1st 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
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