ON Thursday evening the first of the Bury Society's target matches was held on Parkers Bottom Lodge.

Top weight, with skimmer bream and roach, was John Fletcher with 970 grammes.

In second place was Chris Hogan with 660gr and third, Daz Shaw 530gr.

On Sunday Pilsworth Fisheries match lake was the venue for the Open.

Bill Brierley (GTI Sport) took top weight with 17-2-0. In second place was J. Derbyshire (Shaw) 16-12-0, third was S. Buckley (Rochdale Anglers) 16-2-0, fourth Dave Jowett (jnr) (Fishermans Way) 14-6-0 and fifth, Roy Gough (Fishermans Way) 13-0-0.

Also on Sunday the Bridgewater Canal at Sale was the venue for the 46 peg Lower Kersal AC match, fishing at Dane Road.

Steve Wilson (Lostock Tackle) included a 2lb tench in his winning weight of 7-4-8.

In second place was teammate Paul Watkinson who included a 3lb bream backed up with roach and perch for 7-3-0 and third was M. Davis (Springview Fisheries) 6-6-0.

In the latest Todmorden Open, held on the Rochdale Canal at Lane Bottom and fished by 32 competitors, Trevor James (Tri Cast Rochdale) had top weight with 25-0-0.

In second place was P. McMillan (Team Whizzo) 16-9-0 and third Kevin James (Tri-Cast Rochdale) 12-9-0.

Last week a popular section of the Leeds Liverpool Canal between Barden Lane and Thomson Park in Burnley was hit by severe pollution in which hundreds of fish perished.

The British Waterways litter boat, which normally operates between Blackburn and Barrowford locks, has been involved in the clean-up operation removing a tonne of dead fish over the week.

The Environment Agency is working with British Waterways to determine the cause of the pollution.

A spokesman said they hoped to bring a prosecution when their investigations were complete.

They have located the source of the pollution and it has been stopped.

BURY DISTRICT

SEA ANGLERS

MAYS monthly meeting will be held on Monday (May 10) at the Waterloo Hotel, Manchester Road, commencing 8pm.

ROYAL HOTEL

SEA ANGLERS

NEXT club trip is this Sunday (May 9), sailing from Rhyl at 5am aboard Merlin for a ten hour trip.

BURY SOCIETY

SENIOR SECTION

NEXT club match is the Atkinson Cup, to be fished on Cromptons Lodge, Elton on Sunday (May 9).

This match is open to all members who have not won a competition in the past two seasons can win the trophy.

Draw time 9am, fishing from 10am to 3pm.

On Thursday evening (May 13) the third target match will be held on Parkers Bottom Lodge. Draw time 5pm to 5.30pm, the target is 19lb.

On Saturday a small working party successfully carried out a netting on the Syphon Lodge which, due to bankside erosion, had been at a dangerously low level despite several attempts in the past to repair the damage.

Several quality bream, roach, skimmers, perch, tench were transferred to the adjacent Green Railings Lodge.