Video report of Border match

Video of the last match from our ace roving reporter, Haydn Ward.

Junior League Match 2 Result

Cheshire Junior League moved to the Meridian Canal at Border Fishery for the 2nd match of the spring series. With cold overnight temperatures, again the fishing was tough for the young anglers. There was still a good turnout though, with 41 anglers fishing. The numbers were boosted by newcomers Disley & New Mills joining the fun, along with a handful of local club Bay Malton AC's regulars. 

Most weights on the day were made up with F1s and carp, although in some sections the fish seemed to be refusing to feed, leaving the youngsters to scratch around for silvers and perch for points. 

There was a close battle for the top spot, with Matty Farres (Tameside) on peg 40 giving Penketh & Old Hall's Ethan Neary a good run for his money from the next peg 41. Despite both lads catching F1s, in the end it was a single roach that made the difference, as Ethan pipped it by just 3ozs for a total weight of 10lbs 6oz.

On the opposite side of the lake, 'A' section was a real grueller, with most anglers only managing one or two bits. The exception was Sean Mulligan (Prince Albert AS), who fished superbly to put 7lbs 15oz of F1s on the scales for a convincing section win and third place overall. 

The next match sees the league move to the Trent & Mersey Canal (Sun 12 May). 

Results
1. Ethan Neary (Penketh & Old Hall) 10 -06
2. Matty Farres (Tameside Matrix) 10 - 03
3. Sean Mulligan (Prince Albert) 7 - 15
4. Declan Butler (Disley & New Mills) 7 -13
5. Lewis Burrows (Tameside Matrix) 7 - 08
6. Lewis Wightman (Warrington Anglers) 7 - 01
7. Zac Chatterton (Disley & New Mills) 6 - 14
8. Paul Bacon (Disley & New Mills) 6 - 10
9. Ryan Brown (Warrington Anglers) 6 - 08
10. Callum Griffiths (Tameside Matrix) 6 - 01

Junior League Match 1 Result

Cheshire ADG's junior spring league kicked off today with a hard-fought match on the Bridgewater Canal at Warrington. 

With cold overnight temperatures, and a damp day to contend with, the conditions were against the young anglers, who were representing five teams from across the county.

Local experience paid off, and the winner by more than double his nearest rivals was Warrington Angler's hot rod, Adam Harman. 16-year-old Adam, who has been successful in local senior winter leagues, fished punched bread at 13m for a 3lb 8oz net of roach and small skimmers, from peg 36 near Red Brow underbridge. 

Pegged at the opposite end, near the motorway bridge, Tameside's starlet Callum Griffiths put together 1lb 11oz of silver fish, which was enough to tie with last year's Spring League winner, Tom Heron (Northwich), who also caught silvers on the breadpunch.

Fourth-placed angler, James Lomas, showed that perseverance counts, as he added a 1.25lbs perch in the dying minutes to boost his weight to 1lb 8oz.

League standings after first round (Bridgewater Canal):

1. Adam Harman (Warrington) 3lb 8oz.
2. Tom Heron (Northwich) 1lb 11oz
3. Callum Griffiths (Tameside) 1lb 11oz
4. James Lomas (Northwich)1lb 10oz
5. Lewis Wightman (Warrington) 1lb 8oz
6. Jack Wightman (Warrington) 1lb 3oz
7. Kristian Jones (Tameside) 1lb 2oz
8. Ryan Brown (Warrington) 14oz
9. Jack Eaton (Warrington) 14oz
10. Jake Worth (Northwich) 14oz

Match-winner Adam Harman receives his trophy.
 

 
 Next week's match takes the league to Bay Malton's Border Fishery.

 

Junior Spring League 2013

Cheshire ADG are pleased to announce the 2013 Junior Spring League. 

Following from last year's successful league, we are hosting 4 junior matches, on 4 different venues, as follows:

Sun 21 April - Bridgewater Canal, Preston Brook
Sun 28 April - Border Fisheries, Crewe
Sun 12 May - Trent & Mersey Canal, Rudheath
Sun 19 May - Sandmere & Dovemere, Allostock

All events are open to individual anglers aged under 18 on the day of the match. There will be individual and section prizes, plus trophies for the overall league winners. 

