LYMM ANGLING CLUB
Neil Jupp
Secretary
P.O. Box 350, Warrington
WA2-9PL
Telephone (01925) 411774
Fax (01925) 411774
23rd October 2001
Star water at the moment is without doubt Farm Pool, bailiffJohnny Barton reports non-stop action given by roach, perch, ruddthe occasional tench and one unknown monster that refused to bebudged. John points out that the fish are very close in and the bestmethod is pole, fished either side of you in the margins.
He added that the fish he hooked, that refused to take any noticeof his efforts to bring it to the surface, must have been huge, “Itjust swam extremely slowly from left to right and back again forabout 35 minutes, and I had to take the step of make orbreak due to extreme arm fatigue, unfortunately it broke me.”
I must point out I had an extremely similar experience on FarmPool last year, you may remember my comments regarding the matter,which I made in the GUARDIAN article at the time, I still believe itto be a catfish.
Member Gary Murphy had a good day on the River Dane last week.Fishing our Manor Farm stretch he landed seven chub ranging from 2 to4.5lb, dace to 6 ounces and 2 one pound roach. He was using a stickfloat, which he had to hold back against the heavy flow to get thebites coming in. However, using these tactics he points out “Thatthe fish were having it all day”.
Rivers are very high and coloured at the moment, obviously due tothe heavy rainfall, making fishing difficult but not alwaysimpossible. To save an unnecessary trip it is always advisable to usethe Environment Agencies Rivercall service to find out the state ofthe river before you set off, for the Severn and Vyrnwy the number is0930 1077043.
Club officers are busy at the moment working out dates dates ofwork parties, nettings, meeting, etc. The work behind this is quiteextensive with the sourcing and purchasing of materials required forwork parties, the submitting of netting and fish movement orderapplications and making sure there is no clash of usage with the Clubvehicle and trailers.
The applications to move fish may not be straight forward either.If fish are to be moved to a water with either an inlet or an outlet(open system), fish must be indigenous and samples of each speciesmust be transported live to a DEFRA facility in Brampton for healthchecks, which they have to pass before before an introduction orderis issued.
No introduction order will be issued for none indigenous speciesinto open systems, such species include orfe, catfish, bitterling andgrass carp.
There is also new legislation that not only requires a DEFRAconsent to introduce fish species, such as catfish and grass carp, alicence is required to keep such fish which periodically has to berenewed.
I would also point out that applications to introduce these fishrequire a fee, which was £60 each last year, whether granted ornot, and these fish can only be stocked into closed systems such asLymmvale and Whitley Pool.
All this new legislation has been introduced to supposedly protectthe integrity of the indigenous gene pool, and whilst this sentimentmay have had some value hundreds of years ago, nowadays theintroduction of these laws is a little like locking the stable doorsafter the horse has bolted.
I can be contacted on 01925 411774.
NEIL JUPP
