Tuesday, 10 March 2015

10th March 2015 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

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10th March 2015 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Saturdays Mersey Sweepstake was won by Jimmy Byrnes with 3-12-8 of roach taken on groundbait feeder and maggot. Match organiser Ray Boden was the runner-up using the same method with a similar catch for 2-3-0. Ray was in the money again the following day winning the Mersey Sunday Series although with the lower weight of 1-6-8. It was good to see second placed Paul Harding in the frame again after an absence, albeit with a meagre 10oz. Lee Clark had an adrenalin rush when he hooked into a decent fish that turned out to be a pike of 12lbs but unfortunately they do not count in matches. Don't forget this coming Saturdays match is the last one for ninety days as the river is closed to coarse fishing the following day until the 16th June.

A change of venue for our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match which was paper pegged between the A56 Bridge at Preston Brook towards the tunnel turned out the best results of the winter. Winner Dennis Bates must go on record as having the best ever canal end peg draw being a good hundred yards away from the next angler due to overhead power lines. He made the most of it putting 7-12-0 of roach on the scales caught on pole and bread punch. Pete Critchley who was that next angler also took advantage of the distance between them and wasn't too far behind with a roach and skimmer net of 7-9-8. The lowest weight in the match was 3lbs plus and the average just over 5.25lbs. Needless to say there is a return to the venue this coming week.

Neil Plunkett has been busy these past couple of weeks fitting in several lure fishing sessions for pike on the Bridgewater and Trent & Mersey Canals that brought some measure of success with half a dozen fish. He also managed to clock up his first ever blank during a bream fishing session at Rixton Claypits following this with a trip to Moore Quarry where changing back to lure fishing he clocked up his first ever fish from the venue with a small pike of 7lbs.

Just a reminder to all anglers that under no circumstances are they allowed non-members as visitors to our fisheries to which there is no public access. Similarly anglers night fishing and 'entertaining' on our waters stand to lose their licence, if you want to party instead of fish then go elsewhere and camp, but not on our property.

Don't forget to visit our stand at the Northern angling Show to be held on the 28th & 29th March, see you there https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r_-v5TCNI

Please email me your catch reports to frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or you can ring me on 01928 716238. Our headquarters at 52, Parker Street are open every Friday between 7 & 9pm for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, and any queries.  

Frank Lythgoe  

RESULTS:
Saturday Mersey Sweepstake

  1. Jimmy Byrnes                  3-12-8

  2. Ray Boden                        2-3-0

  3. Alan Morris                      1-6-0

  4. Pete Jones                        1-1-0

    Sunday Mersey Series

  1. Ray Boden                            1-6-8

  2. Paul Harding                          10-0

  3. Derek Bibby/Roy Everson      4-0

    Disabled & Over 60's

  1. Dennis Bates             7-12-0

  2. Pete Critchley           7-9-8

  3. Alan Brown               6-5-0

  4. Bud Lea                      6-0-12

    COMING EVENTS:

    SATURDAY

    Mersey Saturday Sweepstake draw 9am through iron gates at Mersey Walk

    MONDAY

    Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am on bank at Preston Brook (pegged A56 Br to tunnel). Contact John Dagnall 01925 630765.

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Tuesday, 3 March 2015

3rd March 2015 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

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3rd March 2015 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Stuart Peters cancelled his trip to the Dee on Sunday due to the high water levels and decided to switch to the River Dane for the first time in a decade. It turned out to be a fair choice as he spent an enjoyable morning roving using bread and cheese paste. He fished three pegs towards the upstream limit and the same number at the bottom of the stretch. He finished his session with four chub more or less peas in a pod ranging from 3 to 3.25lbs and a cracking grayling of 1-10-0.

I had a run to a flooded Cicily Mill Pool on Sunday and had a chat to two hardy anglers who although enjoying the pleasant surroundings were doing zilch. However Noel Pennington had already stuck it out dead baiting for pike and decided on a switch to target less toothy quarry. He introduced a PVA bag of corn and pellet and bingo just as we were discussing the merits of the fishery he was into a fish. A bream of a couple of pounds was soon in his net which I believe will cost his mate (a fair weather angler who stayed at home) a pint as he reckoned Noel wouldn't catch.

Some decent pike have been reported from our stretches on the Mersey where Bernard Anderson from Warrington Tackle & Guns enjoyed some good sport catching nine fish over two days. All fish fell to dead bait with a pic showing the biggest a cracking specimen weighing in at 19-2-0.

Last week our stocking at Offa's Dyke Fisheries went well which saw 40 mixed mirrors and commons averaging 8lbs plus 40 of a similar mix around the 3lbs mark. On the same day at Sandiway Lakes the 4 commons and 4 mirrors averaging 18-4-0 with the biggest a common at 20-4-0 were equally shared between the two. A member fishing at the time who was helping chose the larger fish for the 53acre water. Our netting the following day saw Offa's Dyke benefit by over 800 –   almost 1000lbs   of roach and rudd plus over 100lbs of skimmers and hybrids.

Jimmy Gannon needed only 1-8-0 made up of four roach caught on groundbait feeder to win our Saturday River Mersey match. Sport wasn't exactly hectic and second placed Alan Morris picked up money in runner-up spot with only a meagre 8ozs. Next day's match saw a slight slightly improvement and saw Derek Bibby boost the money he picked up the previous day, winning with 2-13-0 made up of a bonus skimmer and roach for 2-13-0. He was followed by match organiser Ray Boden on 1-14-0. We can only hope sport improves as the close season will be on us in less than a fortnight.

 If you thought the Mersey was bad the Bridgewater canal was dire and saw Bud Lea win with only 1-4-9. Alan Brown on the next peg cruelly missed the winning by an ounce with 1-3-8.

Please email me your catch reports to frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or you can ring me on 01928 716238. Our headquarters at 52, Parker Street are open every Friday between 7 & 9pm for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits, and any queries.  

Frank Lythgoe  

RESULTS:
Saturday Mersey Sweepstake

  1. Jimmy Gannon                  1-8-0

  2. Alan Morris                           8-0

  3. Derek Bibby                          4-0

    Sunday Mersey Series

  1. Derek Bibby                  2-13-0

  2. Ray Boden                     1-14-0

  3. Jimmy Gannon             1-6-0

    Disabled & Over 60's

  1. Jimmy Byrne             3-14-4

  2. George Barber          2-13-2

  3. Lenny Dutton            2-8-12

  4. Stu Pattinson            2-1-0

    COMING EVENTS:

    SATURDAY

    Mersey Saturday Sweepstake draw 9am through iron gates at Mersey Walk

    SUNDAY

    Mersey Sunday Series draw 9am through iron gates at Mersey Walk

    MONDAY

    Disabled & Over 60's Draw 10am at Walton Church. Contact John Dagnall 01925 630765.

     

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