21st February, 2017 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes
On Saturday, our netting team were out just over the border into Wales where with the help of local syndicate members we removed 750lbs of mixed roach, skimmers, and hybrids. The craic was great and despite some of our guys keeping their brewing gear top secret at least I shamed one of them into sharing a chocolate biscuit. Anyway, the fish were shared between our Offa's Dyke pools where this year adult members can take a youngster twelve years and under for free in an effort to bring more into our sport. On the way home I really enjoyed the quick pint with the team after a long hard day (well, I did all the brain-work).
Members are really missing out on the excellent sport coupled with great scenery on our river fisheries. This week for example Steven Brookes decided to have a day off from struggling on the Mersey Sunday series and visited our stretch of the Dane at Holmes Chapel. Using a roving approach, he fished six swims, never taking longer than five minutes to get a bite before moving on after half an hour. He had a good day catching eight chub between 2 and 4 pounds, a grayling, and a two-pound brownie, all on luncheon meat and a light lead. On the same day, yours truly made a return trip to the Dee at Worthenbury where I also took advantage of the milder weather and was rewarded with a hard fighting grayling at least every other trot down my swim. Simple stick-float fishing using around half a pint of bronze maggots. You don't need gallons of bait at this time of the year and I bet Stevens and my joint bait bill came to not much over a couple of quid.
Last week some person(s) threw bundles of the leftovers from their illegal crop of cannabis (skunk) into the Bridgewater Canal at Houghs Bridge, needless to say the police were informed as this is obviously connected to the bags of the 'stuff' that our members removed from Appleton Reservoir before Christmas. If anybody has any ideas of the culprits please let me know.
Whilst in the vicinity I chatted to Stu Roberts who despite trying everything but the kitchen sink had not even had a sniff of a bite (just the floating 'weed' aroma). Anyway, after a chat he moved less than a few hundred yards and fishing bread punch he had a roach on his first cast. They were mainly small fish but a bite a chuck and definitely better than watching a stationary float.
Thank goodness sport on the River Mersey took an upturn this week when local match ace Jimmy Byrne weighed in twenty roach for 2-13-13 all taken on maggot and ground bait feeder tactics. Martin Lenihan had the same number of fish but less weight for second place with 2-10-4.
Likewise catches were improved on our Bridgewater Canal Disabled and Over 60's match on Monday where Bernie Lea led the field with 5-2-12 of roach and skimmers from Preston Brook. Second placed Roy Rogers caught small roach and a skimmer for a weight of 2-15-4. Needless to say, the lads are back there on Monday.
WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street are open as usual every Friday between 7 & 9pm for new members, subscriptions, night permit renewals, and any queries. Please email catch details to frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238.
Frank Lythgoe
RESULTS:-
Mersey Sunday Series:
1) Jimmy Byrne 2-13-13
2) Martin Lenihan 2-10-4
3) Jim Gannon 2-7-8
4) Ed Frangleton 1-14-4
Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal)
1) Bernie Lea 5-2-12
2) Roy Rogers 2-15-4
3) George Hollis 2-12-4
4) Graham Belton 2-8-0
Coming Events:
SUNDAY:
Mersey Series: Draw 9am Kingsway Allotments
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal) draw 10am Preston Brook
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