OUR Warrington Local Winter League on Saturday was a case of feast or famine.

The pegs on the ‘cave’ in Lymm Village produced some decent bream and roach to create a close individual result, with the top five weights coming from that section.

Neil Davies topped the leader board with 7lbs 15ozs 0drs, followed by Ste Hirst on 7-3-4.

In the teams there was a tie on points with Bob’s Lot and Saints both on 16, but Cheshire Gold still hold a six-point lead with a total of 84.

Paul Harding made it his 10th win of the season at the Sunday Mersey event, with 2-1-0 made up of small fish taken using a small groundbait feeder.

The Disabled and Over 60s match fished on Monday between the Red Lane Bridge and the ‘Dead Length’ again saw lots of small fish being caught.

Winner Derek Bibby had a mixed net of small skimmers and roach for 4-3-12, closely flowed by Eddie Cooke with a similar catch just 4 drams lighter.

Pole-fished bread punch and squat accounted for most catches, with lots of 2lb-plus nets of fish.

I don’t know how he does it, but match organiser John Dagnall was again the subject of some leg pulling this week, when he fished the first hour and a half of the match on the pole at five metres.

Nothing wrong in that you may think, but the fact is that he forgot the other sections and had to send home for them!

Nevertheless he had just short of 2lbs of fish, even with this self-inflicted handicap!

Please note following my request for any catch details from our stretch of the River Calder, which the committee have been evaluating, I did not receive a single reply.

The management committee have relinquished the rights on the water with immediate effect.

A working party has been arranged to look at peg positions, clearance and rubbish removal at Appleton Resevoir on Saturday, January 19.

If anyone fancies helping out, meet 10am on the car park.

Keep sending your catch reports to 01928 716238 or frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk.

HQ 52, Parker Street is open as usual between 7pm and 8.30pm on Friday, for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits or any queries.

Frank Lythgoe

Results: Mersey Series: 1, Paul Harding 2-1-0; 2, Ant Higham 14-3; 3, Derek Bibby 14-0. Disabled and Over 60s: 1, Derek Bibby 4-3-12; 2, Eddie Cooke 4-3-8; 3, Graham Belton 3-6-8; 4, Alf Seddon 2-14-0.

Forthcoming events: Saturday: Bridgewater Canal (ice permitting), call Geoff Stoll on 07730 301287 for details. Sunday: Macclesfield Canal (Scholar Green), draw at 9am at McDonalds, Congleton. £10 all in. Book in with Cheshire Angling on 635486. Mersey Series, draw at 9am on bank near the 40’s pegs, entry/pools £10 all in. Monday: Disabled and Over 60s, draw at 10am at Star Inn. Call John Dagnall on 635486.