9th August 2011 Warrington Guardian Notes

9^th August 2011 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Some of the pegs at Cicily Mill Pool have been closed for major repair  and as we rely on member volunteers if you want to speed up the process and would like to help please give me a ring on 01928 716238. On my visit last weekend I caught up with an old acquaintance, Paul Burton who at that time had caught 40 crucians, a tench, and lost a big carp. Paul was fishing pole and soft pellet. Carp were obviously feeding as one member reported four and another, a common of 18.5lbs plus some quality tench.

The pensioners match at Woodshaw Reservoir was won this week by Trevor Gray who had a right old battle with a pike hooked on light pole tackle. As he drew it over his landing net it was half hanging out so he lay down his top three to use both hands on the job that was when the feisty predator made its bid for freedom making off with his pole sections in tow, but Trevor was quicker and jumped in managing to grab them in the nick of time. Finally landing the pike it weighed 10-10-0 giving a well deserved boost to his winning weight of 18-12-0.

The River Mersey England Ladies Fundraiser Open saw the river in excellent form with their new team manager, Dave Brooks putting in a cracking performance on the pole to take top spot with 16lbs. Runner-up was our National Squad member, Ross Wightman with 14-3-0. Thanks to all who supported the event which raised £112 for the Ladies England International Squad.

 

Ackers Pit is still producing good sport with roach, rudd, and carp, caught mainly on maggot or caster. A few tench are showing that are slowly increasing in size but the crucian carp that we stocked are proving illusive. Although pole seems to be the preferred method a number of anglers have been getting amongst the carp fishing a waggler line of around four and five rod lengths.

At Adlington Reservoir which is part of our Worthington three lake complex an area of banking has now been fenced off and made a 'no go' area for anglers due to some idiot digging into the dam wall to accommodate his bivvy. Words fail me, but if any member can put a name to this person please let me know because he has lost decent members some of their fishing.

Pickering Bridge car park will be closed to all vehicles from Monday 15^th August for the week to allow necessary tree clearance work adjacent to the high voltage power cables.

Please keep sending me your catch reports either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm on Friday, for 2011 subscriptions, new memberships, and any queries.

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY:

Mersey Series draw 10am Victoria Park.

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's: Draw 10-30a m Stockton Heath British Legion. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486

Junior/Intermediate Summer Series: (River Mersey-Rod Only) Draw 5-30pm Victoria Park. Contact Helen Dagnall on 01925 635486

TUESDAY:

Minnows/Beginners Summer Series: Draw 6pm on canal bank opposite Euclid Avenue. All welcome.

 

RESULTS:

 

Honorary & OAP series (Woodshaw Reservoir)

1)      Trevor Gray  18-12-0

2)      Alan Brown 13-7-0

3)      Alan Webber 8-2-0

4)      Brian Calland 5-3-3

 

Minnows (Bridgewater Canal)

1)      Ethan Owen  1-11-0

2)      Charlie Forster  1-3-13

3)      Chelsey Dukes 1-2-15

4)      Liam Best 1-1-7

 

Sunday Open Ladies England Fundraiser (R. Mersey)

1)      Dave Brooks 16-0-0

2)      Ross Wightman 14-3-0

3)       Jeff Shaw 11-11-0

4)      Dave Howard 9-11-0

 

Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal)

1)      Jimmy Byrne   4-13-2

2)      Ian Mc Lean    4-9-8

3)      George Barber 4-6-0

4)      Alf Seddon      3-4-0

 

Intermediates: (Brookside)

1)      Jon Andrews     7-2-0

2)      Nathan Rowles 7-0-0

3)      Luke Bode n     4-4-0

Juniors:

1)      Callum Brown    25-0-0

2)      Daniel Burton     21-8-0

3)      Adam Harman    17-2-0

 

2nd August 2011 Warrington Anglers Guardian Notes

2^nd August 2011 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Ackers Pit is really fishing well with members reporting good sessions with quality roach and rudd plus the occasional tench and carp, although the latter with normally voracious appetites have been just cruising the surface the past few days. Bailiff Mike Monks weighed one carp this past weekend at 4.5lbs so they are piling on weight, although our intention with a slight overstock was to keep their weights low. Nevertheless at this size they are more or less cormorant proof. According to anglers I spoke to on Tuesday pole and caster is the most productive method.

Some decent sized bream are being caught from Rixton Claypits with many around the 4 to 5lbs mark plus hybrids in the 2 to 2.5lbs range. Mike Acaster 'escaped' from his work for the afternoon and using a small groundbait feeder with pellet smothered with home-made paste on the hook had some quality bream with the best 7-8-0 plus a few tench, whilst his mate Tony Bolesworth who was also AWOL tried catching on pellet but after a slow start switched to float fished red maggot and corn for a good catch of roach, rudd, and skimmers to 1lb.

I called up at Woodshaw Reservoir last week and was pleased by the reports from a new member who had just returned to our sport and had been previously hitting the day ticket fisheries. He thought the price of his joining WAA was worth every penny for this one water alone where in a few visits he had caught quality crucians, bream, tench, and carp. I pointed out that there were other fisheries in the area equally as good and managed by our same team of volunteers.

Many thanks to member George Hollis who on Sunday was on the ball in promptly reporting leakage into the Trent & Mersey Canal from an overhead pipe at Billinge Green to both the Environment Agency and ourselves. His course of action was text book stuff and what every member coming across a potential pollution should follow. Thankfully the outcome was that it was water and nothing nasty.

We have had a few situations of members taking non-members to some of our private fisheries and even setting up tents; neither are allowed according to our rules and from our experience only cause problems with other members and landowners. So if you wish to take someone with you where there is no public access please ensure that they are a member then you are bomb-proof, but the tents are a definite no no.

Please keep sending me your catch reports either by phone Tel 01928 716238 or email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk. HQ Parker Street is now open as usual between 7 & 9pm on Friday, for 2011 subscriptions, new memberships, and any queries.

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS:

 

SUNDAY:

Mersey Open (Ladies World Champs Fund Raiser)

Draw 10 am Victoria Park. Book on with Helen Dagnall 01925 635486

MONDAY:

Disabled & Over 60's: Draw 10-30am Stockton Heath British Legion. Contact John Dagnall at Cheshire Angling 01925 635486

Junior/Intermediate Summer Series:  Contact Helen Dagnall on 01925 635486

TUESDAY:

Minnows/Beginners Summer Series: Draw 6pm on canal bank opposite Euclid Avenue. All welcome.

 

RESULTS:

 

Minnows

1)      Isaac Gibson        1-9-0

2)      Courtney Wright 1-3-0

3)      Sean Wright        1-1-3

4)      Charlie Forster     15-0

 

Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Graham Belton    5-8-0

2)      Alf Seddon          3-13-14

3)      Brian Pilkington  2-10-10

4)      Lennie Dutton     2-8-8

Intermediates:

1)      Luke Boden      3-6-0

Nathan Rowles 3-6-0

Juniors:

1)      Morgan Adawee 3-2-0

2)      Daniel Burton     2-13-15

3)      Ryan Brown       2-12-14

Woodshaw Junior Series: (Barbeque & presentation match)

1)      Kieran Garside   6-2-0

2)      Jake Parkinson   3-12-0

3)      James Brown     3-6-0

4)      Mike Rudd        2-15-0