24th January 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

24th January 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Grey Mist Mere received a further batch of ten carp on Saturday morning comprised of nine mirrors and one common. Six fish averaged just over 13lbs, two at 15lbs, with the two largest at 20.5 and 21lbs. All the fish are from a year class spawned on the 14^th May, 2008, so they are amazingly less than 4years old and have a lot of growing years ahead. The fish are from the following bloodline crosses: Sutton x Dinkesbuehl, Leney x Dinkesbuehi, and a few pure bloodline offspring Sutton x Sutton.

For the record all the fish were photographed on both sides for future identification and will be put on our website and also displayed in the bailiffs' site cabin.

 

 On Saturday afternoon Sandiway 'small' lake, a bit of an understatement considering it is 17.5acres, was stocked with twenty two mainly mirrors averaging around 7lbs. Thanks for the help and interest from those members who turned up at both venues.

Introductions around other waters on a needs basis of roach, rudd, and crucians are also in the pipeline during 2012.

 

Lennie Dutton took the top spot in our popular weekly Disabled & Over 60's match fished at Beech Road. He put a mainly skimmer net on the scales for 13-14-4 taken on the pole using bread and caster. Runner-up and sitting on the next peg to the winner George Barber put together a catch of two decent sized bream and a few skimmers for 8-4-12. Fish are still tightly shoaled.

 

In contrast the Mersey match on Sunday was a dour affair definitely affected by the fluctuation in river level throughout the event. Anglers really struggled for bites but regular Paul Harding found a few fish on the maggot feeder for a clear win with 3-8-0 comprised of bream and roach.

 

Our small and sheltered C & D Fosters Pools complex at Wigan is producing some cracking sport with mainly roach, rudd, and chub. Dave Shaw had a mixed net of over sixty fish from 'C' taken on pole and maggot. A few carp are also back on the feed. At Woodshaw Reservoir crucians and roach are making up most catches but wrap up well as the wind on this fishery is evil.

 

Many thanks to the thief who stole our rowing boat from Woodshaw which although it wasn't in the best of condition it was good enough for the aquatic maintenance and conservation work carried out around our Wigan fisheries by our team of volunteers. My first thought which I dismissed was to hope it sank with the thief onboard, but there's good in everyone so we are told, perhaps if he reads this it will strike a chord and it will be returned freshly painted. Now that would really restore my faith in human nature.

 

I would welcome any 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 subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, or any queries.

 

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Star Inn, Statham. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486

 

RESULTS

Mersey Series:

1)      Paul Harding 3-8-0

2)      Arthur Plumb 1-0-3

3)      Paul Bibby       1-3

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Lennie Dutton   13-14-4

2)      George Barber    8.4.12

3)      Henry Gaskill     4-1-8

4)      Dave Blease        3-14-0

17th January 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

17th January 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Our Wigan bailiff team report that the sheltered Foster's Pools (C & D) are producing good sport with roach, rudd, and chub to maggot. However the Carp Pool and Mowpin are tough at present with regular anglers reporting the odd blank session.

 

A mile or so away as the crow flies Woodshaw Reservoir is also on good form with junior member, James Brown having a good days sport with lots of small roach amongst which were six quality crucians. Local rod Alan Webber also had two decent sessions catching eleven crucians on the first visit and 8 the following day. These were backed up with plenty of roach action.

 

Ladies International Wendy Locker owner of Tackle Locker, our Chester licence/membership depot reports that the River Dee is now in almost perfect condition and that good dace catches are being taken along with a few chub.

 

The Mersey match on Sunday was won by Jimmy Byrne with 3-10-8 of small roach and perch taken on a ground bait feeder and maggot. The river was coloured and running through with some pace so the feeder was the method of the day.

 

Ron Durr won our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match on the Bridgewater Canal with almost the identical weight of the previous week, in fact he dropped an ounce but was still rewarded with the double for his 3-11-0 mixed net. It was a tie for second with Derek Bibby and Lennie Dutton both on 3-1-0.

 

The popular Baileys Tackle Pike Series is on again on Sunday, draw at the tackle shop 20, Parksway, Woolston at 9am. Fishing is from 10am to 3pm. 

 

We are stocking both Grey Mist Mere and Sandiway small lake on Saturday morning and are expecting at least several 20's and some upper doubles in the consignment from VS Fisheries but exact numbers won't known until on the day.

 

Please note that the tree that has been blocking access to our car park on the River Dane has now been removed so a big thanks on behalf of the members to our volunteers. The fishing has been slow and not too rewarding for those members who braved the long walk to the river due to the blockage with just a few chub being caught.

 

I would welcome any 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 subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, or any queries.

 

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Star Inn, Statham. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486

 

RESULTS

Mersey Series:

1)      Jimmy Byrne  3-10-8

2)      Chris Hill        2-1-12

3)      Paul Harding   2-1-3

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Ron Durr          3-11-0

2)      Derek Bibby

Lennie Dutton  3-1-0

4)      Bud Leigh        3-0-0

10th January 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

10th January 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

The Baileys Tackle Pike Series didn't fare too well on Sunday as the participants after a unanimous vote stuck with the original River Mersey venue and chose to ignore the inform Bridgewater Canal on standby as an emergency reserve. I am not certain whether or not the 29-14-0 fish caught from the river in December by the match organiser Bernard Anderson on pollen dead bait swayed the vote. The river was carrying extra water and running coloured helping in no small way to dictate the outcome of no fish caught.

