26th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

26^th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

I received sad news this week that former Warrington Anglers Association committee member and Vice President Geoff Brooks passed away suddenly last week. He was a keen angler to the end coming second in our 4^th September Disabled & Over 60's match on the Bridgewater at Stage Lane,  but was suddenly taken ill on his way back from the fishing shop last weekend. I have a nice image in my mind of Geoff now meeting up again with his old friends Stan Deakin and Ernie Hutchinson and arguing over who gets the best peg. Our condolences at this time to his wife and family.

Jeff Ditchfield enjoyed his trip to the River Wyre last week where fishing a stick-float and maggot he caught plenty of small chub and dace, a couple were real specimens, ending his session with a nice brown trout.  

Mike Pritchard changed his normal Saturday Mersey session at Victoria Park to the Kingsway allotments stretch last week. He fished a waggler with mainly red or bronze maggots for a round fifty roach, five perch, and a couple of dace. He had a few better sized roach on caster.

Ken Hewitt and Dave Gardner aka The Dynamic Duo decided this week on a visit to our Moore Quarry fishery where that had not fished for around two years. They both tried a feeder but float-fished maggot was the most productive. Dave ended up with a rudd, thirteen roach to 1lb, and five perch to 1.5lbs. Ken came second with a perch and thirteen roach.

I managed a couple of visits to the Weaver Navigation this past week where it was nice meeting members who were more than happy with their catches and complimentary of the work carried out by our mystery volunteer. I kept it simple, pole at 5metres with balls of groundbait laced with red maggots resulting in almost a roach every cast, a couple of skimmers, plus a few perch, even a chub around 12oz. Biggest I have had from this fishery but there must surely be some specimens. Anybody?

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished this week on the Bridgewater Canal at Preston Brook. The winner Peter Jones drew peg 7 and fished the pole catching a few fish on pinkie but the majority on caster for an all roach catch of 5-12-0. The runner-up was Al Faulkner who wasn't too far behind with 5-5-0 of roach from peg 10. Al fished pole and pinkie at 11metres. Sixteen anglers fished. 

Our Sunday River Mersey Championship members match was at the last minute due to road closures changed from Victoria Park to the Mersey Walk stretch of the river. Jimmy Byrne drew peg 58 and fished a groundbait feeder and maggot to end up with a weight of 12-9-0 to win the Championship. He included a bonus 3lbs bream and 4 skimmers to add to his catch of around thirty roach. Nick Roberts took second place with 10-11-0 from peg 60 where he stuck to the pole all the match catching a small bream plus roach and perch on caster. Twelve anglers fished.

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 membership 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.

Please get in touch as your catch reports which are always welcome as lots of members rely on your kindly shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey Championship Match:

1)      Jimmy Byrne         12-9-0

2)      Nick Roberts         10-11-0

3)      Eddie Frangleton   9-2-0

4)      Ray Boden              9-1-0

              

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Peter Jones          5-12-0

2)      Al Faulkner           5-5-0

3)      Jimmy Byrne        5-0-0

4)      George Hollis      4-11-3

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

River Mersey Series (members only) Draw Victoria Park 8-45am £10 all-in.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's:  Trent & Mersey Canal, Farm Road… Draw 9-45am (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).

19th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

19^th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

The 'experience fishing' day which took place as part of The Thelwall Festival celebrations last Sunday afternoon on the Bridgewater Canal at Pickerings Bridge was a success. After weather warnings of rain our expectations were not too great but it held off and the keen youngsters and their parents started to arrive in numbers at 2pm. Everyone who fancied a go did…including some mums and dads with the vast majority catching either a roach or perch on maggots which many had never handled previously. Not so now as most youngsters overcame any fear and ended up feeding their fishing swim, a few even took some home. One youngster left a crocodile on my tray (it was a toy) so if you contact me, I have kept it safe and will hopefully get it back to its rightful owner asap.

Anthony Rough decided on a Sunday morning centrepin session on the Dee at Worthenbury and unlike some had no trouble negotiating the bumpy track in his van, although I wouldn't advise it in any car with low suspension. Loose-feeding maggots with double on the hook he had bites throughout the morning although nothing of any size he caught grayling, small chub, trout, and countless dace. Nice session and beautiful venue.

