Frank’s Weekly Fishing Column
15th June 2001
Woodshaw Reservoir is on form with tench and crucians the maintarget fish. Local angler Alan Webster in a brief two-hour sessionhad 18 crucians to 2-8-0, 2 tench, and small roach. Method waspole-fished corn and tiny cubes of meat, roach came during a briefswitch to maggot. On Monday at the start of our new local initiativeto teach young anglers many lost both tench and crucians but landedplenty of roach and perch to 10ozs.
Luke Jones in a four hour session at Ackers Pit on Friday hadeight carp, the best a grass carp of 9lbs using his own mix oftandoori boilies. Monday saw him change to the opposite side to landnine carp. Plenty of roach and bream sport to maggot or paste.
Ian Murray 10 years had his first taste of carp fishing at GreyMist Mere on Friday. I’m sure he will never forget the day as helanded his first ever carp, a mirror of 14-6-0. He added to thisduring his session fish of 13-0-0, 10-8-0, and tench to 3lbs.
Rixton Claypits is still producing excellent tench sport to maggotcaster or sweetcorn. Sandiway Large Lake is slow with just a fewbream to 6lbs and tench to 3.5lbs reported.
Angling is just one of many affected by the Foot & Mouthepidemic as it apparently continues to spread. The following list offisheries open should ensure members can sample the delights of riverfishing on Saturday, June 16th.
River Dee (all stretches), R Alyn, R Banwy, R Bollin, R. Cain, RDerwent, R. Dove, R. Trent, R. Gowy, R. Mersey, R. Severn (CaerhowelHall), R. Severn (Dolwen), R. Severn (Montford Br), R. Vyrwy (TheWest Fout Crosses), and R. Weaver.
The situation can change and Anglers must obey all restrictionnotices, requests from farmers, and disinfect where it isprovided.
Environment Agency advice is:
