29th March, 2011 Warrington Guardian Notes

29th March 2011 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

All the pegs are now open on the large lake at Sandiway with the exception of the two end pegs on the Oak Tree where steps are currently being built. Many thanks to our members who helped with the improvement work; it's looking good despite the fishing being hard. Not much change there of course, but what a place to set up your rods. Just a few tench reported so it can only get better.

At Rixton Claypits on Sunday Graham Collings had a super looking mirror of 21-12-0 followed the next day with a 13-8-0 common. So at least the carp here are feeding with quite a few spotted in the margins. Other members reported tench to 6lbs and bream to 5lbs. The spring heralds the continuation of the work started last year, unlike Sandiway there are no machines here to help so it is hard graft. If you are interested in helping please give me a ring.

It was however disappointing to find disgusting amounts of litter on several pegs, left according to sources by teenage so called anglers, I removed a full bin-sack. Well, if they read this I hope they are proud of themselves, because they will at some time be caught and brought to account. As a members club it is high time others took a measure of responsibility to help deter and banish those who leave litter from WAA.

Climbing off my soapbox, sport at Grey Mist Mere has picked up with a few of the 'new' carp showing, but tench are now really starting to feed. Heavy tackle does them no justice but using balanced tackle they give a good account of themselves.

I had a walk around Phoenix Park Lake earlier in the week and chatted to one of our members who had just weighed and returned a bream of 8lbs. Another member reported a good pole session catching roach on maggot just over the near shelf. Our local management team have opened up and refurbished two more pegs which look really tasty. At present Halton Council are building a dipping platform near the island plus an angling teaching platform.

One of our new bailiffs at Cicily Mill Pool reports a good session on the pole, using pellet he had good sport with roach and skimmers. The recent spell of sunshine raised water temperatures on this shallow fishery so encouraging the tench and carp to feed. So far the famous common has been caught and a twenty reported. Don't forget it is only one rod on this small fishery.

Our Wigan Fisheries Team have just taken delivery of a 'new' cabin and store at Woodshaw Reservoir which will make their job a lot easier and be especially useful when they run their annual junior match series. You never know, if you catch the lads at home you might get a brew. As for the fishing, Malpin and the Carp Pool are fishing well with plenty of roach and crucians feeding at Woodshaw.

Please keep sending in your catch reports whatever they are, good, bad, or indifferent, as they are invaluable. Contact me either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm on Friday, for 2011 night permits and new memberships.

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS:

MONDAY:  Disabled & Over 60's draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion. Contact Cheshire Angling 01925 635486

 

RESULTS:

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Lennie Dutton   5-5-0

2)      Graham Belton 4-12-12

3)      George Hollis   4-1-6

4)      Jimmy Byrne    3-7-0

 

Rotary Club Open (Macclesfield Canal)

1)      Jeff Shaw           12-13-0

2)      Craig O'Connor  9-9-10

3)      Danny Martin      8-13-8

4)      Damian Parry      7-9-8

5)      Tony Keeling      6-14-10

22nd March 2011 Warrington Anglers Guardian Notes

22nd March 2011 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

We had a small number of anglers moaning about being moved from pegs last week whilst restoration work was being carried out at Sandiway Lakes; however I would point out that this was in the interests of safety. Unfortunately as the exact work program with heavy machinery was an unknown quantity the only other alternative was to close almost the whole fishery. Left to the discretion of our working party volunteers I think they did right by the members with a minimum of disturbance. Improvement works should be finished by the end of the week.

The change in the weather has increased fish activity on most of our fisheries with Grey Mist Mere producing a fair proportion of the newer stocked carp. One member had three, the best a mirror of seventeen pounds. Tench are also showing in good numbers plus a few pike.

After reporting the meagre weights in last week's Disabled & Over 60's match it makes a pleasant change this week to see John Sharpe need 9-3-0 of skimmers and roach to edge Harry Morris into second place by the slimmest of margins. Just a few grams separated the pair and both alternated between bread and caster.

The Spring League fished on the Macclesfield Canal at Scholar Green also produced some decent weights although unusually not quite as good as the Bridgewater. Lee Clarke led the field with 6-6-12 of roach followed by up and coming young squad member Jack Bellis on 5-12-12.

If you have not yet received your membership booklet then please let me know immediately. Also some of you may have noticed that on a number of them our printers have made an error collating the pages which means that some booklets are incomplete. If you require a correct version then please get in touch.

We are desperately looking for a half decent and reliable Transit type tipper for carrying out club fishery improvement projects. If any member knows of a bargain then please let me know.

