29th May 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

27th May 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

This past week fish have been busy spawning at many of our fisheries and consequently sport has been generally slow. But on the River Dee our bailiff tells me that the water conditions couldn't be better at Almere Ferry for salmon on the fly. Similarly good numbers of sea-trout to 3lbs are showing on the Wyre and salmon around 9lbs have been reported. This latter small river is often overshadowed by The Ribble but it is definitely worth a visit.

 

Wigan waters remain in the spotlight again this week with a report from Mark Carter on Tuesday who had a good catch of crucian carp and roach from Mowpin Pool which is part of our Forsters Pools mini-complex at Wigan. Mark fished the pole at 8metres and fed hemp with red maggot on the hook for a 30lbs plus net of fish. Meanwhile on the same day at Woodshaw Reservoir Dave Kenyon fished the pole and banded halibut pellet at 11 metres to take fifteen tench and crucians with the latter going up to 3lbs.

 

Ian and Lee Eccleston enjoyed last week exploring our waters and were especially impressed with The Mount which was their first visit to the fishery. Ian had set up one rod and was deciding where to place the second when the first roared off resulting in a tench around 4lbs. Within minutes Lee's rod went and she was into a carp which at 6-10-0 beat her previous PB. Two further carp were landed at 8-14-0 and 9-2-0 but both lost a couple each in snags. They returned on Friday and Lee had several carp plus a surprise bream 6-8-0 whilst her husband Ian managed a fish of 10-6-0.

 

I am pleased to have received a few reports on High Legh fishery where the carp have been featuring in catches. Definitely good news is that shoals of roach are showing despite the fact that as yet following the winter fish kill none have been stocked. Tench and crucians will be stocked in due course.

 

Due to the hot weather and the fact that match organiser John Dagnall did not fancy giving mouth to mouth resuscitation to any of the regulars at our Disabled & Over 60's match it was moved into the shade on the dead length. Although weights suffered it was a close match won by Lenny Dutton with 2-13-6 followed by Chris Grehan on 2-10-4.

 

The Junior Summer Series saw Lewis Wightman fishing an end peg hook a bonus bream to give him the top spot with 3-6-14 whilst Adam Harman on the opposite end peg came in second with 2-12-14. The Intermediate match was won by Tom Oliver with the low weight of 13-8.

 

I really would appreciate more members catch reports either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ 52, Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm every Friday, for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, or any queries.

 

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS

Wednesday:

Junior/Intermediate Summer Series Draw 6pm at Brookside Fisheries..

Contact Helen Dagnall for further details Tel 01925 635486

 

RESULTS

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Lenny Dutton         2-13-6

2)      Chris Grehan          2-10-4

3)      Graham Belton       2-7-0

4)      Jimmy Byrne          2-5-0

 

Junior Summer Series

1)      Lewis Wightman   3-6-7

2)      Adam Harman       2-12-14

3)      Morgan Adawee    1-5-6

Intermediate Summer Series

1)      Tom Oliver         13-8

2)      Jack Bellis           10-0

3)      Ryan Brown         9-12

22nd May 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

22nd May 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Woodshaw Reservoir is really on form with quality crucians, roach, and occasional bream to 3lbs featuring in most catches. This past week several members have took my advice and visited this small Association owned fishery for the first time; Ian Brownlea fished pole and paste at nine metres and caught eleven crucians and three bream, he reckons that he will be making a return trip sometime soon.

 

Graham Heaton sent me some cracking pictures of two mirror carp he caught from Grey Mist Mere last week weighing in at 19-0-6 and 23-10-0. Steve Broadhurst reports a mid-week catch of nineteen tench ranging from around 3lbs to the largest weighed at 6-12-0. All took mini-boilies using a PVA bag to keep the free offerings in a tight area.

 

Patrick Tierney enjoyed a productive early morning pole session at Rixton Claypits when he had four bream around 3lbs, four real slabs around 9lbs, plus three tench with the best going to an estimated 9lbs. All were taken at 9metres feeding micro-pellet and fishing red maggot over the top in three and half hours.  

 

The Mount is still producing plenty of action to all methods, Steve Morrison even took a good double figure carp whilst fly fishing. I can guarantee it put a greater bend in his rod than the trout he usually catches. The capture was witnessed by 'Mount devote' Neil Plunkett who described the fly which was tied from dear fur as a floating dog biscuit imitation. Neil himself had a good session landing five carp with almost as many slipping the hook plus a solitary bream of 4lbs.

 

John Ainsworth fished Ackers Pit for the first time on Thursday and was kept busy with chunky roach and rudd which seem to be really doing well, four tench, and two carp which led him a merry dance with his 4's elastic being stretched to the absolute limit. He pole-fished two swims at 12metres with maggot and red coloured corn.

