28th July 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

28th July 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

This week in over three decades I have been writing this column we have what I think is our youngest angler to feature here. I thought that I started my daughter off early at the age of three but Kelly Louise Sloan took her son Noah to Ackers Pit on Thursday for a short introduction to our beloved sport of angling where with a little help from his mummy he landed his first carp. Oh, I forgot to mention Noah is only two years of age. Another angler for life.

On Friday Scott Robert took his dad, Ken for a session on the River Ribble at Hurst Green where they agreed on a little competition before they set-up on the bankside. From the off Ken took the lead which as he normally won was not unexpected and after the first hour it was ten roach and chub against Scott's two. The end result however went for once to Scott with thirty roach plus chub and gudgeon against his dad's mid-twenty catch. Having tried pellets and meat which only attracted eels all were taken using feeder tactics just over halfway across on either red or white maggots. Scott also won the uphill challenge to the carpark which is hardly surprising as Ken like myself is a septuagenarian.

Matthew Sherratt celebrated his twenty-fifth birthday on Monday with an overnight session on the Mount at Buckley with friend Jack Webb and young brother Dominic Bramham. Matthew was happy with the biggest fish of 17-4-0 plus fourteen others so he was kept busy finally shipping in his rods for some sleep at 0430 hours. They each had the same number of fish with a couple of occasions carp on both rods, all taken on 10mm booster pop-ups fished over a bed of corn and hemp.

Mike Pritchard fished the River Mersey on Saturday setting up on peg three using his newly rejuvenated waggler rod which he broke a few weeks ago on a previous session. Mike started off with maggot but later changed over to caster to catch a better stamp of fish. He ended up with some cracking dace which are showing up in good numbers this season, roach, skimmers, and he lost a big fish at the net. As usual he enjoyed his weekly 'fishing fix'.

Ian Simcock enjoyed his first river session of the 2020 coarse fishing season on Sunday when he visited the Dee at Worthenbury. He set-up a stick-float with a 16's hook and double maggot and after ten minutes landed a small chub. This was followed by six others, best about a pound, then the dace moved in which kept him busy until he ran out of maggots. Tony Baron had a similar session on Tuesday with chub, a few grayling, and plenty of dace.

The Tom James Open fished on the Mersey this Sunday at Victoria Park saw winner Geoff Shaw draw hot peg 31 where he fished bolognese and maggot throughout the match to catch quality roach for a weight of 11-1-0. Match organiser Ade Green fished both pole and feeder tactics for a mixed net of hybrids, dace, plus a bonus 4lbs bream that gave him second place with 9-14-0. Twenty-one anglers fished and with a fair few backing weights of 7 and 8lbs plus it was another close match.

Despite the weather there was a good turnout for our Disabled and Over 60's match this week which was fished on the Bridgewater Canal at Pickerings Bridge. It was a joint first for Roy Brown and George Hollis with both weighing 3-2-0. Roy's net was made up of roach and perch and George's the same but he added a bonus 1.5 lbs skimmer.

This is vitally important to all members that they object to the Outline Planning Application Number 20/00337/OUTEIA which has been submitted to Halton Council for residential development at Daresbury. This includes a proposed closure of Red Brow Lane, Daresbury, which has been used for decades by our members for access by motor vehicle to fish the Bridgewater Canal at Red Brow Underbridge. Save your fishing…object now.

Thanks to Halton Council there will be a weed removal boat employed on the Sankey St Helens Canal either side of Carterhouse Bridge starting on Monday 3^rd August 2020.

There will be a work party on Grey Mist on Wednesday 5^th August 2020 starting 'early doors' until lunchtime. Any members who have a few hours to spare will be more than welcome.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street remain closed on Friday evenings until further notice. Members renewing can simply put their book or request in an envelope with their payment, a stamped addressed envelope, and post it through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. If you need any further information please give me a call or email as below.

Please keep those catch reports coming; they are all very much appreciated by fellow members. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238.

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Tom James Open (Mersey):

1)      Geoff Shaw       11-1-0

2)      Ade Green          9-14-0

3)      Mick Schopen    8-14-0

4)      Derek Bibby       8-10-0

Monday Disabled & Over 60's (Bridgewater Canal, Pickerings Bridge).

1)      Roy Brown /George Hollis  3-2-0

3)   Derek Bibby        3-0-8

       4)   Jimmy Byrne/Rod Fraser     2-15-6

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY

Mersey Match Series members only (28 pegs) MUST BOOK ON. Draw 9am Mersey Walk Peg 45 up. (Please Note £5 pool or £10 all-in, no coins and exact money…no change given).

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's Draw 9-45am. Woodshaw Reservoir (Please Note £5 all-in, no coins, exact money….no change given).

