30th March 2010 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

 

 

I make no apology that Cicily Mill Pool is in the news again this week and deservedly so because on Thursday member Jeff Mowbray banked the 'Cicily Common'. After the hard winter it had lost a bit of weight but still came in at an impressive 30-12-0 and is his personal best. There is a story behind this which goes back to February when Jeff submitted a 17lbs common from this same fishery for our 'Catch of the Month' and he was awarded a consolation prize of a Korda carp care kit with my comment, Hope you catch the big thirty in which case I'd give you the top prize myself! Well me and my big mouth!

 

Another good capture this past week as the fish start to feed is that of new member Peter Tickle who with the ink still wet on his card fished one of our waters for the first time. What an introduction to Grey Mist Mere as his home made boilies tempted a cracking mirror weighing in at 28-8-0. Paul Moran set his stall out on the venue to target the tench population by fishing a small feeder and imitation casters. As I checked his membership I thought he was taking the Mickey, but that second bang on cue out came a tench 'wearing' the imitation casters in its top lip. How's that for a coincidence.

 

New member Christopher Chadwick had a surprise capture from Moore Quarry in the shape of a beautifully marked pike which weighed in at 18lbs. What made it unusual was that he was ledgering at the time with boilie intended for the resident carp.

 

At Woodshaw Reservoir small roach and chub are still feeding plus a few cruciens. Last week a member caught what was obviously a golden orfe about 2lbs in weight which is rather worrying as we definitely have not stocked any such fish. Having spent a lot of member's money on new fish for this popular venue any unauthorized introductions can expose the whole stock to disease. A similar thing happened at Ackers Pit when the whole objective of stocking true health certified crucian carp was ruined by some idiot releasing goldfish from a garden pond. If any such fish are caught anglers should retain them and contact me immediately and I will arrange for disposal.

 

Charlie Farrell and two of his mates fished the Macclesfield Canal at Congleton Wharf and had a good days fishing despite the very high windy conditions. They each had between 6 to 8lbs of roach and reckoned that they would have easily made double figures in more stable conditions.

 

Members visiting Rixton Clay Pits cannot fail to be impressed by the work carried out to pegs and pathways by our volunteers on this popular fishery. Colin Wood was no exception but he was equally taken with the sport he enjoyed on Sunday when he had a good mixed bag of perch, skimmers, roach, four tench ranging between 2 and 4lbs, and lovely crucian around the3lbs mark.

 

Please keep sending in your catch reports as they help both fellow 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 is open as usual on Friday evening between 7 & 9pm for subscriptions, new members, etc. Also new memberships can be purchased from any of our tackle shop outlets (see our website for your nearest).

 

Frank Lythgoe

 

Results:-

Disabled & Over 60's

1) Jeff Clare         3-5-3

2) Harry Newton 1-11-2

3) Ron Durr         1-0-0

4) Bud Leigh          11-2

 

Spring League (Trent & Mersey Canal)

1) Gary Mannion      5-13-13

2) Martin Taylor       4-7-0

3) Bob Clough          3-7-0

4) Tony Derbyshire  3-5-8

 

Final League Positions:

1) Ross Whiteman 54 points

2) Gary Mannion     50

3) Tony Derbyshire 48

 

Coming Events:

SATURDAY

First Association Match

Draw 9am. on bank near Walton Arms(pegs 290-350)

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's

Draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion

(Contact John Dagnall 01925 635486)

 

 

 

23^rd March 2010 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

The Trent & Mersey spring league was won this week by Paul Booth with a cracking net of roach for 9-14-0 taken on good old dependable Warburton's bread punch. With one round to go Paul is one of the four contenders to win the league which is currently led by Ross Whiteman on 44 points.

Barry Owen put in a class performance from a difficult peg to take the honours in our weekly Disabled & Over 60's match. Bread punch accounted for his all roach catch. Match organiser John Dagnall clung on to what seems to be his regular fourth place despite I am reliably informed some intensive coaching over the weekend. For those members who fancy a bit of competition and good humour you could do far worse than turn up on a Monday for this event. Any doubts or concerns ring John on the number below.

At Worthington Lakes Adlington is now closed until the 16^th June but Arley and the main Worthington reservoirs remain open. Arley is producing a few decent bream and roach to maggot and feeder tactics. According to one regular it fished better when they had to break the ice!

At Woodshaw Reservoir cruciens are still showing up in catches along with small roach and rudd. The chub which we introduced in May 2009 are packing on weight and our local bailiff team report anglers catching as many as 20 or so in a session.

Cicily Mill Pool is producing a few reasonable mixed catches such as that taken by John Broughton who reports a good session with bream and tench on mini-boilies. This shallow fishery is usually one of the first to hit form as the weather gets warmer.

The work on the pathway at Grey Mist Mere is now well advanced and I understand the next target is more peg construction. As regards the fishing a few tench are still showing and so far two of the new carp stock has been caught.

Please keep sending in your catch reports as they help both fellow 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 is open as usual on Friday evening between 7 & 9pm for subscriptions, new members, etc. Also new memberships can be purchased from any of our tackle shop outlets (see our website for your nearest).

