31st December 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

31st December 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Saturday saw Stuart Peters out on his first fishing trip since early November and he decided on the Ribble at Hurst Green. After two and a half hours without any signs of fish he decided that a move was in order which definitely proved to be the right tactic. The result was that in the next three hours he caught a few grayling with the icing on the cake being four barbel to 6.5lbs and three more that didn't make it to the net.

The Mount at Buckley which produces decent carp catches, tench, bream, perch, and roach over 2lbs is still fishable whilst other waters suffer from high water levels so worth a visit in the New Year. Ian Simms managed to slide in a three-hour session after a hectic Christmas with his family and legered meat for three carp, the best a lower double and not a bite alarm in site. Mike McCarthy had a common of just under 7lbs plus a mirror about the same size on Friday.

Mike Pritchard fished the Bridgewater Canal near Walton Gardens bridge on Saturday with his usual homemade waggler with pinkie and caster to end up with a good 5lbs plus of small roach and a 6lbs pike. To be fair the pike was tangled in his net while looking for an easy meal.

The Saturday members match on the Bridgewater Canal at Boothstown was won by Dave Brookes with a weight of 12-9-0 made up of one perch with the remainder roach to 12ozs. Dave fished the pole with punched bread changing to caster for the better stamp roach. Ray Boden took second place with 10lbs fishing the same method.

A quickly organised match at Mersey Walk saw Eddie Frangleton fishing feeder and maggot tactics take first place with 2-2-0. Stu Gibson was the runner-up with 1-8-0.

Our Disabled and Over 60's Match this week at our Woodshaw Reservoir fishery saw Stu Gibson take first place in what was his first appearance on this weekly Monday event. It was indeed a case of bites being few and far between with Stu having only two, missing one but nevertheless the one he hit put a bream weighing 1-14-2 in his net. Alan Brown who took second place had more bites catching small roach and skimmers for 1-13-0.

Well, this is my last weekly column/blog of 2019, and my wife has just poured me a glass of wine, so here's wishing you all a Happy New Year and the very best for 2020. Keep those reports coming as at this time of the year there is not a lot happening, so good, bad, or indifferent they will help fellow members to plan any forays onto the banksides. 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. New members are welcome to call in and join, current ones can renew their subscription, or night permit. 

Frank Lythgoe[fl1] [fl2] 

RESULTS:

Saturday.

Bridgewater Canal (Boothstown)

1)      Stu Gibson                   12-9-0

2)      Ray Boden                   10-0-0

3)      Neil Davies                    6-13-0

4)      Ade Green                     5-9-0

Sunday:

Mersey Series.

1)      Eddie Frangleton          2-2-0

2)      Stu Gibson                     1-8-0

3)      Stan Charnock               1-5-0

4)      Jim Gannon/Jimmy Byrne 1-4-0

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Stu Gibson                    1-14-2                      

2)      Alan Brown                   1-13-0

3)      Jimmy Byrne                 1-7-6

4)      Joe Garry                       0-9-10

COMING EVENTS:

SATURDAY

Bridgewater Canal Match (members only) draw 9-30am on bank at Boothstown opposite the Moorings Pub (postcode M28 1YB). Ring Ray Boden for further information:- 07790 317714 and to check any cancellation if the canal is iced over.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Bridgewater Canal, Hough's Bridge.

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24th December 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

24th December 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Many thanks to the Environment Agency Fisheries Team for their very welcome early Christmas present of 100% true crucian carp and green tench which they stocked into Ackers Pit on Monday. There were approximately three hundred fish around four to six inches in size which were bred and supplied from the EA hatchery at Calverton. They will certainly enhance existing stocks and members sport as they grow into future specimen fish.

Clifford Buckley had a three-hour session over the weekend at Fosters C & D Pools at Wigan. He opted to fish 'D' and caught a chub around the 2.5lbs mark plus a roach, losing two further chub at the net. Not a mega-catch but enjoyable nevertheless being out in the fresh air and winter sunshine.

Ian Beswick reports a total catch of five pike over two-day sessions at the weekend from the Bridgewater Canal at the Kraft Arm. He was encouraged by his first day catch of four fish on Saturday with the best at around six pounds so he went for a repeat performance on Sunday. But he only caught the one fish which turned out to be the biggest at 12-12-0. All fish fell to float-fished dead bait enhanced with his added attractant.

