REPORTS from the Big Carcass lodge indicate good catches of skimmer bream and roach, likewise the Small Carcass.

The Coffin Lodge now has a stable water level and should settle down to higher water temperatures.

Nearby, Square Lodge also holds a good head of quality tench and bream.

On Sunday, the Island Lodge is the venue for the Adcock Cup, draw 9am, fishing 10am-3pm.

On the local match fishing scene, in the Wednesday Open held on Bradshaw Fisheries, No 3 Lake, Dave Jowett (Fisherman's Way) took top weight with 47-9-0.

In second place was D. Griffiths (Heronbrook) 18-14-0 and Daz Shaw (Drennan NW) 17-11-0 was in third place.

In the Pilsworth Fishery Open, held on the match lake and fished by 33 anglers, top weight fell to John Derbyshire (Tiger Lines Shaw) 47-9-0.

In second place, M. Murray (Stalybridge AS) 16-9-0, and S. Beswick (Rochdale Anglers) 16-4-0 in third place.

CHATSWORTH

ANGLING FAIR

THE 21st Chatsworth Fair, the International angling fair for coarse, game and sea fishermen and their families, will be held at Chatsworth House on May 22 and 23.

Open 8am-6.30pm, adults £8, children to age 14 free, free car parking.

ROYAL HOTEL

SEA ANGLERS

NEXT trip aboad Merlin takes place on Sunday, May 9, sailing at 5am for a ten-hour trip.

BURY SOCIETY

SENIOR SECTION

ON Saturday, Keith Talbot, assisted by a professional netting team, successfully netted the Top Lodge at Parker's.

The object of the exercise was to remove the pike population.

This was accomplished with 30-40 pike removed - the biggest 25lb.

In addition, 20 tench of specimen size and smaller, and two big bream were returned to the water.

In the afternoon, the Bottom Lodge was also netted to half way stage. With the aid of electro-fishing gear, a considerable number of pike were removed.

A further netting operation is planned for Parker's lower lodge on Saturday.

On Sunday, the Adcock Cup takes place on the Island Lodge, draw 9am, fish 10am-3pm.

On Thursday, April 29, John Fletcher proposes to commence the Thursday evening target matches, starting the first match on Parker's, draw 5-5.30pm, alternating with the Island Lodge.