24th July, 2018 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes
Who would have believed that the Mersey match record would be smashed this week on our Sunday Series fished at Victoria Park. Winner, John Green shocked everyone when he weighed in eleven bream, best 7lbs and two perch for a total weight of 51-1-0. John fished a groundbait feeder with worm on the hook. Rod Frazer was the runner-up again with 15-3-0 of roach, perch, and hybrids taken on pole and maggot.
By contrast new member Bryan White and Neil Jones fished the Mersey (bolo style) for the first time using maggot and had a good day catching lots of perch and roach. There was nothing of any size, but all fish were in pristine condition and a childhood ambition was achieved - catching coarse fish from our own river! Bryan has got the bug for river fishing again now and looks forward to trying other WAA rivers.
Despite the current low water conditions on our rivers Mike Dench visited our stretch of the Ribble armed only with a rod, small box of terminal tackle, and a tub of worms. There were no salmon on this trip but he did catch half a dozen chub to 2lbs and three trout. When fish spotting he scoped a couple of salmon, a few large chub, barbel, and shoals of dace.
Whilst on a motorcycle /camping trip around wales/Shropshire this past week Keith Buckley decided to take the opportunity to fish some of our club rivers around that area. The first was Montford Bridge on the River Severn where he chose to use stick float with centre pin and 5-piece travel trotting rod, and despite the very low water he caught a steady number of small chub to 12oz and dace, until lots of bleak homed in on his loose fed maggots. The next day saw him on our Llanymynech stretch of the River Vyrnwy where he found a deep pool in the middle of the beat. Fishing the same tactics as the day before he caught a few small chub and dace but the bleak were a nuisance so he moved to the first accessible peg at the beginning of the beat where the water was shallow and ran to an overhanging willow tree. On the first cast Keith was into a larger chub of about 2lbs followed by 3 more at about a pound and guiding his float past the tree to more open water he was getting some nice dace. The following day Keith decided to give the river another go using a swim feeder. He made a peg right at the end of the beat just before a bend and was casting upstream toward a large tree partially submerged in about 4ft of slack water where he caught 8 chub from 12oz to about a pound, mixed in with a few dace. I would point out that this is 'wild river fishing' where there are no constructed pegs on these rivers.
Well done to our Warrington Gold Team who won bronze at the Angling Trust Ladies National Angling Championship at Weston Pools Fishery on Saturday. Starlets which included local rod Helen Dagnall were the gold medal winners for the fourth time with Lindholme Ladies taking silver. Emma Drysdale, in our team was third overall.
Our Saturday Mersey Series this week at Kingsway Allotments was a close-run thing with Jimmy Byrne the winner by an ounce with 10-15-0 of roach, perch, and skimmers taken on pole and maggot. Second placed Neil Davies fished the identical method but at the scales was that vital ounce short as the scales pointer stopped at 10-14-0. Gutted or what…but that's angling.
Jimmy Byrne kept up his winning record to take top spot again on our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match which this week was fished on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Billinge. Jimmy fished pole and maggot to take mainly roach and small skimmers for a weight of 5-12-12. The runner-up was Alan Brown with 5-11-0.
Tit-bits:- Lots of roach and perch plus a few bream being caught at Worthington Lakes. Appleton Reservoir is another top roach venue and not too bad for carp!
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:
Saturday Mersey Series
1) Jimmy Byrne 10-15-0
2) Neil Davies 10-14-0
3) Ray Boden 9-12-0
4) Alan Birchall 7-8-0
Sunday Mersey Series
1) John Green 51-1-0
2) Rod Frazer 15-3-0
3) Barry Chambers 12-8-0
4) Neil Davies 9-11-0
Monday Disabled & Over 60's
1) Jimmy Byrne 5-12-12
2) Alan Brown 5-8-0
3) Rod Frazer 4-14-0
4) Geoff Brooks 4-11-10
COMING EVENTS:
SATURDAY:
Mersey Series draw 9am. Mersey Walk
SUNDAY:
Mersey Tom James Open draw 9am. Kingsway Allotments
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am Bridgewater Canal, Motorway Bridge Preston Brook
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