29th January 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

29th January 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

On Sunday our netting teams trip to Wales was cancelled due to the gales, however it certainly didn't put Tom Fahey off his trip to Grey Mist, as it turned out he was the only angler booked on the fishery during his overnight session. He simply battened down the hatches and at 9-30pm was rewarded with a cracking mirror carp weighing 17-4-0 that took a fancy to his sticky krill offering. Nice one Tom.

New members Mark Jones and his son Jake did a Saturday night session on the Mount at Buckley and inevitably got caught up in Sunday's gale, although the youngster slept throughout oblivious to the gusts battering the bivvi.  It was their first trip to one of our waters and despite a few bent pegs and losing his bivvi skin to bankside bushes Mark was happy with the two carp he landed.

Many thanks to David Bright and his son Joe who after being informed by a member of the public that a tree had blown down across the centre track at Sandiway they immediately wound in their rods and weighed up the situation. As luck would have it, although not an ideal tool for the job, they had a reciprocating saw in their vehicle and got to work. Result, job done.

Our Sunday Mersey Series at Mersey Walk saw weights plummet this week and veteran Jim Gannon needed only 1-12-0 to take his first win of 2019. Jim fished a groundbait feeder and maggot for his catch of ten roach. However, it was a close-run thing as second placed Bas Chambers also weighed in ten roach but was an ounce light with 1-11-0.

A partially iced over Woodshaw Reservoir hosted our Monday's Disabled & Over 60's Match this week and bites were so scarce that only the four anglers who framed caught and in fact had any indication of fish presence in their swim. Alan Brown had one bite which resulted in a small carp of 1-13-0, more than enough to secure the win. Runner-up Joe Garry likewise had one bite to weigh 0-8-12. In fact, the four anglers had only eight fish between them!

Keep those catch reports coming, good, bad, or indifferent as they help follow members to gauge how waters are fishing and to plan their outings. And equally important they give me something to write about! 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. 2019-night permits are now available from HQ. You can no longer book on with last year's numbers. The 2019 membership book post out has started so should be landing on doormats anytime soon. On receipt the 2018 one is invalid and the new one must be paid before fishing any of our waters.

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Sunday Mersey Series

1)      Jim Gannon                   1-12-0

2)      Barry Chambers            1-11-0

3)      Mike Dench                    1-6-0

4)      Alan Faulkner                 1-0-0          

 

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal, Walton)

1)      Alan Brown                   1-13-0

2)      Joe Garry                       0-8-12

3)      Graham Belton             0-3-4

4)      George Hollis                0-3-0

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series draw 9-45am Mersey Walk

MONDAY:

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

22nd January 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

22nd January 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Despite catches on the Mersey being understandably down from months ago when conditions were somewhat warmer it didn't deter John Redmond who fished the river for the first time on our stretch behind the waste site at Woolston. He set up a small groundbait feeder introducing a few maggots with single maggot on the hook and was soon catching small roach, nothing massive but a few were in the 8oz bracket. John ended his three-hour session with thirty plus fish.

Thanks to the gentleman who rang me to report anglers fishing on the Bridgewater Canal at Preston Brook on Saturday afternoon who he reckoned were non-members. His intuition was right, there were two anglers piking who both knew the score. The cheek of it was that as I was checking them one had a pike about 11lbs and told me he had already caught four others! Needless to say, they didn't argue and packed up and left with a suitable warning. As a matter of interest 'theft of fishing rights' which is fishing without permission or unlicensed is a reportable police matter and recordable offence.

Our Sunday Mersey Series was held again at Mersey Walk this week and saw Derek Bibby fishing with pole and maggot take the win with two perch, the rest roach for a weight of 6-15-0. Fishing the same method Ed Frangleton and Bas Chambers took joint second place with 4-2-0 nets of roach.

Monday's Disabled & Over 60's Match fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Walton saw Jimmy Byrne take the honours for the second week in succession with 9-8-9 of roach and perch taken on the pole alternating between pinky and punched bread.  George Hollis took second place using the same method with a weight of 5-12-7.

Keep those catch reports coming, good, bad, or indifferent as they help follow members to gauge how waters are fishing and to plan their outings. And equally important they give me something to write about! 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. 2019-night permits are now available from HQ. You can no longer book on with last year's numbers. All being well the 2019 membership books should be posted out to members at the end of next week. On receipt the 2018 one is invalid and the new one must be paid before fishing any of our waters.

