24th November 2009 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

 

The River Mersey understandably fished hard on Sunday with all the extra water coming down from swollen feeder streams so understandably only a few hardy souls attended. Mersey devotee Jimmy Gannon took the honors with 3-1-0 taken on feeder and maggot.

 

However the Disabled and over 60's match where 22 members braved the wind and rain were well rewarded for their efforts with excellent catches. George Barber put 7-1-0 on the scales for another win to add to his collection in this popular event. All but four anglers weighed in with John Dagnall having the lowest weight of 1lb 14oz!  The venue was Beech Road which has been below par throughout the summer but has now suddenly come into its own despite the appalling weather.

 

There have been some decent pike showing on the canal with reports of the fish plundering the tightly shoaled roach. This was the case on our local winter league as the majority of weights came from within a few pegs with pike attacking the shoals throughout the match. I was after these toothy predators I would definitely be having a chuck in the Dunham area.

 

Junior member Tim Poulter had the first pike of his fishing career after picking up some hot tips at our joint PAC event on the Bridgewater just over a week ago. A subsequent visit to the Bridgewater accompanied by his brother and Dad Gary saw him take the single figure fish on dead bait. Gary puts his sons success down to all the help and information received from the pike anglers at the teach-in event. Gary says Tim has not stopped smiling since and advises any one interested in pike fishing to contact the PAC for guidance.

 

Our bailiffs' reports from the Wigan waters and are mixed but Woodshaw Reservoir is still fishing reasonably well with cruciens putting in an appearance from some pegs. At Worthington Lakes there are still some fair bream and roach catches to be had on small feeder and maggot from Arley and a the odd decent carp from Adlington. Worthington is very patchy and hard the water is now obviously very high and therefore access is limited to some pegs.

 

 Forster's lodges are a mixed bag, but loads of fish are moving on both the carp pool and Mowpin so it's a shame that more members don't explore these small fisheries. However the nearby D&C are still being well visited with anglers having nice catches of silver fish and the occasional carp.  Johnson's pool patchy but only a few members fishing it, however there's plenty of fish movement.

 

For members who would like to take part the Mersey Fur & Feather tickets are on sale at Cheshire Angling on production of your membership card. Price £8 all in.

 

Many thanks to those members who take the time to send in their catch reports as they are really useful to both other members and your management committee in their continuous fishery evaluation. Tel. 01928 716238 FAX 01928713898 or e-mail frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.

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

 

Frank Lythgoe

 

 

Results:

 

Warrington Local League

1. Dave Caddick 8-13-0

2. Neil Buist 8-0-2

3. Gary Mannion 6-10-0

 

Teams on the day

1. Black Claggers 27pts

2. Warrington Red 21pts

3. Cheshire Angling Gold 20pts

 

 Current overall position

1. Warrington Red

2. Black Claggers

3. Cheshire Angling Gold

 

Mersey Series

1) Jimmy Gannon 3-1-0

2) Paul Harding 2-13-3

3) Jeff Shaw 1-10-12

 

Disabled & over 6o's

1) George Barber 7-1-0

2) Barry Owen 6-13-6

3) Dave Blears 6-1-2

4) Ron Durr 5-7-2

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY

Mersey Series draw 9a m Weir Lane

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion

(Contact John Dagnall 01925 635486)

 

 

 

16th November 2009 Warrington Guardian notes

The weather affected most of our river venues over the weekend with high water levels rendering most of them unfishable. Despite the river conditions the regular Sunday match took place on the river Mersey with Anthony Higham taking first place for the second week in succession with a weight of 6lb-10oz.  Saturday saw what has become an annual popular coaching event targeting Pike. The event was organised in conjunction with our committee member Geoff Gauton and Mark Leatherhead from the PAC. Fourteen members took part in the coaching session and they were rewarded with the capture of twelve pike up to 12lbs. All fish fell to the dead bait method.

