5th July 2011 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.
Congratulations to new member Andy Bentley who didn't waste any time making his mark in his new club by winning our June catch of the month competition with a superb 13-6-0 Wye barbel caught from our stretch at Hay on Wye. He was up against stiff competition such as a cracking 12lbs bream caught by John Green from Moore Quarry.
Sport at the Mount at Buckley has vastly improved with local angler Daz Jones having some good results with tench, he had fourteen in a short session last weekend using meat and corn. Brian Jones reports crucians to 1.5lbs and plenty of roach around the 1lb mark with a few 2lbs fish coming out to bread or corn from the middle pool, put maggot on the hook for perch every cast. Not a great deal of carp action at present.
Our Wigan fisheries are proving popular with members as bailiffs report good catches of crucians with 'up in the water' tactics accounting for some good catches from Woodshaw Reservoir. Forsters Pools complex are giving good sport, at Mowpin carp to 8lbs, crucians, rudd, and chub, the Carp Pool plenty of small crucians, rudd, roach, and occasional tench, at D & C decent carp to upper doubles being caught and lots of silver fish. Worthington Lakes are not on top form with carp anglers picking up odd fish, daytime anglers are catching bream roach and perch.
I have been reliably informed that a definite new additional 'forty' along with a thirty eight pounder have been recently caught form the big lake at Sandiway. Why do these anglers think they can keep such catches a secret, so let's see some photos, it's your water if you don't wish to help in firming up future stocking policy and establishing growth rates I think it is particularly sad. Also we seem to have a few members who think it is acceptable to dump their bagged up rubbish near the outer barrier.... take it home or leave our club. The small lake is fishing really well with good catches of carp and tench reported.
Saturday 25th June saw the first official match to be held at Ackers Pit since the re-opening of the water in 2009. The annual Howleston Cup junior match switched venue from the traditional Grey Mist Mere, everyone caught fish during the 3 hour match, and a variety of species were caught including roach, rudd, perch, tench, mirror carp and crucian carp. The match winner was Ryan Brown, who included all the above species in a mixed bag for 7-4-0 switching between waggler and pole-fished maggots.
Well done to our Cadet, Junior, and Intermediate teams who fished in the Angling Trust National Championships last weekend. Our young Cadet team got amongst the medals coming away with a bronze, the Intermediate team came fifth beating some really good teams, and our juniors who are a young team gained invaluable experience which will stand them in good stead for future events.
Best of luck to our WAA Blue team who are fishing the Van Den Eynde Supercup final on Sunday at Tunnel Barn Fishery. I know that manager Jeff Stoll and the team have put in some serious practice.
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:
SUNDAY:
Challenge Shield Match draw 9am Victoria Park/Weir lane
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's: Draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486
Junior/Intermediate Summer Series: (Rod Only) Draw 5-30pm Brookside Fisheries Contact Helen Dagnall on 01925 635486
TUESDAY:
Minnows/Beginners Summer Series: Draw 6pm on canal bank opposite Euclid Avenue. All welcome.
Woodshaw Reservoir Junior Series: Draw from 5pm onwards on bank.
WEDNESDAY:
Mersey Mid-week draw 5-30pm Allotments
RESULTS:
Honorary & Senior Citizens;
1) Alan Brown 4-3-0
2) Alf Seddon 2-5-0
3) Arthur Silvester 2-0-0
Howliston Cup (Ackers Pit):
1) Ryan Brown 7-4-0
2) Danny Burton 4-7-0
3) Josh Hardman 3-2-0
4) Jack Whiteman 2-11-0
River Mersey Series:
1) Ross Whiteman 3-5-0
2) Ray Boden
Dave Hill 3-4-0
Disabled & Over 60's:
1) Jimmy Byrne 3-14-8
2) Alan Brown 2-14-14
3) Ron Durr 2-9-12
4) Jeff Clare 2-7-0
Woodshaw Junior Series:
7 – 14years
1) Kieran Garside 11-7-0
2) Nathan Sinclair 8-4-0
3) Liam Gaskill 7-0-0
4) James Brown 6-11-0
15 – 18years
1) Shaun Gaskill 9-9-0
2) Ben Ashton 8-10-0
Juniors Summer Series:
1) Morgan Adawee 4-0-13
2) Ryan Brown 3-14-0
3) Tom Oliver 1-15-13
Intermediates:
1) Jack Bellis 3-11-12
2) Nathan Rowles 3-8-0
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