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REPORT of the week must go to veteran member Keith Wernham. The 69-year-old showed his skills in how to play a carp on 4lbs mainline, a 2lbs hook-length, and size 18’s hook. He was enjoying his session at Appleton Reservoir fishing a waggler in six feet of water, feeding caster with red maggot on the hook and catching roach. His float shot under and he struck into what was obviously not a roach. A passing member who had stopped to watch dug his carp landing net out of his car. After about an hour and a half of playing the fish the 2lbs hook-length finally gave up the ghost and s...

Warrington Anglers' Association column Frank Lythgoe’s Warrington Anglers’ Association column OUR weekly Sunday Mersey series was fished this week along the Victoria Park stretch and saw Dave Hill the winner with 2lbs 8ozs 0drs of small roach caught on feeder and maggot. Jimmy Byrne, fishing the same method. took second place with 2-5-0. The following day, our disabled and over 60s match took place on a chocolate-coloured Bridgewater Canal at Hough’s Bridge due to heavy rain. Mike Worley took his second win of the year with 1-11-0 of small roach taken on pole and pinkie. Ray B...