28th December 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

28^th December 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Michael White has been out this week; on Monday he managed a couple of small perch from Worthington Lakes and the next day he was back on the Bridgewater canal lure fishing and landed decent sized perch or as he described 'a nice lump.' With the high numbers of small silvers in the canal the future bodes well for predator anglers.

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match took place this week on our Woodshaw Reservoir fishery at Wigan. The expectation was some bigger weights than the previous week on the Bridgewater Canal but the fourteen members who fished arrived to find that the water was gin-clear, not a good sign. Winner Alan Brown fished the pole to catch forty small roach, mainly on bread punch and a few on pinkie for a weight of 2-9-0. Local rod, Jonny Johnson took the runner-up spot with 1-13-0. Match organiser Jimmy Byrne actually won his section with 3oz! Ironically two pleasure anglers turnup up and fished for a couple of hours during the match, they only had one fish between them, a 3lbs chub and easily enough to have won the match!

The Mersey Match Series which had been moved to Tuesday was fished on the Mersey Walk area pegs didn't fayre much better with match organiser Alan Faulkner needing only 2-6-0 from peg 46 to top the sixteen anglers who took part. He set-up a tip-rod fishing maggot close-in for twenty small roach and a couple of perch. Ade Green was pegged on the opposite end of the match and fishing the same method put 1-15-0 of small roach on the scales to take second place.

Thanks to the members who turned out for Mondays working party on Big Sandiway. Again, lots of essential jobs done.

Ian Brody has organised another working Party at Rixton Claypits on Sunday 9^th January starting a 9am. Any help is appreciated if just for an hour or so. All welcome.

Our WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Happy New Year to everyone, and of course special thanks to those members who send me their catch reports, especially at this time of the year when they are scarce with there being scarce with not many anglers out fishing. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & Over 60's (Woodshaw Reservoir)

1)      Alan Brown       2-9-0

2)      Jonny Johnson 1-13-0

3)      Alan Birchall     1-0-0

4)      Neil Buist          0-12-0

Mersey Match Series

1)      Alan Faulkner   2-6-0

2)      Ade Green        1-15-0

3)      Ant Higham/Ian Titchard 1-10-0

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Victoria Park. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Match, Bridgewater Canal, Hilltop Road. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

21st December 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

21st December 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

A report of cracking pike catches from Big Sandiway a couple of weeks ago when Graham Lane and Mike Williams both fishing dead baits kicked off their session at 6am. By the end of the day, they had landed seven fish between them with two or three evading capture. Mike ended up with the biggest at 15lbs plus but Graham wasn't far behind with beautifully marked fish of 14lbs. One of the fish, a seven pounder had almost become a meal for a much larger fish as it had several serious bite marks. How big do they go in the lake is the burning question as there is a plentiful supply of silvers to keep up their growth rate.

This time of the year is loved by anglers targeting both perch and pike and a member trying his luck at Wide Hole last week struggled with just small perch as he stated, "lurking around." But within ten minutes of casting into the main run of the canal a few better-quality perch started to show resulting some half decent stripeys in his landing net.

With the river running at a fair pace the Mersey Match on Sunday was another one where bites were in short supply. After a few weeks out of the frame match organiser Jimmy Byrne was more than happy to clock up another win with a net of thirty roach plus a few perch for a weight of 5-1-0. They were all caught using on a small groundbait feeder and red maggot at a distance of 15metres. Steve Lewis was in second place fishing the same method with twenty roach for 2-14-0. Seventeen anglers fished. Please note there is no match next Sunday but it has been rearranged for Tuesday 28^th December 2021.

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match took place this week on the Bridgewater Canal at Houghs Bridge. The canal had lost a lot of its colour so there were expectations that a few more bites were on the cards. John Ashwin took his first win of the year with a net of roach for 2-12-0, the best few fish coming in the last hour using both bread and pinkie. Alan Brown was the runner-up with 2-3-0. Fifteen anglers fished.

