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Southport & District Angling Association are running a Spring Charity Match raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.

The event will be staged on the Rufford Canal, between Rufford & Tarleton, Lancs on Saturday 10th May

The match HQ will be The Slipway, Crabtree Lane, Burscough, L40 0RN

Breakfasts will be served from 7:00am, so if you want one, please say when you book onto the match.

Entry is £20 all-in and you can book on by contacting the organiser, Paul Tabron on 07921 134703

Draw: 8:30, Fish 10:00 - 3:00.

Result, Payout and Charity raffle back at HQ from 4:30

whats the fishing like and what are the target fish roach skimmers any tench eels carp let me know

There's a mix of everything you'd expect in a canal really, all the way along. Mainly roach, skimmers, perch. There are some shoals of proper bream which are quite territorial at that time of year as well as tench, a few crucians and there are some carp too as well as the odd chub and snigs. There are some good perch (4lb odd) which can pop up along the whole length and we've even had the odd golden orfe appear too.

I should add that the length being used for this match is approximately 4 miles long and there are no locks on it, so theres not much flow. Its predominantly a bread water, although caster, hemp and worm all account for good catches all the way along.

You can do 15-20lb on a pleasure chuck without too much of a struggle and we have had people returning 100-120lb of bream when they've dropped on them - but all canals have notable locations where this happens I suppose. Match weights can be in the upper teens or higher if certain pegs have the bream on them at the right time.

At that time of year, anywhere can produce on the day, so we're hoping for a good match which will raise some money for charity and put a smile on people's faces.

Cheers mr sluicer

Some nice milf round there sven

Will the tide be in or out?

Best of luck with it Sluicer; I shall hopefully be in Ireland then.