Having not fished Grey Mist for around fourteen years Jess Steele was absolutely made up when on his fifth session there he slid his net under a twenty-pound mirror last week. Onwards and upwards for 2020.

It was a very poor turnout for our Saturday match at Boothstown but the fish are still there with organiser Ray Boden catching over 4lbs in what was more or less a pleasure session. However, it is on again on Saturday, see details below in coming events.

Our Monday Disabled and Over 60's Match on the Bridgewater Canal was drawn this week at Hough's Bridge and saw match organiser Jimmy Byrne a clear winner with almost 3lbs to spare.  Fishing the pole and alternating between punched bread, pinky, and maggot he put together a net of mainly roach plus half a dozen perch for a weight of 8-11-12. Alan Brown drew one peg away from where he won the previous week at Walton Gardens Bridge taking second place with 5-14-8 of small roach. Change of venue next week to our Woodshaw fishery.

On behalf of Warrington Anglers Association, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Don't forget there are not many anglers on the banks at this time of the year so I would really welcome any catch reports good, bad, or indifferent as these help fellow members to plan their outings. 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. New members are welcome to call in and join, current ones can renew their subscription, or night permit. 

Frank Lythgoe[fl1] [fl2] 

RESULTS:

Sunday:

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Jimmy Byrne                 8-11-12                      

2)      Alan Brown                   5-14-8

3)      Ron Durr                        5-6-8

4)      Bas Chambers               5-2-8

COMING EVENTS:

SATURDAY

Bridgewater Canal Match (members only) draw 9-30am on bank at Boothstown opposite the Moorings Pub (postcode M28 1YB). Ring Ray Boden for further information:- 07790 317714.

MONDAY:

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

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17th December 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

17th December 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Our Mersey Series on Sunday at Victoria Park saw Ade Green take his first win of the year on what was the last river match of 2019 with a weight of 1-6-0 made up of small roach taken on feeder and maggot tactics. Yes, it was hard fishing but despite the scarcity of bites the competition was still as intense and a win is a win! Second place was taken by Roy Everson with 0-14-0. Further matches will be advertised in the New Year.

Our Bridgewater taster match last Saturday at Boothstown produced some really good winter Canal results which saw Bob Campbell putting together a winning catch of skimmers and roach for 11-1-0. Warburtons bread was the bait of the day, liquidised and sieved, with punched bread on the hook.  Dave Brookes took second place with an all roach net weighing in at 9-8-0. It is on again on Saturday, see details below in coming events.

Our Monday Disabled and Over 60's Match on the Bridgewater Canal was drawn this week on the bank opposite the Walton Arms. Winner, Alan Brown who drew a peg adjacent to Walton Gardens Bridge alternated between bread and caster for an all roach catch of 7-4-10. Dave Hill was on the opposite side of the bridge where he fished bread but a change to pinkie brought more fish and second place with a weight of 6-0-2. Eighteen anglers fished.

This is the time of year when there are not many anglers on the banks so I would really welcome any catch reports good, bad, or indifferent as these help fellow members to know how waters are fishing and plan their outings. 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. New members are welcome to call in and join, current ones can renew their subscription, or night permit. 

Frank Lythgoe[fl1] [fl2] 

RESULTS:

Saturday:

1)      Bob Campbell               11-1-0

2)      Dave Brooks                   9-8-0

3)      Neil Davies                      8-5-0

4)      Ray Boden                       6-7-0

Sunday:

Mersey Match Series.

1)      Ade Green                      1-6-0

2)      R. Everson                      0-14-0

3)      Eddie Frangleton          0-11-0

4)      P.Howard/ A. Higham  0-6-0

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Alan Brown                   7-4-10

2)      Dave Hill                        6-0-2

3)      Ron Durr                        5-15-0

4)      Ray Boden                     5-2-0

COMING EVENTS:

SATURDAY

Bridgewater Canal Match (members only) draw 9-30am on bank at Boothstown opposite the Moorings Pub (postcode M28 1YB). Ring Ray Boden for further information:- 07790 317714 and to check any cancellation if the canal is iced over.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Bridgewater Canal, Hough's Bridge.

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10th December 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

10th December 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

The Bridgewater Canal is still producing pike catches for members with Tom Chambers reporting catching four on a Sunday session at Lymm/Statham area. He was lure fishing and his best fish was around 7 or 8lbs. I mentioned last week that the area between Hough's Bridge and Walton Bridge was full of silver fish where they shoal during winter closely followed there by pike and perch who treat the area as a sort of pop-up 'restaurant.' An angler caught three fish there on Saturday, the best 9lbs on smelt.