Both working parties last week at Sandiway Lakes and Rixton Claypits saw valuable improvements carried out by our small bands of volunteers for the benefit of their fellow members. It would be nice if a few new faces came forward and helped….. it may be stating the obvious but the work would be done so much quicker and I'm betting that anyone volunteering would enjoy all the banter and camaraderie. We are looking to carry out improvements to car parking and pegs at Wide Hole so if anyone feels that they can help with the works please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Our WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Catch reports at this time of the year as sport activity slows is especially welcome. Anything, members, pics, or funny stories, please let me know. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      John Ashwin    2-12-0

2)      Alan Brown      2-3-0

3)      Ron Durr           1-14-0

4)      George Barber 1-13-0

Mersey Series Match

1)      Jimmy Byrne    5-1-0

2)      Steve Lewis      2-14-0

3)      Bud Lea             1-11-0

4)      Ray Boden        1-5-0

Coming Events:

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Match, Woodshaw Reservoir. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

TUESDAY 28^th December 2021:

Mersey Series Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Mersey Walk. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

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14th December 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

14^th December 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Local rod John Garry had a reasonable session on Woodshaw Reservoir on Friday with fifty-two small roach on pole and bread punch. Two days later another Woodshaw regular Joe Garry couldn't even buy a bite. However, a few roach around 12ounces were coming out on Monday. That's fishing at this time of the year.

Mike Pritchard fished his usual session on Saturday choosing the Bridgewater Canal as the River Mersey didn't look too promising with the prevailing high-water conditions. After a biteless hour and a half he decided to move swims and started catching very small roach on pinkie close to the bank, eventually going across where he had been feeding another swim to catch a 10oz roach on his first cast but then nothing. He ended up with 2.5lbs of very tiny roach plus the one better stamp fish, but he was out enjoying his sport made more pleasurable watching kingfishers trying their luck.

The Mersey Match on Sunday was understandably a grim affair with the river levels very high and trees floating past anglers as they fished. Roy Everson was the winner with sixteen small roach taken on groundbait feeder and maggot for a weight of 1-7-0. Paul Field retained his claim on the runner-up spot from last week's match with 1-3-0 taken using the same method. Despite the conditions seventeen anglers fished including one newcomer who forgot his wellies, a mistake he will not repeat as the river came over a number of pegs his included.

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's Christmas Prize match took place this week on the Bridgewater Canal at Houghs Bridge. The canal was highly coloured again but there were a few more bites to be had and everyone caught. Winner Ron Durr fished the pole alternating between bread punch and pinkie to end up with mainly roach plus a couple of perch for 2-12-0. Neil (The Engine) Buist took second place with 2-11-0. The seventeen anglers who fished all received prizes.

Ian Brody has organised a working Party at Rixton Claypits on Sunday starting a 9am but it won't be an all-day affair. Ian asks if you have any tools bring them along. All welcome.

Our WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Catch reports at this time of the year as sport activity slows is especially welcome. Anything, members, pics, or funny stories, please let me know. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Ron Durr           2-12-0

2)      Neil Buist          2-11-0

3)      Jeff Stoll            2-4-0

4)      Mike Worley    1-15-0

Mersey Series Match

1)      Roy Everson     1-7-0

2)      Paul Field          1-3-0

3)      Ade Green        1-1-0

4)      Bob Clough       1-0-0

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Victoria Park. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Match, Bridgewater Canal, Houghs Bridge. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

7th December 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

7^th December 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Not many anglers are out on the banksides this week but our bailiffs are still making regular visits looking after members interests. On Monday a lone member checked at Worthington Reservoir was catching roach, no method given but I would bet on small feeder and maggot.

Ian Higgins ignored the weather on Monday and was rewarded with four pike which he caught spinning on the Bridgewater Canal between Statham and Lymm. Nothing massive, best around 10lbs but very happy to catch anything. I checked a non-member who had recently moved to the area fishing at Preston Brook last week. He reported losing a pike but landed a specimen perch on a lure which he weighed at 3-5-0. Needless to say, he is now going to join!

