11th January 2022 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes
Mike Pritchard on his weekly Saturday angling escape day went to his favourite Dead Length section of the Bridgewater Canal. He started off on bread punch catching roach from the off eventually changing to pinkie and adding a few perch. He had been feeding a swim with casters which produced half a dozen better stamp roach towards the end of his session. He ended up with around forty fish caught on conventional rod and line, that was before he realised his keepnet was being attacked by a pike. A few sweeps of his landing net produced a pike around 12lbs witnessed by another angler who was targeting these toothy predators without success. It was released and Mike started to pack away his gear and was ready to leave when the other angler was into a fish. Eventually landed and on the unhooking mat it turned out to be the very same pike. When unhooking the fish another treble was found in its throat which thankfully was removed and the pike safely returned to the water.
The Mersey Match Series on Sunday was fished on the Mersey Walk section of the river, and guess what, no change as the river really was carrying extra water plus! Again given the prevailing conditions it was another all-feeder match with predictably very low weights with bites being few and far between. Alan Faulkner only cast his feeder in at 10metres to catch fifteen small roach on maggot to win with a weight of 1-6-0. Chris Wray took the runner-up spot with 1-1-0. Sixteen members fished. I would put money on it that the weights are much better next week.
Our Monday Disabled & Over 60's match took place this week on the Bridgewater Canal pegged from Hough's Bridge towards Moore. Match organiser Jimmy Byrne after a few weeks in the shadows was back on top form easily blitzing his previous week's 0-1-11 section win with a winning weight of 7-0-8. He fished pole and mainly bread punch to catch a hundred roach plus a few perch on pinkie. He stopped Alan Faulkner getting a double, but Alan wasn't too disappointed to take second place with 4-14-0 of roach on bread punch. Seventeen anglers fished.
Another lot of hard graft by the working party volunteers at Rixton Claypits on Sunday with overhanging branches removed and peg improvements. More dates will be published in in the next week or so and remember every member is more than welcome to attend and you might even enjoy the experience, the banter, and pick up information in the company of like-minded anglers.
Working Parties this week on Sunday 16th January: - Big Sandiway meet near the lock-up 9am and Moore Quarry meet in the car park at 10am. All members are more than welcome to attend.
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 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.
I really appreciate any catch reports from members, especially at this time of the year when they are understandably few and far between with there being not many anglers out fishing. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238
Frank Lythgoe
Results:
Mersey Match Series
1) Alan Faulkner 1-6-0
2) Chris Wray 1-1-0
3) Paul Field 0-11-0
4) Ade Green 0-6-0
Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal)
1) Jimmy Byrne 7-0-8
2) Alan Faulkner 4-14-0
3) Mike Worley 3-9-0
4) Neil Buist 3-4-0
Coming Events:
SUNDAY:
Mersey Series Match (members only): Draw 8-45am Victoria Park. Entry £5 and £5 optional pool Exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.
MONDAY:
Disabled & Over 60's Match, Bridgewater Canal. Draw 9-45am Walton Church. £5 all-in, exact money only, no change given. Covid-19 match rules apply.
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