Our Mersey Series on Sunday at Mersey Walk as predicted saw bites hard to find however local match ace Jimmy Byrne fishing on a groundbait feeder and maggot managed to tempt two 8oz skimmers plus small roach for a winning weight of 2-14-0. Ed Frangleton and Roy Everson both fishing the same method tied for second place with 1-6-0.

Members have been fishing our WAA controlled Boothstown area of the Bridgewater Canal for some time now with excellent results. Catches of quality roach, skimmers, and tench (the latter during the milder weather) have been reported. Ray Boden fished it this week and had around 10lbs of roach which took a bit of time to come onto the bait but then it was a bite every put in. With this in mind Ray has organised a match for members there for this coming Saturday details below in coming events.

Our Monday Disabled and Over 60's Christmas Match took place on the Bridgewater Canal this week at Hough's Bridge and saw some surprising catches for this time of the year. Match organiser Jimmy Byrne repeated his Mersey success of the previous day with another decisive win. He fished pole at 11metres alternating between bread and pinkie for a mainly roach catch plus a few perch for 9-0-0. Several pegs away on the opposite side of Walton Gardens Bridge Alan Brown put together a net of roach for a weight of 7-4-2 caught using bread, pinkie, with the better stamp fish taking caster. Eighteen fished for a total weight of 77lbs and thanks to Graham Belton everyone received prizes except Graham who couldn't fish.

If anyone is looking to either join Warrington Anglers Association now or purchase one as a Christmas present for someone, the best time is after the 1st December for the 2020 membership. You can either call to our office at 52, Parker Street, Warrington, on a Friday evening between 7pm and 8-30pm or join online. If you let us know we will post those intended as Xmas presents to the purchaser.

This is the time of year when there are not many anglers on the banks so I would really welcome any catch reports good, bad, or indifferent as these help fellow members to know how waters are fishing and plan their outings. 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. New members are welcome to call in and join, current ones can renew their subscription, or night permit. 

Frank Lythgoe[fl1] [fl2] 

RESULTS:

Sunday:

Mersey Match Series.

1)      Jimmy Byrne                      2-14-0

2)      E. Frangleton/R. Everson 1-6-0

4)      Ade Green                          1-4-0

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Jimmy Byrne                  9-0-0

2)      Alan Brown                    7-4-2

3)      Bas Chambers               6-3-4

4)      George Hollis                5-12-0

COMING EVENTS:

SATURDAY

Bridgewater Canal Match (members only) draw 9-30am on bank at Boothstown opposite the Moorings Pub (postcode M28 1YB). Ring Ray Boden for further information:- 07790 317714

SUNDAY

Mersey Match Series draw 9am Victoria Park.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Bridgewater Canal, Walton Arms.

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3rd December 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

 3rd December 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

It is with great sadness this week that I report that committee member Ian Bradburn passed away on Monday morning. Our thoughts at this time are with his wife Ceinwen and family. Funeral arrangements are Walton Crematorium 3-40pm on Friday 13^th December 2019. Family flowers only, donations to the Alzheimer's Society.

On Wednesday Neil Plunkett decided on another trip to the Mount where he has enjoyed more than a fair degree of success on previous visits. With the leaf fall now over and the water very clear Neil thought maybe a blank was on the cards. He need not have feared for after a couple of hours of searching around and trying different baits he opted for a method feeder with sweetcorn on the hook which did the trick starting off with a nice bream of a couple of pounds. Seven carp followed between 4lbs and the best just nudging double figures. He packed up at lunch time after yet again having had the venue completely to himself for a great winter's day fishing.

Mike Pritchard fished the Bridgewater near Hough's Bridge on Saturday where annually fish shoal for the winter months. Fishing a light waggler at both his rod tip and the far shelf he ended up with forty roach plus a few rudd, the latter more than likely from the stocking in October last year. He caught mainly on red maggot and pinkie plus a few better stamp roach on caster. During his session there were three separate attacks on his keepnet by pike so you predator anglers fill your boots.

Our Mersey Series on Sunday at Victoria Park was a really hard match which can often be the case on the river at this time of the year, but Jim Gannon quite literally used his loaf and the result produced a win with 1-3-0. He caught twelve roach fishing a groundbait feeder and bread punch. Stu Gibson and Ant Higham drew for second place with 10oz apiece, both fishing a groundbait feeder and maggot for eight small roach.