Frank Lythgoe

Results:-

Disabled & Over 60's

1) Barry Owen 4-6-2

2) Lenny Dutton 3-12-9

3) George Barber 3-11-7

4) John Dagnall 2-11-11

Spring League (Trent & Mersey Canal)

1) Paul Both 9-4-0

2) Jeff Shaw 5-14-4

3) Martin Griffiths 5-5-8

4) Doug Darbyshire 3-11-8

Overall Points (one round to go)

Ross Whiteman 44 points, Gary Mannion 40, Tony Derbyshire 40, Paul Booth 39.

Coming Events:

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's

Draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion

(Contact John Dagnall 01925 635486)

 16^th March 2010 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

 

Nineteen anglers fished our River Mersey Haiti Charity Match on Sunday and despite the dire weights £155 was raised for the victims of the disaster. Jim Byrne managed to win again following on from last weeks large chub capture but with the lower weight of 1-13-8 (small chub and a hybrid). Jeff Stoll's single roach earned him second place with 7-11. Never mind lads it was all for a good cause.

 

Large perch featured in the winning weights on our Warrington Local Winter League final where bites were at a premium. Winner Jeff Stoll had just one perch for 2-3-4 followed by Mike Savage with one of 1-11-0, and even third placed Gary Wright weighed a stripy of 1-6-0 in his 1-9-0 catch. As I predicted last week Cheshire Angling Gold won the coveted team event 24 points clear of runners up Warrington Red.

 

The Disabled & Over 60's match saw veteran George Barber take the honours with a nice net of roach weighing 7-7-3. He was closely followed by Ron Durr with a similar catch of 7-3-3. Match organiser John Dagnall caught more fish than he had all year managing fourth place with 3-10-4.

There were lots of 2lbs plus weights but the other end of the match struggled with just the odd perch.

 

As mentioned in last weeks column the long awaited mirror carp went into both Grey Mist Mere and Sandiway small lake. Those members who came along to help were not disappointed with the quality and scale variations. The five biggest in the Mist averaged over 14lbs plus fifteen around the 9lbs mark. Fifteen averaging just over 8.5lbs were stocked into Sandiway thanks to new members John Marzelos and Jon Goulding who just happened to be there and didn't mind getting slightly wet in the process.

 

In October we have some cracking roach and rudd lined up for both Grey Mist Mere and Ackers Pit by which time hopefully the marginal weed planting program at the latter will provide natural cover to an otherwise barren waters edge.

 

Please keep sending in your catch reports as they help both fellow 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 is open as usual on Friday evening between 7 & 9pm for subscriptions, new members, etc. Also new memberships can be purchased from any of our tackle shop outlets (see our website for your nearest).

 

Frank Lythgoe

 

Results:-

Warrington Local Winter League:

Individual:

1) Jeff Stoll (Saracens)               2-3-4

2) Mike Savage (Saracens)        1-11-0

3) Gary Wright (Clampits)         1-9-0

4) Lee Clarke (Black Claggers)    15-10

Overall League Individual:

Graham Stokes 56 points, Alan Faulkner 52

Teams on Day:

Clampits 22 points, Saracens Head 19, Black Claggers 18

Championship Overall:

Cheshire Angling Gold 190 points, Warrington Red 166, Black Claggers 160, Saracens Head 158, Assi 142, Clampits 134, Warrington Youth 112.

 

Haiti Charity Match (River Mersey)

1) Jim Byrne          1-13-8

2) Jeff Stoll                 7-11

3) Roy Everson           6-6

 

Disabled & Over 60's

1) George Barber   7-7-3

2) Ron Durr            7-3-3

3) Bud Leigh          3-14-2

4) John Dagnall     

    Alan Brown       3-10-4

 

Coming Events:

SATURDAY

Charity Match Macclesfield Canal Book in with Bernie Chapel Tel 01260 278843 Draw 8-30am Church House Pub, Beeston Road Congleton.

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's

Draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion

(Contact John Dagnall 01925 635486)

 

 

 

9^th March 2010 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Last week one of our new members caught his first carp of the season giving other anglers present a rare glimpse of the Grey Mist 'thirty' that weighed in at 30-8-0. It was indeed a nice surprise as the vast majority of fish lie dormant in the icy water.    

After a number of delays the long awaited carp for Grey Mist Mere and Sandiway Lakes are to be stocked on Thursday. So hopefully by the time you read this they will be swimming free in their new homes and stir up the resident to feed.

Our Saturday local winter league results saw low weights on all sections and Lee Clarke fishing for Black Claggers only needed 2-6-10 for an individual win followed closely by Warrington Red star Alan Faulkner with 2-5-0. With only one match to go Cheshire Angling Gold on 173 are hot favourites with a 22 point lead over Warrington Red on 151.

Our Spring League was fished on the Trent & Mersey Canal which produced some cracking winter weights of roach led by Ross Whiteman fishing bread and caster. He put 8-12-0 on the scales followed closely by Craig Richie on 8-9-8 whose slip with an illusive perch which missed his net cost him dearly.

