29th May 2018 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

29th May, 2018 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Ken Hewitt fished Ackers Pit last Wednesday choosing the first peg through access gate for his session only to discover that the previous angler had tipped a pile of dead maggots in the middle of the peg probably thinking that birds would eat them. Unused bait should always be taken home and not dumped either on the bank or in the fishery. Anyway, with the water a nice colour, the sun shining, and carp cruising the surface it really looked idyllic. Ken ended up with twelve roach and perch plus a tench between 2lb and 2.5lb that took a single white maggot just outside the reeds about 4ft from the bank.

Tom Fahay introduced his son Alfie aged four to our wonderful sport of angling at Ackers pit on the Monday Bank Holiday this week. Tom had kitted him out with a small whip and using punched bread on the hook Alfie soon caught his first ever fish, a roach, that he will remember for always. Alfie ended up with ten roach and rudd, and he only fished for an hour. Well done Alfie.

The fish are spawning at many of our fisheries this week so as usual in the interests of fish welfare wherever this is happening the pegs will be closed to angling. However, we always try to keep open other pegs but on no account should anglers fish areas where there are spawning fish whether a peg is closed or not.

Members at Appleton Reservoir please note that under no circumstances must they park anywhere but on our locked carpark, there will be no excuses. Fishing has always been allowed from below the wall but it is definitely not acceptable to bring any fish up to the top of the wall for catch photographs. If a fish was dropped the consequences more than likely would be serious.

This week our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished on our popular and picturesque Woodshaw Reservoir that is maintained by our dedicated team of volunteers. Newcomer to this series Ray Boden fished his favourite pole method and clocked up a win in only his second match with a weight of 7-7-0 made up of roach, skimmers, and crucians. Second placed George Hollis was agonisingly only an ounce behind with 7-6-0. Twenty anglers fished.

Your catch reports are always welcome, but more important, it is nice to let follow members know how waters are fishing. Please email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street are open as usual every Friday between 7 & 9pm for 2018 night permits/membership renewals, new members, subscriptions, and any queries.

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Monday Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Ray Boden               7-7-0

2)      George Hollis          7-6-0

3)      Trevor Poole           7-2-0

4)      Jonny Johnson        6-12-0

COMING EVENTS:

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Bridgewater Canal Hill Top.

22nd May 2018 Warrington Anglers Guardian Notes

22nd May, 2018 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Josh Roberts or JR to his mates was the only angler at our Wide Hole fishery at Higher Poynton where fishing a waggler and loose feeding maggot he hit the jackpot.  Single maggot on a size 20 brought a roach on his first cast and he never stopped catching and even had to wind in to have his butties. Fed and watered he cast in again, the float went under and this time he struck into a bigger fish but he watched the bream slowly sink out of sight at the net as it slipped the hook. Upping his hook-size to a 14's saw him land nine bream around the 2 to 2.5 mark.  

Dave Lamb spent a two-hour evening session on Friday fishing on ackers pit and in that time caught six roach that were around 8oz each and a tench around the 3lb mark. All the fish were caught on expander pellets at a peg where the ducks are fed regularly with bread which inevitably attracts the fish.

A report that anglers fishing at our High Legh Fisheries on Tuesday were catching a carp or two along with crucians and roach. One angler had three carp within an hour of setting up! Good news is that the place is absolutely teeming with fry.

Please note that our bailiffs will in the interests of fish welfare close pegs where fish are actively spawning, but, in any case, anglers should always avoid such areas despite them not being signed to that effect.