Members are still catching perch and pike on the Bridgewater Canal, more often than not lure fishing like Ged Richards who managed to land four perch and two mall jack-pike on Saturday morning from the Lymm area. On Sunday Paul Harrison reported catching a few perch on a red worm type lure.

Last weekend Paul Martin fished our River Ribble stretch at Hurst Green for the first time and braved the walk downstream to his chosen peg. His intended quarry was either barbel or chub so he cast in his luncheon meat baited hook accompanied by a pva mesh bag full of pellet and meat. Barely five minutes later he struck into a fish which took him 15minutes to land…a hard fighting 15-3-0 pike.

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished this week on the Bridgewater Canal at Grappenhall trees in torrential rain, thankfully those taking part managed to tackle-up before the heavens opened. Tony Carr who hasn't fished our matches for some time marked his return with an impressive win, a catch of five bream plus roach for a weight of 16-15-0. He drew to the right of entrance to the canal opposite Euclid Avenue and fished the pole catching initially on bread but swapped to worm and caster. The runner-up Dave Blears drew the peg next door with 6-12-0 made up of two bream plus roach using both bread and caster. Fourteen anglers fished. 

Our Sunday Mersey Series members match was fished on the Mersey Walk stretch of the river and saw Harry Billing draw end peg 56 where fishing the pole at 11metres with pinkie on the hook he left the rest of the field trailing with a cracking net of roach, perch, and a few skimmers for a winning weight of 19-8-0. It gave him a 10lb margin over second placed Ray Boden who weighed-in 9-5-0 made up of roach and perch from peg 47. Harry's win made it a consecutive double whereas Ray has claimed the runner-up spot for the past three weeks also fishing the pole and maggot. Reportedly there was only one decent sized bream caught throughout the match. Twelve anglers fished.

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 membership 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.

Please get in touch as your catch reports which are always welcome as lots of members rely on your kindly shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey Series Members Match:

1)      Harry Billing      19-8-0

2)      Ray Boden           9-5-0

3)      Ged Dolan           6-3-0

4)      Barry Chambers 6-1-0

              

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Tony Carr           16-15-0

2)      Dave Blears         6-12-0

3)      Al Faulkner          5-12-0

4)      Jimmy Byrne       5-5-0

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

River Mersey Championship (members only) Draw Victoria Park 8-45am £10 all-in.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's:  Bridgewater Canal, under the M56 bridge at Preston Brook… Draw 9-45am (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).

 

12th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

12^th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Warrington Anglers Association have teamed up to support The Thelwall Festival celebrations on the afternoon of Sunday 17^th September when we are offering a free 'experience fishing' day on the Bridgewater Canal at Pickerings Bridge between 2pm to 4-30pm/5pm. Access to our carpark and the canal is via the dirt track opposite All Saints Drive, Thelwall.

Anthony Rough spent a three -session in the rain at the Mount at Buckley on Monday afternoon pondering the wisdom of leaving his fishing brolly at home. Fortunately, the fishing was good which took his mind off the wet conditions. He ended up with lots of small perch, plus a few better stamp fish plus three carp. All were caught on a waggler rig with prawn on the hook feeding some leftover casters from a recent river session. Thanks, Anthony, for clearing litter left by what I would describe as poachers.

Regular contributor Mike Pritchard was out on the early pegs of the Mersey at Victoria Park for his Saturday escape session. Using his homemade floats, he fished one and a half rods out in the shallower water with either caster or maggot on the hook. He ended his almost 4hour session with seven perch and forty roach up to 8oz. He reports a good number of bream rolling towards mid-river.

The Dynamic Duo (Dave Gardner & Ken Hewitt) were out again this time they decided to give High Legh a bash. Ken fishing a waggler had a slow start eventually catching a perch followed by an epic fight with an 8lbs carp which he eventually landed. As they were packing up, he landed another carp of 6.5lbs. Dave alternated between a waggler and maggot changing over to a method feeder to end up with fourteen roach plus a 10.5lbs mirror carp which was attracted to his homemade groundbait with prawn on the hook.