The AGM is being held 8pm on Thursday 24^th March 2011 at Grappenhall Ex-serviceman's Club, Chester Road, Grappenhall Warrington. Year 2011 cards to be shown at door. Hope to see you there.

Please keep sending in your catch reports whatever they are, good, bad, or indifferent, as they are invaluable. Contact me either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm on Friday, for 2011 night permits and new memberships.

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS:

SATURDAY:

Rotary Club Open (Macclesfield Canal) Draw 8-30am Church House Pub Congleton. Tickets £15 all in. Tel Bernie Chappel on 01260 278843 to book on.

MONDAY: Disabled & Over 60's draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion. Contact Cheshire Angling 01925 635486

RESULTS:

Disabled & Over 60's

1) John Sharpe 9-3-0

2) Harry Morris 9-2-6

3) Pete Critchley 5-7-15

4) George Hollis 3-14-11

Spring League (Macclesfield Canal)

1) Lee Clarke 6-6-12

2) Jack Bellis 5-12-12

3) Phil Matthews 5-4-12

15th March 2011 Guardian Notes

15th March 2011 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

The second week in a row and the Dee is in the news, not grayling this time, but a massive barbel of 13-8-0 taken from our stretch just two days before the end of the coarse fish close season by member Gordon Ashton. The specimen was weighed and witnessed by our bailiff Mike Lewis and is possibly the biggest from the river this past season.

The icing on the cake as far as Gordon is concerned is that he was using his favourite vintage tackle comprising of a Rapidex centre pin reel matched to a Ray Walton 1.5 TC rod and 10lbs main line. The fish was tempted on low oil pellets. Not one to pre-judge the issue but I think it is a safe bet that he could very well be in line to win our 'Fish of the Month' competition.

On Sunday Craig Richie had an impressive win in our Warrington Winter League series held on the Macclesfield Canal at Congleton with 8-13-0 of perch taken on worm, which included a 3lbs tench. Runner up Pete Critchley fished a similar method and included a perch of 2-9-0 in his 6-11-0. By contrast Harry Morris fished punched bread for an all skimmer bream net of 6-4-6.

Our Mersey 'Christmas Fur & Feather' match was finally fished on Sunday after many unavoidable cancellations due to weather. It did not fish very well and winner Neil Buist needed only two bites and the resulting two bream for 5-0-0. Steve Featherstone was runner-up with 3-9-0. Still the sun was shining and the craic was good and everybody got a prize. Thanks to Helen and Dave for all their hard work in organising the event.

All our licences booklets have now been posted out to members so if you have not yet received yours then please let me know immediately. Also some of you may have noticed that on a number of them our printers have made an error collating the pages which means that some booklets are incomplete. If you require a correct version then please get in touch.

Please keep sending in your catch reports whatever they are, good, bad, or indifferent, as they are invaluable. Contact me either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm on Friday, for 2011 night permits and new memberships.

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS:

 

SUNDAY:

Spring League (Macclesfield Canal, Congleton) Draw 9am at McDonalds

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

 

RESULTS:

 

WAA Local Winter League:

Individuals:

1)      Craig Richie (Cheshire Angling)   8-13-0

2)      Pete Critchley (Assi)                     6-11-0

3)      Harry Morris (Black Claggers)     6-4-6

4)      Ros Whiteman (Cheshire Anling) 5-13-0

5)      Martin Lenihan Warrington Red)  5-2-0

Teams on day: Cheshire Angling & Black Claggers joint 16 points, Assi 13, Warrington Red 11, Woolston Admirals 4

Teams Overall: Warrington Red 134, Cheshire 124, Black Claggers 108, Assi 105, Woolston Admirals 65.

 

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      John Barton                    1-3-2

2)      Les Johnson                      11-14

Mike Daniels

4)      Geoff Clare                       10-2

 

Mersey Prize Match:

1)      Neil Buist               5-0-0

2)      Steve Featherstone 3-9-0

3)      Lee Clarke             2-1-0

4)      Pete Benneton        1-13-9

8th March 2011 Franks Column

8th March 2011 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Well done to both our teams who on Sunday both won their respective matches in the first round of the Angling Times Supercup Competition. Our Warrington Blue Team fished on Meadow View against Penketh & Old Hall Angling Society whilst our Warrington Black Team battled it out against Richmonds Gold on the Bridgewater Canal at Walton. Our confidence in putting two Intermediate young anglers into each team was repaid when they all won their sections. Not much pressure the next match eh lads? Please see our website for full results.

The weekly Disabled & Over 60's match on the Bridgewater Canal saw results hit by the heavy frosts with joint first places going to George Barber and John Sharp who both weighed 2-0-8. Twenty members fished but the 'weights' were restricted to just a few pegs where the fish were shoaled up. Currently cormorants are increasingly becoming a problem and the sooner the Angling Trust secures some tangible solution the better.