Due to previous week success on the Trent and Mersey canal Craig Ritchie ran another match at the big lock in Middlewhich and once again the weights were outstanding with Jimmy Byrne taking first place with an all roach catch of 16lb-11oz taken on caster.

Grey Mist Mere has been very quite this week with no reports of any significant catches. Members please note that the right hand side of the mere will be closed this Saturday to enable continuation of construction of the pathway. To help hasten the work a machine will be employed on the day hence the closure for safety reasons. Volunteers would also be welcome to help out so if you could spare the time contact Reg Lewis on the water.

Despite the low water conditions the Sankey Canal is fishing well at Spike Island with carp and quality roach/ perch being taken. Our member Peter Manay has reported having good sport with pike up to 15lbs taken on dead bait at the wide hole on the Macclesfield canal.

Reports have been received that Appleton Reservoir has started to fish well with good numbers of roach and perch being taken on feeder tactics from the field side.

Tickets for the fur and feather match or on sale and can be obtained from the Cheshire Angling on production of your membership card. There are a limited number of tickets so if you are thinking of taking part remember to obtain your ticket soon to avoid disappointment.

Another reminder about the new North West ECHO launch social event which will be held at British Railway Club, Winwick Road, Warrington on Friday 20^th November guest speakers Ruth Lockwood of English Carp Heritage Organisation and North West professional carp angler Jamie Clossick entry £3 on the door juniors and ECHO badge holders free. Bar and raffle.

Chris Grehan

Match Results

Trent & Mersey Canal

1^st J Byrne          16-11-0

2^nd G Belton       10-0-0

3^rd K Green          8-14-0

4^TH G Mannion    8-10-0

5^th A Caddick       7-2-0

River Mersey

1^st A Higham     6-10-0

2^nd J Byrne        5-7-0

3^rd H Morris      1-14-0.

 

Disabled & Over 60s

1^ST G Barber        4-4-9

2^nd B Stockton     2-7-1

3^rd H Newton       2-6-2

4^TH T Bainbridge  2-1-4

 

 

 

10th November 2009 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

 We have had some decent reports from anglers on the Mersey good catches of dace from near the rowing club the shallower pegs are best for the dace best bait maggot.  A beautiful 30lb pike was also reported although the area was not disclosed by the angler who caught it.  Despite flood warnings the Mersey was only running a few inches above normal level on Sunday after a number of very wet days leading up to the match, consequently members anticipating floods stayed away and only seven fished. The weights were lower than normal and regular Anthony Higham only needed 3-6-0 taken on feeder and maggot for a win.  

The match on the Trent and Mersey was won by Phil Matthews with an all bream catch of 24lbs on pole -fished worm and pellet. Now the colder weather has arrived specimen perch are starting to show with a 4lb 7oz fish reported this week, lob worm accounting for larger fish.  

The Bridgewater has also been fishing well especially on Monday after the first frost when the bread and caster came into play.

Our 'Fish of the Month' junior competition for October has caused a bit of a problem this month as unfortunately none of the entries conformed to the rules of the competition which are on the WAA website, found under the `Catch of the Month heading.

However briefly, any carp entries must have pictures of both sides of the fish, the weight of the fish whatever species must supplied the name of the captor, details of a witness to the catch and of course it must have been caught on WAA water within the current month.  In the interests of fair play we have not been able to award the prize this month but the committee have decided to award a special prize and James Brown receives a Korda fish care kit.

The Pike Anglers Club is holding their annual `Pike Anglers on Tour' training event for us on the Bridgewater canal on Sunday 15^th November at Statham all are welcome. I would strongly advise any angler senior or junior who is interested in targeting these predators to go along and meet the PAC members for advice on safe handling techniques, rigs tackle etc.  Juniors should be accompanied by an adult as we cannot take responsibility for children dropped off at the canal.