Our anonymous peg builder sporting some impressive 'shades' was at it again on the Weaver Navigation on Thursday where his much-appreciated efforts have added another double peg which when the weather improves just needs 'stoning'. He reported an angler getting a fish a chuck, sadly they were minnows, at least he didn't dry net😊

Jimmy Byrne was the winner of last week's Mersey Match by a mile with an impressive weight in very poor conditions but this week they were even worse and he did not have any sign of a bite. Nick Burrows needed only fifteen tiny roach caught on feeder tactics and single maggot from peg 26 to notch up his second Mersey win of the year with a weight of 1-15-0. Paul Field took second place with the same method with 1-12-0. Thirteen anglers fished.

Our Disabled & Over 60's Monday match took place this week on the Bridgewater Canal at Walton but the canal was highly coloured and bites were few and far between. Winner Roy Rogers fished the pole and maggot down the side to catch six tiny roach to which he added a bonus perch of 1lb for 1-4-7. George Hollis was the runner-up with 0-9-12. Thirteen anglers fished.

Online renewals for both 2022 memberships and night permits are now live and can be accessed from our homepage.

Our WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Catch reports at this time of the year as sport activity slows is especially welcome. Anything, members, pics, or funny stories, please let me know. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Roy Rogers       1-4-7

2)      George Hollis   0-9-12

3)      Jeff Stoll            0-7-8

4)      George Barber 0-6-12

Mersey Series Match

1)      Nick Burrows    1-15-0

2)      Paul Field           1-12-0

3)      Mike Worley      1-4-0

4)      A Higham/J Ashwin 1-1-0

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Mersey Walk. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

MONDAY:

 

Disabled & Over 60's Christmas Prize Match, Bridgewater Canal, Houghs Bridge. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

30th November 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

30^th November 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Jimmy Byrne was the winner of this week's Mersey Match by a big margin of over 9.5lbs. He drew peg 71 which is not a known dolly peg by any means but he persevered with a small groundbait feeder and white maggot at only 10metres. He only had two small roach after two or three hours but eventually the tip went round and it was bream-time. He added two bream and a skimmer to his roach brace, biggest bream was over 5lbs giving him a winning weight of 10-13-0. Ray Boden also fished the tip and took second place after his only bite of the day produced a hybrid of 1-4-0. As you can imagine there were a few dry nets in the winter conditions. Fourteen anglers fished.

Our Disabled & Over 60's Monday match this week was supposed to be on the Bridgewater Canal at Walton but the canal was iced over and members made a unanimous decision to call it off.

The online renewals for both 2022 memberships and night permits are now live plus all current rules can be accessed from our homepage.

The Cicily Mill Pool volunteers are out again this week continuing with weed removal around pegs, and general improvements. Anyone who cannot fish it after these guys efforts it may be time to think about adapting their methods.

Our WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Catch reports at this time of the year as sport activity slows is especially welcome. Anything, members, pics, or funny stories, please let me know. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & Over 60's (Match Cancelled)

Mersey Series Match

1)      Jimmy Byrne   10-13-0

2)      Ray Boden        1-4-0

3)      Ian Titchard      0-11-0

4)      Ant Higham      0-8-0

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Victoria Park. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Bridgewater Canal, Walton Church. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

23rd November 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

23rd November 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Ray Ellis tried his hand at predator fishing for the first time on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Whatcroft this past weekend where Sunday saw him testing out his new rod. Using a small Fox ready rig with what Ray described as a green rubber fish he started fishing and would have been happy to catch anything. Well, he ended his afternoon very pleased with his catch of three perch, best he estimated at over a pound, plus a feisty pike of around 5lbs.  

Alan Faulkner was the winner of this week's Mersey Match fished on the Victoria Park stretch of the river. He drew peg 21 and started his session on a groundbait feeder but a change to pole and maggot saw him have a good run of roach and perch in the last two hours for a total weight of 8-7-0. Ray Boden was in second place, again starting on the feeder but later changing over to pole tactics for 5-3-0 of roach and perch. Nineteen anglers fished.

