20th March 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.
Coarse anglers who targeted our rivers in the few remaining days before the close season descended upon us on the 15th March were well rewarded for their efforts. Alan Bourne had a personal best barbel from the river Wye that weighed 9-3-0. It was a long fish but stunning nevertheless and would have undoubtedly carried a lot more weight in the summer. Local angler Jin Swale also found the barbel, catching in his case a 'lucky' thirteen fish with the best at 8-12-0. All were taken on what now seems the standard tactics of feeder fished halibut pellet.
Glyn Roberts had his last river fling closer to home on the River Dee at Shocklach where he had cracking sport with grayling that were almost crawling up his rod tip in their eagerness to devour his single bronze maggot offerings. He fished my favourite stick float method and included three chub around 2lbs in his thirty eight fish catch but strangely not a single dace. Several of the grayling went up to around the 2lbs mark and were beautiful fish.
I have heard a juicy little tit-bit of information about the slender win that nearly wasn't in the Angling Times Supercup Knockout Competition of our Warrington Blue team against Cinderland AC last week. Our team captain Jeff Stoll has admitted to the nightmare happening dreaded by all match anglers, yes as he was drawing in his net for the weigh-in he lost his grip, presumably on the net, and generously tipped back ten of his hard caught twelve fish.
On our WAA winter league on the Macclesfield Canal Craig Richie fishing for Cheshire Gold 'ounced out' second placed Neil Buist who had 7-4-0 against his 7-3-0. They fished different tactics and baits; Craig choosing the bread punch approach catching roach and skimmers whereas Neil stuck with worm and caster for quality perch caught down the track and a decent sized bream.
The Disabled & Over 60's match saw Dave Blears have a runaway win with over 3lbs to spare over second placed Alan Brown on 5-13-3. Dave took his skimmer and roach net on caster and bread and put 8-13-12 on the scales. Ron Durr had a bonus 4lbs bream that put him in the money.
Some ugly news coming from Rixton Claypits this week is that a group of Eastern Europeans have been observed by members stealing fish and taking them away in a bag. To make matters worse they also left a disgusting array of litter and beer cans. There is no place for these people in our sport and they are an utter embarrassment to the many decent Eastern European members of our club. These thieves are fully aware of our Countries laws but choose to blatantly flout them. I have passed a report on the incident to the Environment Agency.
I hope to see some of you at our AGM on Thursday, entry by paid up 2012 membership card.
Don't forget let me have any catch reports either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ 52, Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm every 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 (Bridgewater Canal)
1) Dave Blears 8-13-12
2) Alan Brown 5-13-3
3) Ron Durr 5-9-12
4) Jimmy Byrne 4-8-5
Warrington AA Winter League:
1) Craig Richie (Cheshire Gold) 7-4-0
2) Neil Buist (Warrington Red) 7-3-0
3) Alan Faulkener (Warrington Red) 6-2-0
4) George Barber (Assi) 4-4-12
Teams: Cheshire Gold 24points, Warrington Red 21
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