Tuesday 20 January 2015

20th January 2015 Warrington Anglers association Guardian Notes

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20th January 2015 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Our Mersey Saturday Sweepstake was won this week by match organiser Ray Boden with 15ozs made up of one roach and a skimmer bream. With just an ounce adrift Derek Bibby was in the runner-up spot with a catch of seven small roach for 14ozs and no doubt bitterly regrets losing a 4oz roach at the net.

Thankfully  catches showed some improvement the following day for our Sunday Series Match which saw local match ace Jimmy Byrne put four skimmers and a few roach on the scales for 3-0-0 to almost double the nearest weight. Martin Lenihan caught a couple of skimmers plus small roach for second place with 1-15-8.

Our Disabled & Over 60's match on Monday saw Derek Bibby chalk up another win from the Bridgewater Canal with an all roach net for 3-6-4. Bud Lee wasn't too far behind with a similar net for 2-11-8. Fished again on the Dead Length it was feast or famine with a fair number of 'did not weighs'. However for the interest of pike anglers there were quite a few roach that were taken on their way to the net by these toothy predators.

With thin ice on many of our stillwaters over the past few days fishing has been somewhat restricted but Phil Morgan managed a quick piking session on Grey Mist last weekend following advice gleaned from our Facebook page and caught two small jack-pike on dead baits both around the five pounds mark.

We are hoping to start the second phase of the micro-chalk treatment at the lake opposite the bungalow at Offa's Dyke Fisheries before the end of the month. A further two tons are on order to hopefully help reduce nutrients and siltation in the near future. Our local team that cover both here and The Moat are determined to turn this once neglected fishery around and have to date put many hours work in to help bring this about. There are no instant fixes.

There have been several instances in the past few months where someone has left the gate open at High Legh Fishery allowing the farmers sheep to escape. Well no more as the farmer has chained the access gate which will presently be replaced with one of our security locks. I would remind members that those failing to lock barriers or gates on any of our fisheries will lose their licence with no excuses.

Please email me your catch reports to frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or you can ring me on 01928 716238. Our headquarters at 52, Parker Street are open every Friday between 7 & 9pm for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, and any queries.

               

Frank Lythgoe

 

RESULTS:

Mersey Saturday Sweepstake

  1. Ray Bowden         15-0

  2. Derek Bibby          14-0

  3. Jimmy Byrnes         3-0

    Mersey Sunday Series

  1. Jimmy Byrnes     3-0-0

  2. Martin Lenihan   1-15-8

  3. Ray Boden           1-13-0

  4. Jim Gannon         1-4-0

    Disabled & Over 60's

  1. Derek Bibby        3-6-4

  2. Bud Lee               2-11-8

  3. Keith Wernham 2-9-1

  4. Lennie Dutton    2-0-8

    SATURDAY

    Mersey Saturday Sweepstake draw 9am through gates at Mersey Walk

    SUNDAY

    Mersey Sunday Series draw 9am through iron gates at Mersey Walk

    MONDAY

    Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am at Walton Gun Club. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486.

     

     

     

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