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Sunday Mersey Series

1)      Derek Bibby                  6-15-0

2)      Ed Frangleton

Barry Chambers           4-2-0

3)      Ray Boden                     3-5-0          

 

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal, Walton)

1)      Jimmy Byrne                 9-8-9

2)      George Hollis                5-12-7

3)      Geoff Brooks                5-10-6

4)      Alan Brown                   4-9-7

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series draw 9-45am Mersey Walk

MONDAY:

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

15th January 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

15th January 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Carp are more often than not the target fish on The Mount at Buckley, but Ian Russel bucked the trend on his first visit to when he fished the pole and maggot. He only landed three fish, but was more than pleased with his catch. His only regret was that he does not carry a set of sales in his tackle box, but will in future, as the fish were massive roach, the biggest he had ever caught in all his years of fishing. Ian said they were at a guess around the 2lbs mark but he will never know. He is hoping for a repeat performance on a return visit very soon. To set the record straight this fishery also holds good stocks of perch, tench and bream and is an excellent general fishery.

Alan Cartledge has been trying to beat his perch PB of 1-12-0 for some time since he had his first specimen from the Bridgewater Canal at Dunham over two years ago. Well, his session on Sunday saw him move along the canal to try the Oughtrington area but after two hours with no action it wasn't looking too hopeful. That was until his small rubber lure was hit twice without anything on the hook, but third time lucky saw him hit the stripey he was after when he eventually slid his net under a cracking fish. It was his only fish of the session but he added an extra pound plus to his previous best when the scales went around to 2-14-0.  

Keith Starkey went to Statham Pool on Tuesday where he set his stall out for bream. After a blank period when he had doubts whether he would catch or not But Keith was rewarded with a brace of bronze beauties, not a bad size either for this pocket sized fishery.

Our Sunday Mersey Series at Mersey Walk this week was fished in very windy conditions making the pole almost a no-go method. Alan Faulkner won with an all roach catch taken on a groundbait feeder and maggot with a couple of them around the 8oz mark and a total weight of 7-0-0 o. However, Jimmy Byrnes who took second place with a 5-10-0 net of roach caught on both feeder and the pole.

Monday's Disabled & Over 60's Match fished on the Dead Length and pegged from Hough's Bridge towards the A56 saw the fish tightly shoaled. Jimmy Byrne took the honours with 6-12-5 of roach, skimmers, and perch taken on the pole alternating between pinky and maggot. Second placed Ron Durr wasn't too far behind with 6-9-6.  Most anglers caught a few pounds of fish despite the usual pike action as these toothy predators searched for their protein in the roach shoals.  

Keep those catch reports coming, good, bad, or indifferent as they help follow members to gauge how waters are fishing and to plan their outings. And equally important they give me something to write about.  email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238.

A weigh sling was found at Grey Mist on Tuesday. Get in touch if it's yours.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street are open as usual every Friday between 7 & 9pm. 2019 night permits are now available from HQ. You can no longer book on with last year's numbers.

 

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Sunday Mersey Series

1)      Alan Faulkner               7-0-0

2)      Jimmy Byrne                 5-10-0

3)      Jim Gannon                   4-0-0          

4)      Mike Dench                   3-15-0

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal, Preston Brook)

1)      Jimmy Byrne                 6-12-5

2)      Ron Durr                        6-9-6

3)      George Barber              6-9-12

4)      Alan Brown                   5-8-6

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series draw 9-45am Mersey Walk

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am St Peters Church, Walton.

 

 

8th January 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Column

8th January 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Rees Sweeney fished the river Wyre at Churchtown and worked hard fishing the stick float and maggots in eight different swims. He set-up with 1.5 lb main line and 1lb hook length with an 18's barbless hook and double maggot at the business end. Rees started approximately a mile down from the bridge. The first two swims nothing, the third a small brownie, likewise and a minnow the next, two small chub and another small brownie, zilch at the next two swims, but there was a day ticket angler on the far bank who had caught 2 chub using bread and small pieces of meat. Undeterred and simply enjoying being on the river he inadvertently saved the best until last by catching 8 Chubb, 2 trout, and another minnow, and lost two decent fish. He had a brilliant first trip out of the year with his fingers crossed for the rest of 2019.

James Griffiths enjoyed his visit to the River Dane at Holmes Chapple where in a two-hour session trotting maggot down his swim he caught 12 grayling, a tiny trout, plus a chub of 3-12-0 which gave a good account of itself on light tackle. One of the grayling was this year's fry which is really good for the future.

New member Alex Theobold snatched a short session on the River Alyn and fished stick float after digging out his centre pin reel. In an hour he had three grayling and two brownies on maggot more than happy with his first visit. It is also worth a visit to the main river as the Dee is in good fettle at present and worth a trip if you fancy a crack at the grayling and chub that seem to be on the feed.