Our Monday Disabled and Over 60's match was on the Bridgewater this week which saw most of the canal with a lid of thin ice and leaves mixed. However thankfully the swans and the ducks between them kept just enough clear of ice near Moore Boats to accommodate the thirteen anglers who fished. As was the case the previous week at was again a real struggle for bites but Stu Patterson fishing pieces of worm put eight tiny perch on the scales for 0-6-2 matched by Jimmy Byrne who fished bread punch to catch twelve small roach for a joint win.  

Please note that there with be towpath closures on Bridgewater Canal in the area of Holly Hedge Lane, Moore from the 2^nd to 20^th December 2019 for essential gas main repairs.

If anyone is looking to either join Warrington Anglers Association now or purchase one as a Christmas present for someone, the best time is after the 1st December for the 2020 membership. You can either call to our office at 52, Parker Street, Warrington, on a Friday evening between 7pm and 8-30pm or join online. If you let us know we will post those intended as Xmas presents to the purchaser.

This is the time of year when there are not many anglers on the banks so I would really welcome any catch reports good, bad, or indifferent as these help fellow members to know how waters are fishing and plan their outings. 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. New members are welcome to call in and join, current ones can renew their subscription, or night permit. 

Frank Lythgoe[fl1] [fl2] 

RESULTS:

Sunday:

Mersey Match Series.

1)      Jim Gannon              1-3-0

2)      Stu Gibson/Ant Higham 0-10-0

4)      Ray Boden                        0-9-0

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Stu Patterson/J Byrne 0-6-2

3)      George Barber              0-4-12

4)      George & Roy Hollis     0-2-0

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY

Mersey Match Series draw 9am Mersey Walk.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Christmas Match, draw 10am Bridgewater Canal, Hough's Bridge.

 

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26th November 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

26^th November 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

All anglers should hurry to ensure that they have their say regarding adding fish eating birds, notably cormorants and goosanders to the General Licence so that we can be more able to protect our valuable fish stocks from the growing numbers of these birds that are having a devastating effect on our fisheries. This is possibly the only chance for anglers to have their say and make a real difference….so do it now as you must complete the survey before the 5^th December!

All you need to do is go onto the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) website and search for the Wild Birds General Licence Survey if the following link which you can copy and paste into your browser does not work:-  https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/general-licences-for-wild-birds-survey-on-management-measures-in-england

If anyone is looking to either join Warrington Anglers Association now or purchase one as a Christmas present for someone, the best time is after the 1st December for the 2020 membership. You can either call to our office at 52, Parker Street, Warrington, on a Friday evening between 7pm and 8-30pm or join online. If you let us know we will post those intended as Xmas presents to the purchaser.

Our Christmas prize Mersey Match took place on Sunday at Mersey Walk and the result produced what is believed to be Warrington Anglers Association's oldest ever match winner. Regular Mersey and canal match attendee Stan Charnock at eighty-four fished his favourite quiver tip method with a groundbait feeder and maggot for a decisive win with three roach and a bonus bream which sent the scales round to 6-5-0. Second placed Roy Everson put together an all roach catch caught on both groundbait feeder and maggot and Bolognese for a winning weight of 3-11-0. Twenty-one anglers took part in this WAA sponsored event but special thanks go to Ade Green for ensuring that there were ample prizes to go around and nobody left empty handed.

Our Monday Disabled and Over 60's match was on the Bridgewater Canal this week at Preston Brook and was a real struggle for bites. Keith Dentith was the winner with a small roach and perch catch for a weight of 0-12-2. Jimmy Byrne was second with 0-7-4. It is the Dead Length next week where fish annually shoal up for the winter so hopefully, we should see some better results.

This is the time of year when there is a vast reduction of anglers on the banks so I would really welcome any catch reports good, bad, or indifferent as these help fellow members to know how waters are fishing and plan their outings. 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. New members are welcome to call in and join, current ones can renew their subscription, or night permit. 

Frank Lythgoe[fl1] 

RESULTS:

Sunday:

Mersey Christmas Prize Match.

1)      Stan Charnock        6-5-0

2)      Roy Everson            3-11-0

3)      E. Frangleton/M. Dench 2-6-0

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Bud Lea                  2-11-9

2)      Roy Brown             0-8-13

3)      George Barber      0-11-8

4)      Ray Boden            0-5-11

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY

Mersey Match Series draw 9am Victoria Park.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Bridgewater Canal, Moore Boats.

