25th March 2014 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.
Alan Davenport in his quest to fish all our waters visited the Bridgewater Canal and Rixton Claypits this past week. On the canal he float fished mackerel and lamprey roving between Houghs Bridge and the Toast Rack at Chester Road and caught a pike on each. The Claypits saw him net a bream of 2lbs and a tench of 5lbs. There will be a temporary break in his quest due to work commitments.
Eric Smith with his grandson 12 years old Callum Postill visited Grey Mist Mere on Sunday and caught nine tench between them. Callum had fish of 5-14-0, 5-1-0, 4-10-0, 4-8-0, and a personal best weighing 6-1-0. Not to be completely outdone by his protégé Eric had fish of 7lbs, 6-4-0, and two around 5.5lbs. All the fish were caught on a maggot feeder rig using double red maggot on the hook.
Dave Poole landed his first tench of the year on a visit to Rixton Claypits that fell to inline feeder tactics and double dead red maggot on the hook. It was a new PB and weighed 6-2-0. The fish came as part of a cracking bream catch of 15 to 20 fish all around 2 to 3lbs. He lost a really large fish towards the end of his five hour session that simply went off like a torpedo taking him round the island where it was a case of nice knowing you.
The fourth round of the Cheshire Spring League will be fished on the Macclesfield Canal at Henshall Drive on Saturday. Bob Campbell currently heads the leader board with 3 points closely followed by match ace Phil Cross. Can Bob maintain his so far perfect score …..? See next week’s column for the answer.
Alan Brown won his second match of the year in our Disabled & Over 60’s event on Monday with almost a pound to spare over his nearest challenger and local match legend Jimmy Byrne. Alan put 3-5-0 on the scales against Jimmy’s 2-7-0.
Match organiser John Dagnall had a bit of bad luck, in fact if caught on camera it would have gone viral on YouTube. It all started when he fancied a cuppa and stood up to reach his flask from his trolley, not a problem you would think. Well, in the act of standing his bib and brace caught on his fishing box causing him to overbalance and sent him crashing down to land only inches from the canal edge. Dusting himself down it was only then that he realised his cuppa had cost him very dear as he surveyed his three sections of now broken pole which included the 13metre section. Ouch! To his credit when most would have packed up and gone home he fished on and although he only caught four tiny fish for 4oz he was happy because he beat a certain WAA Vice President on the next peg who had one tiny roach. Now that’s fishing.
There is another working party at Statham Pool on Saturday starting 10am if you fancy helping to improve your fishing just turn up and you will be made more than welcome.
A pair of spectacles found at Grey Mist Mere have been handed into HQ Parker Street. The owner can collect them on Friday evening between 7 & 9pm.
Please keep those catch reports coming in as they are invaluable to this column and fellow members planning fishing trips. Either ring me on 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ 52, Parker Street is open as usual between 7 & 9pm on Friday, for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, or any queries.
Frank Lythgoe
RESULTS:
Disabled & Over 60’s
Alan Brown 3-5-0
Jimmy Byrne 2-7-0
Derek Bibby 1-15-0
Trev Bainbridge 1-11-0
COMING EVENTS:
Saturday:
Spring League Macclesfield Canal, Henshall Drive.
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's: Bridgewater Canal Draw 10am (Gun Club car park). Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486.
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