24th October, 2017 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes
Mike Pritchard intended to fish the Mersey on Friday but conditions were not ideal and quite windy so he decided to stay local and visit Ackers Pit. He set up in a sheltered peg and caught from the off using light waggler tactics and alternating between bronze maggot and pinkie plus feeding a few grains of hemp every cast. He caught plenty of roach in the 3 to 6oz range however a late change to caster brought a better stamp of roach in the 10/12oz bracket plus a few chunky perch. In all a decent days fishing and he went home a happy angler.
If you weren't a 'B' you were out of the frame on our Disabled & Over 60's match fished in the 'Dead Length' on Monday. Graham Belton enjoyed his first win for some time despite regularly knocking on the door. Committee member Graham fished the pole and alternated between pinkie and caster for a silver fish net of 5-6-0. It was Derek Bibby who took the runner-up spot with only a whisker separating the winner and himself with a weight of 5-6-2. Two further B's completed the prize line-up (see results below) and eighteen fished in an almost all roach event.
The king is back!!! Aka Ant Higham 'the King of the river' who after an absence seems to have got his Mojo back. By winning our Sunday Mersey series with a weight of 5-13-0 which included a mega-bonus bream of 3lbs that alone would have given him the winners money. Fishing a ground-bait feeder and maggot he also added a 12oz bream plus twelve tiny bootlace eels to over double the weight of second placed Ray Boden. Ray fished the same method for a net of 2-4-0 made up of fifteen tiny roach, two eels and three small skimmer bream.
Something to whet your appetite is that a new water should be coming online in the next few months, although obviously I cannot divulge details it is one that should give rewards to those members who like a challenge.
If you have received a recent subscription reminder and you think that our information is incorrect please get in touch as soon as possible. It is too late to resign now according to rule; however, you have until the end of November to pay.
It is that time of the year when reports are getting scarce so anything of interest is more than welcome.
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) Graham Belton 5-6-12
2) Derek Bibby 5-6-2
3) Jimmy Byrne 4-9-8
4) Geoff Brooks 4-0-0
Sunday Mersey Series
1) Ant Higham 5-13-0
2) Ray Boden 2-4-0
3) Alan Morris 2-3-8
4) Ade Green 1-13-0
COMING EVENTS:
SUNDAY:
River Mersey Series, draw 9am Kingsway Allotments
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Trent & Mersey School Road.
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