JIM Gannon started the new year by winning both Mersey matches.

He fished groundbait feeder and maggot on both occasions, taking his first win of 2015 with 3-13-0 made up of a bonus 13oz chub plus small roach.

He followed the next day with a skimmer and roach catch of 4-12-0.

The River Mersey is producing steady sport with skimmers and roach, although the larger bream are definitely off the feed.

Jamie Timmis reports a good catch of roach, skimmers and hybrids from the early pegs behind Grey Mist on feeder tactics and maggot, which seems to be producing the best results for both match and pleasure anglers at the moment.

Last week the disabled and over 60s match had a low turnout but decent results.

With the canal frozen for the most part, they paper pegged some little-fished, but ice-free, pegs at Preston Brook.

George Barber took first place with a weight of 6-3-0.

Our disabled and over 60s match on Monday was again, by popular request, fished there and won by Lennie Dutton.

I don’t know how he does it, but he managed yet another end peg draw to put 5-4-0 of bream and roach on the scales.

Unseasonal tench are still being caught from Grey Mist Mere along with a few carp, but roach sport is poor due to cormorant predation.

On Saturday week, January 17, a diving club is coming to do an exercise on Moore Quarry and have offered to investigate areas where there are ‘snag pits’.

The dive leader is a long-standing member and would like as much information from members as possible so they can map a dive plan.

If time permits, they may be able to remove snags and take some underwater camera footage if water clarity is sufficient.

E-mail catch reports to me at frank@warrington-anglers.org.uk or call me on 01928 716238.

Headquarters at 52 Parker Street are open Fridays between 7pm and 8.30pm for subscriptions, new memberships, night permits and queries.

Results Mersey Saturday Sweepstake: 1, Jim Gannon 3-13-0; 2, Jimmy Byrnes 3-3-0; 3, Derek Bibby 2-12-0; 4, Ray Boden 1-10-0.

Mersey Sunday Series: 1, Jim Gannon 4-12-0; 2, Ray Boden 4-1-0; 3, Jimmy Byrnes 4-0-0; 4, Derek Bibby 3-1-0.

Disabled and over 60s: 1, Lennie Dutton 5-4-0; 2, Ron Durr 3-8-6; 3, George Barber 3-2-0; 4, Stu Patterson 2-12-4.

n Forthcoming fixtures Saturday, Mersey Saturday Sweepstake: draw 9am through gates at Mersey Walk.

Sunday, Mersey Series: draw 9am Victoria Park Allotments.

Monday, disabled and over 60s: Draw 10am at Walton Gun Club. Contact John Dagnall on 635486.