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19th November 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

19^th November 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Jorden Ackers posted pics on our members Facebook page of two cracking perch from 'a stretch of canal' but withheld the exact location, absolutely no problem with that. His advice was light lures with decent paddle tails. Three of our canal fisheries have produced fish of this calibre, namely the Bridgewater, Trent & Mersey, and the not so widely appreciated Macclesfield Canal where in the past quality perch have been landed in matches. So, if you fancy a slice of the action simply arm yourself with an unhooking mat (pike are more than a possibility), a light spinning/drop-shot rod and reel, landing net, assortment of lures, and you are ready to go.

Still not the best of conditions but at least our Mersey Match Series was on again this Sunday following the cancellation last week due to flood conditions. However, not a lot to write home about as understandably at this time of the year anglers struggled for bites but Roy Everson put together a catch of ten roach and a 4oz skimmer caught on groundbait feeder and maggot for a winning weight of 1-11-0. Close on his heels was Jim Gannon using the same method who also had ten roach for 1-8-0 but unfortunately not the vital 4oz skimmer!

Our Monday Disabled and Over 60's match was back on the Bridgewater Canal this week at Daresbury Labs stretch. Bud Lea drew the peg nearest to the expressway to catch eight roach and a bonus 2lbs bream on pole-fished bread punch to take a clear win with 2-11-9. Second placed Roy Brown pegged nearer the Labs also had about the same number of roach for 0-8-13. Seventeen anglers turned out.

A warning to anyone contemplating a trip to the Dee at Worthenbury please be aware that a member reported recent damage to the access track at Worthenbury confirmed by our local bailiff due to run-off from flooded fields into the brook.

This is the time of year when there is a vast reduction of anglers on the banks so I would really welcome any catch reports good, bad, or indifferent as these help fellow members to know how waters are fishing and plan their outings. 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. New members are welcome to call in and join, current ones can renew their subscription, or night permit. 

Frank Lythgoe[fl1] 

RESULTS:

Sunday:

Mersey Match Series.

1)      Roy Everson           1-110

2)      Jim Gannon            1-8-0

3)      N Buist/P Howard 1-1-0

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Bud Lea                  2-11-9

2)      Roy Brown             0-8-13

3)      George Barber       0-11-8

4)      Ray Boden              0-5-11

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY

Mersey Series Christmas Match draw 9am Mersey Walk.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Bridgewater Canal, M6 Bridge Preston Brook.

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12th November 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

12^th November 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Last week I heard quite positive rumours that there has been a 41lbs carp caught from Sandiway Big Lake. I understand that it was stocked in 2005 at 15lbs so it has shown a steady growth record. I would welcome any further detail from the 'mystery captor'.

Despite the weather it is a case of more pike reports no doubt because members can travel light and choose reasonable lulls in the rainy conditions. Ian Pargeter sent me a report from the Bridgewater Canal at Boothstown, which is an area of the Bridgewater that we rarely hear about despite as I am informed it is full of fish. Ian was targeting the pike and fishing lures and hadn't had a take for the first hour but kept on the move. Then within in the space of two hundred metres he landed three fish, nothing massive but all in pristine condition. Sam Jeffries fished the canal at Preston Brook on Sunday and had several takes but ended up with one pike landed weighing 12-8-0.

Much to the disappointment of our hardy band of Mersey match series supporters the event was cancelled this week due to the extreme flood conditions. Fingers crossed it should be on for next Sunday. Match organiser Ray Boden has asked me to mention that he would like members to book on our Christmas Mersey Match by Sunday 17 November 2019 so he has an accurate count of those taking part.

Our Disabled and Over 60's match was fished on our Woodshaw Reservoir Fishery on Monday and saw match organiser Jimmy Byrne clock up yet another win.  Jimmy had a net of roach and skimmers caught on the pole using maggot and caster for a weight of 5-15-0. Mike Worley fished the tip and maggot and took second place with 4-3-4 of bream and roach.

This is the time of year when there is a vast reduction of anglers on the banks so I would really welcome any catch reports good, bad, or indifferent as these help fellow members to know how waters are fishing and plan their outings. 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. New members are welcome to call in and join, current ones can renew their subscription, or night permit. 

