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Leon Preston is proud of his tench catch
Frank Lythgoe’s Warrington Anglers’ Association column FIVE-YEAR-OLD Amber James enjoyed a successful short session accompanied by her dad Martin at Ackers Pit on Sunday. Using a five-metre pole and fishing a large bread-punch offering, her patience was rewarded with a nice sized bream. Amber James with her bream catch Two more young members, Marley and Leon Preston accompanied by dad Mark, enjoyed a four-hour tench session at Grey Mist Mere where the family had 11 bites between them and landed six fish. These were the first tench ever caught by Marley and Leon, all on maggot feeder with red maggot on the hook. The session was only cut short when they ran out of maggots.
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 Boden, on the next peg, was the runner-up and also caught small roach for a weight of 1-8-0. Mike was sandwiched between Ray and third-placed Neil Buist.