9th October 2012 Warringon Anglers Association Guardian Notes

9th October 2012 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

It is getting that time of the year as water clarity improves when pike anglers start to look for some serious action. Steve Daley enjoyed a spell on the Mersey this week and in a short two hour session had three fish, 11lbs, 11-10-0, and 14-6-0. All fell for wobbled herring. Garry Whitehead fished at Phoenix Park Lake and landed three jack-pike but lost four others in the weed.

Karl Nicholls visited Ackers Pit for the first time on Saturday and fishing the pole alternating between caster and maggot but feeding hemp and micro-pellet he literally emptied the place. He estimated that he had around 40lbs made up of carp, tench, a few skimmers, but loads of quality roach. He will definitely be back. On Monday I had a meeting at the pit but was continually distracted by an angler who every time I glanced over he was either playing a carp or landing a chunky roach. One bit of really good news on this popular venue is that the tench have bred successfully with lots of bars of soap showing up in catches.

Neil Plunkett enjoyed a session at The Mount with a catch of eight carp of which a couple were doubles, a tench, and his best bream of the season at over 5lbs. He visited Grey Mist Mere the following day but nobody was catching and he only managed one tench around the 5lbs mark.

The Canal and River Trust (ex-BWB) has removed thousands of bream and roach, along with pike, perch, etc from the dewatered section of the Trent & Mersey Canal caused by the massive breach. All the fish were transferred to the stretch adjacent to Black Prince boats near Acton Bridge.

A small amount of floating pennywort which is an invasive species has found its way into the Bridgewater Canal at Preston Brook from the Trent & Mersey Canal. Thankfully the Manchester Ship Canal Company is on the ball and is dealing with this dreadful stuff, I hope that the Canal and River Trust is likewise motivated on the T & M.

Following on from my request for members vigilance regarding thefts from boats committed in the Stockton Heath area a member rang the police with a report of someone acting suspiciously. I don't know the outcome but thanks to him for being on the ball.

Many thanks to those members who send me their catch reports, please keep them coming. Contact me either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ 52, Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 8-30pm every Friday, for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, or any queries.

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series: Draw 9am on bank near the 40's pegs entry/pools £10 all in.

MONDAY:

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

RESULTS:

Mersey Series

1)      Neil Davies      18-6-0

2)      Ross Wightman 6-8-0

3)      Carl Guy            4-0-0

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater)

1)      Bud Leigh          4-0-2

2)      Jimmy Byrne     3-8-3

3)      Graham Belton  3-5-8

4)      George Barber  2-15-8