14^th April, 2009 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Possibly due to the temporary Moore Quarry closure Sandiway Lakes have been busier than ever over the Bank Holiday weekend. The small lake has shown the best form with catches of quality bream, tench, and recently stocked carp which are packing on weight. Reports of a bream in the 14lbs bracket but no further details as yet.

Predictably Grey Mist Mere has also seen plenty of anglers on the banks with good numbers of carp and especially tench reported. Mike Johnson had a decent session catching three carp and a tench. The carp were mirrors of 21-8-0 and 15lbs, a leather of 20lbs.

Last Wednesday took us a step nearer to opening Ackers Pits when I joined the Environment Agency's dedicated seven member team who had planned the enormous task of planting up of the fishery with aquatic plants.  They even supplied the plants and clad in chest waders and life jackets it was no time at all before they were in the water planting furiously. All I can say on behalf of our members is a big thank you because without them we would still be thinking about the job.

As regards Moore Quarry we are still closely monitoring the situation of a number of fish affected by a light fungal growth and if all continues as at present with them apparently improving it could be re-opened soon.  There has certainly been an increase in members out fish spotting on this water who have been rewarded with viewing specimens not normally so easily seen. On the closure issue I must stress that fish welfare in Warrington Anglers will always take precedence over anglers sport.

Johnsons Pool has been producing chub and small carp to .75lb to pole and loose-fed maggots.  Anglers fishing from the newly constructed comfortable pegs have voted it a hit thanks to all the hard work put in by the 'Wigan Team'.

On the Fosters Pool complex anglers on 'C' have been catching lots of small roach whilst next door on 'D' plenty of small carp and dozens of suicidal roach with Ian Hannay reporting an average of 4 per minute in one hectic spell. I predict that these popular fisheries will vastly improve with more bait going in.

Lots of small tench and rudd feeding at High Legh Fisheries along with ghost carp to mid-double figures.

Please let me have your catch reports on 01928 716238 Fax 01928 713898 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.

HQ Parker Street will be open on Friday evening as usual between 7 & 9-30pm for subscriptions, new members, etc.

Frank Lythgoe

Coming Events:

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion (Contact John Dagnall 01925 635486)

7^th April, 2009 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

 

New member Barry Peers on his first visit to Warrington Anglers fisheries was well impressed with his catch of skimmers and tench from Rixton Claypits. Barry pole fished double red maggot over small balls of groundbait at 11 metres to catch steadily throughout his session. His light match gear approach paid dividends when other anglers were just catching the odd fish but the tench really stretched his 4's elastic to its absolute limits.

 

The large lake at Sandiway produced two of our Fish of the Month entries, one a tench of 7-10-0 caught by John Spencer and a bream of 13-8-0 caught by Dawn Preston. The bream won the day and comes with an interesting tale, not only did it beat husband Marks PB by 3lbs, but the bait came from Aldi priced at 2.99 a bag! The honey flavoured boilies scoffed at before the session by carp purist Mark, to quote, "They'll never work on Sandiway" were soon to become the must have bait. Somewhat gutted and with deathly silent buzzers he swallowed his pride and decided to 'lend' a boilie resulting in a tench of 6lbs; the 'loan' of another saw a similar sized tinca come to the net. He was feeling decidedly smaller than a boilie at this point with Dawn's sniggers adding to the indignity. Well done Dawn and you can feel even more superior when you collect your prize of £100 of assorted bait sponsored by Bait-Tech plus a Korda carp care kit.

 

Several reports from members of fish sighted with fungus at Moore Quarry were immediately passed on the Environment Agency who visited the fishery. The matter is being monitored daily and as fish welfare is of paramount importance until the situation improves the fishery is closed as a purely precautionary measure. On Tuesday I watched three groups of fish avidly feeding including affected fish so it could be a temporary winter/spring syndrome, who knows.

 

The recent stocking of our Wigan fisheries has certainly injected extra zest into the resident stocks as catches have improved dramatically at Fosters Pools and Woodshaw Reservoir. No reports as yet from Johnsons Pool.

 

Phoenix Park Lake is starting to produce a few tench and carp with local rod Darren Rananouski reporting catching a common weighing in at 19-8-0 using Mainline pulse dumbbells.

 

Carp and tench are starting to feed again at Grey Mist Mere with a few decent fish coming out over this past weekend.

 

Please let me have your catch reports on 01928 716238 FAX 01928713898 or e-mail frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.

HQ Parker Street will be open on Friday evening as usual between 7 & 9-30pm for subscriptions, new members, etc.

 

Frank Lythgoe

 

Results:

1^st Association Contest

1) Jim Byrne          3-14-0

2) Graham Stokes  3-12-0

3) Graham Belton  2-4-6

4) Harry Morris    

    Ross Whiteman 2-3-0

 

Disabled & Over 60's

1) Dennis Bates     2-14-12

2) Barry Owen       2-8-6

3) Bill Stockton     2-3-12

4) Trev Bainbridge 1-11-0

 

Coming Events:

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion (Contact John Dagnall 01925 635486).