ON Sunday Parkers Lodge was the venue for the Bury Society's Damian Wrall Memorial Trophy.

Although sport was slow, John Fletcher fishing the fieldside point had two quality bream plus silver fish to take top weight with 4-8-0.

In second place was Ron Buckley with roach and skimmers 3-2-8 and third, Roy Gough (1-14-0).

Also on Sunday the fifth round of the Pilsworth Winter League was fished by forty anglers.

Fisherman's Way's Dave Jowett (jnr), fishing peg 16 on the bottom ponds had top individual weight with 34-0-0 with carp up to 6lb.

In second place was Colin Mayer (Drennan NW Gold) 20-10-0 and third, A. McKenzie (East Lancs) 20-9-0.

With one round to go Drennan NW A head the league with 217.5 points. Second are Drennan NW Gold 214.5 and third Last Cast Blue 179.4.

Several local anglers fished the final fround of the Teams of Four on the Rochdale Canal at Hebden Bridge with three placed in the top five of a field of 67.

John Edwards (Worms) fishing peg 553 had single bream plus roach for top weight 6-7-0.

In second place was Alan Crook (Drennan NW) at peg 554 with 5-14-0.

In third place was Jonathan Jowett (Drennan NW) 5-8-0 at Mayroyd. Fourth was M. Hayes (Sensas Lloyds Bait) 4-15-8 and fifth Steve Mellor (Drennan NW) 4-10-0.

Final league standings: 1 Drennan NW 11 points, 2 Sensas Lloyds 24, 3 Profish UK Black 26, 4 Tri Cast Rochdale 29.

On Tuesday, Clarence Lido was the venue for an improved turnout for the weekly open.

Top weight fell to Ben Martin with two skimmers plus roach 6-3-0.

In second place was Malcolm Liptrot 4-7-0 and third John Fletcher 2-13-0.

ROYAL HOTEL SEA ANGLERS

(TOTTINGTON)

THIS Saturday's club trip is about Merline for a five hour trip out of Rhyl Harbour, sailing at 8am.

BURY DISTRICT SEA ANGLERS

APRIL'S monthly meeting will be held on Monday, April 12 at the Waterloo Hotel, Manchester Road, Bury, commencing 8pm.

NEW ROD LICENCE

ANGLERS are reminded that a new rod licence is required from April 1.

Rates are as follows: Course and trout: full £23; junior concessionary £5; senior concessionary £11.50.

Children under the age of 11 do not require a licence.

BURY SENIOR SECTION

THERE was good news this week when the fracture pipe from the Coffin Lodge was finally repaired.

The pipe had been damaged when laying electric cables to the building site several months ago.

This had caused levels in the lodge to fluctuate and water had to be diverted from the stream via a sluice.

On Monday the annual presentation evening of the Bury Society was held at Elton Liberal Club.

Members enjoyed an excellent buffet and 20 senior trophies and six junior ones were presented.

Junior member Jonathan Bullough won three of the junior prizes, the Junior Trophy, Cookes Junior Trophy and the Hart Trophy, Sean Monk the Gill Trophy and Ian Gough the Frank Booth Trophy.

Next club match, the Adcock Cup, will be held on Island Lodge on Sunday, April 18.