Frank Lythgoe[fl1] 

RESULTS:

Sunday:

Mersey Match Series: Cancelled

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Jimmy Byrne         5-15-0

2)      Mike Worley         4-3-4

3)      Keith Daintith        2-14-0

4)      G. Barber/A. Brown 2-4-10

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY

Mersey Series draw 9am Kingsway Allotments.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Bridgewater Canal, Daresbury Labs.

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5th November 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Column Notes

5^th November 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Regular contributor Neil Plunkett thought the gap in the recent frosts on Monday may hopefully give him a chance of some decent sport at our Mount Fishery at Buckley. Well, sometimes a hunch is as good a reason for making a decision as any other, and as it turned out it was right on the money. He fished a deeper section and had a great morning with twelve carp. Three edged into double figures, plus a nice bream and two large roach both well over a pound, one nearly 2lbs. All were caught on legered meat or corn. Neil had the place to himself and his comment, "Great Fishery" is like a thank you to our volunteers for all the hard work that has made the water what it is today.  

 

More pike reports last Thursday Phil Brown had two takes on the Bridgewater and lost one tail-walking pike and landed the other. This week on Sunday Joe Evans on his first ever predator fishing canal visit ended up with four pike, best estimated around 12lbs. He caught two on smelt and two on lures.

Stuart Peters visited our stretch of the Ribble at Hurst Green for the first time on Saturday and after a bit off wasted effort in finding the swims compounded by him leaving his groundbait at the opposite end of the stretch he eventually set up undeterred and an hour later was into his first Ribble barbel possibly a double only to lose it at his feet. Eventually he was into another smaller but cracking looking fish at 4.5lbs. After a quiet spell a move of swim brought a flurry of dace and at the death another barbel of 6lbs. As he said in present conditions it is something of a trek but he reckons in the words of Arnie, 'I will be back'.

The lone angler on Ackers Pit on Saturday was more than happy with his catch, hardly able to believe that there were no other anglers on the fishery. He fished a small waggler against the reeds and started off with a handful of small 2-3oz roach on pinkie but a change to caster brought the better stamp roach on the feed. He ended up with over 10lbs of roach to 12oz.

Our Sunday Mersey match series held this week at Victoria Park where match organiser Ray Boden put 5-8-0 on the weigh scale to take a comfortable win. He fished bolognaise style loose-feeding red maggot for an all roach catch with the exception of a small skimmer. Neil Buist aka 'The Engine' took the runner-up spot with 3-15-0 of roach taken on groundbait feeder and maggot.

Our Disabled and Over 60's match was fished on the Trent & Mersey at Canal Billinge on Monday and saw match organiser Jimmy Byrne who as is our normal tradition had his winning No.1 end peg drawn by another angler. Jimmy had a net of roach and gudgeon caught mainly on pole and pinkie with a few on maggot and caster for 5-1-0 stopping the previous days Mersey match winner Ray Boden from making it a double. Ray wasn't too far behind with a weight of 4-8-12.

Thanks to members who take the trouble to send in catch reports which help fellow members to know how waters are fishing and plan their outings. 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. New members are welcome to call in and join, current ones can renew their subscription, or night permit. 

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Sunday:

Mersey Match Series

1)      Ray Boden               5-8-0

2)      Neil Buist                 3-15-0

3)      Ed Frangleton         3-10-0

4)      Jim Gannon             3-9-0

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Jimmy Byrne         5-1-0

2)      Ray Boden             4-8-12

3)      George Barber      4-3-0

4)      Rod Frazer             3-9-10

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY

Mersey Series draw 9am Kingsway Allotments.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Woodshaw Reservoir, Wigan.

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29th October 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

29th October 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Tim Poulter enjoyed his first pike outing of the season on Friday morning at Rixton Claypits when within five minutes of his bait hitting the water, he was landing his first fish. This was followed by several others all caught on float-fished smelt. To quote him, "Nothing really big a great morning out."
Still on the predator trail but this time a day later on the Bridgewater Canal at Dunham where Ian Graham was drop-shotting for perch in the afternoon and was unprepared for a sudden vicious take, obviously not a perch. After a hectic battle a fighting fit pike lay in his landing net, unfortunately he had left his scales in his car boot but Ian reckoned it was well over 10lbs. He ended his session with two small perch caught on the same lure.

Our Sunday Mersey match series held this week at Mersey Walk was won by no other that Ant Higham aka 'The king of the River' on a very out of sorts flooded river when bites were very much a rarity. Ant fished a groundbait feeder and maggot to catch three bootlace eels, a skimmer, and a roach for 1-0-0. Second placed angler and Mersey regular Norman Gannon always comes good when the going gets hard and fished the same method for a skimmer and a roach for 0-11-0.

