21st March 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes
Phil Hancock started off his four-hour session on Grey Mist on Tuesday with a tench, landed just as Phil Brown joined him carrying only a fold-up seat. Phil Hancock had two rods set-up, both with a maggot feeder and maggot on the hook. However, it wasn't too long before Phil B raided H's biscuits and coffee and even during a brief go on one of the rods landed a tench and lost a carp! H ended up with seven tench and lost two with 90% being caught on one rod which obviously had 'hit the spot.' It goes without saying that it was a very enjoyable day for both members.
Garry Whitehead had a morning pike session at Sandiway Lakes on Thursday where he moved around fishing both lakes using Fox Replicant lures which accounted for two of the toothy predators. A change to drifted dead-bait accounted for a third.
On Monday Neil Plunkett sat for a bite-less three hours at Rixton Claypits until he sorted out the right approach for the day to end up with ten bream and a bonus tench of around 3lbs. It was interesting he noted that the methods and baits that had worked well for him 4 weeks ago (groundbait and maggot or liquidised bread with bread punch) couldn't buy a bite. On the day all fish came to method feeder with micro-pellets and 8mm punched luncheon meat on the hook.
Mike Pritchard was out again on Saturday where he enjoyed his weekly three-hour session on the Bridgewater Canal. This week he was at Walton opposite the rhododendrons using his favourite 9.5ft rod and home-made waggler set-up with pinkie on the hook. He ended up with 5 to 6lbs of roach and perch with the best chunky silvers caught from his caster swim.
The Dynamic Duo (Ken Hewitt and Dave Gardner) decided this week that they would try their hand at Phoenix Park Lake. Ken stuck with his favourite two methods of float and feeder and after 5hours had managed only a single perch on maggot. Dave was after something bigger and ended up with a transparent gudgeon plus a 2.5 pounder, pity it was a terrapin! I will keep the promised golf clubs for another week😊 They both reckoned that its still a cracking place to go.
The Monday Disabled & Over 60's match this week was fished again on the Bridgewater Canal at Walton and saw the return of Bud Lee to the series for the first time since he won it on the 16th March 2020 just as Covid kicked off. Well, true to form Bud clocked up another decisive win with an all roach catch on bread punch with a weight of 3-12-0 from a peg opposite the rhododendrons. Jimmy Byrne was in second place with 2-15-4 of roach using both bread and pinkie. 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 at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT 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 especially welcome at this time of the year as sport slows and not as many of you are out on the banks. Lots of members rely on your shared information for their angling visits. Email secretary@warrington-anglers.org.uk
Frank Lythgoe
Results:
Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal
1) Bud Lee 3-12-0
2) Jimmy Byrne 2-15-4
3) Alan Brown 2-9-8
4) George Hollis 2-7-10
Coming Events:
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's Bridgewater Canal … Draw 9-45am at Jacks Bench, Grappenhall Trees (£5 all-in, exact money only, no change given).
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