8th November, 2000
Unfortunately there is again little to report on the angling scene, due to the weather extremes preventing anglers from venturing out.
Over the past week Lymm Dam, Statham Pool, Grimsditch Pool, Mossbank Pool, Belmont Pool and even Spring and New Pool have all had their pegs flooded. On other waters the very wet and windy conditions have made angling a none option for all, except the most dedicated, anglers.
Rivers have all been over the banks, with some of the bigger ones making the national news, by flooding nearby towns and communities.
The one exception has been the River Bollin, which has just about managed to keep itself within its own banks. This must be due to some preventative measures, as this river had flooded into the fields last year when the conditions were not as those endured currently.
Many experts put the recent flooding down to the effects of global warming, although there appears to be no irrefutable evidence to support this.
Just four years ago global warming was cited as the culprit for the severe drought conditions, resulting in the lowest water levels recorded for hundreds of years. At this time the ‘so called’ experts announced with great authority that the depleted water table levels would take 10 – 15 years of higher than average rainfall, for the water table levels to return to normal. It seems funny how nature bounces back with its own answers.
Some of us will remember the great freeze up of the winter 1962 – 63, when the experts of the day predicted that the world was headed into a mini ice age. Ironic, isn’t it and I suppose we mustn’t discount the possibility that the weather extremes are caused by all the rockets blasting through the atmosphere, such has been suggested by equally renowned experts.
Whatever causes these fluctuations in rainfall and the resulting changes to water levels, the result remains the same from an angling club’s point of view, more work required.
Four years ago the main task was to build fishing positions further down the banks, following the receding water level. Since then the work has been bringing fishing positions back up the banks, ahead of the increasing water level, and that’s where we are at the moment.
Again our Estate Maintenance department predicts that this work will again form the bulk of the work required, in the forthcoming round of work parties.
In view of the particularly high work requirements in the coming months, the Club is looking to expand its Emergency Maintenance Team. This in order to undertake the normal maintenance requirements, leaving the work parties to undertake the bigger projects required.
If you can help, or are interested in becoming a water keeper, give Mick Gater a ring on 861018.
I can be contacted on 411774.
NEIL JUPP
LYMM ANGLING CLUB
Neil Jupp
Secretary
P.O. Box 350, Warrington
WA2-9PL
Telephone (01925) 411774
Fax (01925) 411774