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished this week on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Billinge. Match organiser Jimmy Byrne drew peg 1 on the Northwich side of the bridge and ended up with a net of (as he describes them) 'dumpy roach' caught on red maggot then caster, initially down the track and then across at 11metres in the shallower water for a winning weight of 7-13-0. Second placed Ron Durr drew in Billinge Marina and caught some quality fish on pole and maggot at 4metres for a net that sent the scales round to 6-10-0. Eighteen anglers fished. 

Our Sunday Mersey Series members match was fished again this week along the Victoria Park stretch of the Mersey. Note there is a change of venue next week to Mersey Walk thanks to all the work carried out by volunteers during the past week or so…great job guys. Harry Billing took first place with a cracking net of roach and perch fishing the long pole and maggot from peg 27 for a weight of 18-1-0. Whereas Ray Boden fished the pole at 9metres to take another nice net of roach and perch for 15-7-0 to hang on to second place again. Thirteen anglers fished.

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 membership 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.

Please get in touch as your catch reports which are always welcome as lots of members rely on your kindly shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey Series Members Match:

1)      Harry Billing    18-1-0

2)      Ray Boden       15-7-0

3)      Bob Campbell   9-10-0

4)      Roy Everson      9-9-0

              

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Jimmy Byrne       7-13-0

2)      Ron Durr              6-10-0

3)      John Ashwin       5-5-2

4)      Alan Brown         5-2-0

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

River Mersey Match (members only) Draw Mersey Walk 8-45am £10 all-in.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's:  Bridgewater Canal, Jack Bench, Grappenhall… Draw 9-45am (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).

5th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

5^th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Gary Chadwick was on the Macclesfield Canal at Congleton this past weekend targeting the quality perch that the canal holds. He had a good 10lbs of perch plus a few nice roach on worm before the boats started moving.

Also, on the predator trail over the weekend, Stuart Atherton was on the Bridgewater Canal between Walton and Moore area where fishing small FFS lures he ended up with some plump perch and a cracking looking pike which put a fair bend in his rod.

The Dynamic Duo (Dave Gardner & Ken Hewitt) were out on Friday, this time the River Mersey was their water of choice near the Kingsway allotments. Ken had a mixed bag of roach and perch, best 10oz, all caught on the pole and maggot as unlike his mate he had not even a twitch on the feeder. Dave had a 3.5lbs bream on his first cast baited with a 6mm krill pellet, but then only a few more knocks, then lost one. He also had a dozen decent roach on his float rod with double maggot. As always, no matter what the result they enjoyed their four-hour session.

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished this week on the Bridgewater Canal at Stage Lane, Lymm. With most of the action coming from the first four pegs Rod Fraser was the winner with 5-5-0 from peg 4. Despite this area normally being good bream pegs, none made an appearance but Rod fishing the pole and caster put together a net of chunky roach plus perch. It is great to see our Vice President Geoff Brooks back in the frame taking second place from peg 1 with a similar mixed net of fish caught using pole and mainly pinkie for 3-13-0. Eighteen anglers fished. 

Our Sunday Mersey Series members match was fished again this week along the Victoria Park stretch of the Mersey. The bream were not exactly in a feeding frenzy but the winner Neil Buist aka The Engine managed to snare two decent sized bronze beauties to add to his half a dozen roach and perch for a total weight of 12-2-0. With not much action on the pole Neil had fished mainly a groundbait feeder and maggot. Whereas the runner-up Ray Boden having only caught a perch on the 'long rod' decided to change over and stick it out on the pole at 9metres alternating between maggot or pinkie on the hook to produce a mixed net of roach and perch for 11-8-0. Seventeen anglers fished.

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 membership 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.

Please get in touch as your catch reports which are always welcome as lots of members rely on your kindly shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey Series Members Match:

1)      Neil Buist        12-2-0

2)      Ray Boden      11-8-0

3)      Roy Everson      4-14-0

4)      Harry Billing      3-9-0

              

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Rod Fraser           5-5-0

2)      Geoff Brooks       3-13-0

3)      Roy Hollis            2-15-0

4)      Mike Worley       2-13-0

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

River Mersey Match (members only) Draw Victoria Park 8-45am £10 all-in.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's:  Trent & Mersey Canal, Billinge… Draw 9-45am (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).

