29th March 2022 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

29th March 2022 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Daniel Donlan sent me the following on Monday, "Thank you for my 25lbs Mothers-Day banger Frank and the Warrington Anglers Association, much appreciated." The banger was a 25lbs carp caught on orange double pop-up corn and pellet presented in PVA bag. Dan commented that it was possibly the nicest fish he had ever seen, a blue/grey colour, perfect not a mark on it, and his PB to date. The venue was Appleton Reservoir where he fished from a dam wall peg.

Also, back on Appleton Reservoir this last week was Andy Corr with his mate where both had a decent net of roach with a total of 22lbs between them which included some really stunning fish. Andy reckons it is the best roach water for miles and miles and I cannot disagree.

Ian Bridges reckoned he needed some exercise so bought himself a light spinning rod to try his luck lure fishing on the Bridgewater Canal, encouraged no doubt by regular reports of quality 2lbs plus perch catches. Well, nothing of that size on Saturday, but he landed five stripeys with the best around 8ozs and christened his rod to boot.

A report this week from our bailiff team at Wigan reports that sport at Woodshaw Reservoir has picked up over the past few weeks. Roach, skimmers, and perch mainly but crucians are also beginning to show up in catches. As usual there is always work going on weekly around this fishery, thanks guys.

Our weekly Monday Disabled & Over 60's Match on the Bridgewater Canal was drawn this week at Daresbury Labs and pegged either side of the bridge. It was a case of bread ruled and who would know that better than most but 'The Breadman' himself or as his Warrington Anglers Association record names him as George Barber. Pegged opposite the café he fished the pole at 4metres throughout to put 6-10-0 on the scales which included a bonus 4lbs bream plus roach. Al Faulkner took second place with 2-6-0 of roach on bread punch. Nineteen anglers turned out.

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.

I really appreciate any catch reports from members, especially at this time of the year when they are understandably few and far between with there being 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 (Bridgewater Canal)

1)      George Barber   6-10-0

2)      Alan Faulkner    2-6-0

3)      Richie Baker      2-1-0

4)      Chris Wray        1-12-0

Coming Events:

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's Match, Bridgewater Canal. Draw 9-45am Walton Church from peg 310. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

22nd March 2022 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Column Notes

22nd March 2022 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Committee member Jay Makin was back on Grey Mist on Thursday and was more than happy with his catch of three tench. Best a male of around 9lbs all caught over a few free offerings and solid PVA bags loaded with micros, 14mm munch baits, and crumb with double corn on the hook. Carp also being caught as the good weather continues. Looks good for the weekend.

Phil Fryer who joined this year tried out Mowpin, one of our Wigan waters on Sunday for the first time. Arriving at the fishery at 1pm on what was a sunny spring like afternoon he weighed up the water for a few minutes and soon spotted signs of fish movement, mainly carp basking on the surface. Not fancying tangling with carp on light tackle he kicked-off with a maggot feeder and single red maggot. Action was instant, catching rudd after rudd, nothing massive but nice fish all the same. After a while Phil latched onto something that was definitely not a rudd, turning out to be a chub, the last thing he was expecting after spending the river season avoiding them as he targeted barbel. 😊 He will be back again to try for the crucian carp.  

Andy Corr reckoned that the roach are waking up on Appleton Reservoir, confirmed by a cracking net of silver beauties caught on Wednesday on the tip using maggot over groundbait. Ian Swindles also latched onto the Res-roach thanks to Andy sharing his catch information online. Same method and similar catch. Another plus this week is that the carpark on the 'tree bank' of this fishery is now open again to our members. Ensure you observe the parking direction notices.

Ray Boden who with others were clearly missing their regular Mersey Series (now stopped due to the coarse fish closed season until 16^th June) organised a Sunday match on the Bridgewater Canal at Boothstown. Neil Davies was the winner with 7-3-0 made up of a brace of decent skimmers plus roach to 8oz caught on pole and caster tactics. Ray Boden was the runner-up with 4-6-0 on silver bream and rudd taken on pinkie.

Our weekly Monday Disabled & Over 60's Match on the Bridgewater Canal was drawn this week at The Tramps Grave and pegged either side of Moore Bridge. Winner Neil Buist who clocked up his first win of the year in this popular match series drew opposite the moored narrowboats on the Walton side of the bridge. He fished pole and bread punch for a 3-12-4 net of roach adding almost 3lbs to his weight of the previous week. It definitely was the best area to draw as the next two weights came from adjacent pegs with Alan Brown taking second place with 3-9-0. The opposite side of the bridge didn't fish as expected and saw anglers struggling for bites with the best result of 1-14-0 coming from the famous Tramps Grave peg. Nineteen anglers turned out.

Working Parties: - Thanks to our volunteers who made yet another peg improvement at Rixton Claypits on Sunday. Have a week off, its Mother's Day this Sunday but more dates to be published. Anyone who can spare a couple of hours to help are always 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.

