26th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

26^th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

I received sad news this week that former Warrington Anglers Association committee member and Vice President Geoff Brooks passed away suddenly last week. He was a keen angler to the end coming second in our 4^th September Disabled & Over 60's match on the Bridgewater at Stage Lane,  but was suddenly taken ill on his way back from the fishing shop last weekend. I have a nice image in my mind of Geoff now meeting up again with his old friends Stan Deakin and Ernie Hutchinson and arguing over who gets the best peg. Our condolences at this time to his wife and family.

Jeff Ditchfield enjoyed his trip to the River Wyre last week where fishing a stick-float and maggot he caught plenty of small chub and dace, a couple were real specimens, ending his session with a nice brown trout.  

Mike Pritchard changed his normal Saturday Mersey session at Victoria Park to the Kingsway allotments stretch last week. He fished a waggler with mainly red or bronze maggots for a round fifty roach, five perch, and a couple of dace. He had a few better sized roach on caster.

Ken Hewitt and Dave Gardner aka The Dynamic Duo decided this week on a visit to our Moore Quarry fishery where that had not fished for around two years. They both tried a feeder but float-fished maggot was the most productive. Dave ended up with a rudd, thirteen roach to 1lb, and five perch to 1.5lbs. Ken came second with a perch and thirteen roach.

I managed a couple of visits to the Weaver Navigation this past week where it was nice meeting members who were more than happy with their catches and complimentary of the work carried out by our mystery volunteer. I kept it simple, pole at 5metres with balls of groundbait laced with red maggots resulting in almost a roach every cast, a couple of skimmers, plus a few perch, even a chub around 12oz. Biggest I have had from this fishery but there must surely be some specimens. Anybody?

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished this week on the Bridgewater Canal at Preston Brook. The winner Peter Jones drew peg 7 and fished the pole catching a few fish on pinkie but the majority on caster for an all roach catch of 5-12-0. The runner-up was Al Faulkner who wasn't too far behind with 5-5-0 of roach from peg 10. Al fished pole and pinkie at 11metres. Sixteen anglers fished. 

Our Sunday River Mersey Championship members match was at the last minute due to road closures changed from Victoria Park to the Mersey Walk stretch of the river. Jimmy Byrne drew peg 58 and fished a groundbait feeder and maggot to end up with a weight of 12-9-0 to win the Championship. He included a bonus 3lbs bream and 4 skimmers to add to his catch of around thirty roach. Nick Roberts took second place with 10-11-0 from peg 60 where he stuck to the pole all the match catching a small bream plus roach and perch on caster. Twelve anglers fished.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their membership book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Please get in touch as your catch reports which are always welcome as lots of members rely on your kindly shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey Championship Match:

1)      Jimmy Byrne         12-9-0

2)      Nick Roberts         10-11-0

3)      Eddie Frangleton   9-2-0

4)      Ray Boden              9-1-0

              

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Peter Jones          5-12-0

2)      Al Faulkner           5-5-0

3)      Jimmy Byrne        5-0-0

4)      George Hollis      4-11-3

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

River Mersey Series (members only) Draw Victoria Park 8-45am £10 all-in.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's:  Trent & Mersey Canal, Farm Road… Draw 9-45am (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).

19th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

19^th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

The 'experience fishing' day which took place as part of The Thelwall Festival celebrations last Sunday afternoon on the Bridgewater Canal at Pickerings Bridge was a success. After weather warnings of rain our expectations were not too great but it held off and the keen youngsters and their parents started to arrive in numbers at 2pm. Everyone who fancied a go did…including some mums and dads with the vast majority catching either a roach or perch on maggots which many had never handled previously. Not so now as most youngsters overcame any fear and ended up feeding their fishing swim, a few even took some home. One youngster left a crocodile on my tray (it was a toy) so if you contact me, I have kept it safe and will hopefully get it back to its rightful owner asap.

Anthony Rough decided on a Sunday morning centrepin session on the Dee at Worthenbury and unlike some had no trouble negotiating the bumpy track in his van, although I wouldn't advise it in any car with low suspension. Loose-feeding maggots with double on the hook he had bites throughout the morning although nothing of any size he caught grayling, small chub, trout, and countless dace. Nice session and beautiful venue.

Members are still catching perch and pike on the Bridgewater Canal, more often than not lure fishing like Ged Richards who managed to land four perch and two mall jack-pike on Saturday morning from the Lymm area. On Sunday Paul Harrison reported catching a few perch on a red worm type lure.

Last weekend Paul Martin fished our River Ribble stretch at Hurst Green for the first time and braved the walk downstream to his chosen peg. His intended quarry was either barbel or chub so he cast in his luncheon meat baited hook accompanied by a pva mesh bag full of pellet and meat. Barely five minutes later he struck into a fish which took him 15minutes to land…a hard fighting 15-3-0 pike.

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished this week on the Bridgewater Canal at Grappenhall trees in torrential rain, thankfully those taking part managed to tackle-up before the heavens opened. Tony Carr who hasn't fished our matches for some time marked his return with an impressive win, a catch of five bream plus roach for a weight of 16-15-0. He drew to the right of entrance to the canal opposite Euclid Avenue and fished the pole catching initially on bread but swapped to worm and caster. The runner-up Dave Blears drew the peg next door with 6-12-0 made up of two bream plus roach using both bread and caster. Fourteen anglers fished. 

Our Sunday Mersey Series members match was fished on the Mersey Walk stretch of the river and saw Harry Billing draw end peg 56 where fishing the pole at 11metres with pinkie on the hook he left the rest of the field trailing with a cracking net of roach, perch, and a few skimmers for a winning weight of 19-8-0. It gave him a 10lb margin over second placed Ray Boden who weighed-in 9-5-0 made up of roach and perch from peg 47. Harry's win made it a consecutive double whereas Ray has claimed the runner-up spot for the past three weeks also fishing the pole and maggot. Reportedly there was only one decent sized bream caught throughout the match. Twelve anglers fished.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their membership book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Please get in touch as your catch reports which are always welcome as lots of members rely on your kindly shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey Series Members Match:

1)      Harry Billing      19-8-0

2)      Ray Boden           9-5-0

3)      Ged Dolan           6-3-0

4)      Barry Chambers 6-1-0

              

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Tony Carr           16-15-0

2)      Dave Blears         6-12-0

3)      Al Faulkner          5-12-0

4)      Jimmy Byrne       5-5-0

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

River Mersey Championship (members only) Draw Victoria Park 8-45am £10 all-in.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's:  Bridgewater Canal, under the M56 bridge at Preston Brook… Draw 9-45am (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).