24th November 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

24th November 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

On Saturday Mike Pritchard had an enjoyable session at Hough's Bridge aka the dead length despite the wads of floating leaves which didn't seem to put the fish off the feed. He started off on pinkie for a few small roach, then a change to bronze maggot brought more bites and bigger fish. He had been feeding a caster peg and spent the last hour catching some better stamp roach in the 6 to 8oz bracket. He ended up with around forty roach and half a dozen perch. There were a few pike striking around his peg. As Mike said, "Enjoyable."

 Tom O'Connell reports having a good session on Appleton Reservoir just over three weeks ago when he landed eight carp 18-4-0, 22-8-0,20-2-0, 21-7-0, 28-0-0, 18-8-0, 20-7-0, and 23-5-0.  At one point he was taking photos of a fish when his other rod went and his friend hardly complained when had to play it which was a good 20lbs plus. Tom even managed to foul hook one which was a just over 20lb, it must have been 'solid'. He caught all his fish about 80yards out over a kilo of mix particles using solid bags. He reckoned that he would have had more carp but for running out of solid bag mix but still it was a great session.

Eddie Bates reports catching pike of 11-8-0, 6-0-0, and on his last cast the biggest at 13-4-0. The fish were caught on smelt from the Bridgewater Canal in the Lymm area. I have spoken to a few members along the canal this week who are catching mainly small pike around 6lbs or so and perch either spinning or drop-shotting. They are all simply happy to still be able to go out fishing during these certainly unprecedented times.

Please Note High Legh fishery is now closed until further notice while ongoing remedial work continues. Thanks to the members who turned out for the working party last Saturday who removed a good number of self-seeded trees that had taken over with the result that their decomposing leaf-fall had almost wiped out the fishery. Loads of rotting leaves were scooped out of the margins.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT will obviously remain closed on Friday evenings until further notice. Members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment, 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. If you need any further information please give me a call or email as below.

At this time of the year with less anglers out on the banks and sport slowing as we edge towards winter I really need your catch reports. 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

17th November 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

17th November 2020 Warrington Anglers Association Guardian Notes

Thanks to a member who on Wednesday alerted myself and the Environment Agency on their 0800 807060 emergency number to seeing carp on the surface gasping for oxygen on our High Legh Fisheries. Also, the prompt response by the EA Fisheries staff and a heavy overnight downpour saved the fish stocks that were on the cusp of a complete wipe-out. The deoxygenation was caused by masses of rotting leaves from the heavily wooded area around the banks and both islands. Thanks also to the members who managed the aeration equipment on a 24hour basis over four nights and the small band of volunteers who also got busy tackling the problem by removing leaves from the margins and thinning out the mass of self-seeded trees. We buried nine carp initially followed by a further three fish that were found amongst the leaves on Sunday. The fishery is now closed until further notice while ongoing remedial work continues.

Friday saw our annual carp stocking top-up with five VS Fisheries bred fish being introduced to Grey Mist, Moore Quarry, Small Sandiway, and ten went into the 53acre Big Sandiway Lake. The fish averaged 22.7lbs and the biggest at each fishery saw the Mist with a 24-13-0, Moore 22-6-0 plus a fully scaled mirror at 20-10-0, Small Sandiway best was 24lbs, and finally Big Sandiway by sheer luck received the biggest at 25-4-0. All mirrors this year. Sorry we could not advertise to members as we do normally as Covid-19 restrictions put the kibosh on that.  

Kian Finn aged 15years enjoyed his session at Grey Mist on Saturday morning replacing his previous PB of 19-7-0 with a mirror carp of 22-6-0. The fish fell for a Mainline pink and white 14mm cell pop-up boilie soaked in bumble berry goo. Well done Kian.

Mike Dench fished Appleton Reservoir on Saturday where he targeted the quality roach that this fishery holds. Using ground-bait feeder tactics and double red maggot he went three hours without any sign of fish but then they switched on and it was a roach every cast. Evidently two members who fished pegs on the wall had even better roach sport.

We have been putting quite a number of old photos which are part of the history of Warrington Anglers Association on our Facebook page trying to identify the members in them. If any member can help it would be greatly appreciated. Many are what I rescued from a damp shed at the rear of the British Legion in St Austins Lane which we used as our headquarters for many years. Once a hoarder always a hoarder otherwise they would have been lost forever.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT will obviously remain closed on Friday evenings until further notice. Members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment, 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. If you need any further information please give me a call or email as below.

I really need your catch reports coming in at this time of the year as sport slows. 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