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29th August 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

29th August 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Hearty congratulations to Helen Dagnall the winner of the 29^th Ladies Coarse Angling World Championship which took place at Canal Dunavac Apatin (Serbia) this past weekend. Her overall winning weight over the two days was 17.480g. The England team finished in 6^th place.

Wayne Murphy had a nice two-day session on Small Sandiway over the holiday weekend landing two fish, a common and a mirror carp but lost two in the weed. Equally happy with only one carp was David Snape who fished at Rixton Claypits for the first time, where following a 7am start nothing happened until around 4pm when his reel suddenly screamed off resulting in a lovely unmarked common in the landing net. Bait was a 16mm Manila boilie.

Stuart Roberts decided to give High Legh Pool a try on Friday having never fished there before and decided to go down the caster and hemp route for tench but what followed was a bite every chuck from small roach. The more he fed the more bubbles erupted the source was eventually revealed when he landed a couple of carp around the 5lbs mark and lost two. A return visit is on the cards.

Stuart Peters had a couple of hours to fill on Saturday so a quick trip to the river Alyn was in order as he also had some old bait to use…shame to waste it. Armed with his trusty 13ft Daiwa Connoisseur rod, a bait apron, maggots, and hemp it wasn't too long before he found the fish. Stuart could see grayling striking and after a few missed bites started to get nearly one a chuck, but just less than two hours flew by and it was time to go…but a thoroughly enjoyable session in peaceful surroundings.

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished this week on our Woodshaw Reservoir fishery at Wigan. The winner Harry Billing drew peg2 in the first section which produced the three of the four best weights, although it appears that Woodshaw didn't fish to expectations. He caught small roach and skimmers on maggot and pinkie to which he added a bonus crucian for a weight of 6-7-3. Barry Chambers who was only three pegs from the winner held on to his previous weeks runner-up position with a net of two crucians caught on caster and the rest roach on maggot for 5-5-4. An even better turnout this week with twenty-seven anglers at the draw.  

Our Mersey Series members match took place on Sunday along the Victoria Park stretch of the Mersey. Unlike last week the bream were back feeding again and Ade Green who fished a groundbait feeder and double red maggot got amongst them with a net of three decent bream, skimmers, roach, and perch for a cracking winning weight of 22-6-0. Jimmy Byrne took second place, also fishing   on a feeder and maggot to include two bream along with forty roach and perch for 13-9-0. Ant Higham took the third place with 9-0-0. Thirteen 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 membership 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.

Please get in touch as your catch reports which are always welcome as lots of members rely on your kindly shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey - Second Association Contest – Rod Only

1)      Ade Green      22-6-0

2)      Jimmy Byrne  13-9-0

3)      Ant Higham      9-0-0

4)      Roy Everson     8-9-0

              

Disabled & Over 60's (Woodshaw Reservoir)

1)      Harry Billing        6-7-3

2)      Barry Chambers 5-5-4

3)      Jonny Johnson   4-13-4

4)      Al Faulkner         4-4-9

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

River Mersey Match (members only) Draw Victoria Park 8-45am £10 all-in.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's:  Bridgewater Canal, Stage Lane car park… Draw 9-45am (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).

 

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22nd August 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

22nd August 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Bill Hewitt fished on the Mount at Buckley for the first time on Monday with his mate who ended up with a nice mirror carp whereas he only managed a few roach and perch. Despite this Bill was quite happy and described the fishery as 'a beautiful water' despite having to remove litter from his peg left by some pathetic excuse for an angler.

Phil Brown enjoyed his day session on Appleton Reservoir this week with just one carp weighing in at 16-8-0, still his visit as usual was thoroughly enjoyed. Graham Smith fished the opposite bank of the reservoir targeting the roach where he fished a small groundbait feeder with red maggot and a few micro pellets in the mix. He ended up with thirty-two roach, best around a pound.

It was a family day out for Garry Whithead who was out on the Weaver Navigation over the weekend with his young son Thomas, and father-in-law, watched by his wife. All caught, mainly perch on the short pole with probably the best catch going to the 4year old keen youngster who has certainly mastered the method.