This week our Monday at our Disabled & Over 60's match was fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Stage Lane where Geoff Brooks made the most of an end peg draw despite the fact that he was fishing across to a boat where the owners were working and watching his float with interest. There is not a shred of truth in the rumour that they were telling him when to strike! Geoff just kept ahead of the pack with 3-7-4 which included mainly roach and two small skimmer bream. He fished the pole and kicked off with a ball of ground-bait laced with feeders and double pinkie on the hook, alternating with red maggot. George Hollis was in second place with 3-7-0 and included a decent bream in his net of roach. Twenty anglers fished and it was nice to see veteran angler Alf Seddon turn out after an absence

Your catch reports are always welcome, but more important, it is nice to let follow members know how waters are fishing. Please email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street are open as usual every Friday between 7 & 9pm for 2018 night permits/membership renewals, new members, subscriptions, and any queries.

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Monday Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Geoff Brooks           3-7-4

2)      George Hollis          3-7-0

3)      Jimmy Byrne           3-4-8

4)      Graham Belton       2-10-12

COMING EVENTS:

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Woodshaw Reservoir.

 

15th May 2018 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

15th May, 2018 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Reports that sport on the small lake at Sandiway has picked up a pace, overnight Thursday/Friday eight carp were landed to 25lbs plus and one angler targeting bream and tench had caught seven bream and eleven tench and he was booked on for a further 24 hours. Evidently, he was fishing maggots and corn in a big feeder and was spodding out extra feed. The large lake is slower with only three known carp out this week to 30lbs, however Andrew Hewson reports six tench from 6 to 9lbs taken on pineapple pop-ups. Again, on the small lake Friday/Saturday night produced seven carp to 25lbs with two 30lbs plus. Now the disappointing news that on a Saturday check by our bailiffs five members cards were seized when they were found in possession of alcohol.

Chris Connell reports starting his session on Mowpin by first rescuing a fledgling that had become entitled in undergrowth and waited until it was collected by its mother. Finally choosing his peg he set up a pole and fed corn, hemp, and meat in the margin with maggots at 12 metres. His first fish was a crucian followed by a further twenty-six, eight roach, and all was going well as the chub started to feed but everything was cut short when a passing dog walker allowed the animal to jump on and break Chris's number seven section. Ouch!

With the carp busy spawning in the reeds at Ackers Pit regular column contributor, Mike Pritchard found bites hard to come by ending his session with three rudd and seven roach topped by a 4lbs tench. At least Mike you got out fishing!

This week our Monday at our Disabled & Over 60's match was fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Moore Village where weights were nothing to write home about. George Hollis won with 3-3-10 which included a bonus 2.5lbs bream. Geoff Brooks took the runner-up spot with 2-6-4 made up of skimmers and roach.

Your catch reports are always welcome, but more important, it is nice to let follow members know how waters are fishing. Please email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street are open as usual every Friday between 7 & 9pm for 2018 night permits/membership renewals, new members, subscriptions, and any queries.

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Monday Disabled & Over 60's

1)      George Hollis          3-3-10

2)      Geoff Brooks           2-6-4

3)      Berni Lea                  2-0-0

4)      Lenny Dutton          1-13-13

COMING EVENTS:

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Bridgewater Canal, Stage Lane/Granthams Bridge.

8th May 2018 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

8th May, 2018 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Eric Smith made the most of the Bank Holiday and Monday afternoon saw him visit his favourite Cicely Mill Pool for a few hours. When he arrived, Eric was greeted by a lake full of spawning Carp! This being the earliest he has ever known Carp to spawn, his first instinct was that it would be the bream that were spawning and watched them for an hour or so before setting up. Eric set up well away from the activities and managed to land seven bream all around the 3lb mark that fell to a wafter fished in conjunction with a method feeder. The strange thing was, given that the carp were spawning none of the bream appeared to be ready to spawn and not sporting any nodules nor showing the usual signs of having done so.

Lucas Procek took some time off from clearing pegs at Phoenix Park Lake foe a well deserved fishing session. He only managed a couple of hours but was well rewarded with three tench weighing 7lbs, 4lbs, and 3lbs all in excellent condition and fought well. Used both method and cage feeders with meat on the hook over a bed of hemp.

