2nd 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 1st 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
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