An event of interest to carp anglers will be the English Carp Heritage Organisation North West social evening and fundraising event which is being arranged by Andy Dutton. It is being held on 20^th November at 7.30pm British Rail Social Club Winwick Road, Warrington WA2 7TT. Guest speakers will be well known North West carp angler Jamie Clossick and ECHO's Ruth Lockwood there will also be a raffle and plenty of time for renewing old acquaintances and socialising.

 Many thanks to those members who take the time to send in their catch reports as they are really useful to both other members and your management committee in their continuous fishery evaluation. Tel. 01928 716238 FAX 01928713898 or e-mail frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.

HQ Parker Street will be open on Friday evening as usual between 7 & 8-30pm for subscriptions etc.

 

Frank Lythgoe

 

 

Results:

 Warrington Local League

1) Graham Stokes 6-2-0

2) George Barber 5-4-0

3) Martin (must be solid) Griffiths 4-2-0

Teams on the Day

1)      Warrington Red 22pts

2)       Saracens Head  19pts

3)      Joint Cheshire Angling & Assi 17pts

 

Overall

1) Warrington Red 65 Pts

2) Black Claggers 58pts

3) Cheshire Angling 57pts

 

Disabled & over 6o's

1) Harry Newton 2-2-2

2) Denis Bates 2-1-1

3) Billy Stockton 1-15-2

4) Lenny Dutton 1-14-2

 

Mersey Series

1) Anthony Higham 3-6-0

2) Jimmy Gannon 2-6-0

3) Helen Dagnall 1-9-2

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY

Mersey Series draw 9a m Weir Lane

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion

(Contact John Dagnall 01925 635486)

 

 

 

3^rd November 2009 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

As the weather changes we are fast approaching that time of the year when the result of a days fishing can be unpredictable and either feast or famine. The Mersey match on Sunday for example was fished in atrocious conditions with the river rising three foot during the event with a match on an adjacent stretch being abandoned. However our brave souls carried on and the result on paper looks really good with Gary Mannion putting 9-6-0 on the scales for a decisive win and runner up Ross Whiteman with 6-10-8. The eight anglers who bothered to weigh-in had a total weight of 33lbs which was made up mainly of bream.

Our dynamic duo, Ernie Hutchinson and Dickie Wernham found a sheltered area on the Trent & Mersey Canal during Sundays' windy conditions. The pair although distinguished anglers are accident prone in the extreme and this occasion proved not to be the exception to the rule. They soon got into their stride and were both catching roach and skimmers in good numbers on both pole and waggler when they heard a creaking sound followed by a loud crack and a hefty tree deposited itself in the canal only inches away from Dickie. Unperturbed the pair carried on fishing counting it as a bonus that at least no more boats would be going through their swim on that day.

Our 'Fish of the Month' competition for October was won by Martin Lindon with a massive sea-trout taken in the last week of the season from one of our stretches on the Upper Severn. The fish which has previously been reported was 35.5inches in length and had a girth of 16inches and was independently assessed as weighing in the region of 18.5lbs using a salmon calculation table as a guide. Martin who hails from Bromsgrove caught the fish on a copper spoon and wins £100 worth of BaitTech products plus a Korda carp care kit. The junior prize will be decided next week as we are still awaiting catch detail.

Many thanks to those members who take the time to send in their catch reports as they are really useful to both other members and your management committee in their continuous fishery evaluation. Tel. 01928 716238 FAX 01928713898 or e-mail frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.

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

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & over 6o's

1) Jeff Clare 5-12-5

2) Denis Bates 4-2-2

3) Barry Owen 3-4-2

4) John Dagnall 3-2-4

Mersey Series

1) Gary Mannion 9-6-0

2) Ross Whiteman 6-10-8

3) Jim Shaw 5-3-8

4)Jim Byrne 4-4-5

Coming Events:

SUNDAY

Mersey Series draw 9a m Weir Lane

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion

(Contact John Dagnall 01925 635486)