The Dynamic Duo (Dave Gardner and Ken Hewitt) braved the Friday downpours on the Bridgewater Canal last Friday, craftily protected by what Dave described as the 'big concrete brolly' oblivious to the sound of the motorway above them. Ken fished a 7metre whip and maggot for a few roach and perch to 8oz with Dave ending up ledgering maggot for perch and one bream around the 2lbs mark. They were happy with their session and the fact that they stayed dry.

Mick Clitheroe had planned for a trip to the River Severn but circumstances dictated a change of plan so he decided on a three hour Tuesday session nearer to home on the River Wyre. It was running clear and he stuck to his usual tactics of feeder fished groundbait and crushed pellets with luncheon meat on the hook. His first three casts resulted in two chub, one around the 3lbs mark, missed the next bite, then landed a four pounder before it went quiet. A move to another peg brought a surprise in the shape of an otter casually swimming past…he had a small chub then nothing so called it a day.

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished this week on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Davenham Road, Billinge. Rod Fraser drew peg 3 on the Northwich side of Billinge bridge in the narrows and fished the pole for a net of mainly roach on caster for a winning weight of 9-15-2. Only two pegs separated the winner from second placed Bas Chambers who drew at the start of the match catching a similar net of mainly roach for 8-7-3. The other two in the frame were the opposite side of the bridge on the marina boats and caught mainly small roach and perch mainly on maggot. A good turnout this week with twenty-two anglers at the draw.  

Our Mersey Series members match took place on Sunday along the Victoria Park stretch of the Mersey. It was virtually a bream-free match barring one around 3lbs caught by Phil Stevens so the winner Harry Billing who fished the pole throughout weighed 8-10-0 of roach and perch taken on caster. Ray Boden hung on to his last weeks second place, again fishing the pole but with red maggot for a net of roach and perch for 7-14-0. Sixteen 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 membership 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.

Please get in touch as your catch reports which are always welcome as lots of members rely on your kindly shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey - Second Association Contest – Rod Only

1)      Harry Billing     8-10-0

2)      Ray Boden        7-14-0

3)      Alan Morris      7-8-0

4)      Alan Pierce      7-0-0

              

Disabled & Over 60's (Woodshaw Reservoir)

1)      Rod Fraser           9-15-2

2)      Barry Chambers 8-7-3

3)      Al Faulkner         6-12-7

4)      Jimmy Byrne      5-11-6

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

River Mersey Match (members only) Draw Victoria Park 8-45am £10 all-in.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's:  Woodshaw Reservoir… Draw 9-45am (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).

 

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15th August 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

15th August 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

New member David Walsh fished Rixton Claypits on Saturday for the first time where he setup two rods, one using 16mm pineapple pop-ups, and the other on 12mm krill boilies. It soon became evident that the latter were attracting bream and not as he had hoped carp, his target species, so he changed to a 16mm krill wafter but he couldn't escape the bream despite changing baits yet again. The result was that he ended up with eighteen bream, the best to just under 5lbs which would have been more than welcome to others. 😊 And yes, he did manage one small carp…that's angling folks, better luck next time David.

Andy Corr and his fishing mate Andy Donegan were on the Trent & Mersey Canal on Sunday where they both enjoyed bites all day from tiny roach along with perch, skimmers, and bream. Worth a visit if you fancy a canal fishing session with plenty of bites to keep you focussed.

Robert Wilson enjoyed a session at Grey Mist last week where after removing another 'anglers' litter from the swim before setting up was justly rewarded with a fine brace of tench. He fished using an 8metre whip with a single piece of corn on the hook over a bed of hemp and adding occasional freebies for good measure.

Wayne Stuart Cole caught a cracking barbel this weekend hooked on the very bottom extremity of our Ribble fishery, although actually landing it from the adjacent downstream stretch. It fell to a salmon boilie and it weighed in at 9-8-0. Wayne's best barbel to date from our stretch is 11-14-0.

We don't get many reports from our River Severn stretch at Loton Park which despite the access issues is a lovely part of the river. Last week Jeffrey Olstead fished there in not what you would call ideal conditions with the water running high and highly coloured. Despite this he reports catching a decent sized bream around five to six pounds, a species which he had never previously caught from the river. It was taken on maggot in a slack close to the bank.

