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.

5th October 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

5^th October 2021 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

To quote Simon Oldfield following his visit on Saturday to our Woodshaw Reservoir Fishery, "What a day's fishing that was!" He enjoyed five hours on the pole and put together a proper mixed bag, with plenty of skimmers, roach, a few crucians and decent sized bream from this small but popular fishery. He had the best results on caster fished just over depth, but also caught on worm, plus some quality roach towards the end of his session on hemp. As he commented, "Lovely place to spend a rainy Saturday."

Friday saw Neil Plunkett at Grey Mist on a wet and windy day where he managed a tench on a method feeder and a few roach on the waggler, losing a decent tench in the weed. As he was packing-up the method feeder rod tip shot round and the fight was on thinking it was a bonus larger tench until eventually as it neared the landing net, he realised it was a very large eel. As he was unhooking the eel it wriggled free slithering back to its home environment. Neil had caught large eels from the Mist in the past but this was the largest, it was thick bodied and over 3ft long and would have certainly made any Anguilla Club member very happy. The fish took a robin red pellet with the method feeder packed with dampened micros.  

Last Wednesday Mike Dabek thought that he would make the most of what might be the last decent weather of the year with a visit to High Legh Pool. In a couple of hours session, he ended up with a final score of four mirrors and two lost fish, all caught on ledgered 8mm banded pellet. A just reward for all the hard work Mike has put in on this fishery as a volunteer.

Our Sunday Mersey Match Series was fished on the Mersey Walk area of the river and saw winner Jimmy Byrne who earlier in the week on Thursday had enjoyed catching some decent bream from the stretch confronted with very different conditions due to the heavy rains. He drew peg 70 and fished a small groundbait feeder and single maggot for a net of twenty or so roach and perch for a weight of 4-15-0. Second placed angler Pete Jones included a bonus skimmer of 1.5lbs in his catch for a weight of 4-3-0. Fifteen anglers fished.

Our Disabled & Over 60's Monday match fished this week on our Woodshaw Reservoir Fishery saw Richard Baker a clear winner from peg 15 with a winning weight of 12-11-0 of mainly skimmers to 2lbs plus a crucian taken on pole and maggot. Alan Birchall who drew the adjacent peg 16 was the runner-up with a net of skimmers and roach for 8-6-0 caught on pole and caster. Twenty anglers fished.

Night fishing update: In an effort to be fair to all members one booking per week per person will continue. Two nights if required on Sandiway lakes, Worthington lakes, Moore Quarry, Rixton clay Pits, Phoenix Park Lake, Budworth Mere, and The Mount. Single nights on all other 'night venues'
The Committee continue to monitor the situation and further changes may be made if conditions dictate.

Please note: Working party on Appleton Reservoir on Monday 11^th October 2021 10am start. Anyone prepared to help will be 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

1)      Richard Baker   12-11-0

2)      Alan Birchall        8-6- 0

3)      Alan Brown         7-7-0

4)      Bas Chambers    7-4-0

Mersey Series Match

1)      Jimmy Byrne      4-15-0    

2)      Pete Jones          4-3-0

3)      Jim Gannon        3-14-0

4)      Ade Green          3-5-0

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 Trent & Mersey Canal, Billinge. Draw 9-45am. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.