Our Disabled & Over 60's Monday match this week was on the Bridgewater Canal at Hough's Bridge where match organiser and winner Jimmy Byrne drew next to the bridge. Fishing the pole and using both bread punch and pieces of worm he caught forty small roach and perch for 2-6-0. George 'Breadman' Barber used his skill with the 'white stuff' in what was another low weight match and a gin clear canal to take the runner-up spot with a weight of 1-13-0 of small roach. Evidently a boat came chugging through just before the off but as the stirred-up silt slowly fined down so the fish did a vanishing trick. Fourteen anglers fished.

There was a good turnout last week at Cicily Mill Pool where our volunteers are making a major difference with weed removal, pruning around pegs, strimming paths, and general improvements. Thanks everyone.

Members Notification: Liverpool University Boat Club will be holding a time trial (for students who are novice rowers) on the Weaver Navigation on Sunday 28^th November 2021 commencing at 11am. The course will be fully marshalled by safety boats along the river.

Our WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Catch reports at this time of the year as sport activity slows is especially welcome. Anything, members, pics, or funny stories, please let me know. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Jimmy Byrne       2-6-0

2)      George Barber   1-13-0

3)      Stu Patterson     1-4-0

4)      Alan Brown         1-3-0

Mersey Series Match

1)      Alan Faulkner   8-7-0    

2)      Ray Boden        5-3-0

3)      Jimmy Byrne    4-14-0

4)      Jim Gannon      4-1-0

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Mersey Walk. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Bridgewater Canal, Walton Church. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

16th November 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

16th November 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Paul Knowles was back on Grey Mist again this week following his unexpected catch of a 29-5-0 carp on a pike lure; well this week he caught what he was actually targeting a lovely marked pike of around 8lbs. He was showing exactly the same smile as was on last week's carp pic…..happy days.

Last week Steve Roffey enjoyed his day session on the River Alyn last week when initially he fished at Hope in the morning for a dozen or so grayling to just over a pound and one small brownie. After lunch he moved to Rossett where he caught a lot more grayling, best just over a pound along with small chub and dace.

Philip Brown was back on Appleton Reservoir on Wednesday week ending up with a scaley carp twosome taken on method feeder using pellet and particle mix.

Thanks to the Environment Agency Fisheries who have saved thousands of fish on the Trent & Mersey Canal by deploying aeration equipment to combat the effluent pollution. Thankfully the slug of filth has now been dissipated and beaten. Any info as to the culprit is more than welcome.

Ray Boden was the winner of this week's Sunday Mersey Fur & Feather Prize Match Series fished on the Mersey Walk stretch. He drew peg 59 and started his session on a groundbait feeder and maggot but a change to pole accounted for the majority of his catch made up of roach and perch for a weight of 12-12-0. Jimmy Byrne was the runner-up with 10-15-0 from peg 54 taken on feeder and maggot. He latched onto three skimmers around a pound each to which he added forty roach and perch. Twenty anglers fished and nobody went home without a prize.

Our Disabled & Over 60's Monday match this week was on the Bridgewater Canal starting at The Tramps Grave peg drawn by Dave Howard who in what was a low weight match was nevertheless more than happy with his first win of the match series with his net of small roach taken on punch bread and pinkie for a weight of 2-15-0. Second place in these hard conditions which suited George Barber aka The Breadman saw him with 2-1-0 of small roach from a peg on the stick-ups. Seventeen fished.

There is another work party at Sandiway Lakes on Saturday 13^th November start at 9am at the lock-up on Big Sandiway. Brews and biscuits provided, all welcome.