Wayne Murphy fished an overnight Saturday session on our Appleton Reservoir fishery using a krill bottom bait with a corn topper and feeding krill boilies. He ended up with four carp, the biggest weighing 26-4-0. He will definitely be going again.

Just a word of warning to the few irresponsible anglers who visit this popular venue and chose not the park their vehicles on the car parks provided but leave them elsewhere around the fishery…they will have their membership card seized…no excuses!

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished this week on the Bridgewater Canal at Pickerings Bridge, Thelwall. Mike Worley fished the pole at 11metres alternating between caster and maggot to take a decisive win with a weight of 8-8-8 made up of roach and perch plus three bonus bream. The Breadman (aka George Barber) was the runner-up with an all-roach net of 6-12-3 caught on the pole using one of his homemade floats and his special rig; bait as you would expect 'the white stuff'.  Fifteen anglers fished.  

Our strictly rod only Second Association Contest took place on Sunday along the Victoria Park stretch of the Mersey. With only an ounce separating each of the top three anglers it was a really close match, but Neil Buist aka The Engine managed to top the weights from peg 31.  He fished a groundbait feeder and maggot to catch two bonus bream and a decent skimmer to add to his net of roach and perch for a winning weight of 11-11-0. Match organiser Ray Boden took second place with 11-10-0 of roach and perch caught on the float and pinkie using his 18ft rod. Eighteen 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 membership 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.

Please get in touch as your catch reports which are always welcome as lots of members rely on your kindly shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey - Second Association Contest – Rod Only

1)      Neil Buist          11-11-0

2)      Ray Boden        11-10-0

3)      Harry Billing      11-9-0

4)      Bob Campbell   10-3-0

              

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal, Pickerings Bridge)

1)      Mike Worley     8-8-8

2)      George Barber 6-12-3

3)      Roy Hollis          4-13-0

4)      Bob Fitzpatrick 4-7-4

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

River Mersey Match (members only) Draw Victoria Park 8-45am £10 all-in.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's:  Trent & Mersey Canal, Davenham Road, Billinge… Draw 9-45am (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).

 

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8th August 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

8th August 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

A predator angler at heart Garry Whitehead enjoyed a session on the Weaver Navigation on Sunday evening fishing just under the motorway bridge using a tailed micro lure fishing for perch. He ended up with over twenty-five of them caught in the last hour of daylight.

The following day Garry was back there again but this time spending an hour before tea in the early evening on this occasion watching his son Thomas aged 4years catch a net of quality roach and perch. This youngster has come on in leaps and bounds in the past few months…on this occasion simply fishing with the top two of his dad's pole using maggot at a depth of around 3feet.

Our bailiff team were out at Woodshaw Reservoir on Tuesday keeping the fishery immaculate as usual and finishing off the mowing. One member was fishing on peg 6 from 10am until 3-45pm and reported that it was the best days fishing he has had. The angler's tally was sixteen decent crucians plus quality roach. Worth a visit.

Mike Pritchard enjoyed his regular Saturday session on the River Mersey just upstream from Howley Weir despite the level coming up almost 18inches whilst he was fishing. Undeterred he fished a home-made waggler at rod tip alternating between bronze maggot and caster. Mike ended up with a mixed net of thirty-two fish made up of 6 perch, 2 dace, and a small chub, the rest roach. The better stamp roach up to 1lb were caught on caster along with a decent sized perch.

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished this week on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Davenham Road, Billinge. Al Faulkner drew opposite the mouth of the marina and mainly fished a small groundbait feeder to catch bream and skimmers plus some smaller roach on the pole for a winning weight of 10-3-0. Baits were maggot, caster, and worm. Local angler Rod Fraser was the runner-up with 6-15-14 of mainly roach taken on pole fished maggot and caster. Sixteen anglers fished.