Our Disabled and Over 60's match was fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Preston Brook on Monday and surprisingly the results were very much in line with the previous days Mersey match. The canal was chocolate coloured and it was a miracle that fish even found anglers bait, one good thing though was that the marauding cormorants couldn't find the fish! Ray Boden fished pole and pinkie from an end peg for two chunky roach which sent the scale round to exactly a pound. Bas Chambers took second place with 0-10-0.

Just an update on the boat vandalism I reported in last week's column that occurred on Friday 11^th October at Hough's Bridge. The angler concerned rang me and it certainly wasn't him who was responsible as he left shortly after the arrival of the boats confirmed by another angler.

Thanks to members who take the trouble to send in catch reports which help fellow members to know how waters are fishing and plan their outings. 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. New members are welcome to call in and join, current ones can renew their subscription, or night permit. 

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Sunday:

Mersey Match Series

1)      Ant Higham            1-0-0

2)      Norman Gannon    0-11-0

3)      Pete Jones               0-5-0

4)      Jim Gannon/Pete Howard  0-4-0

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Ray Boden             1-0-0

2)      Barry Chambers   0-10-8

3)      Jimmy Byrne         0-3-14

4)      Trev Bainbridge    0-3-8

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY

Mersey Series draw 9am Victoria Park.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Trent & Mersey Canal, Billinge.

 

22nd October 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

22nd October 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

It is getting to that time of the year again on our canal fisheries as temperatures fall and inevitably with less boat traffic the clarity of the water improves, yes, its predator time again. Paul Knowles baited with sardine on Tuesday to land a new PB of 13-7-0 from the Bridgewater and Jess Steele also caught a double on the same day.

Grey Mist is still producing a few carp, on Friday Trevor Royle landed an eighteen pounder and on Tuesday of this week Phil Brown caught a 22-2-0 mirror. Both were daytime catches. Definitely worth a visit.

Alistair Hemphill a Countryside Ranger with Flintshire Council is trying to organise some angling teach-ins on one of their pools near to The Mount on the 26^th July and 6^th September with two 15peg sessions each day, 1100-1300 and 1300-1500. He is looking for angler volunteers to provide guidance. Anyone interest please drop me an email.

This isn't a fishery report as such but it has the potential to be harmful and cast a shadow on our sport. On Friday evening October 11th October seven boats from a cruising club moored up at Houghs Bridge, Walton, to attend a 40 years inaugural celebration at Warrington Sports Club. At the outset a fisherman on the canal bank grumbled about being disturbed by boats arriving. The next morning the first boat that had moored discovered that his cover had been slashed several times and most panels on the towpath side had been scored such that the panels will need re-painting. No other boats were touched. It is imperative for all concerned that the person responsible is caught. Any information to me in confidence please.

Our Sunday Mersey match series held this week at Victoria Park was won by Jimmy Gannon who as many will know does a lot to ensure pegs are up to standard and tidy on the water. He fished a ground bait feeder and maggot to catch of skimmers and roach for a weight of 6-7-0 just beating Mike Dench into second place by a couple of ounces. Mike caught skimmers on the feeder but changed to bolognaise and loose-fed maggot to add a few roach for a total of 6-5-0. It was nice to see 'The king of the River' making an appearance.

Our Disabled and Over 60's match on Monday was fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Pickerings Bridge and saw Derek Bibby take the winners envelope. Derek fished the pole on maggot and caster for 6-2-2 of roach and perch. George Hollis was the runner-up with 4-4-0.

Regarding the 'no legering rule' on Ackers Pit for clarity this does include the use of leads such as olivettes, and any type of bulk lead fixed or otherwise used for legering.

Thanks to members who take the trouble to send in catch reports which help fellow members to know how waters are fishing and plan their outings. 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. New members are welcome to call in and join, current ones can renew their subscription, or night permit. 

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Sunday:

Mersey Match Series

1)      Jim Gannon            6-7-0

2)      Mike Dench            6-5-0

3)      Ant Higham            4-11-0

4)      Ray Boden              3-15 -0

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Derek Bibby          6-2-2

2)      George Hollis        4-4-0

3)      Roy Rogers            3-11-0

4)      Jimmy Byrne         3-10-0

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY

Mersey Series draw 9am Mersey Walk.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am under M56 bridge at Preston Brook.