30th Sept. Warrington Anglers Guardian Notes

The annual River Mersey Championships was fished on Sunday. Gary Mannion put together an impressive net of roach and skimmers on the pole for a winning weight of 10-14-1. Next best weight was Jimmy Byrne with 5-11-0 taken on the pole and tip. The river seems a little out of sorts at the moment, as fish shoal up with the temperatures dropping. Should be good this weekend if you are lucky enough to land on the fish though.

I have been busy over the summer collating photos of our waters to display on the new website. On my travels I have been able to visit some of our least-fished waters. Over the weekend, I made the short trip to the Macclesfield Canal at Astbury. It is an interesting section of canal, and although the lack of ample parking prevents it from being a good match length, there is plenty to tempt the pleasure angler. Speaking to some of our local members, there are good shoals of bream and roach along the stretch. Interestingly though, some quality perch and ghost carp have been caught lately alongside the near bank rushes.

There are still a few waters that I am short of photos for, in particular our waters on the River Dee. If any members have any photographs that they would be prepared to share, I would be most grateful to hear from you. Emails to waasite@gmail.com

I managed to get a few hours away at the weekend and headed for the River Dane. All I took was a quivertip rod, a centrepin reel loaded with 5lb line, and a loaf of bread. Low water and clear sunny conditions made for quite difficult fishing, but after exploring just about every deep hole on the stretch, I ended up with 6 nice chub between 8ozs and 4lbs, all caught on ledgered crust. Members Chris Capper and Nick Grasby also tackled the Dane, and as well as managing a few nice chub between them, Nick also caught a surprise 2lb+ brown trout in perfect condition. The surprise was that he caught the fish on luncheon meat.


Around the stillwaters, fishing seems to be steady. I am told that the bream and tench have been feeding at Sandiway, with the latter putting in appearances in the week at around 6lbs. With Autumn now unflolding nicely, I would expect fish to have a decent feed before the temperatures really drop.

HQ at Parker Street will be open on Friday evening as usual for new members, subscriptions or a chat. Catch reports to the usual address please. Tel 01928 726238, email: frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Tight Lines,
Martin James.

Results

Mersey Championships
1. Gary Mannion (10-14-1)
2. Jimmy Byrne (5-11-0)
3. Jeff Shaw (4-12-0)
4. Jimmy Shaw (4-4-14)
5. Lenny Dutton (3-0-4)

Honoury Members and OAPs, Woodshaw Reservoir
1. Jeff Brooks (5-0-0)
2. Billy Stockton (4-0-2)
3. Stan Charnock (3-0-0)
3. Tom McClean (3-0-0)
3. Dougie Tome (3-0-0)

23^rd September Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

This week has been brilliant we have had loads of really good fishery reports so much so

I must apologise for the ones which don't get a mention but thanks to everyone. Please keep 'em coming even if you don't want them publicised!

Grey Mist provided a `red letter 'day for new junior member fifteen year old Edward Parr on only his second visit to the water. He landed a very welcome 15lb 4oz mirror carp and smashed his personnel best carp by over 10lb, not content with that he went on to top it with another mirror of 16lb 9oz. I guess we have yet another Grey Mist devotee!

The Mersey at Kingsway did the same for fourteen year old Lewis Vernon when he caught his best bream to date a fish of almost 3lb on waggler, photographed and witnessed by his Mum. What would you blokes do without us?

You struggle….. ask Terry Coulson!

Paul Harding was under pressure last week when his mission was to catch fifteen bream for Dr Markus Quack on a flying visit from the University of Trier in Germany. The sample was for his continuing research project to assess the bioavailability of the flame retardant HBCD in fish. Dr Quack takes samples from the Mersey and the River Tees each year. Paul did him proud this time when he caught thirty bream for him to choose from, the rest were returned to the river. Thanks to Paul and Bob Campbell who organised the pick up.

Another of our new members Terry Coulson visited the Ribble at Hurst Green and would have been glad of anyone's Mum to photograph his new PB pike! On his second cast the line went solid which at first made him think he had hooked the riverbed, he was soon disillusioned when it moved then tore off up the river. After a heart stopping fight a beautiful pike weighing in at whopping 26lb 4oz was in his net and beating his previous PB by 11lb. By balancing his mobile phone on some stones he managed to take a picture of himself and just the center section of the pike an insight into its size, but sadly not a good enough photo to enter into the Catch of the month competition but what a fish nonetheless.

Cicely mill is on good form Jeff Mowbray had a 20lb 6oz mirror on 12mm boilie and on a further visit sixteen cruciens and four tench. On Saturday Roy Leatherbarrow had a decent bag of bream to 4lb while other anglers present were catching tench to 3lb and odd roach and perch.

Statham pool is producing good mixed bags every day well worth a trip as are the `Wigan' pools.

Worthington lakes are affected by blue green algae at the moment which is quite common at this time of year and looks like a slick of green paint around the bank. Local member Anthony Silcock has been having success landing some beautiful common carp to over 20lb.