The Tom James Open Match took place on the Mersey on Sunday, again along the Victoria Park stretch where following the previous days heavy rain the river was understandably running through 'fast and coloured'. Despite drawing the unfancied peg 19 Ade Green was the clear winner and absolutely smashed it with a cracking weight of 24-15-0 made up of half a dozen bream to which he added around a pound of silvers. Ade mainly fished the tip and banded pellet over his pole line and over doubled the weight of second placed Eddie Frangleton. Ed who was close-by at peg 21 added a brace of bream to his catch of perch and roach taken fishing pole feeder with worm and yellow maggot on the hook for 11-5-0. Eleven 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 membership 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.

Please get in touch as your catch reports which are always welcome as lots of members rely on your kindly shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey Tom James Open

1)      Ade Green               24-15-0

2)      Eddie Frangleton    11-5-0

3)      Jimmy Byrne             5-5-0

4)      Alan Pierce                4-15-0

              

Disabled & Over 60's (Trent & Mersey Canal, Billinge)

1)      Al Faulkner     10-3-0

2)      Rod Fraser        6-15-14

3)      Jimmy Byrne    6-11-0

4)      Alan Brown      4-13-0

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

River Mersey Matches: Second Association Contest – Rod Only. Draw Victoria Park 8-45am £10 all-in.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's:  Bridgewater Canal, Pickerings Bridge… Draw 9-45am (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).

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1st August 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

1^st August 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Simon Oldfield snatched a four-hour pole session on the Bridgewater Canal at Agden on Friday to catch a proper mixed bag of fish. He started with a couple of balls of groundbait with pinkie on the base of the far shelf, loose-feeding as needed to catch a steady stream of small roach. He also fed a long line at 14metres with chopped worm near some lilies, also trickling hemp-seed in another swim against the far bank bushes. Simon caught all morning on every line, roach, perch, and a surprise white koi carp from his worm swim.

David Brunet also had a mixed bag from Statham Pool on Sunday with lots of small roach plus better stamp ones, perch, skimmers, and even eels. I take it that waggler and maggots did the job.

Andy Humphreys enjoyed a great day's fishing at Appleton Reservoir last Thursday casting a waggler at around twenty yards out in 8ft of water. He had literally a bite every cast which accounted for a cracking net of roach ranging from a couple of ounces to around the pound mark for a total weight of 30 to 40lbs.

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished in torrential rain on our Woodshaw Reservoir water at Aspull where John Johnson drew peg 2 and put together a mixed net of crucians and roach for a winning weight of 9-3-0. He fished the pole catching on both pellet and maggots. Match organiser Jimmy Byrne drew peg 6 in the same section to take second place with 6-14-6 made up of one bonus crucian with the rest roach caught on pole fished caster and maggot. Sixteen anglers fished.

Our Briers Cup Open Match took place on the Mersey last Sunday along the Victoria Park stretch where the river was running fast with a touch of colour. The winner Jimmy Byrne set up a groundbait feeder on peg 22 where fishing close in he caught a bonus bream plus thirty roach and perch for a weight of 10-2-0.  The runner-up Ade Green was on the adjacent peg 23 where he also fished a groundbait feeder but caught his fish on pinkie. He added two bonus bream to his 9-11-0 net which wasn't too far behind the winner and also lost good sized ones which definitely would have altered the order. You really needed bonus bream in the conditions and the best this week was around the 6lbs mark caught by Neil Buist which helped him into fourth place. Fifteen anglers fished.

Following a report from a member of some dead eels at Grey Mist the Environment Agency were called and visited promptly. They had been dead for some time and apparently had suffered from the Anguilla herpes virus which only affects eels.

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 membership 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.

Please get in touch as your catch reports which are always welcome as lots of members rely on your kindly shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey Briers Cup Open

1)      Jimmy Byrne       10-2-0

2)      Ade Green             9-11-0

3)      Mike Dench           9-2-0

4)      Neil Buist               7-6-0

Disabled & Over 60's (Woodshaw Reservoir)

1)      John Johnson   9-3-0

2)      Jimmy Byrne    6-14-6

3)      John Garry       6-12-0

4)      Pete Jones       6-10-4

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

River Mersey Matches: Tom James Open. Draw Victoria Park 8-45am £10 all-in.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's:  Trent & Mersey Canal, Davenham Road, Billinge… Draw 9-45am (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).