Draw times are 10am, fish 11am-3pm.
Entry fee is £3 payable at each match. All monies are spent on prizes. Thank you to the following clubs for the kind use of their venues: Warrington Anglers, Bay Malton Angling Club, Northwich Anglers and Prince Albert Angling Society.

Please book on via email: cheshireADG@gmail.com or text to 07768 863 067

North West Inter-county match 2012

Heron soars as Cheshire retain Northwest Team title

Cheshire's junior anglers have successfully defended their Angling Trust North West Regional title, after beating Merseyside at Partridge Lakes.

The match, which took place on the Spey canal, was a close affair. Mild weather allowed for some decent fishing, with all of the young anglers catching fish. Most of the top weights were made up with carp, but there were plenty of other species caught, including roach, rudd, ide, tench, golden tench, chub and a lovely 1lbs 12oz perch caught by Danny Lambrenos.

The Cheshire team, all members of Prince Albert Angling Society, chose to target F1 carp and ide, using a worm and caster approach fished on the pole. Their practicing paid off as the team secured 4 out of 6 section wins to beat off the challenge of the skillful Merseyside team.

Leading the way, was Cheshire captain Tom Heron. After his success in the Cheshire Spring League, Tom has been in fine form this year. He showed his confidence here, landing a string of F1s on the pole and worm to put a match winning 28lbs 3oz on the scales. 

Runner-Up spot went to Sean Mulligan (Merseyside), who included a couple of larger carp in his net for 20lbs 5ozs. 

There was a tie for 3rd place, as Cheshire starlets Sarah Taylor and David Ball both registered 16lbs 11ozs.

Thanks go to Partridge Lakes for the fantastic venue and food, Leigh Tackle & Bait for kindly donating tackle vouchers as prizes, and to Peter Henery and Chris Finneran for organising and coaching their county teams.

Fundraiser Match Result

Penketh & Old Hall Angling Society were the triumphant winners in the first ever CADG fundraiser match. 

The match was fished at Bay Malton's Border Fishery on Sunday. Eight teams entered this first senior CADG event. It was a tough day's fishing, with overnight temperatures plummeting and putting the fish off the feed. 
All manner of baits and methods - worm, pellet, caster, maggot, corn, meat - you name it and it was tried as anglers tried to scratch together a winning net. After 5 hours though, the victorious angler was Rick Thompson (Twangers2) who managed 16lbs 14oz, giving him less than a pound margin over runner up John Bryan from Penketh. 

In the team event, Penketh & Old Hall AS came out on top. The team comprising Alan Lamb, James Bryan, John Bryan and Adam Hill put together a total winning weight of 45lbs 6oz.

Thank you to all the teams who took part, to Bay Malton AC for the kind use of the venue, and for Paul Bryan for helping with the results and photos. The event raised £110 for the Cheshire ADG.

Team Results
1. Penketh & Old Hall AS 1  (46lbs 6oz)
2. Twangers Gold (42lbs 8oz)
3. Twangers 2 (34lbs 7oz)
4. Liverpool-City (34lbs 7oz)
5. Northwich Anglers (18lb 9oz)
6. Warrington Anglers (18lb 9oz)
7. Penketh & Old Hall AS 2 (17lb 1oz)
8. Prince Albert AS (6lb 14oz)

Individual
1. Rick Thompson (Twangers 2)  16lb 14oz
2. John Bryan (POHAS 1) 16lb 0oz
3. James Bryan (POHAS 1) 15lb 12oz

PAAS win on Weaver

Prince Albert AS were the triumphant team in this years Cheshire Junior Team Champs.

The River Weaver at Hartford provided a very fair venue, on a scorching hot day. The competitors from 5 different Cheshire clubs were grateful for the refreshments provided on the day courtesey of Penketh & Old Hall AS.

The fishing was good, with lots of close weights and some of the section winners picking up points only by a margin of ounces.

Local Northwich rod Alex Clegg was the winner on the day, with a fine all-silverfish net for 5lbs 9ozs. That gave just a one ounce cushion over Warrington starlet, Adam Harman, who had a similiar catch for 5lbs 8oz. Third-placed Paul Bacon (Prince Albert AS) included a decent bream in his 4lb 8oz net.

In the team event, Prince Albert AS took home the team trophy with an 11 points score. Warrington and Northwich tied on points for 2nd, with Warrington taking runner up spot with a superior weight score.

Full peg-by-peg results on our Match Results page. Photos to follow soon.