31st May 2011 Warrington Anglers Guardian Notes

31st May 2011 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Paul Floyd is a dedicated barbel angler and only joined Warrington Anglers in March this year to target our extensive river fisheries. However during the enforced ninety close season on these venues he decided in the meanwhile to try some of our stillwaters until he could get back to his favourite quarry. Of the five venues so far visited he has enjoyed good sport at each, had personal bests of roach and tench. On his latest visit to Grey Mist Mere he reports that eels are very definitely on the feed having had at least a dozen during the night ranging in size from 1/2 lb to 3 lbs. However a screaming run at 11-30pm resulted in one of the 'new mirrors' at 15lb 12oz followed by a tench of 5.5lbs.

One of the reasons why your reports are so invaluable is that they help follow members to make an informed choice of venue so making better use of their time available for fishing our waters. Tom Williams for example read Alex Egan's report on Wide Hole reported in my column last week so instead of starting his visit from scratch he was ahead of the game and using Alex's method, corn and waggler, was soon into the bream. Tom had a red letter day with nineteen fish to 2.5lbs.

There is more mystery attached to catches from the large lake at Sandiway than speculation on the whereabouts of Colonel Gadaffi  or who said what to whom at FIFA. So with my ear to the ground I have heard scraps of gossip regarding a few sizeable fish of late, no proof, just gossip; although I would dearly love anglers in a members club such as ours to treat it as such and not their own preserve or syndicate fishery. So here goes, a thirty four, thirty eight, and a forty. Any chance of a picture or two to show our members?  If you don't ask you don't get.

If any youngsters fancy having a go at fishing then our weekly Minnows Summer Series of coached events for beginners and improvers is just the ticket.  They are held every Tuesday draw 6pm on the Bridgewater Canal opposite Euclid Avenue. Our qualified coaches will be on hand to help and both members and non-members are more than welcome.

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

Frank Lythgoe

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY

5^th June please note that Ackers Pit is closed during the day for a Children's Charity event.

 

MONDAY:

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

 

Leigh Trophy Cup Match drawn 6pm under the motorway bridge at Preston Brook (pegs 1-30). Contact Helen Dagnall on 01925 635486

 

TUESDAY:

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

24th May 2011 Warrington Guardian Notes

24^th May 2011 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes.

Recent new member James Gould caught a new personal best tench of 8lbs from Grey Mist Mere last weekend during a short morning session. He had three others, two of them just marginally under 6lbs and lost what he thought was an enormous eel.

Someone told me a gem a few weeks ago that large eels only feed once every two years, well if that is fact the capture of the 10 pounder in April was akin to a lottery win, furthermore the place must be literally crawling with them as quality eels are caught regularly from this fishery.

Alex Egan had a good bream session at our Wide Hole fishery at Poynton catching twenty three fish averaging around 2.5lbs apiece and a surprise carp of 16-2-0 which gave him one hell of a fight and broke his landing net in the bargain. The fish are obviously shoaling up ready for spawning as he hardly needed to feed and only used a small bag of sweetcorn during his early morning session. Successful method was waggler with a size 12's hook loaded with two grains of the 'Giant' corn variety.

One of our members who wishes to remain anonymous has been going to Moore Quarry after most of the weekend overnighter anglers have left and having some cracking 'dog roach' catches. He has been pole fishing the margin at the bottom of the shelf with either maggot or corn. Certainly good news as the cormorants in past years ravaged the once prolific resident roach population.

Reports from or Wigan fisheries bailiff team that Woodshaw Reservoir is really producing some outstanding catches with crucians and tench being caught in good numbers on either pellet or paste. However suddenly bream averaging 4.5 to 5lbs have come into the frame, but what puzzles me is on such a pocket sized fishery where do they vanish to for the rest of the year?

If any youngsters fancy having a go at fishing then our weekly Minnows Summer Series of coached events for beginners and improvers is where you want to start.  They are held every Tuesday draw 6pm on the Bridgewater Canal opposite Euclid Avenue. Our qualified coaches will be on hand to help and both members and non-members are more than welcome.

Both of our Monday events, the Disabled & Over 60's and Junior/Intermediate matches are cancelled due to the Bank Holiday but resume the following week on the 6^th June. The junior event is the John Leigh Trophy Cup Match drawn 6pm under the motorway bridge at Preston Brook (pegs 1-30).

If you are fancying a session on the Bridgewater Canal on Sunday it would be wise to avoid from London Bridge to Walton Gardens as Warrington Disability Partnership are holding a fundraising kayak challenge event along this length from 10am until 4pm.

A minority of so called members have started recently leaving litter on both Sandiway Lakes and Grey Mist Mere. If those responsible are reading this quite simply either immediately change your ways or we do not want you as members.

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:

 

TUESDAY:

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

 

RESULTS:

 

Disabled & Over 60's:

1)      Jeff Clare             3-8-10

2)      Brian Pilkington  3-7-13

3)      Alf Seddon          2-15-0

4)      John Sharpe        2-13-12

Junior Summer Series:

1)      Adam Harman    

Ryan Brown         14-8-0

3)      Lewis Wightman  14-4-0

Intermediates:

1)      Nathan Rowles    18-2-0

2)      Jake Fowles         17-12-0

3)      Jack Bellis             8-6-0