9-0, mirrors, F1s and ide, maggot, peg 7 Trio; Dave Simpson (Home Guard AC) 96-8-0; Mitch Rawlinson (Fishing Republic) 73-4-0; Mike Billingham (Bag’em) 72-12-0.Bradshaw Hall, Bolton, Lancs. Wed, 20, Lake 4, silvers. Lee Addy (Drennan Bait-Tech) 27-6-0, roach and skimmers, pinkies, 16m, peg 10; Jon Jowett (Maver NW) 25-2-0; Geoff Terry (Fisherman’s Way) 23-0-0. Wed, 30, Lake 8. Dave Jowett (Fisherman’s Way) 86-10-0, carp, pellet, 14m, peg 8; Dave Machin (Bradshaw’s) 82-10-0; John Unsworth (Garbolino) 81-12-0; Andy Suthers (Oldham Owls) 78-6-0.

Brookside, Betley, Cheshire. Thurs, 18, Snake Pit. John Shellam (Stalybridge) 61-0-0, F1s to 2 lb and silvers, pellet, 12m, peg 40; Chris Ruscoe (Rod ‘n Reel)  45-14-0; Andy Butler (Mosella) 44-12-0; Dave Whitehouse (Trafford Anglers) 35-0-0.

Cudmore Fisheries, Whitmore, Staffs. Sun, 16, Suez Canal. Frank Cooke Jnr. (Ray’s Tackle) 130-0-0, carp to 6 lb, ide and skimmers, pellet and corn down margins, peg 28; Pete Holmes (Pickering’s Tackle) 85-10-0; Carl Lane (Prescott Angling) 63-8-0; Paul Shone (Cudmore Fisheries) 62-8-0; Frank Cooke Snr. (Ray’s Tackle) 50-0-0.

Firswood Road, Latham, Lancs. Wed, 20. Chris Picton (St. Helens) 33-13-0, carp, red maggot, 5m down edge, peg 25, bonus peg £130; Paul Mossman (Tri-Cast Highfield) 31-3-0; John Carroll (Firswood) 26-2-0. Sat, 20. Mark Halliwell (Tackle Tarts Matrix) 78-14-0, carp, 4mm pellet, 13m, peg 11; Frank Cooke (Ray’s Tackle) 53-9-0; Paul Mossman (Tri-Cast Highfield) 46-5-0.

Hampton Springs, Malpas, Cheshire. Wed, 30, Long Island and Willow lakes. Martin Churchill (Maver/SconeZone Floats) 71-10-0, carp and silvers, maggot, 10m, peg 23 Willow; Stuart Holmes (Cheshire) 48-8-0; Sam Kennedy (Deeside Tackle) 47-4-0; Wendy Locker (Chester Tackle Locker) 46-15-0.

Hanchurch Fisheries, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffs. Sun, 15, Model Canal. Frank Fonad (Hanchurch) 77-12-0, carp, poled maggot, peg 30; Chris Parker (Pickerings) 33-12-0; John Fellows (Hanchurch) 31-13-0; Graham Fox (Hanchurch Fisheries) 24-11-0.

Lingmere, Match Lakes, Wirral. Wed, 25, OAPs. Lenny Bolton (Deeside Tackle) 75-10-0, F1s and silvers, caster shallow, 10m, peg 44; Ian Hughes (Egremont Ferry) 41-10-0; Les Pickin (Connah’s Quay) 41-0-0; Chris Diamond (Deeside) 39-14-0. Sat, 22. Alan Dewhurst (Lingmere) 59-0-0, F1s, pellet, 16m, peg 20; Jamie Hughes (Maver) 50-3-0; Steve Openshaw (Lingmere) 48-14-0; Phil Barwell (Widnes AC) 44-12-0.

Meadow View, Lymm, Cheshire. Tues, 22, OAPs, Lark Pool. Steve Ashcroft (Meadow View) 24-12-0, carp to 5 lb, corn and meat, Method feeder, peg 25; Jimmy Colecliffe jnr (Danny’s Tackle) 16-0-0; Paul Ledgerton (Ray’s Tackle) 15-2-0; John Spencer (Altringham) 15-2-0. Thurs, 19, Thrush Pool. Ray Ignett (Shaw’s Tackle) 25-8-0, carp 4 lb, pellet and corn, 4m, peg 8; Denis Ockwell (Leigh Tackle & Bait) 23-8-0; Dave White (Edgeley Sport) 17-14-0; Eric Whitely (Danny’s Tackle) 11-2-0. Sun, 24, Lark. Phil Barwell (Widnes AC) 45-8-0, carp to 8 lb, corn, 14m, peg 19; Andy Kirk (Lingmere) 44-2-0; Gordon Perry (Meadow View) 27-12-0; Andy Talbot (Edgeley Sport) 26-2-0.