The final match in the John Lavery Memorial series takes place next Tuesday the leader board is pretty close and the competition fierce. A new shield purchased by the club for the series Winner could go to any one of several members in contention. The £5,000 John generously left to the club to generate prize money for the Honorary & OAP matches has accumulated £156 interest since it was donated in 2007 which will be paid out in prizes.

The new web site is proving very successful and a useful mechanism for exchanging information between members but please note in order to get to the `members only section' you first need to register and provide your member number without that you can only access general information.

Please let me have your catch reports on 01928 716238 FAX 01928713898 or e-mail frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.

HQ Parker Street will be open as usual on Friday evening between 7 & 9-30pm for subscriptions, new members, etc.

Lynda Lythgoe

Results

Mersey Sunday Series

1) Len Dutton 4-4-6

2) Jeff Shaw 3-13-9

3) Ross Whitman 3-13-0

4) Paul Bibby 3-2-5

Honorary Members & OAP's Woodshaw Reservoir

1) Bill Stockton 4-11-0

2) Jeff Clare 4-4-8

3) Frank Trow 3-12-0

4) Denis Bate 3-9-0

Coming Events

SUNDAY

Mersey Series draw 9a m Victoria Park

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10.30a.m Star Inn

TUESDAY

Honorary & OAP's draw 11am on bank Red Lane Bridge

John Lavery Memorial Trophy

16th September 2008 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Column

The River Mersey is fishing well with the regular match this week being won by match organizer Bob Campbell from peg 61. He fished a groundbait feeder and maggot to take a mixed net of roach, bream, and perch for 8-5-4, closely followed by Jeff Shaw on a level 8lbs.

This past week we continued to play our part in the European survey for PCB's ingested by fish by supplying the German laboratory with fifteen bream from the Mersey. The interesting comment by the fishery scientists was the decent growth rates of the fish. Equally good news from EA Flood Defense is that they have agreed to stock more fish due to the inconvenience our members faced during the installation of the new monitoring system.

Although it is one of our association owned fisheries Wide Hole at Poynton is not exactly a water under pressure despite it being stuffed full of bream, roach, and carp, plus it offers some good sport with pike in the winter. One of our members had a walk along the bankside this past week and reports that there were fish rolling and topping everywhere. Reports please.

I managed to escape for a couple of hours on Sunday to my favourite spot on the Bridgewater Canal at Preston Brook. As the ducks and swans get fed with bread at this spot on a regular basis
the obvious choice of bait choice was Warburtons medium sliced. After a few minutes following the introduction of one pot of liquidised bread I was soon into a succession of roach and skimmer bream plus the occasional gudgeon. In a match the same peg just does not produce and as I am more lucky than good I can only assume it is due too disturbance from the numbers of anglers on the bank.

We have just received notification from Manchester Ship Canal Company that our bid has been successful for the Edge Lane to Marsland Road stretch of the Bridgewater Canal. This now consolidates our other holdings on this canal and will have a positive effect on our stocking policy. The fishery will not be open to members immediately, more details to follow.

Please let me have your catch reports on 01928 716238 or e-mail frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.
HQ Parker Street will be open as usual on Friday evening between 7 & 9-30pm for subscriptions, new members, etc.

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Disabled & Over 60's
1) Doug Thom
2) John Sharp 4-0-0
3) Bill Stockton 3-4-0
4) Alf Seddon 3-2-0

Mersey Sunday Series
1) Bob Campbell 8-5-4
2) Jeff Shaw 8-0-0
3) Ray Bowden 7-4-0
4) Lenny Dutton 7-1-0

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY:
Mersey Series draw 9am Victoria Park
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10-30am Star Inn

9th September 2008 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

The Mersey match was abandoned on Sunday due to flood condition and the venue switched at short notice to Appleton Reservoir. I think the results will open a few eyes regarding this member neglected venue. Winner Jim Shaw romped home with a quality net of roach for 19-6-0 from the dam wall taken on feeder. Also fishing the wall but with an ounce under 5lbs lighter, but still a cracking catch, Harry Morris put 14-7-0 on the scales for runner up spot. Thirteen anglers weighed in a total of 93lbs which consisted of mainly roach with a few perch. Don't forget if you fish from the dam wall it is rod only as in the interests of safety poles are banned from this part of the fishery.

Vice President Geoff Brooks always keeps in touch with comments and reports from around our fisheries, his latest, a favourable report regarding the large numbers of fry in the vicinity of Thelwall and Statham. Looks good for the future!

Despite the horrendous weather over the past weekend there were still members out there determined not to give up their regular fishing fix. Simon Bridgeman reports a catch of over 40 small tench and rudd plus a common carp of 10-8-0 from High Legh Fisheries which he took on maggot and corn on the pole at 11 metres. Cicily Mill Pool provided some action for Jim Ross with crucien carp to 2-8-0 taken from the margin alternating small pieces of meat and his own paste concoction which included Chef brown sauce in the mix.

