FOLLOWING a few gruelling sessions on our waters, Neil Plunkett decided to take my advice and try Rixton Claypits.

He was glad he did, catching 37 bream with half a dozen or so easily weighing more than 3lbs.

He also included a tench between 3lbs and 4lbs before he ran out of bait.

All were caught on the feeder, moistened micro-pellets flavoured with chocolate and hookbaits were luncheon meat, pellets, or pepperoni hair-rigged on a four-inch hook length.

New member Kev Hendry also chose Rixton as his debut fishery and wasn’t disappointed.

In his four hour session he continuously caught bream, tench and roach alternating between sweetcorn, maggots and bread.

New member Tom Young visited Cicily Mill Pool and was impressed with the condition of the fish, and the water as a whole.

It is nice to get that feedback from members on first visits.

Using a method feeder loaded with pellets and fake corn on a fine fluorocarbon hooklink, he had six bream.

The beauty of fishing on a canal is partly the mystery of what you are going to hook into next.

On Sunday, Julian Lowe was fishing on the Bridgewater just up from Watersmeet on the Kraft Arm, feeding pellet and fishing with both maggot and caster.

Fishing the pole with maggot on the hook the first fish he caught was a pike of about 6lbs.

This was followed by an eel around 2½lbs which fought like a tiger; before a change to double caster resulted in six bream.

Then he hooked into something that shot off like a train, causing him to sprint along the towpath pole in hand to keep in touch.

After a tussle he slid his net under a common of about 12lbs.

A young angler was reported fishing directly beneath the high voltage cables on Grey Mist, despite our clear ruling: “Fishing is not allowed beneath or within 30metres distance either side of overhead power cables.”

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 9pm on Friday, for subscriptions, new memberships/night permits or any queries. Forthcoming Events: Monday: Disabled and Over 60s, draw at 10am at Star Inn. Call John Dagnall on 635486.