21sr July, 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

21st July 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

This is vitally important to all members that they object to the Outline Planning Application Number 20/00337/OUTEIA which has been submitted to Halton Council for residential development at Daresbury. This includes a proposed closure of Red Brow Lane, Daresbury, which has been used by our members for access by motor vehicle to fish the Bridgewater Canal at Red Brow Underbridge for countless years, I have used it for almost sixty. Members can object or comment  online to the closure by email to dev.control@halton.gov.uk  then click on Planning Applications, next at case number enter planning application number in full, then click on search, next click comment now and fill in the form, click I am not a robot, and send. Please save the confirmation. Protect your fishing, many thanks everyone.  

Eleven-year-old Dominic Bramham who has been fishing with his brother Matthew Sherratt since the age of four christened his new Warrington Anglers Licence with a trip to Appleton Reservoir on Saturday. This was his first time on a large fishery and for starters topped his previous PB carp with a fish of exactly 17lbs taken on a pink boosted pop-up next to the weed in the margin. Later he did it again with a fish of 18-6-0. Not to be outdone Matthew just topped it with a carp of 18-12-0. Great days fishing and some memorable pics for the future. Thank you both for sharing your catches.

Simon Oldfield was more than happy his roach catch on Tuesday evening from the Res. Where in three and a half hours fishing a 4metre whip to hand he ended up with a hundred and ten silvers in the net weighing in at 31-14-0. Two pints of caster one and a half of hemp did the trick with a single caster the best but a few fish on tares.

Lee Verity landed a stunning looking mirror from Big Sandiway last week which weighed in at 36lbs allegedly caught on corn😊 You never know, that's what the man said. Well done Lee.

And another stunner, this time the big grass carp from Grey Mist caught on Tuesday morning at a new weight 28-8-0 by a mystery angler. Next time a thirty?

Stuart Peters had an enjoyable night session on the River Ribble where his first cast saw him slide a chub into the net followed by a couple of small barbel and one of 9-6-0. He lost a much larger fish but he will be back with his target one of the big doubles. And another catch from the Ribble but a totally different approach when on Monday Daniel Stewart fished with a little Fox Rage lure to land a chub and a pike. Our sport offers so many options.

Garry Currell aged sixty-two  fished the River Mersey on Tuesday for the first time in his life and it turned out was one of the most enjoyable three hours fishing he had for some time. Fishing peg 3 above the weir at Victoria Park he trotted a 3BB waggler, size 18 barbless, and fed bronze maggot with red ones on the hook.  He catch included roach with the best brace around the 1lb mark, hybrids, skimmers, perch, and the last fish of the session a dace. He commented, "Wish I had listened and believed reports that the fishing was this good on the river some years ago."

At last I managed couple of short trips to the Weaver Navigation since last week's column where although sport wasn't as 'hot' as it can be, I managed an all skimmer catch fishing the pole with double red maggot over balls of groundbait laced with micro-pellets and maggot. A couple of hours on Monday this week was entirely different, not a single bream, only perch and roach. Ted Small really enjoyed his first visit to the venue on Tuesday where fishing a waggler in a strong downstream wind made the presentation a bit tricky. He ended up with fourteen fish, a mixture of roach, perch, gudgeon, and skimmers, best about 12oz.  

The Briars Cup Open fished on the Mersey this Sunday was a really close match with Bob Campbell making the most of an end peg draw to win with 11-2-0 made up of roach, skimmers, and a few dace. Bob fished bolognaise and maggot. Second place went to Derek Bibby from the adjacent peg who fished pole and maggot and was only 4oz adrift with a weight of 10-4-0. Twenty-six anglers fished.

The usual twenty anglers turned out again for our Disabled and Over 60's match this week fished on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Billinge. Bas Chambers took first place with 6-2-0 mainly roach, perch, and small skimmers taken on maggot and pinkie. Match organiser Jimmy Byrne was less than 2oz behind when he took second place with 6-0-2 with a similar net of fish.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street remain closed on Friday evenings until further notice. Members renewing can simply put their book in an envelope with their payment, a stamped addressed envelope, and post through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with daily. If you need any further information please give me a call or email as below.

Please keep those catch reports coming; they are all very much appreciated. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or give me a ring on 01928 716238.

Frank Lythgoe

RESULTS:

Briars Cup Open (Mersey):

1)      Bob Campbell   11-2-0

2)      Derek Bibby      10-14-0

3)      Alan Faulkener 10-4-0

4)      Pete Howard    10-2-0

Monday Disabled & Over 60's

1)      Bas Chambers    6-2-0

2)      Jimmy Byrne      6-0-2

3)      Rod Fraser          4-9-8

4)      Roy Hollis            4-7-8

COMING EVENTS:

SUNDAY

Tom James Open Mersey Match (23 pegs) MUST BOOK ON. Draw 9am Victoria Park. (Please Note £5 pool or £10 all-in, no coins and exact money…no change given).

MONDAY

Disabled & Over 60's Bridgewater Canal, Pickerings Bridge Draw 9-45am. (Please Note £5 all-in, no coins, exact money….no change given).