 

The Disabled & Over 60's match was won by match organiser John Dagnall who's net of bread and caster caught skimmers and roach for 3-3-10 rocketed him from zero to hero. I believe there is a clamour now from regulars to get their hands on a copy of the winning pole rig. Dave Blease could only manage runner up spot with 2-13-0 after losing some decent fish at the net.

 

Our Junior and Intermediate Summer Series saw junior member Adam Harman an easy winner with 24-0-0 whilst the Intermediate match was won with an identical weight by Jack Bellis followed closely by Ryan Brown on 23-10-0.

 

I really would appreciate more members catch reports either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ 52, Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm every Friday, for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, or any queries.

 

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Star Inn, Statham. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486

 

Junior/Intermediate Summer Series Draw 6pm George Gleaves Bridge.

 

Minnows (beginners) Summer Series (Bridgewater Canal) Draw 6pm on bank opposite Euclid Avenue Contact Helen Dagnall for further details Tel 01925 635486

 

RESULTS

 

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      John Dagnall          3-3-10

2)      Dave Blease           2-13-0

3)      Trevor Bainbridge 2-10-10

4)      Alan Brown           2-3-10

 

Junior Summer Series

1)      Adam Harman      24-0-0

2)      Jack Wightman     16-4-0

3)      Lewis Wighteman 15-4-0

Intermediate Summer Series

1)      Jack Bellis      24-0-0

2)      Ryan Brown   23-10-0

   

15th May 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

15th May 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Last week I reported that rumours were circulating that 'the big one' made a recent appearance from Moore Quarry, well the plot thickens because a little bird told me that Andy Weston not only had a PB tench of 10-4-0 last week but as a bonus was also the mystery captor of the 34-10-0 mirror, also a UK PB taken in the same session. What a double!

 

 

Ralph Bennett fished an afternoon session on the Mount for the first time last weekend in blustery wind and showers mixed with bright sunlight, a real weather mixture and not ideal conditions for fishing. His small method feeder and double corn offering produced nothing but a few strands of weed. So instead of double corn he changed to single and added a yellow foam ball to his hair rig which brought about an immediate result, a 4lbs tench followed by three others along with four carp around 3lbs apiece. He will be back. New member Stuart Dunning on his first visit to a WAA fishery had a common of 7lbs plus three around 14lbs whilst his mate had eight carp.

 

Charles Gould fished Grey Mist Mere for the first time last week and smashed his tench PB twice with fish of 6-3-0 and 6-5-0. His son James only managed one tench at 6-9-0 taken on waggler tactics.

 

Both our teams were knocked out of the Angling Times Supercup Competition last weekend. Warrington Black captained by Craig Richie came close with a 4 section apiece score but were defeated on a weight count back by the local team Isaac Walton 260lbs to 238lbs. Highlights were Stuart Hardman who won the match with 68lbs and Nathan Rowles who won his section with 47lbs. Our Warrington Blue team were at the wrong end of a 5 – 3 result against Mersey Dockers but Neil Davies was second in the match with 22-2-0 and our young star Jake Fowles won his section with 20lbs. Best of luck to both Isaac Walton and Mersey Dockers in the coming rounds.

 

The Disabled & Over 60's match fished poorly this week with winner Barry Owen needing only 4lbs to take the top prize money. Runner up Lenny Dutton was not too far behind with 3-10-0. Catches were mainly skimmers and small roach to maggot or caster.

 

Our Junior and Intermediate Summer Series kicked off on Monday and saw junior member Morgan Adawee complete a hat trick of three wins in consecutive years of this first annual match. This year his 2-10-6 was enough to take the win. Tom Oliver won the Intermediate match with 1-14-8.

 

Our Fish of the Month competition for April was won by Adam Whelan with a common carp caught from Cicily Mill Pool weighing 21-8-0. Many thanks to the other entrants who were unsuccessful on this occasion.

 

I really would appreciate more members catch reports either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ 52, Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm every Friday, for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, or any queries.

 

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Star Inn, Statham. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486

 

Junior/Intermediate Summer Series Draw 6pm Brookside Fishery

 

Minnows (beginners) Summer Series (Bridgewater Canal) Draw 6pm on bank opposite Euclid Avenue Contact Helen Dagnall for further details Tel 01925 635486

 

RESULTS

 

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Barry Owen     4-0-0

2)      Lenny Dutton  3-10-0

3)      George Barber 2-1-11

4)      Dave Blears     2-0-12

 

Junior Summer Series

1)      Morgan Adawee 2-10-6

2)      Lewis Whiteman 1-7-3

3)      Jack Whiteman       7-1

Intermediate Summer Series

1)      Tom Oliver    1-14-8

2)      David Burton 1-6-10

3)      Ryan Brown   1-6-9

   

8th May 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

8th May 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Paul Smith reports a good session at Rixton Claypits this past week with skimmers and bream coming steadily all day. He fished a groundbait feeder with either a hair rigged expander pellet or corn on the hook. He rates Rixton as a top fishery and well worth a visit.