Our WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Catch reports from members, pics, or funny stories are always welcome. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Dave Howard      2-15-0

2)      George Barber    2-1-0

3)      Terry Dunn          1-11-0

4)      Stu Patterson      1-9-0

Mersey Series Match

1)      Ray Boden         12-12-0    

2)      Jimmy Byrne     10-15-0

3)      Alan Faulkner   10-1-0

4)      Mike Dench        9-7-0

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Victoria Park. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Bridgewater Canal, Houghs Bridge. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

9th November 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

9th November 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Easily the most interesting catch report this week came from Grey Mist Mere where Paul Knowles (still in shock) landed Houdini at a weight of 29-5-0. The fish didn't fall for any well-known or homemade carp baits, not even from a baited-up swim, but simply it beat a resident pike to take a lure meant for this toothy predator. On Pauls arrival at his peg, he spotted a pike that he had disturbed heading slowly out from the bank and cast his Savage Gear self4play 9cms rudd pattern lure towards the fish; as it sank out of sight the line tightened and his rod arched…fish on. He soon realised it definitely wasn't the pike and half an hour later the biggest carp and in fact his biggest fish ever lay in his landing net. Nice one Paul.

The Environment Agency Fisheries has been out again on the Trent & Mersey Canal today (Tuesday) for another session with aeration equipment in an effort to combat the pollution which is slowly flowing down the waterway from the direction of Northwich. They have to date saved thousands of fish and everything crossed that this pollution will be beaten. Thanks guys. Even better if the person responsible is eventually found and gets their just deserts!

Eric Simms reports a short but productive morning session on Arley Reservoir where fishing an open-ended feeder and double red maggot he soon landed a couple of roach but then the bream moved in and he ended up with twelve fish, the best around the 3lb mark. All in three hours.

The annual VS carp stocking took place last Thursday morning where Moore Quarry received seven fish, all over 19lbs with the best 20lbs on the button. Small Sandiway were desperate for a common so were well pleased with the C6 fished which weighed in at 21-4-0 plus a mirror for company. Big Sandiway received a boost stocking of sixteen fish, eight of which were over 22lbs and the biggest at 24lbs. Thanks to the small but dedicated band of volunteers who turned up and got the job done without a hitch.

Jimmy Byrne was the winner of this week's Sunday Mersey Match Series fished on the Victoria Park stretch. He drew peg 26 and fished a groundbait feeder and maggot at around 15metres to kick-off with a decent skimmer around the pound mark followed by perch and roach in the 6 to 14oz range for an overall weight of 7-11-0. Alan Morris was the runner-up fishing the same method from peg 34 with 3-13-0 made up of a brace of skimmers plus roach and perch. Sixteen anglers fished.

Our Disabled & Over 60's Monday match this week was at our Woodshaw Reservoir fishery and saw local rod Alan Birchall the winner with 7-12-0. He fished pole throughout with maggot and caster ending up with a bonus 2lbs bream, plus skimmers, roach, and perch. Jimmy Byrne took second place with a weight of 6-15-0 which included a 1.5lb bream and eight skimmers on the tip and single maggot. A change to the pole added a few roach and perch. Seventeen fished.

Our WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Catch reports from members, pics, or funny stories are always welcome. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & Over 60's – Match Abandoned

Mersey Series Match

1)      Jimmy Byrne       7-11-0    

2)      Alan Morris         3-13-0

3)      Neil Davies          3-8-0

4)      Ant Higham         3-1-0

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series Fur & Feather Prize Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Mersey Walk. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Bridgewater Canal, Tramps Grave, Moore. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

2nd November 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

2^nd November 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

The annual carp stocking with V S Fisheries C6 fish takes place on Thursday 4^th November 2021 starting 10am to 10-30am at Moore Quarry after which to Sandiway Lakes. Members welcome as always.

Scott Broadhurst and his mate fished Wide Hole for the first time on Sunday but were not put off by the relentless heavy rainy conditions. They managed a load of nice roach, perch, and a clonking bream easily 6lbs. Whilst trying to show off his catch Scott slipped and ended up in the water accompanied by his fish which amused his friend and a fellow angler. Still a great day in the worst weather conditions.