I really appreciate any catch reports from members, especially at this time of the year when they are understandably few and far between with there being not many anglers out fishing. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Bridgewater Canal (Boothstown)

1)      Neil Davies        7-3-0

2)      Ray Boden         4-6-0

3)      Ade Green         3-10-4

4)      Neil Buist           2-13-0

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal)

1)      Neil Buist            3-12-4

2)      Alan Brown        3-9-0

3)      Alan Faulkner    3-8-8

4)      Richie Baker       1-14-0

Coming Events:

MONDAY:

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

Virus-free. www.avg.com

15th March 2022 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

15^th March 2022 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

New member Mick Clitheroe managed to fit in a session on the Wyre for his first trip out on Sunday where he equalled his PB chub with a fish of 5-1-0. He fished a quivertip with a small cage feeder filled with crushed micros and small pellets and a 3lb hook-length baited with a good old lobworm on a size 8 hook.

Paul Knowles fishing at Grey Mist was ready to pack up his gear and go home when you know how it is, we have all done it, the proverbial 'just one last cast.' A cracking tench of 7-2-0 was his reward.

Committee members Jay Makin and Andy Burrows were rewarded after sorting out an issue at The Mount last Wednesday with a few fish for their troubles. Jay landed three mirrors and a chunky roach and Andy two mirrors and a common just short of 19lbs. Jay used Munch Baits Bio-Marine 18mm boilies in mesh and PVA bags with Andy preferring Krill Sticky Baits 16mm boilies and 4mm pellets.

Michael White has been targeting the perch on the Bridgewater Canal again this past week with cracking fish caught on consecutive days, best went to just over 2.5lbs. A few small pike reported from the Moore to Preston Brook length.

Our last Sunday Mersey Match of the season before the closure of coarse fishing on our rivers from 15^th March until it reopens again on the 16^th June was fished this week at the Mersey Walk end of the river by twenty-one anglers. Bob Campbell was the winner with almost 3lbs to spare when he put his catch of fifteen roach on the scales to record a weight of 6-12-0. He fished a feeder down the middle of the river using liquidised bread and a big bread punch. Organiser Jimmy Byrne was the runner-up drawing peg 57 next door to where he took first place the previous week. He fished a feeder alternating between bread punch and white maggot for 3-15-0 made up of twenty roach and a brace of perch. Jimmy also was presented with the River Mersey Match Angler of the year by Alan Faulkner.

Our weekly Monday Disabled & Over 60's Match on the Bridgewater Canal was drawn this week at Houghs Bridge. Match organiser and winner Jimmy Byrne needed only 1-4-0 made up of six roach plus perch taken on pole fished bread punch, worm, and maggot.  Alan Faulkner took second place with small roach caught on bread punch. Fifteen anglers turned out.

Working Parties: - Sunday 20^th March 9am start, Rixton Claypits peg improvements. Anyone who can spare a couple of hours to help are 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.

I really appreciate any catch reports from members, especially at this time of the year when they are understandably few and far between with there being not many anglers out fishing. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey Match Series

1)      Bob Campbell 6-12-0

2)      Jimmy Byrne   3-15-0

3)      Neil Davies      3-5-0

4)      Alan Faulkner 2-14-0

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal)

1)      Jimmy Byrne    1-4-0

2)      Alan Faulkner   1-2-0

3)      Neil Buist          0-13-0

4)      George Barber 0-11-0

 

Coming Events:

MONDAY:

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

Virus-free. www.avg.com

8th March 2022 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

8^th March 2022 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Neil Plunkett has rekindled his interest in Rixton Claypits where a fortnight ago despite watching a motionless tip for 2.5hours he eventually had the first tentative nibble, the sort where you think it is a figment of your imagination, but the result was a decent bream. Seven others followed, most around the 3lbs mark, probably over 25lbs total. Method was cage feeder packed with damp micros and corn or Pepperami on the hook.

Stuart Peters decided last Wednesday was probably his last chance before the end of the season to travel to one of the big rivers and with the Ribble having recently had a flush of water through it decided it was time for a crack at 'heart attack hill.' Tactics were simple, maggot feeder with bunches of live and artificial on the hook. By mid-afternoon at the end of his session he finished up with six chub to just under 5lbs, a brace of barbel to 7lbs, plus a couple of roach. As he commented, "An enjoyable session on a cracking venue."

Last Thursday morning after three day sessions on the bounce Daniel Donlan was more than happy when he landed his first Appleton Reservoir carp. Double pop-up corn and PVA pellet bag with attractor was the successful method.

Our Sunday Mersey Match Series was fished this week at Mersey Walk end of the river and although there were no mega-weights everyone caught with the exception of one, but no name no pack-drill😊 Organiser Jimmy Byrne was the winner from peg 58 with 3-9-0 made up of thirty small roach caught on groundbait feeder and white maggot. Roy Everson in second place took advantage of his end peg 56 draw and only just missed out on the top money by a few ounces with 3-7-0. Thirteen anglers fished.

