25th February 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

25^th February 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

The Northern Angling Show at Event City, Manchester, last weekend was definitely a cracker and a great atmosphere where it was really nice to meet existing members and also welcome new ones into Warrington Anglers Association. The banter on our stand was second to none and there was the inevitable cream cake 'pie face' incident that unfortunately backfired on me. Thanks, must go to the show organisers, the companies, and other angling clubs who supported the event. Likewise, thanks to those members who kindly shared their catch pics and to our team of volunteers who staffed our stand throughout. Definitely looking forward to the 2021 event, see you all there.

As regards angling reports, well there are not too many members on the banksides at present with flood and muddy conditions understandably keeping them at home. However, Mike Pritchard exploited a brief respite in the weather on Saturday and fished the Bridgewater Canal near Houghs Bridge. His initial swim produced nothing so a move three pegs further towards Walton Park produced a bite on his first cast. Mike usually sticks to running line tactics and his homemade floats and caught initially on bread but alternated with pinkie for a string of small roach. A change to caster brought a better stamp of fish and he ended his three-hour session with over 4.5lbs of fish.

Our Monday Disabled and Over 60's Match fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Moore near the 'Tramps Grave' was a real struggle and was won this week by Roy Rogers with a catch of twenty tiny roach on bread punch for 0-6-2. John Mills and Jimmy Byrne took joint second place with 0-4-5. Needless to say, next weeks event is back at Houghs Bridge.

ANY REPORTS at this time of the year are welcome as there is not a lot happening, so good, bad, or indifferent they will help fellow members to plan any trips to the bankside. 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:

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Roy Rogers                         0-6-2

2)      John Mills/ Jimmy Byrne 0-4-4

3)      Mike Worley                     0-1-8

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series: No match until weather improves.

MONDAY:

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

18th February 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Column

18^th February 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

The rivers are definitely not fit to visit this week until we lose this monsoon type weather. I was not at all surprised when our bailiff on the Dee sent me a picture of the river where the fields were part of the river and definitely not even safe to approach. Jeff Morgan sent me a photo of our stretch of the Wye showing a car 'parked' in the river behind the sewage works. It definitely will take some removing as there is no access except on foot.

Jason Griffiths braved the muddy conditions at Appleton Reservoir on Sunday and was more than happy when he landed a cracking 20lbs mirror. There was a downside however for when he landed the fish it was trailing helicopter rig complete with lead and a length of line. The problem with what should have been a safe rig was that the beads had been put on wrong and were not for moving. Thankfully the fish did not suffer any obvious ill effects.

This weekend 22^nd and 23^rd February our 'display team' will be on our stand at the Northern Angling Show taking place at Event City, Manchester, postcode M17 8AS.  Warrington Anglers stand is near the main stage so hope to see you there.

John Fleming fished the Bridgewater at Statham on Sunday making the most of a brief break in the weather to land two pike of around 10lbs plus a perch which he reckons at a guess was nudging the 2lbs mark taken on predator perch lures.

Our Sunday Mersey Series have suffered from the ongoing floodwater conditions so there are no matches until the weather improves. Watch this space.

Our Disabled and Over 60's Match fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Hough's Bridge was won this week by Ron Durr who fished the pole with bread and pinkie for a net of sixty-eight small roach for a weight of 5-6-4. George Hollis took second place with a similar catch but a pound light with 4-6-0. Sixteen anglers fished this popular four-hour match.

Please 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 trips to the bankside. 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:

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Ron Durr                  5-6-4

2)      George Hollis          4-6-0

3)      Bud Lea                    3-1-4

4)      John Mills                3-0-8

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series: No match until weather improves.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Bridgewater Canal, draw 10am Moore village, Tramps Grave

11th February 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

11^th February 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

On Saturday Simon Oldfield had a wander along the River Dane at Holmes Chapel and with the river showing a little colour and fining off the conditions looked promising. He fished a shouldered alloy stemmed stick-float set up on 5lbs line and a 16's hook. Loose-feeding maggot with double red on the business end he ended up with a couple of chub, two nice grayling, and a brace of trout and an enjoyable session in pleasant surroundings.