Andy Corr enjoyed another session on the Bridgewater Canal at Grappenhall on Sunday catching loads of roach on bread punch.  A bit further up the canal Billy Sanders fishing in Lymm village was targeting predators and ended up with five perch to just over a pound on small Berkley lures.

Mike Pritchard fished his weekly Saturday angling escape on the Mersey last weekend, setting up on peg 8 along Kingsway allotments. The river level was high but he still ended up with nineteen roach to 14ozs plus a solitary perch fishing a waggler close in and alternating between double flouro-pinkie and bronze maggot and pinkie.

Phill Dawson fished the Alyn on Friday for the first time hoping to catch his first ever grayling but cut his visit short due to the weather. Undeterred he was back the river the following day with his dad and was rewarded with two of these beautiful fish often referred to as the lady of the stream. Dad managed only one but it was the biggest. Enjoyable session in picturesque surroundings.

Dave Saunders spent a few hours on the River Vyrnwy at Llansantffraid on Wednesday afternoon enjoying a session lure fishing before the rain came and water levels became too high to fish. He only managed a couple of fish, a pike on the second cast around 6-7lb and then right at the end as the light was fading, a corking wild brownie which was promptly returned. Both fell to a small 5cm Salmo minnow trout lure.

Nick Burrows was the winner of this week's Sunday Mersey Match Series fished on the Mersey Walk stretch from peg 71. He fished a whip to start off with some chunky roach to which he added a decent sized skimmer and a bonus bream of around 4lbs for an overall weight of 8-3-0. Pete Jones was the runner-up with 5-6-0 made up of roach and like the winner added an essential bonus 4lb bream. The river was understandable running through due to the heavy rain which saw some anglers really struggling for bites. Fifteen anglers fished.

Our Disabled & Over 60's Monday match this week was on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Farm Road saw a low attendance due to the monsoon conditions. But things got even worse when most anglers reported not having any sign of a bite seeing a few fish on the surface gasping for breath with the odd dead one floating by it soon became apparent that something was seriously wrong and the match was abandoned. It turned out that there had been a pollution incident resulting in a fish kill in the marina at Billinge with dissolved oxygen levels down to 3%.

There is another working party at Cicily Mill tomorrow, Wednesday 3^rd November 2021, 9am start. Thanks in advance to all who attend.

There is a working party on Saturday 6^th November 2021 at Sandiway small lake starting at 9am. Also, the Beech peg will be closed for improvement work on Saturday so any member fishing there overnight Friday will need to vacate by 8-30am. All volunteers more than welcome.

Our WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Catch reports from members, pics, or funny stories are always welcome. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & Over 60's – Match Abandoned

Mersey Series Match

1)      Nick Burrows       8-3-0    

2)      Pete Jones           5-6-0

3)      Ray Boden           3-2-0

4)      Jimmy Byrne       2-6-0

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Victoria Park. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Woodshaw Reservoir. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

26th October 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

26^th October 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Thursday saw Jimmy Byrne enjoy a cracking pleasure session on the River Mersey from peg 74 where he bagged-up on roach, perch, and half a dozen bream between 4 and 7lbs for around 40lbs in total. He fished a groundbait feeder and red maggot.

Phil Brown reports landing three carp from Appleton Reservoir last Wednesday, 4lbs, 13.5lbs, and the biggest at 19lbs. All fell for a method feeder set-up on soaked pellets and spodded particle mix. Certainly, the number of smaller fish showing up in catches lately is encouraging. He was back out fishing the Res again on Saturday where it ended up with a one-all draw….one lost, one 24pounder landed.

Ian Simms reports a rod bending session on the Bridgewater Canal at Dunham on Saturday where when drop-shotting for perch he failed to catch a single stripey. But he did land three pike, the best around 8 or 9lbs which all tested his light rod to the limit.