 

On Friday Bernie Leigh reported a catch of three pike from the Bridgewater Canal of 9lbs, 17-8-0, and 21-12-0. All fish were taken in a four hour session on sardine and were witnessed by local anglers Keith Stockton and Ben Hogg.

Bernie is a dedicated pike angler and has targeted the Bridgewater Canal since mid-October and including these three fish he has caught a total of 34 pike from 4 different venues on the canal. All fell to dead baits with only three below 7lbs.

 

Steve Daley had three smaller pike around 7lbs topped by a specimen of 18-12-0 with all but one taken on float-fished dead bait from a different area of the canal.

 

Local match angler Geoff Shaw fished on the pole and bread punch at Cliff Lane and took around 80 roach and skimmers in a hectic session along with a pike of 13lbs that took an unhealthy yen for a roach that he had just hooked. The surprised pike needless to say was not put in the sweetshop (his keepnet). Geoff even had time to witness a 19lbs pike for another member. Busy day!

 

On our rivers Warren Cooper made the most of his Sunday on our stretch of the Ribble at Hurst Green where he caught pike of 10lbs, two at 13lbs and lost a bigger fish at the net. He took all fish on a perch lure.

 

Closer to home on the River Dane Martin James went back to basics in his brief two hour session and fished five swims taking a chub from each on legered bread crust. The fish ranged from 2 to 3.5lbs. Whereas Chris Gaughan caught four  fish ranging from 2.5 to 4lbs sticking to the one swim on legered meat.

 

Just a reminder for those members who are in their second year with Warrington Anglers that your 2011 membership covers you until you receive your 2012 booklet through the post in February. You need do nothing until this time and you are covered to fish; the only difference is if you wish to night fish in the meantime, then you must renew both the night permit and membership together to continue night fishing.

 

I would welcome any 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 subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, or any queries.

 

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Star Inn, Statham. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486

 

RESULTS

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Ron Durr          3-12-0

2)      George Barber  2-8-3

3)      Barry Owen      1-8-0

4)      Geoff Clare       1-4-4

3rd January 2012 Warrington Anglers association Guardian notes

3^rd January 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Helen Dagnall who ran our 'Mystery Pairs Match' on Monday wisely made a decision that the River Mersey was unfishable on the grounds of safety so the whole event was fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Lymm and Walton.

Jimmy Byrnes took the overall individual honours from the Lymm area, almost doubling the weight the next placed angler with a cracking skimmer bream catch of 34-4-0 taken on the pole at 12metres and alternated between bread and caster. Runner up Pete Critchley also had skimmers for 17-9-0. In fact all the main weights came from adjacent pegs where the fish were obviously densely shoaled. The best weight from the Walton area was a disappointing 3-11-0 with the dubious honour of the lowest weight overall being taken by John Dagnall who weighed in just 5ozs. The winning pair with five points was Jimmy Byrne and John Cartwright.

 

Grey Mist Mere has been producing good numbers of carp, mainly the new stock with fish reported to 17lbs. With an ongoing stocking program of only top quality fish this venue will go from strength to strength. Ian Dobbs reports heavy cormorant activity but he still managed some quality roach on double pinkie.

 

On the subject of cormorants would members please note any sightings wherever and wherever they see them and go to the Angling Trust website and input their information on the 'Cormorant Watch' page. Access to this site to collate this vitally important information is free and open to anyone. Please just note time/place/numbers/activity (whether feeding or flying). So get online now if you want to see some sensible action taken to tackle the threats to our native fish stocks from this pest.

 

The Bridgewater Canal is still producing a few pike with the best reported over the holiday being a fish of 17lbs. I hope the Mersey is in form for the planned pike match on Sunday. The event organised by Baileys Tackle Shop will be drawn at the premises at 9am and be fished from 10am to 3pm. Sensibly there is a reserve venue on the Bridgewater Canal if the river is in flood. Please ring either Andy or Bernard on 01925 823441for any information.

 

Just a reminder for those members who are in their second year with Warrington Anglers that your 2011 membership covers you until you receive your 2012 booklet through the post in February. You need do nothing until this time and you are covered to fish; the only difference is if you wish to night fish in the meantime, then you must renew both the night permit and membership together to continue night fishing.

 

I would welcome any 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 subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, or any queries.

 

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Star Inn, Statham. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486

 

RESULTS

Mystery Pairs Match

Individuals:

1)      Jimmy Byrne    34-4-0

2)      Pete Critchley   17-9-0

3)      Graham Stokes 12-10-0

4)      Ray Bowden     10-7-0

Pairs: Jimmy Byrne/John Cartwright 5points, Pete Critchley/Paul Kennels 7pnts.