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25th July 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

25^th July 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Wayne Murphy had a productive 17hour Thursday overnight session on Small Sandiway last week ending up with six runs resulting in a brace of carp just over the 20lbs mark, a 9lbs tench, and to finish off a cracker of mirror weighing 27lbs on the nose, despite losing two fish.  After finding his mark he baited with krill boilies, hemp, and sweetcorn. He tipped his krill bait with a piece of fake corn and fed every couple of hours and after each fish.

Mike Christopher enjoyed a short after-work session on the River Ribble on Thursday to be rewarded with a cracking barbel around the 11lbs mark. He has done very well in his barbel quest over the past twelve months with the best to date a fish of 15lbs. He legered with Vortex CKO cocoon boilies on the hook.

Stuart Roberts finally got round to having a go at Appleton Reservoir last Friday after meaning to try it for ages. He started off on the tip but ended up on the waggler as once he got them feeding the tip was flying round before the feeder had even hit the bottom! He fished groundbait, caster, with hemp on the feeder and then loose caster and hemp on the waggler line, catching plenty of roach on both baits to well over a pound and a few perch to 1.5lbs.

Richard Pierce fished our stretch of the Wye last weekend where he reports the access to the river as being very overgrown. Nevertheless, he caught seven barbel between 4 and 6lbs, five chub to 3.5lbs, and load of dace.

Mick Clitheroe's trip to the Wyre last Saturday saw the river carrying a fair bit of extra water and chocolate brown coloured. He was fishing by 5am setting up with a feeder packed with a mixture of ground pellets and groundbait with a lump of luncheon meat on the hook. The first 3 casts produced chub of 2lb, 2lb12oz, and lastly one of 4lb 3oz then it went dead. He decided to try another swim but on arrival a rumble of thunder and spots of rain gave him second thoughts and he headed back to his car by which time the rain was biblical. Mick only fished for about two hours but as he said, "It was worth it. The river is a little cracker when you hit it right".

Andy Corr had a productive Sunday session on our Woodshaw Reservoir Fishery catching loads of roach, perch, and crucians. He fished the pole at 5metres feeding F1 green groundbait while loose-feeding corn and caster. The weather was unkind as Andy ended up drenched to the skin…so much so that our bailiff made him a brew in the cabin.  Anyone visiting this small fishery for the first time will no doubt agree with members comments that it is a credit to the volunteers that maintain it.

Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match was fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Agden where Al Faulkner drew the adjacent peg from where last month Paul Field was just short of breaking the longstanding 45lbs canal match record with 42lbs.  Well, Al worked his peg which produced a winning net of six bream plus two pounds of roach for a total weight of 23-1-0. He caught all the bream on worm. Alan Brown on the next peg was the runner-up with a bonus bream to add to his catch of roach for 7-6-0. Nineteen anglers fished.

Our Sid Jones Open Match took place on the Mersey last Sunday where Mike Dench clearly on a roll chalked up another win to add to his AT River Fest qualifier on the Trent the previous week.  Mike drew peg 21 where in a river running through with extra water from recent downpours, he fished the bolognaise with maggot and caster on the hook catching two decent sized bream, a hybrid, roach, and perch for a weight of 18-9-0. Jimmy Byrne took second place from peg 18 where he fished a groundbait feeder at 14metres with maggot and pinkie on the hook for a net of four bream and twenty plus roach and perch for 17-13-0.

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 membership 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.

Please get in touch as your catch reports which are always welcome as lots of members rely on your kindly shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk

Frank Lythgoe

Results:

Mersey - Sid Jones Open

1)      Mike Dench        18-9-0

2)      Jimmy Byrne       17-13-0

3)      Neil Davies          17-12-9

4)      Ant Higham/Ray Boden 5-10-0

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal, Delph Lane.)

1)      Al Faulkner     23-1-0

2)      Alan Brown      7-6-0

3)      Rod Fraser       6-13-0

4)      Ron Durr          5-9-0

 

Coming Events:

SUNDAY:

River Mersey Matches: Briers Cup Open. Draw Victoria Park 8-45am £10 all-in.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's:  Woodshaw Reservoir… Draw 9-45am (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).

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