Gareth Wright visited the River Dee at Shocklach on Thursday and finally had some fly-fishing success with a decent grayling taken on a nymph. Certainly, the Dee holds some cracking grayling and our stretches are worth a trip no matter what method you chose.

The Mersey Match Series on Sunday was almost a non-event as no doubt due to the current highwater levels reminiscent to the Orinoco only three hardy anglers turned up for the draw. Warrington Rowing Club took the decision to abandon their annual club winter race and retire to the clubhouse for a general tidy-up, but not these trio. Jim Gannon was the eventual winner with 8oz, Chris Wray next with 6oz, and Ade Green who has a penchant for coming at the latter end of the weekly results did not disappoint with 2oz.

As was the case last week our four hour Disabled and Over 60's Match fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Hough's Bridge was again an altogether different ball game despite the lowest canal levels experienced for some time Ray Boden caught a winning net of roach plus a few perch for a weight of 6-9-13. Just over half an ounce separated second placed Ron Durr who had a similar catch for 6-9-3. Pole with punched bread, pinkie, or caster was the method of the day.

The Trafford Rowing Club are holding their Trafford Rowing Head event on Saturday between 6.30 am to 6pm. The course is 3.2 km and runs from Oldfield Brow Marina (start is by the green crane) to Walton Park Sports Centre, Sale.

Please 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 trips to the bankside. 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 Series.

1)      Jim Gannon              0-8-0

2)      Chris Wray               0-6-0

3)      Ade Green               0-2-0

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Ray Boden               6-9-13

2)      Ron Durr                  6-9-3

3)      Jimmy Byrne           5-6-8

4)      Mike Worley           4-14-0

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series draw 9-00am Mersey Walk

MONDAY:

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

4th February 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

4^th February 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Members are still enjoying pike catches on the Bridgewater Canal where on Saturday Trev Myers fished the stretch at Broadheath where he landed two fish of 8lbs and 13-4-0 on legered sprat.  A different method on the move suited Alan Rogers who enjoyed his session drop-shotting at Lymm on Sunday catching four small jacks and two perch. Match anglers are still reporting pike lots of pike activity between Hough's and Walton Bridges. Always worth a punt at this time of the year.

The carp at Grey Mist switched on for a brief spell over the weekend where at least four twenties were reported caught. Pegs are understandably still muddy due to the high river levels which overwhelm the non-return gate that goes into the Mersey. Nothing apparently happening carp-wise elsewhere.

The Mersey Match Series on Sunday was fished at Mersey Walk where due to the river carrying extra water following overnight rain everyone without exception struggled. In fact, struggled really doesn't do it justice, as the winner Stan Charnock who is believed to be Warrington Anglers Association's oldest ever match winner converted his only two bites in the last 15 minutes into two roach for 9oz. Stan caught on feeder and maggot as did second placed Dave Hill on 8oz. I think I can confidently comment that it couldn't get any worse!

However, thankfully there was a world of difference the next day at our Disabled and Over 60's Match fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Hough's Bridge. Match organiser and this week's winner Jimmy Byrne reckoned that "it absolutely fished its head off" as he put together a net of roach plus a few perch for a weight of 11-15-0. Jimmy fished the pole and started alternating between bread and pinkie but a change to caster found the better stamp fish. Alan Brown was the runner-up with 8-8-0. Eighteen anglers fished for a total weight of 88lbs and an average of over 4.5lbs per man and a cracking result at any time of the year for a four-hour canal match.

The Warrington Rowing Club are having a winter race day on Sunday so anglers should steer clear of any pegs upstream of Victoria Park.

The new 2020 membership books will be posted out this week and should be dropping through letter boxes by Monday.

Please 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 trips to the bankside. 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 Series.

1)      Stan Charnock         0-9-0

2)      Dave Hill                   0-8-0

3)      Ant Higham              0-2-0

4)      Jim Gannon              0-1-0

Monday:         

Disabled & Over 60's.

1)      Jimmy Byrne          11-15-0

2)      Alan Brown              8-8-8

3)      Geoff Brooks           6-13-0

4)      Ron Durr                   6-7-4

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series draw 9-00am Victoria Park

MONDAY:

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