All subscription reminders have now been sent out to members who according to our records have not yet paid for 2008. Subs can still be paid at the shops advertised in the license, by post or on Friday nights at HQ.

Please let me have your catch reports on 01928 716238 FAX 01928713898 or e-mail frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.

HQ Parker Street will be open as usual on Friday evening between 7 & 9-30pm for subscriptions, new members, etc.

Frank Lythgoe

Results

Minnows Summer League Overall Result:

1) Jon Evans 54points

2) Emma Bellis 57

3) Morgan Adawee 71

4) Tom Oliver 86

Disabled & Over 60's

1) Ron Durr 11-0-0

2) Alf Seddon 2-7-4

3) John Sharp 2-7-0

4) Henry Gaskill 2-6-3

Mersey Sunday Series (Fished on Appleton Reservoir due to river in flood)

1) Jim Shaw 19-6-0

2) Harry Morris 14-7-0

3) Ray Bowden 8-10-5

4) Alan Faulkner 8-5-0

Honorary Members & OAP's

1) Alf Seddon 1-6-8

2) Bill Stockton 1-2-7

3) Arthur Sylvester 1-2-6

4) Stan Charnock 13-14

Coming Events

SUNDAY

Mersey Series draw 9a m Victoria Park

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10.30a.m Star Inn

TUESDAY

Honorary & OAP's Derek Haslam Trophy

2^nd September 2008 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

The committee chose the winners of our Fish of the Month competition at out Monday monthly meeting, and I can tell you it was a close run thing such was the quality and number of entrants.

Eventually a consensus was reached and the junior prize was taken by Calum Barlow with a 6-10-0 tench from Grey Mist Mere and Alex Kinsella won the senior prize with his first ever barbel from the River Ribble at Hurst Green which weighed in at 10-12-0. Calum wins £50 of Bait Tech products and a Korda carp care kit and Alex £100 worth plus the carp care kit. It certainly is a lot of bait and well worth winning so keep those entries coming in to have a chance of winning the September prize.

Last week Dave Jones had one of the best chub catches that I have heard of from the River Dane with seventeen fish. They were like peas in a pod around 4lbs but three witnessed by our local bailiff Ron Williams sent the scales round to 5lbs. Dave used a maggot feeder with double caster on the hook. Ron reports that most members are catching chub and odd grayling.

The Mersey is currently fishing well despite the fluctuation in levels which is currently being investigated. Neil Buist who won Sundays match with just an ounce short of 10lbs used the pole at an easy 8 metres to catch roach and perch steadily. Runner up Martin Lenihan used the same method but included skimmers in his catch of 8-9-0.

Mark Graham just caught the River Wye in good form on Monday catching five barbel, the best 8-6-0 and six chub around 3.5lbs and lost several larger fish in a snag. Legered halibut pellet was the successful method.

The middle lake on the Worthington complex at Wigan is producing some cracking roach and bream sport to both pole and quiver tip methods. Clive Handley reports a good roach catch of over thirty roach taken on the pole using corn and caster. More info needed on the other two lakes please.

On behalf of all our members may I wish the best of luck to our senior national team who are competing in the NFA 1^st Division National Championships on Saturday. The venue this year is the River Huntspill and Kind Sedgemoor Drain.

Subscription reminders are being sent out at present to members who according to our records have not yet paid for 2008. Subs can still be paid at the shops advertised in the license, by post or on Friday nights at HQ.

Please let me have your catch reports on 01928 716238 FAX 01928713898 or e-mail frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.

HQ Parker Street will be open as usual on Friday evening between 7 & 9-30pm for subscriptions, new members, etc.

Frank Lythgoe

Results

Disabled & Over 60's

1) Ron Durr 11-0-0

2) Alf Seddon 2-7-4

3) John Sharp 2-7-0

4) Henry Gaskill 2-6-3

Summer Series:

Minnows

1) Tom Evans 14-6

2) Chelsea Dukes 13-14

3) Owen Rabbit 12-14

Juniors

1) Jake Fowles 4-3-0

2) Andy Unsworth 2-9-0

3) Jack Swindells 1-10-0

Intermediates

1) Mike Chung 1-12-6

2) Jon Andrews 1-8-7

Overall Summer Series:

Juniors

1) Jake Fowles 22points

2) Jack Swindells 29

3) Andy Unsworth 37

Intermediates

1) Mike Chung 17points

2) Jamie Hirst 27

Mersey Sunday Series

1) Neil Buist 9-15-0

2) Martin Lenihan 8-9-0

3) Ray Bowden 8-2-0

4) Lenny Dutton 6-8-0

Coming Events

SUNDAY

Mersey Series draw 9a m Victoria Park

MONDAY 25th

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10.30a.m Star Inn