Mill House, Mescar Lake, Merseyside. Sat, 14. Jimmy Faulkner (Norris Green) 49-12-0, carp to 8 lb, bomb and pellet, peg 51; Paul Haines (Kirkby) 38-6-0; Dave Phillips (Ted Carter Southport) 30-0-0; Stan Phillips (Liverpool Dockers) 25-0-0. Sun, 15, Mistral. Matty Higgins (Maghull) 96-6-0, carp to 3 lb, pellet, 16m, peg 6; Steve Parry (Fazakerley) 59-10-0; Charlie Blakeley (LAS) 56-10-0; Alex Bentley (Ray’s Tackle) 55-14-0.

Newton-le-Willows AA, Yewtree Reservoir, Lancs. Thurs, 20. Jimmy Byrne (Warrington) 12-13-0, carp, feedered worm, peg 4; Eddie Cook (Warrington) 11-5-0; Steve Rimmer (St. Helens Tackle & Bait) 11-3-0; Phil Barton (Haydock) 10-10-0.

Old Hough, Warmingham, Cheshire. Tues, 9, Goose Pool. Bob Meggs (Middlewich) 28-2-0, carp and silvers, poled pellet, peg 1; Barry Holmes (Old Hough) 23-5-0; Brian Morris (Old Hough) 16-4-0. Thurs, 6, Upper Benbo. Pete Johnson (Old Hough) 40-15-0, carp, poled pellet, peg 1; Gareth Gibbons (Rossendale Matrix) 39-12-0. Sat, 17, Big Max Pool. Pete Johnson (Old Hough) 35-15-0, carp, poled pellet, peg 1; Chris Shaw (Old Hough) 23-9-0; James Cantello (Tri-Cast Highfield) 22-5-0; Kevin Brooks (Ted Carter Southport) 21-4-0.

Partridge Lakes, Culcheth, Cheshire. Mon, 24, OAPs, Spey, Marsh and Ribbon lakes. Alan Talbot (Dave’s Wigan) 42-10-0, F1s, common carp and ide, maggot, 11m, peg 12 Spey; Ron Kinsella (Widnes AC) 36-5-0; Ian Bentham (Coppull Angling) 19-15-0; Graham Dawber (St. Helens Tackle & Bait) 19-7-0. Tues, 34, Covey. Andy Bennett (Daiwa Guru/Bait-Tech) 97-11-0, F1s, maggot, 11m, peg 55; Mike Rogerson (Drennan NW) 81-10-0; Danny Sixsmith (Pole Repairs) 64-9-0; Gary Mannion (Partridge Lakes) 60-15-0. Wed, 52, Covey. Tony Mayo (Bolton Angling) 66-0-0, F1s, pellet, 10m, peg 97; Roy Powell (Leigh Tackle & Bait) 64-1-0; Ron Smith (Bolton Angling) 52-9-0; Steve Kelly (Ray’s Tackle) 49-8-0; Ian Blakeley (Leigh Tackle & Bait) 40-2-0; Richard Sargent (Atherton Tackle) 38-10-0. Thurs, 47, Covey. Andy Bennett (Daiwa Guru/Bait-Tech) 120-8-0, F1s and carp, pellet, 11m and margins, peg 25; Mike Rogerson (Drennan NW) 111-10-0; Gary Mannion (Partridge Lakes) 98-5-0; Peter Tickle (St. Helens Tackle & Bait) 92-14-0; Danny Sixsmith (Pole Repairs) 85-3-0; Steve Openshaw (Lingmere) 79-14-0. Sat, 29, Covey 5 and Ribbon. Andy Middleton (Gratton) 60-8-0, F1s, maggot, 8m, peg 135; Lee Reilly (Leigh Tackle & Bait) 52-10-0; Joe Cartwright (Partridge Lakes) 51-7-0; John Jeeves (Garbolino Elton) 42-9-0.

St. Helens AA, Carr Mill Dam, Merseyside. Mon, 17. Denis Knight (Wigan) 16-15-0, skimmers, Method feedered mini boilies, peg 85; David Rigby (St. Helens Tackle & Bait) 12-14-0; Gedd Rigby (St. Helens) 10-15-0.

St. Helens Tackle & Bait WL, Partridge Lakes, Cheshire. Sun, 80. Aidy Twist (Joneys) 58-4-0, F1s. pellet and maggot, 6m, peg 38; Gary Manyon (Marukyu) 51-15-0; Steve Knowles (Leigh Tackle & Bait) 45-14-0; Anthony Jones (Leigh Tackle & Bait) 45-13-0; Stuart Rouke (Matts) 42-13-0; Dave Olley (Partridge) 42-9-0. Teams: Partridge Silver 8; Joneys 11; Leigh Tackle & Bait Gold 12; St. Helens Tackle & Bait Platinum 14; Partridge Black 14. League: Partridge Black 36; St. Helens Tackle & Bait Platinum 38; Leigh Tackle & Bait Gold 38; Partridge Silver 62; Joneys 65; Wayne’s Tackle 72.

Wigan DAA, Leeds-Liverpool Canal, Lancs. Wed, 31, Botany Bay. Gary Marchant (Wigan MG) 4-3-0, roach, bread punch, 5 and 11m, pegged on the short length; Lawrence Clayton (Hindley MG) 3-7-8; John Leeds (Tri-Cast Rochdale) 3-4-0; Kevin North (Mosella NW) 3-2-12.