Sport on the River Dane improved from the slow start on Saturday with anglers reporting chub to 3lbs, grayling, and even a few trout.  There has been a lot of damage to various parts of the bank by the recent floods so if this is your favourite fishery we are looking for any volunteers. Please give me a ring or drop me an email.

On Friday I managed a days fishing on the Dee accompanied by Paul Prescott an avid carp angler who had never previously fished on a river. I headed for my favourite bagging up swims at Worthenbury. The river was in sight when disaster, the recent floods had gouged out a section of track. Finally across and parked, two previously set-up float rods with matched centre-pins were soon out searching the swims. Two hours later with not so much as a squashed maggot I could see I was slowly losing any hope with my conversion strategy.

A quick change of venue to the Dee/Alyn confluence was going to be my last chance. A change of tactics saw Paul in semi-familiar territory using a feeder rod set-up which after a few casts resulted in his first ever dace. This was followed by a series of cracking grayling to over 1.75lbs and another first. As for myself, well I continued running a stick-float from the mouth of the Alyn up to Pauls swim regularly taking grayling, sometimes from virtually under his feet. If size matters then Paul clearly won the day, but irrespective we had a good days sport. Successful bait was bronzed maggots which judging by the state of his hands and face was another first!

Sport at Grey Mist is still dominated by tench however a few carp have been reported both stockies and original fish to 17lbs. Similarly tench and the odd carp is being caught from Rixton, best a mirror of 16-8-0.

Please keep sending in your catch reports whatever they are, good, bad, or indifferent, as they are invaluable. Contact me either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm on Friday, for 2011 night permits and new memberships.

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS:

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

RESULTS:

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      George Barber/ John Sharp  2-0-8    

3)      Ron Durr                               1-14-15

4)      Geof Brooks                              8-2

1st March 2011 Franks Column

1^st March 2011 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

What a difference a couple of days and a few miles made on the Bridgewater Canal comparing the results of the Warrington Local Winter League on Saturday at Walton and Mondays Disabled & Over 60's match held at Grappenhall.

In the local league Neil Buist had yet another outstanding win with 9-13-0 well ahead of runner up and rising young star Jack Bellis on 5-13-0. Two days later it could have been a different venue as local match ace Jimmy Byrne needed only 1-9-0 to take the main money. Weights then dropped to 14-8 of tiny perch put on the scales by John Sharp.

Still hot, in fact sizzling according to reports on Ackers Pit with two anglers on Sunday having between 40 and 50 carp apiece, all mirrors except for a solitary common. I understand that the same pegs produced over 40 fish to other anglers earlier in the day. Martin Egan had a late session for an all silver fish catch of  rudd and quality roach. Don't forget it's strictly barbless hooks and no keepnets on this fishery. Would the young angler who left behind a small tackle box on Sunday give me a ring.

Andy Smith made two visits to our River Wye fishery last week, on the first occasion he had 5 grayling on the feeder and 3 on the stick-float, all were around 2lbs. On Thursday fishing a different swim he had 8 grayling to 1-8-0, a trout, and 4 chub on legered meat. In the late afternoon he fancied a change and cast a float-legered sardine towards an overhanging willow and within only 5minutes an 18lbs pike lay in his net. He cast back to the same spot and thirty minutes later another of 17-12-0 lay in the net. Some brace eh?

If Sandiway Lakes are your favourite venue, why not join our group of members who are single minded in their efforts to make this fishery quite simply the best. Their objective is 13 new pegs completed within March plus the re-stoning of the oak tree car park and access track. Interested? Give me a ring or drop me an email and I will pass your contact details to Barrie Sheppard who is coordinating the works.

Please keep sending in your catch reports whatever they are, good, bad, or indifferent, as they are invaluable. Contact me either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.

HQ Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm on Friday, for 2011 night permits and new memberships. The latter can still also be purchased from Baileys Tackle, Cheshire Angling, and Challinors Sports in Warrington or at our other depots as listed on our website, or online at www.warrington-anglers.org.uk.

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS:

 

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

 

RESULTS:

Warrington Local Winter League

Individual:

1)      Neil Buist         9-13-0

2)      Jack Bellis        5-13-0

3)      Lee Clarke        4-6-0

4)      Jimmy Byrne    3-13-14

Teams:

Black Claggers & Warrington Red 15points

Cheshire Angling & Assi 11points

 

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Jimmy Byrne      1-9-0

2)      John Sharp            14-8

3)      Lennie Dutton       14-2

4)      Pete Critchley       12-0