Frank’s Weekly Fishing Column
18th May 2001
John Cheetham fished the Bridgewater Canal near Red Browunder-bridge and hit a nest of chub. Fishing worm and caster he hadeight fish to 4-8-0 plus bream and skimmers. Keith Williams landed acracking pike of 23-8-0 from the Oughtrington area on mackerel bait.Decent bream showing to 4lbs plus lots of skimmers to caster.
Ackers Pit is absolutely lifting with fish borne out by the factthat members simply cannot fail to catch. Roach, bream, tench andcarp are taking a wide variety of baits; best overall is maggot, withpaste sorting out the bigger fish. The committee has decided that theuse of trout pellets are no longer allowed on this fishery. Thedecision was taken with the welfare of the fish and invertebrates inmind. Notices will be erected shortly.
Woodshaw Reservoir is fishing well for hybrids, tench, crucians,and a few roach. Caster, corn and maggot best baits.
Cicily Mill Pool is still on top form and producing qualitycatches of tench, bream, crucians, and roach. I snatched a few hourson Friday afternoon with fishing partner Keith Hendry and we bothbagged up on tench , skimmers and crucians, plus I managed to landfour common carp of about 8 to 10lbs apiece, and lost three whichsimply shed the small barbless hook. Bait used was corn and luncheonmeat.
Neil Bather had a personal best tench of 7-8-0 from Grey Mist Meretaken on a boilie. Alan Peters had mirror carp of 11-8-0, 17-0-0, and19-4-0 all taken on his own boilie mix. The committee has decided toextend the use two rods providing that no problems arise.
Sandiway small lake is producing quality tench and roach to cornand maggot fished in the margins. Sport on the large lake has gonequiet with the exception of a report by Ian Timmis of eight bream andsix tench taken on a groundbait feeder. The best bream weighed 10-8-0and the tench averaged 4lbs.
Don’t forget the free Pike Teach-in at Moore Quarry 10am to 3pm onSunday 20th. This is another chance to ‘have a go’ at predatorfishing under the expert tuition of the Pike Angling Club. An adultmust accompany juniors. The fishery will be closed to normal fishinguntil 3pm.
Please ring me anytime with your fishery reports on 01928 716238,fax on 01928 713898, or email me at frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.
Members can ring me anytime with fishery reports on 01928 716238, fax on01928 713898, or email me at frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk
HQ Parker Street is open as usual on Friday night 7 to 9-30pm forsubscriptions, new members, or simply drop in for a chat and catch up onthe news.
Frank Lythgoe
RESULTS
John Leigh Trophy
1st – Dale Lowndes 10-15-8 (bream)
2nd – Paul Savage 7-12-0 (bream)
3rd – Chris Harding 4-7-14 (bream and crucian)
4th – Neil Jones 3-0-12 (all small fish)
Jean Arthur Salver
1) Lynda Lythgoe 4-15-0
2) Marion Wharmby 1-9-0
3) Helen Thompson 1-1-0
Disabled & Over 60’s
1) Jim Clare 5-6-0
2) Roger Peet 4-8-4
3) Dave Noble 3-14-4
4) Vin Walsh 3-10-0
Ladies Summer Series
1.. Marion Wharmby 2-7-11
2.. Lynda Lythgoe 1-6-2
3.. Pam Wyatt 1-1-2
COMING EVENTS
SATURDAY
Briers Cup Open (Embassy Pairs practice) draw 9am GrappenhallSports Club (pegs 1-150) Preston Brook. Book in with Chris Grehan Tel01925 635373
MONDAY
Disabled & Over 60’s draw 10-15am Grappenhall Sports Club(pegs 303-343)
TUESDAY
Honoraries & OAP’s draw 1-30pm Red Lane (pegs 383-345)
Senior Sweepstake draw 5-30pm Beech Road (pegs 384-415)
Ladies Summer Series draw 5-30pm on bank Denbury Ave. (pegs480-505)
