12th September 2023 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes
Warrington Anglers Association have teamed up to support The Thelwall Festival celebrations on the afternoon of Sunday 17th 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).
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