18th October, 2016 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes
Ian Parr tried High Legh Fishery for the first time this past weekend but when he arrived at the venue and set up his tackle the horrible truth dawned on him, yes his bait was in the fridge at home. Don't worry Ian if anglers are truthful many have been in a similar position at some time or other. On this occasion it was Ian's butties that got him out of the hole even managing to salvage the meat filling and a bag of crisps for lunch. Sparingly feeding small balls of sloppy bread near the weed and crust on the hook he hooked and lost a carp after ten minutes. It was another hour before he landed his first carp and ended up with seven others to around 8lbs before the six rounds of thick sliced ran out.
Our Mersey Saturday Series match had a new winner this week when Derek Bibby fishing with a groundbait feeder and maggot put together a net of roach and perch weighing 10-14-0. Martin Lenihan took second place with a similar catch of exactly 10lbs.
The following day it was pole tactics as opposed to groundbait feeder that produced the winning catch of 8-15-0 of mainly roach and perch. Loose-feeding maggot Jimmy Byrnes had a 4lbs buffer over runner-up Jim Gannon who weighed 4-15-0 caught using his favorite feeder method and alternating between maggot and bread punch.
The Mersey is definitely improving but the large bream have all but disappeared or to coin a euphemism more than likely ended up as Tarka tucker as they are large slow moving targets for any stray otters that come over the weir at particularly high tides. However on a more positive note regular column contributor Mark Pritchard enjoyed a busy session in a swim adjacent to Victoria Park on Saturday when fishing a waggler and alternating between maggot and caster he had over fifty fish, mainly roach and perch plus the odd dace. Caster accounted for the better stamp of fish.
What a different a change of venue can make as catches were well up on Mondays Disabled & Over 60's match fished on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Northwich. Derek Bibby added another win to his Saturday Mersey success when he produced a winning weight of 8-4-12 of small roach and perch taken on pole tactics and ringing the changes between maggot and caster. Ron Durr was second with 7-1-4.
WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street are open as usual every Friday between 7 & 8-30pm for new members, subscriptions, night permit renewals, and any queries. More catch reports please for inclusion in this column, send details to frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or ring me on 01928 716238.
Frank Lythgoe
RESULTS:-
Saturday Mersey Series:
1) Derek Bibby 10-14-0
2) Martin Lenihan 10-0-0
3) Jimmy Byrne 8-9-0
4) Ray Boden 7-0-0
Sunday Mersey Series:
1) Jimmy Byrne 8-15-0
2) Jim Gannon 4-15-0
3) Ray Boden 4-4-0
4) Karl Guy 3-15-0
Disabled & Over 60's (Trent & Mersey, School Road)
1) Derek Bibby 8-4-12
2) Ron Durr 7-1-4
3) Jimmy Byrne 5-4-4
4) Graham Belton 4-11-0
Coming Events:
SATURDAY:
Saturday Mersey Series draw 9am on bank Kingsway allotments
SUNDAY:
Sunday Mersey Series draw 9am Victoria Park
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's (Trent & Mersey Canal) Draw 10am Farm Road.
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