Our weekly Disabled & Over 60's Match on Monday had a change of venue to the Stage Lane end of the Bridgewater where as it turned out if you were not on the bream there was no way you could win. Jeff Stoll drew near Oughtrington Bridge and fishing pole and bread punch tactics he landed two decent bream to which he added a tiny roach for good measure sending the scales round to a winning weight of 6-1-0. Ron Durr took second place from the next peg where he also managed a bream plus roach for 4-14-0. Fourteen anglers fished. It was nice to see octogenarian WAA Vice President Geoff Brooks back on the bank where he took a section win with a single perch but was more than pleased to beat the 'younger' anglers. Keep going Geoff, I'll be joining the 'over the hill mob' soon.

Working Parties: - Saturday 12^th March on Small Sandiway 9am to 5pm meet in the compound on the big lake from 8-30 onwards.  Sunday 13^th March 9am start, Rixton Claypits peg improvements. Anyone who can spare a couple of hours to help are 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.

I really appreciate any catch reports from members, especially at this time of the year when they are understandably few and far between with there being not many anglers out fishing. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey Match Series

1)      Jimmy Byrne 3-9-0

2)      Roy Everson  7-7-0

3)      Paul Field       3-0-0

4)      Ray Boden     2-7-0

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal)

1)      Jeff Stoll         6-1-0

2)      Ron Durr        4-14-0

3)      Alan Clarke    3-12-0

4)      Stu Patterson/Jimmy Byrne 0-3-0

 

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

1st March 2022 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

1^st March 2022 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Sometimes it takes a youngster to show that if anglers get it right fish are there for the catching even in such atrocious weather conditions as on last Thursday when it seems they had four seasons in one day. Cameron Daly aged 9years who normally prefers to fish for pike was persuaded by his dad Ste to try his hand at tench fishing on Grey Mist. Set-up with a maggot feeder using three red maggots on a size 14s hook he fished four rod lengths out and only ended up breaking his PB three times! Cameron caught tincas of 6-3-0, 6-5-0, 6-9-0, plus two further fish of 5-11-0, and 5-14-0. As for Ste, on the day he was demoted to 'camera kid,' tea-boy, and using his words, 'netting Noddy'.

Steve Wright fished a session at Appleton Reservoir on Saturday kicking off at 10-40am after setting up with a cage feeder and double maggot at 30metres and also baiting up another swim at 50metres. After a while and no action, he switched to the furthest one where he got his first indication of a bite on double red maggot. A change to a maggot feeder filled with a little groundbait, maggot, and caster saw him soon slip his landing net under his first fish, a cracking 1.5lbs roach. More bites followed as the fish moved in on the feed and Steve ended up with a further dozen roach between 6 and 10oz and a 1lb roach to end the session.

Our Sunday Mersey Match Series was back on this week but the river was still carrying a fair amount of floodwater making bites few and far between. John Ashwin fished a feeder and white maggot for a perch and roach catch for a winning weight of 2-1-0. Ray Boden fishing the same method was the runner-up with 1-5-0 of small roach. Thirteen fished.

Monday saw our Disabled & Over 60's match fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Moore with members taking part being hopeful of a few more fish than previous weeks. Winner Stu Patterson drew the Tramps Grave peg which produced a bonus 1.5lb perch along with a few roach for a weight of 1-13-0. Second placed George Barber aka 'The Breadman' caught a few roach caught on the white stuff for 1-3-0. Fourteen anglers fished.

HALTON PLANNING OBJECTION:  We have had several previous attempts (once by Halton Borough Council in 2002 and lately a second attempt by developers to take away our use by Warrington Anglers Association members of Red Brow Lane that gives the only reasonable access to fish the Bridgewater Canal which we have leased and enjoyed for decades.

Members are advised to avoid fishing the Weaver Navigation on Saturday 5^th March 2022 as Runcorn Rowing Club are holding their Spring Eights Head competition event.

Working Parties: - Rixton Claypits on Sunday 6^th March 9am start. Anyone who can spare a couple of hours to help with further peg improvements are 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.

I really appreciate any catch reports from members, especially at this time of the year when they are understandably few and far between with there being not many anglers out fishing. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey Match Series

1)      John Ashwin 2-1-0

2)      Ray Boden   1-5-0

3)      Al Faulkner  1-3-0

4)      Paul Field     1-0-0

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal)

1)      Stu Patterson   1-13-0

2)      George Barber 0-12-0

3)      Roy Hollis          1-1-0

4)      Alan Brown/Jimmy Byrne 0-15-0

 

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 Match, Bridgewater Canal. Draw 9-45am Stage Lane. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.

Virus-free. www.avg.com