 

Moore Quarry has been producing a few carp with one angler breaking all records when he had three fish in a session from this notoriously hard water. Rumours are circulating that 'the big one' made an appearance last week but no more details are known at present. One member had a good session with roach to 10ozs fishing the slider and small balls of maggot laced groundbait. Roach are back in good numbers, hopefully the cormorants won't home in on the easy pickings and decimate the population once again. Presently the pike are looking a lot healthier with their plentiful bounty; the same cannot be said for their emaciated relatives in Grey Mist where the roach are in serious decline due to these nuisance avian predators.

 

Ackers Pit is really coming on song with members enjoying good catches of roach, rudd, and carp. I believe some of the crucians are now weighing in at over a pound along with tench which also appear to be thriving. Waggler and maggot tactic are bringing the best results in the still clear water.

 

Encouraged by my visit last week to the Mount at Buckley I tried another session there on Saturday afternoon. I fished a different swim and in truth did encounter some weed but it certainly was not a major problem and if I had fished a method feeder in place of my block end choice it would have presented no problem whatsoever. Anyway the net result was a solitary roach and three carp with the best weighed at 10lbs. All took two or three maggots on a Guru size twenty barbless which is quite a big hook relative to the expected norm. Quite a few members were landing carp, perch, tench, and roach.

 

I followed this up on Monday with an afternoon visit to Grey Mist Mere expecting great things and more than a few tench. Unfortunately I had set my sights way too high and ended my session with one line bite and a big blank. Thankfully other anglers fared better with some decent sized tench being caught and a few had carp.

 

I really would appreciate more members catch reports either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ 52, Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm every Friday, for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, or any queries.

 

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Star Inn, Statham. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486

 

 

1st May 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

1^st May 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

 

Following a post on our members' forum where there was concern expressed regarding the weedy conditions at our Mount Fishery in Buckley I decided as I had never fished the water to give it a try and see conditions for myself. So late on Saturday afternoon armed with some three week old red maggots, a few micro-pellets, and groundbait I settled on a swim and set up a light feeder rod.

After half a dozen casts putting bait in my swim I attached a hook and three red maggots just as I was joined by our local bailiff. As if to order my tip arched round in a positive bite and I was into a decent sized fish that I promptly lost at the net. Undeterred I soon struck into a better fish that was a low double carp, followed by a cracking roach around the pound mark. During the session I had some quality roach, tench to 3lbs, perch to over 1.5lbs plus three more smaller carp.

Just for the record there were seven other anglers fishing who were with one exception enjoying good sport. Dan Lea and Reece Ellis reported having six carp to 14lbs and plenty of quality roach whilst another had fourteen carp. There is no current weed problem, and I will definitely be paying this feature packed fishery another visit.

 

I really thought I had caught a poacher last week when I saw an angler using a cheap rod and reel kit on the Bridgewater Canal at Houghs Bridge. I was at his side in a split second only to discover one of our members who I knew having a bit bashing session with his youngster's rod. My disappointment soon vanished after he told me he had a recent session on Appleton Reservoir and caught two carp around 8lbs. Well it's a start!

 

Ackers Pit is really switched on at present with one member reporting catching lots of quality roach, rudd, and crucians on waggler and maggot. Carp and tench are also featuring in catches although one member reported a couple of mirror carp with a few lesions around the tail area which could be down to a number of reasons following on from the winter freeze-up. More reports please.

 

The Cheshire Angling Development Group Spring League was held on the Bridgewater Canal  at Preston Brook on Sunday in atrocious weather conditions and saw us as the home team take a drubbing. Lucas Bratt from Northwich AA won the match with 1-12-0 followed by Tom Heron from PAAS with 1-3-0. Prince Albert AS headed the team points with 14, followed by Northwich on 16, Warrington 20, Bay Malton 24, and Penketh & Old Hall 26.

 

On Monday the Sid Jones Open was fished on the Bridgewater Canal between Thomason's and Acton Grange Bridges. The results saw a dramatic drop in weights from the previous week and winner John Sharp needed only 2-1-4 to put his name on the Sid Jones Cup. It was so bad that only nine anglers put fish on the scales! I really do not know why this length nowadays fishes consistently poor as it look idyllic with plenty of offside bank cover.

 

Don't forget let me have any catch reports either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ 52, Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm every Friday, for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, or any queries.

 

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Star Inn, Statham. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486

 

RESULTS

Sid Jones Open (Bridgewater Canal)

1)      John Sharp                2-1-4

2)      Barry Owen              1-13-4

3)      Alan Brown              1-8-12

4)      Pete Critchley              10-0