26th July 2011 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.
Member Steve Hammond reports not catching any of the allegedly fabled barbel from our stretch of the River Dane but he did have some decent chub which caused him a few heart stopping moments in the overhanging branches. Four splendid specimens from such a tiny river are not too bad at all in just a two hour session.
The Dee is fishing really well with Graham Mannion having a good session last weekend with a dace or small chub every cast. It took him a while to get them going on caster but eventually they were literally crawling up the rod. Graham managed to get his car down to the parking at Caldecott Hall and was not surprisingly the only angler on the bank. He fished a stick float rig and included four grayling of 1.5lbs in his catch.
A late report from the River Dee at Almere Farm of an 8-11-0 barbel caught last week by young Wrexham member Richard Jones and witnessed and photographed by our bailiff Mike Lewis. Richard was well tooled up for the job using a John Wilson Avon rod with 10lb Berkley big game line straight through to a size 8 Drennan specimen hook. No hair rig or feeder, just a simple running 3 oz lead with 2 ft leader ending with a large piece of luncheon meat on the hook. He was fishing on the first under the trees after the Alyn mouth and gravel bed and hooked into his fish on his first cast.
Our Senior Bridgewater Canal 250th Celebration Open match at Manchester was won by local rod Tommy Nichols from Winterbottom AC who fished large bread punch at 11.5metres to net four bream for 10-13-0. Medals were donated by the Manchester Canal Company.
Jeff Shaw made it three in a row when he won our Sunday Mersey match with a mixed net which included a bonus bream of 5lbs for 12-1-0. Jeff fished pole and caster whereas second placed Steve Featherstone put 8-9-0 on the scales using waggler and loose fed maggot. Third with a pole catch of 7-12-0 was young angler Ross Whiteman who is well acquainted these days of being in the prize money.
Anglers please note that Warrington Rowing Club is holding their regatta on Saturday when they will be using the length from Kingsway Bridge to the suspension bridge, or what was previously the Old Quay Tavern.
Please keep sending me your catch reports 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 subscriptions, new memberships, and any queries.
Frank Lythgoe
COMING EVENTS:
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's: Draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486
Junior/Intermediate Summer Series: Contact Helen Dagnall on 01925 635486
TUESDAY:
Minnows/Beginners Summer Series: Draw 6pm on canal bank opposite Euclid Avenue. All welcome.
RESULTS:
Mersey Sunday series
1. Jeff Shaw 12-1-0
2. Steve Featherstone 8-9-0
3. Ross Wightman 7-4-0
Disabled & Over 60's
1. Brian Pilkington 3-14-4
2. Chris Grehan 3-10-0
3. Lenny Dutton 3-9-12
4. Graham Belton 3-6-0
Intermediate/ Junior /Minnows Bridgewater 250th Anniversary Opens
The winner in each category received a commemorative medal and certificate of authenticity donated by The Manchester Ship Canal Company the owners of the Bridgewater Canal.
Intermediates:
1) Luke Boden 3-0-0
2) Jon Andrews 2-7-15
Juniors:
1) Jack Wightman 4-3-0
2) Ryan Brown 2-9-0
3) Adam Harman 2-2-5
Minnows
1) Lloyd Berry 3-13-12
2) Luke Chambers 2-5-0
3) Josh Kinsley 1-9-4
Woodshaw Junior Series: (Final)
7 – 14years
1) Jake Parkinson 9-8-0
2) Kieron Garside 7-11-0
3) Lewis Turner 6-8-0
4) Dillon Crompton 2-12-0
15 – 18years
1) Shaun Gaskill 12-10-0
2) Mike Rudd 2-6-0
3) Ben Ashton 2-5-0
Overall Result on points:
15-18years
1) Shaun Gaskill 26 points
2) Ben Ashton 17
3) Mike Rudd 9
7-14years
1) Kieron Garside 81 points
2) Josh Hughes 73
3) Liam Gaskill 72
4) James brown 66
Bridgewater Canal 250 Anniversary Open (Moss Road)
1) Tommy Nicholls (Winterbottom AC) 10-13-0
2) Steve Ashcroft (Railway AC) 5-11-0
3) Rod Fraser 3-9-8
Section 1 Steve Lawson 3-3-8 Section 2 Tony Corollo (Trafford Anglers) 3-6-0
Bob Steele Trophy
1) Ian Mclean 1-14-8
2) Alf Seddon 1-11-2
3) Alan Brown 1-6-6
4) Bill Stockton 1-3-0
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