21st July, 2015 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.
Peter Hilton re-joined Warrington anglers this month after a lapse of over half a century when he was a teenager. So far he has put in a few visits to the Bridgewater canal at Astley this past week and had roach to a pound. On Friday he tried Rixton Clay Pits which wasn't on our card fifty years ago and caught his first ever bream a nice fish of 2-2-0 on double red maggot along with roach on sweetcorn. To quote Peter, "A good start."
Eric Smith simply cannot get enough of our Woodshaw Reservoir Fishery as he was back again on Sunday and managed to get the same peg as the previous week so expected nothing less than a good day. Not to be disappointed on the first cast he had a bream about 1.5lbs followed by a 3lbs tench on the second cast. And so his session continued with four crucians; and believe it or not this was the quietest period as the next eight hours provided, more or less, a fish a cast. The majority were crucians up to 1lb but with plenty around the 1lb 8oz mark and a new PB at 2-10-0. The rest were hybrids to over 2lbs plus four decent sized tench. He float-fished at the edge of the reeds feeding hemp and hard pellets with a brown shrimp as hookbait. The shrimp cost him £3 and the hemp and pellets about another £1. Eric reckoned that it was the best £4 he had spent in a long ti
James Brown won our Junior Woodshaw Reservoir match on Monday for the second week in succession albeit with a lesser weight of 8-5-0 of crucians fishing the pole and pellet. In second place was Dane Rawlinson with 7-11-0. A new face on the block Lucas Zubrickas came in at third on his first attempt.
Our popular Disabled & Over 60's match on Monday was won by newcomer Keith Daintith edging Jimmy Byrne into second place with a weight of 5-4-0 against 4-4-0. It will be a different ball game next week on the Mersey.
Our Mersey Saturday Series this week saw Ray Boden fishing the pole and maggot put together a mixed net of roach and perch for 6-14-0 and yet another win of the season. But it was a close run thing though as second placed Norman Gannon lost a 5lbs bream at the death in weed at the margin but still weighed in enough to keep himself in the money with 5-3-0 made up of a 4lbs bream and perch fishing legered maggot and worm.
The Briars Cup Open on the Mersey on Sunday was won by match veteran Derek Bibby with 5-5-0 of perch and roach plus a bonus 10oz skimmer taken fishing the tip and maggot. The previous days winner, Ray Boden was denied the double and pushed into second place by just an ounce when he put 5-4-0 of perch and roach on the scales taken on pole and maggot.
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 on Friday between 7 & 9pm for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, and any queries.
Frank Lythgoe
RESULTS:
Mersey Saturday Series:
1) Ray Boden 6-14-0
2) Norman Gannon 5-3-0
3) Jimmy Byrnes 4-2-0
4) Derek Bibby 3-13-0
Briars Cup Open (Mersey)
1) Derek Bibby 5-5--0
2) Ray Boden 5-4-0
3) Martin Lenihan 4-8-0
4) Neil Buist 3-13-0
Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater)
1) Keith Daintith 5-4-0
2) Jimmy Byrn 4-4-0
3) Alan Brown 3-5-0
4) Lennie Dutton 3-3-12
Woodshaw Junior Series
1) James Brown 8-5-0
2) Dane Rawlinson 7-11-0
3) Scott Parker 5-10-0
4) Lucas Zubrickas 5-1-0
COMING EVENTS:
SATURDAY
Mersey Saturday Series draw 9am Victoria Park
SUNDAY
Mersey Sunday Series draw 9am through gates Mersey Walk
MONDAY
Disabled & Over 60's River Mersey draw 10am Victoria Park
Woodshaw Junior Series draw 5pm in car park
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