Mike Pritchard fished 'the dead length' on the Bridgewater Canal and had over twenty roach some of which were chunky caster fish. Pike were striking along the length and towards the end of his session one had a go at the fish in his keepnet which is now in need of replacement. Another angler who came for a walk down the length told him that he had a really good session on bread punch at London Bridge.   

Our Sunday Mersey Series at Mersey Walk this week saw committee member Mike Dench clock up an early 2019 win with 9-3-0 of roach and perch. He had only one small roach on groundbait feeder but a change to pole and pinkie fished at 13metres saw him catch from the off. Whereas Roy Everson caught his fish using both groundbait feeder and bolo with maggot on the hook to take second place with 7-7-0.  Eighteen fished.

The first Disabled & Over 60's Match of the year saw excellent catches when local rod George Barber aka 'The Breadman' fished his favourite pole and bread punch for a cracking winning weight of 14-7-10. He caught roach and hybrids plus a surprise perch of 2-13-0 and lost a bigger one at the net with not a maggot in sight. Stu Bryan on the next peg took second place with 12-5-9. Ron Durr thought he was in the main money but only managed a section win with what would normally have been a winning weight of 9-7-5. Jimmy Byrne hadn't had a bite until a boat went though adding a bit of colour to the water and he then managed 4-9-7 in around an hour and three quarters.

Keep those catch reports coming, good, bad, or indifferent as they help follow members to gauge how waters are fishing and to plan their outings. And equally important they give me something to write about.  email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238.

A weigh sling was found at Grey Mist on Tuesday. Get in touch if it's yours.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street are open as usual every Friday between 7 & 9pm. The new 2019 night permits are now available from HQ. You can no longer book on with last year's numbers.

 

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Sunday Mersey Series

1)      Mike Dench                 9-3-0

2)      Roy Everson                 7-7-0

3)      John Green                   6-5-0          

4)      Chris Wray                    5-8-6

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal, Preston Brook)

1)      George Barber            14-7-10

2)      Stu Bryan                     12-5-9

3)      Derek Bibby                  9-8-10

4)      Ron Durr                        9-7-5

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series draw 9-45am Mersey Walk

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Houghs Bridge.

 

 

 

1st January 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

1^st January 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

By and large sport at most fisheries is unpredictable at present and with the onset of colder weather it is more than likely to be even more so. Places to try are Appleton Reservoir where the roach fishing is fairly consistent along with the chance that carp may start feeding. The Bridgewater Canal where the clarity of the water is better at Grappenhall towards Manchester is worth a punt for perch and pike either spinning or drop-shotting, take your choice. Roach are feeding in the usual places where they shoal at this time of the year such as Lymm Village and Walton Gardens where there are also numbers of pike striking at hooked silvers.

The Boxing Day Special match on the River Mersey was one of extremes where winner Jimmy Byrne put his catch of bream between 4 and 6lbs plus roach on the scales for a weight of 49-14-9. Jim Gannon took the runner-up spot with two bream for 5lbs. All fish for both anglers caught on a groundbait feeder and maggot.

Our Sunday Mersey Series this week saw match organiser Ray Boden win the final event of 2018 with 4-14-0 of roach and perch taken on feeder and maggot. In what was a close match Alan Morris wasn't too far behind with 4-6-0.

The first Mersey match of the year our New Years Day Hangover Special was won by Jimmy Byrne with a weight of 10-11-0 made up of skimmers to a pound and roach around 8oz taken on groundbait feeder and maggot. Alan Faulker took second place with 8-13-0 on the same method.

I really need you to send me your catch reports, good, bad, or indifferent as they help follow members to gauge how waters are fishing and to plan their outings. And equally important they give me something to write about.  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 & 8-30pm. The new 2019 night permits are now available from HQ. You can no longer book on with last years numbers.

Happy New Year 

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Boxing Day Mersey Special

1)      Jimmy Byrne              49-14-9

2)      Jim Gannon                  5-0-0

3)      Ray Boden                    3-8-0

4)      Dave Hill                       3-0-0

Sunday Mersey Series

1)      Ray Boden                   4-14-0

2)      Alan Morris                 4-6-0

3)      Ant Higham                 4-3-0           

4)      Derek Bibby                3-11-0

New Years Day Hangover Cure Match

1)      Jimmy Byrne              10-11-0

2)      Alan Faulkner              8-13-0

3)      Ray Boden                  6-3-0

4)      Jim Gannon                5-12-0

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series draw 9-45am Mersey Walk

MONDAY:

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

 

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