The popular Disabled and over 60's match was won by Dave Blease who just broke the pound barrier with 1-3-10 followed by Lenny Dutton on 11-8. Match organiser John Dagnall had an absolute grueller adding another dry net to his credit. However better times were just around the corner when on the Sunday Mersey event he managed 3^rd place with a life saving dace!

Don't forget to save your Sainsbury's Active Kids vouchers as we can use them towards tackle for our junior anglers.

Please continue sending in your catch reports as they are valuable to both your fellow members and your committee. Contact me either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.

HQ Parker Street is open as usual on Friday evening between 7 & 9pm for subscriptions, night permits, and new memberships (these can also be purchased from any of our tackle shop outlets listed on our website www.warrington-anglers.org.uk )

Frank Lythgoe

 

RESULTS:

Warrington Local Winter League

Individual Result:

1)      Lee Clarke(Black Claggers)            2-6-6

2)      Alan Faulkener (Warrington Red) 2-5-0

3)      Billy Tasker (Assi)                             2-0-0

4)      Kev Green (Black Claggers)            1-8-0

Teams on day: Cheshire Black Claggers 20, Cheshire Angling Gold 19, Assi 18

Teams Overall: Cheshire Angling Gold 173, Warrington Red 151, Black Claggers 143.

 

Trent & Mersey Canal (Spring League)

1)      Ross Whiteman  8-12-0

2)      Craig Richie       8-9-8

3)      Tony Derbyshire 5-15-8

4)      Dave Chadwick   4-5-0

 

Mersey Series:

1)      Jimmy Byrne   4-2=0

2)      Paul Harding   0-2-8

3)      John Dagnall   0-1-0

 

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal)

1)      Dave Blease    1-3-10

2)      Lenny Dutton  0-11-8

3)      Paul Bibby        0-7-13

4)      Billy Stockton   0-7-1

 

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY

WAA Charity Event on R Mersey in aide of Haiti Disaster Appeal.

Draw 9am Stockton Heath Legion. Entry £10 all in. Raffle. Details from Helen Dagnall 01925 635486.

 

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10-30am St Heath British Legion. Contact John Dagnall 01925 635486

 

2^nd March 2010 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

 

Jeff Mowbray reports having caught his first carp of the year from Cicily Mill Pool. The fish was a common and in excellent condition weighing in at 17lbs. Jeff now has his sights firmly set on our famous 33lbs Cicily common which always makes a small number of appearances each year. The fish was photographed, weighed and witnessed by two members and the committee has awarded Jeff a Korda carp care kit for submitting his pictures.

 

One minute I have a member giving me grief that the canal contains no silver fish and only two days later match stalwart Lennie Dutton in our Disabled & Over 60's event puts a winning net of skimmers for 7-13-5 on the scales. George Barber was runner up with a skimmer and roach catch weighing 4-10-2. I understand there were quite a number of 1.5lbs weights and these guys are not complaining especially after the worst winter freeze up for years. Caster accounted for some plump roach for match organizer John Dagnall who had just got the fish feeding in the last hour when several tangled rigs ruined his chances.

 

Many thanks to the several members rang me on Tuesday alerting me to the fact that the Environment Agency Flood Defense had started some bank works on our stretch of the River Wyre at Churchtown. Alarm bells started to ring immediately because we had not been informed. The upshot is that there is a small amount of urgent interim works now taking place which we will be watching closely. I have been assured that we will be included in the project consultation process.  

 

On Sunday 14^th March Warrington Anglers are holding a Charity Event on the River Mersey for the Haiti Disaster Appeal. Tickets are £10 all in with a grand raffle on day. Details/tickets from Helen Dagnall 01925 635486.

 

Just a reminder to save your Sainsbury's Active Kids vouchers which are given out for every £10 spent in a main store or for every £5 in a Sainsbury's locals, petrol stations, or with online purchases at sainsburys.co.uk.  Warrington Anglers are a Clubmark club which you must to use them so if you donate them to us new young anglers will benefit as we can redeem vouchers on their behalf for tackle products.

 

Membership cards have now been sent out so if you have not received yours please ring immediately.

 

Please keep sending in your catch reports as they help both fellow 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 is open as usual on Friday evening between 7 & 9pm for subscriptions, new members, etc. Also new memberships can be purchased from any of our tackle shop outlets (see our website for your nearest).

 

Frank Lythgoe

 

Results:-

Warrington Spring League

1) Gary Mannion  3-6-0

2) Geoff Shaw      1-10-0

2) Phil Matthews  1-9-8

 

Disabled & Over 60's

1) Len Dutton        7-13-5

2) George Barber   4-10-2

3) Barry Owen       2-8-0

4) John Dagnall      2-0-9

 

Coming Events:

SATURDAY

Warrington Local Winter League (Ditchfield Br –Barsbank )

SUNDAY

Mersey Series draw 9am Victoria Park

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's

Draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion

(Contact John Dagnall 01925 635486)