6th June, 2017 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes[f1]
Many thanks to the member who gave me the 'as its happening' information regarding five poachers fishing floating bread on Ackers Pit on Sunday. His prompt action enabled our bailiff to react within minutes. Due to the large numbers of ducks and the resident swans floating baits are banned on this fishery so imagine how it would reflect on our club if these poachers had hooked a swan or a duck. As a matter of interest, they were in such a hurry to leave that they left one of their rods behind. Perhaps the 'loser' like to contact me and following the court case for 'theft of fishing rights' you never know the magistrates may direct that it be returned to the owner!
As a matter of interest Ackers is worth a visit according to regular contributor to this column Mike Pritchard who enjoyed a session there on Saturday fishing his favourite waggler method. He fed maggot and pinkie catching roach from 3oz to 6oz every cast but a change to caster brought fish of a better stamp around 10oz plus an eel of 1.5lbs. In a couple of hours, he had around 9lbs of fish and another angler on a peg near reeds was evidently bagging up on the tench that we stocked some time ago.
Neil Plunkett went to Grey Mist last week and as the tench fishing has not been great for him this year he decided to try without maggots as he had been catching a few eels and switched to a plethora of baits pellets, corn, meat, boilies all at range and sat watching silent alarms for 7 hours! Neil returned on Monday armed with maggots and tried the feeder but again no action, so he got out the trusty waggler rod and fished close in where he had seen buzzers hatching. Net result 22 nice perch and 8 roach. Not what he set out for but not a bad end to the day. That's fishing.
Our Disabled & Over 60's match on Monday was fished this week on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Billinge where our Vice President Geoff Brooks was the winner with 3-9-12. He fished pole at 11metres catching mainly small roach on pinkie. Committee member Graham (Magnum) Belton was the runner-up with a weight of 2-14-10.
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
MATCH RESULTS:
Disabled & Over 60's
1) Geoff Brooks 3-9-12
2) Graham Belton 2-14-10
3) Trev Bainbridge 2-2-7
4) George Barber 2-1-10
COMING EVENTS:
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Bridgewater Canal at Hill Top
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