17th March 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes
WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street are now closed on Friday evenings until further notice. Members can still pay their subscription or night permit either by posting through the office door enclosing their membership book, cheque, and stamped addressed envelope or posting direct to: - Warrington Anglers Association, 52 Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT. Similarly, new members can download a form from our website and do the same as we are currently trying to direct all mail to our HQ. New members can of course still join online but night permits are only available as above. If you need any further information please give me a call or email as below.
Also, in the interests of members/volunteer's safety with regard to Covid-19 our AGM scheduled for Thursday 19th March at Grappenhall British Legion has been postponed until further notice.
The current flooded conditions on some waters is undoubtedly increasing pressure on others. As a result, the committee have decided that anyone fishing night sessions and due to leave the water must do so by 12noon to make it fairer and easier for fellow members to find an available peg.
There are a number of our fisheries that suffer annually from flooded and muddy banks such as Cicily Mill Pool and Statham Pool but unprecedented in my seventy plus years of fishing it has never included Grey Mist Mere. Now we have had members giving their views of collapsed drains being the cause however quite simply the drains are fine and have been rodded out with the water flowing into the River Mersey as intended when Biffa altered the design from a cast pipe to plastic. The reality of the situation is the sheer volume of water entering our fishery coupled with sustained high river levels which then obviously close the clapper valve holding back the flow. Dry weather and normal river levels needed😊
Ray Boden's recently organised canal match at Boothstown saw some cracking results with Ray heading the field with a net of roach caught on bread and caster for 13-12-0. Chris Grehan fishing the same method with two swims at 9 and 11metres was in second place with 11-4-0 and reckoned he could have 'done' the winner if it hadn't been for a disaster when his top pole sections blew into the canal just at the time he was getting 'one a chuck' resulting in over half an hour wasted with its retrieval. That's fishing.
The Monday Disabled and Over 60's Match was back this week on the Bridgewater Canal at Walton which saw seventeen hardy regulars turn up. Although everybody caught the fish were tiny and the winner Bud Lee had just over fifteen fish for 1-1-8 caught on pinkie and bread punch. George Hollis was the runner-up with less than an ounce separating him with 1-0-12. Jimmy Byrne has had a few recent visits to our Woodshaw Reservoir fishery when members have been catching roach, skimmers, and the occasional crucian so that's where its all happening on Monday.
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.
Frank Lythgoe
RESULTS:
Sunday:
Bridgewater Canal, Boothstown.
1) Ray Boden 13-12-0
2) Chris Grehan 11-4-0
3) Neil Buist 8-8-0
4) Chris Ray 6-10-0
Monday:
Disabled & Over 60's.
1) Bud Lee 1-1-8
2) George Hollis 1-0-12
3) Ray Boden 0-13-8
4) Mike Worley 0-11-6
COMING EVENTS:
SUNDAY:
Bridgewater Canal Boothstown, draw 9-30am opposite The Moorings Pub M28 1YB. Book on at Warrington Tackle & Guns 01925 823441.
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's draw 10am Woodshaw Reservoir, Wigan.
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