Anthony Rough fished a short morning session on Sunday at our Offa's Dyke Fisheries. He fished wager and maggot at dead depth with two number 10 shot on the line. He had a fish on the first cast, and did not stop catching, most of the fish taking the bait on the drop. Anthony ended with 116 fish mostly roach, and rudd, plus the odd skimmer. His only problem all morning was catapulting his maggots in before his float went under. This is an ideal fishery for introducing newcomers to angling bearing in mind that this is one of our designated fisheries where any senior member can take a youngster 12 years and under for free.

This week our Monday at our Disabled & Over 60's match was fished on our Woodshaw Reservoir Fishery. Weights were made up of mainly crucians, skimmers, and roach and the warmer weather definitely put the fish in a feeding mood as winner Alan Birchwood weighed in 19-10-0 taken on pole and red maggot fished up in the water. Second placed Graham Belton caught the same mix of fish but fed small pellet as an attractor with red maggot on the hook for 16-0-0.

Your catch reports are always welcome, but more important, it is nice to let follow members know how waters are fishing. Please email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street are open as usual every Friday between 7 & 9pm for 2018 night permits/membership renewals, new members, subscriptions, and any queries.

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Monday Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Alan Birchwood   19-10-0

2)      Graham Belton     16-0-0

3)      Joe Garry               10-8-0

4)      Geoff Brooks/Johnny Johnson 9-12-0

COMING EVENTS:

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Bridgewater Canal, Moore Village.

 

1st May 2018 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

1^st May, 2018 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

There have been reports of some good tench catches plus carp from Grey Mist Mere and Sandiway Lakes although as regards the carp there is the usual secrecy. It was refreshing this past week to see a number of members breaking that trend and posting their catches on our Facebook page for the benefit of fellow members. I think what a lot of carp anglers lose site of is that the money to fund annual stocking comes from both existing and those future anglers who are attracted to our club because of the known fishing on offer; definitely secrecy doesn't fit the bill where this is concerned.

I have not received a report from Ackers Pit for some time so I was more than happy when Jason Rowson reported an afternoon session. He was fishing waggler and maggot with a few pellets for added attraction but had nothing for the first hour until the float dipped and he promptly lost a decent fish. The same thing happened again so he re-tackled with another reel and 6lbs line and soon had his first carp in the net weighing around the 7 or 8lbs mark. He ended his session with a further 6 fish, no specimens and all of the same stamp plus 4 plump roach.

A late report from longstanding member Stephen Brookes when a fortnight ago he fished on the Trent & Mersey Canal to the right of the Billinge wide where the new marina is being built. He saw a number of fish in distress and swimming on the surface trying to get oxygen. As you might guess he did not have a bite. Being aware of the pollution incident there earlier in the year he immediately reported it. Better news is that along with other anglers they fished to the left of that wide the following weekend and all caught between 5 and 6 lb of small fish so it's not all doom and gloom.  Also Stephen has been making regular pleasure trips to the T&M at Croxton Lane, Middlewich where other anglers are a rare site but catches of 5lbs in a few  hours are to be had, mainly roach, small skimmers, hybrids, and gudgeon.

This week our Monday at our Disabled & Over 60's match was fished on the Trent & Mersey Canal at School Road. Weights were made up of mainly gudgeon and small roach plus the odd skimmer which suited veteran matchman Jimmy Byrne who put a winning weight of 3-9-0 on the scales. He was followed by Vice President Geoff Brooks with 3-3-4.

Your catch reports are always welcome, but more important, it is nice to let follow members know how waters are fishing. Please email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street are open as usual every Friday between 7 & 9pm for 2018 night permits/membership renewals, new members, subscriptions, and any queries.

Frank Lythgoe 

Monday Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Jimmy Byrne     3-9-0

2)      Geoff Brooks     3-3-4

3)      George Barber  3-2-10

4)      Ronnie Durr       2-13-2

COMING EVENTS:

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Woodshaw Reservoir.