18th June 2019 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes
With many of our rivers on the Severn catchment flooded and unfishable for the 16th June opening of the coarse fish river close season at least locally the Dane at Holmes Chapel produced some sport for Martin James with three chub on legered crust. The Mersey match on Sunday at Latchford was won by Derek Bibby with a weight of 29-8-0 made up of bream to 5lbs, skimmers, and roach caught on groundbait feeder and maggot. Jimmy Byrne took second place with 23-3-0 of bream on the same method.
Our Disabled and Over 60's match the following day on the river at Kingsway was won by Jimmy Byrne using groundbait feeder and maggot for a weight od 7-8-0 which included a bonus 3lbs bream plus roach and skimmers. Mike Worley was the runner-up with a catch of three bream and a roach on the same method for 6-10-0.
Its always great to hear new members catching quality fish soon after joining our club, this Sunday was a good day all round which saw Declan Evens catch his first twenty pounder a chunky mirror from Appleton reservoir and Karl Kenny had a PB with a mirror 22lbs on the same venue.
Lucas ProceK who voluntarily carries out a lot of work on Phoenix park Lake had a productive morning session on Sunday. He had already raked a few pegs clear of weed on Friday and set-up on one of them giving it a further raking before he introduced any bait which must have attracted a lot of tench as he had three in first 30 minutes, all around 3lbs mark, followed by cracking 10 pounder. Lucas cast his second rod to the far bank and landed 16lbs carp. His tench rod also produced a 22lbs mirror. Lucas loose-fed hemp and some sweetcorn and used a combination of 6 and 8mm expander pellets, boilies, meat, and maggots on the hook. Biggest carp was on expander and maggot combo and the tench definitely liked expander on its own.
Our bailiff reports that the access track to our stretch of the River Dee at Worthenbury is very rough with a number of deep potholes at the moment and you shouldn't attempt it unless you have a 4x4. It has probably not been helped by all the heavy rain and floods of late. Any member brave enough to venture down there please let me know how you fare.
A new Severn byelaw came into force on the 15th June 2019 that it is catch and release only for salmon on the River Severn and its tributaries.
Members who take the trouble to send in catch reports earn the appreciation of fellow members as it helps them 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:
First Association Contest (River Mersey)
1) Derek Bibby 29-8-0
2) Jimmy Byrne 23-3-0
3) Arthur Plumb 9-12-0
4) Ray Boden 6-7-0
Monday:
Disabled & Over 60's (River Mersey)
1) Jimmy Byrne 7-8-0
2) Mike Worley 6-10-0
3) Derek Bibby 4-6-0
4) Rod Frazer 3-2-0
COMING EVENTS:
SATURDAY
Mersey Series draw 9am Kingsway Allotments
SUNDAY
Mersey Series draw 9am. Victoria Park.
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Bridgewater Canal Pickerings Bridge
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