Frank Lythgoe's Warrington Anglers' Association column

He started off on pinkie for a few small roach, then a change to bronze maggot brought more bites and bigger fish.

Mike had been feeding a caster peg and spent the last hour catching some better stamp roach in the 6 to 8ozs bracket.

He ended up with around 40 roach and half a dozen perch. There were a few pike striking around his peg. As Mike said, “Enjoyable.”

Tom O’Connell reports having a good session on Appleton Reservoir when he landed eight carp, weighing in at 18lbs 4ozs 0drs, 22-8-0, 20-2-0, 21-7-0, 28-0-0, 18-8-0, 20-7-0 and 23-5-0.

At one point he was taking photos of a fish when his other rod went and his friend hardly complained when he had to play it which was a good 20lbs plus.

Tom caught all his fish about 80 yards out over a kilo of mixed particles using solid bags.

He reckoned that he would have had more carp but for running out of solid bag mix but still it was a great session.

Eddie Bates reports catching pike of 11-8-0, 6-0-0 and on his last cast the biggest at 13-4-0.

The fish were caught on smelt from the Bridgewater Canal in the Lymm area.

I have spoken to a few members along the canal this week who are catching mainly small pike around 6lbs or so and perch either by spinning or drop-shotting. They are all simply happy to still be able to go out fishing during these certainly unprecedented times.

Please note High Legh fishery is now closed until further notice while ongoing remedial work continues. Thanks to the members who turned out for the working party last Saturday who removed a good number of self-seeded trees that had taken over with the result that their decomposing leaf-fall had almost wiped out the fishery. Loads of rotting leaves were scooped out of the margins.

WAA Headquarters at 52, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LT will remain closed on Friday evenings until further notice. Members can simply post to this address or put their book or request in an envelope with their payment, a stamped addressed envelope, through our HQ door where mail is collected and dealt with most days. Alternatively, you can post to Warrington Anglers Association PO. Box 71, Warrington WA1 1LR where mail is collected weekly. If you need any further information please give me a call or email as below.

At this time of the year with less anglers out on the banks and sport slowing as we edge towards winter I really need your catch reports. They are all very much appreciated by fellow members. Email frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or call 01928 716238.