21st October Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

 

There has been plenty of good sport for our members around the waters for those who target carp particularly. Adam Whelan has been putting some time in on small Sandiway recently in the hope of catching some of the elusive resident carp.

 

 On Saturday his perseverance paid off and he landed a stunning mirror which weighed in at 18lb 8oz the successful tactics were a snowman rig with a size six wide gape hook and a 2.5oz lead presented to a drop off in to the depths of the lake at 80yards, Adam spoded a kilo of boilies into chosen area.

 

His resulting catch was a fairly old fish and possibly one of the original `test' stocking the NRA did in the 1970/80s there have already been fish to 25lb  that we know of from this original batch so potentially there are still bigger fish which haven't been caught. Adam has sent us some photos to enter his catch in the October Catch of the month the pics will be on the web site shortly.

 

 Member Bernard Anderson had a good catch on Grey Mist recently while doing a feature which will be in the `Crafty Carper' magazine soon. Bernard applied to the Committee for special permission to do a two night session in order to be sure of getting some pics for the feature.

 

The residents of the `Mist' obliged he landed nine carp in the first twenty four hours which took the pressure off for the next day!  The first mirror of 21lb arrived within minutes of his first cast in and a 26lb followed soon after. The biggest weighed in at 27lb and the smallest 16lb. Bernard used a helicopter rig with new Nash bait which he is `field testing'

 

Bernard also had a good day on the river Dane last week when he went stalking and lost count of the chub to 5lb he had just on worm. Ron the bailiff reported lots of members down last weekend

Most catching grayling and chub to 4lb.James Clayton had 15 really nice grayling on maggot and his father had nine which bodes well for winter sport on this lovely little river.

 

Ernie Hutchinson was dismayed when he visited Cicely mill pool and found a large number of cormorants still feeding. The good news is that finally this Europe wide problem is being addressed and this species which was mistakenly added to the protected birds list is now set to be taken off as it would appear good sense has finally prevailed.

 

 The lack of fish at sea through over fishing which has driven this marine species inland for easy pickings, should never have been allowed to continue for so long. It is shameful that this very efficient predator has been left virtually unmanaged to caused huge damage to inland fish stocks and native inland species through depriving them of their food, mainly because the `powers that be' in Europe have taken so long to rectify what was in fact a slip of the pen!

The cormorant through no fault of its own has become a fishery manager's nightmare simply because it has been pushed out of its proper environment by man kinds greedy over use of marine resources.

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:

Warrington Local Winter League

Individual

1) Jimmy Byrne Warrington Red 7-12-0

2) Trevor Hamlin Altrincham 5-12-5

3) Peter Critchley Cheshire Angling 5-4-0

4) Gary Mannion Cheshire Angling 4-9-0

Teams on day

1) Warrington red 24 pts

2) Cheshire Angling Red 20pts

3) Saracens Head 17pts

3) Cheshire Gold 17

5) Clampits 14pts

 

Mersey Sunday Series

1) Ross Whiteman 6-0-8

2) Roy Everson 4-15-13

3) Ray Boden 4-15-6

4) Jim Gannon 3-12-0

 

 

Disabled & Over 60's

1) Jeff Clare 2-8-8

2) George barber 2-3-0

3) Barry Owen 2-2-0

4) Ron Durr 1-7-0

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY

Mersey Series draw 9a m Victoria Park

MONDAY

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