Match organiser Jimmy Byrne was the winner of this week's Sunday Mersey Series fished on the Victoria Part stretch from peg. He drew peg 16 and fished a small groundbait and red maggot down the middle of the river ending up with around forty fish made up of twenty silver bream, roach, perch, and a 2lb roach/bream hybrid for a total weight of 11lbs. Ray Boden took second place with 10-4-0 of roach and perch on maggot using both pole and bolo. Eighteen anglers fished.

Our Disabled & Over 60's Monday match this week was on the Bridge water Canal opposite Daresbury Labs and saw Jeff Stoll repeat his success of last week by clocking up another win. He fished the pole alternating between bread and pinkie for a weight of 3-6-0 of roach and perch. George Barber aka The Breadman took second place with 2-14-0 of small roach. Fifteen anglers fished.

Our WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Catch reports from members, pics, or funny stories are always welcome. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Jeff Stoll             3-6-0

2)      George Barber  2-14- 0

3)      Roy Rogers        2-12-0

4)      Jimmy Byrne     2-9-0

Mersey Series Match

1)      Jimmy Byrne     11-0-0    

2)      Ray Boden         10-4-0

3)      Neil Davies          8-6-0

4)      Jonathan Green 7-4-0

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Mersey Walk peg 75 back. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Trent & Mersey Canal, Farm Road. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

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19th October 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

19^th October 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Phil Brown fished Appleton Reservoir on Friday morning float fishing for roach. It was a very slow start and he moved swims before finally after two hours he got the fish feeding. He had a shed-full in the end, mostly on corn, and a few prawns and bread. Thankfully he kept dry on this occasion as two days previous on the same fishery he crouched down forgetting he wasn't wearing his usual chest waders and with thigh waders the result was a damp feeling and a wet bum!

Andy Humphreys enjoyed a nice couple of hours on the river Alyn on Saturday morning ending up with eleven grayling to 1-8-0, one trout, and the inevitable couple of minnows. The surroundings were great enhanced by the presence of kingfishers, dippers, and grey wagtails.

Andy Corr was on the Bridgewater Canal on Sunday at Grappenhall he fished bread punch and ended up with 6lbs of roach. To see what worked the best his mate Andy fished pinkie over groundbait for 3-8-0. A short eighty-minute session there the previous day saw Rich Robinson fishing a 3metre whip to hand catching mainly pinkie and a few on white maggot. Short but sweet with eight roach and a few perch and great to be on the canal.

James Clayton tried the Weaver Navigation on Wednesday and was plagued by motherless minnows which hopefully will mean some quality perch and chub in the future. His fortunes did however turn later and he ended his day with a mixed bag of roach, perch, and a few skimmers and dace caught on red maggot using a stick-float about 5metres out. Sadly, his father couldn't get past the pesky minnows! How things can change, Malcolm Turner fished there of Friday and had the place to himself, ending up with a net of roach, perch, and a few skimmers.

Jonathan Green was the easy winner of this week's Sunday Mersey Match Series was fished at Mersey Walk with a weight of 14-2-0. He started off on a long whip using groundbait and maggot and as he said, they just kept coming. A later change to bolo was also productive with the same bait, maggot. His winning net was made up of roach with and perch. Match organiser Jimmy Byrne was in second place with 11-1-0 which included a number of roach approaching the 1lb mark. He fished the pole at 11metres throughout catching with red maggot. Quite a few of the seventeen anglers who fished had weights of 6 and 7lbs.

Our Disabled & Over 60's Monday match this week was on the Bridgewater Canal at Houghs Bridge and saw the Jeff Stoll the winner with a weight of 5-5-0. He fished the pole alternating between maggot and pinkie for a net of roach and perch. Alan Brown was the runner-up with the same mix of roach and perch for 4-4-0 but some anglers struggled for bites on pegs which normally produce. Fourteen anglers fished.

There is a working party at Sandiway Lakes on Saturday 23^rd October 2021. Feel free to turn up, guaranteed to be welcomed with open arms, 9am start.

Also, there is a working party arranged for Wednesday 27^th October 2021 at Cicily Mill Pool everyone welcome, simply turn up.

Our WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Catch reports from members, pics, or funny stories are always welcome. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Jeff Stoll             5-5-0

2)      Alan Brown       4-4- 0

3)      George Hollis    2-3-0

4)      Dave Howard    2-0-0

Mersey Series Match

1)      Jonathan Green 14-2-0    

2)      Jimmy Byrne      11-1-0

3)      Alan Faulkner       8-15-0

4)      Dave Howard       8-7-0

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Victoria Park. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Bridgewater Canal, Daresbury Labs peg 144. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

12th October 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Column Notes

12^th October 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Dave Gardner and his mate Ken Hewitt ventured out on Monday to one of their favourite Warrington Anglers fisheries, Woodshaw Reservoir at Wigan. What a cracking day it was with the sun shining and a nice warm breeze made even better by them managing to meet up with the local volunteer team, sadly though missing Barry Walsh who passed away recently. They fished a morning session until 1pm with Ken starting off with the pole but after struggling for a bite he setup a match rod and using maggot ended up with five roach 4-12oz. Dave float-fished maggot for a tally of eighteen roach, nine perch, a small chub. Changing over to a method feeder and pellet he added two bream and a small carp around the 4lbs mark. All in all, an enjoyable morning's fishing for this dynamic duo.

Regular column contributor Neil Plunkett has coined a new phrase for his catch from Rixton Claypits on Tuesday, as an 'embarrassment of bream.' Before I had fully read his email, I honestly thought the worst. He had the fishery completely to himself and for the first hour during early morning there was nothing moving as he tried the waggler for a while resulting in a solitary roach. He then decided to search around with a method feeder using both corn or meat and eventually he found what he was looking for and it was then a bream in the landing net every ten minutes or so. He even managed to squeeze in a nice tench well over 4lbs before he ended his session when he had caught his 24^th bream. The fish ranged from 2.5lbs with a few around the 4lbs mark. Embarrassment indeed!

Brian Davies reported an enjoyable three-hour session at Statham Pool where after baiting his swim with groundbait and micro-pellet with a few grains of corn in the mix he was soon into a carp but it slipped the hook at the net.  Fishing a waggler and corn he made no mistake over his next fish, another carp around 6lbs. Three more carp came to the net, best he reckoned was 8lbs.

This week's Sunday Mersey Match Series was fished on the Victoria Park stretch and saw joint match organiser Alan Faulkner the winner by a very healthy margin with a weight of 11-10-0. Alan fished the pole and maggot at 12 metres for most of the time accounting for around 10lbs of roach but a change to the tip added a bonus 1lb skimmer plus perch towards the end. Ray Boden fished pole and maggot for a net of roach and perch to take second place with 6-6-0. Twenty-one anglers fished.

Our Disabled & Over 60's Monday match this week was on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Billinge and saw Stu Patterson who drew Whatcroft Wide the winner with a weight of 6-3-0. Following an absence Stu made his come-back on the pole alternating between maggot and caster for a net of perch and roach. His biggest perch weighed 2lbs and along with a roach of 1-2-0 definitely were a welcome bonus. Dave Howard was the runner-up with the same mix of roach and perch but minus any specimens with 5-3-0. Eighteen anglers fished.

A reminder folks that time is running out for payment of your 2021 subscriptions. Anybody wishing to renew should do so as soon as possible at any of the fishing shop outlets advertised in their membership booklet or online from our homepage.

Our WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT remains closed on Friday evenings but members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment and a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly.

Catch reports from members, pics, or funny stories are always welcome. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Stu Patterson      6-3-0

2)      Dave Howard      5-3- 0

3)      Jimmy Byrne       5-1-0

4)      Alan Brown         3-15-0

Mersey Series Match

1)      Alan Faulkner   11-10-0    

2)      Ray Boden          6-6-0

3)      Roy Everson       5-8-0

4)      Martin Lenihan 5-6-0

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Mersey Walk. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Bridgewater Canal, Houghs Bridge. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.