Angler's Catches
Members can now attach their photographs along with details of their days fishing on the Association waters by using the new link belowReports Form
May 2010
With the days now becoming warmer the Rufford Canal has started to pick up with decent catches of roach,bream and tench even a few crucian carp which were stocked earlier this year.
Recent catches from Rufford Canal
March 2010
Scott Mendonca with a
22lb pike caught end of February from the River Crossens, using eel section on a running ledger rig.
After a great run of pike so far this season, with four double figures and a personal best of 15lb . I was given a terrible start to the new year with the first six sessions bringing just one seven pounder and five very cold, very depressing blanks! Feeling less than optimistic on my seventh attempt, I bought a pack of eel sections as a change from my usual options and within twenty minutes of switching to it I was rewarded with my first twenty.
Well made up!
SDAA member Heath Billington with a nice Crossens pike.
December 2009
Fishing has been slow on the Rufford Canal recently , bread punch fished over bread crumb and squats are tempting the roach. Plenty of jack pike being caught but no whoppers.We would like to remind pike anglers to take home their dead bait packs after they have finished with them, there seems to be quite a few being left behind of late around a dozen or so were collected last week by the water's bailiff.
October 2009
With the traditional pike season now in full swing members have been taking advantage of the execellent pike waters that the S.D.A.A has to offer.
Chris Piper with Rivington pike of 14Lb 6 oz.
Paddy Swift with a Crossens pike caught on smelt deadbait.
August 2009
Andrew Mills fished Anglezarke Reservoir on 18/08/09 from around 3pm till dusk he enjoyed a crackin day caught twelve bream between 3 and 6lb all taken on worm and maggot cocktails a pleasent evenings fishing.
Andrew Mills with a Anglezarke bream.
Steve Beck fished Anglezarke on Sunday 2nd August 8.ooam-5.ooam .He used a tip rod at 40 yards out 6lbs to 4lbs bottom 18 hook .Double hook double red maggot bottom hook and single white mag on top.Started getting bites on first cast roach at first then the bream and hybrids moved in he had hybrids to 2lbs and bream to 6lbs and ended up with about 50lb using a 30gram black cap feeder with maggot,caster and squatts a great days fishing.
Stephen Whiteside has sent a account of his excellent day's fishing on the River Crossens recently .With a 5am start and a 4 hours fishing at an under fished peg on the Crossens. He had nine tench from 2 pounds to 4 and a half pound plus a 4 pound hybrid. What a wonderful mornings fishing.
Steve with one of his many tench
A nice perch of 2Lb 9oz from the Sluice for Paddy Swift.
July 2009
Anglers have been taking advantage of the excellent fishing on the River Crossens.
Member Terry Cookson sent a report of his catch of 30 perch , 3 tench and 3 good bream , at Six Fields on the River Crossens on Thursday 16th July. A total of 25lb of fish , great sport , fishing on caster worm and corn.
Junior member Adam Bannister looking pleased with the capture of this jack-pike.
Jordan has sent this picture of his first ever pike from a local drain
Matt Afolter with his tench from the River Crossens
Local angler PJ with his fine brace of roach from the River Crossens.
The tench is the first from the Sluice for Kerwin Connolly caught on caster fished on the tip with a maggot feeder.
Paddy Swift with a fine Summer pike.
June 2009
Tench have been recently the mainstay of catches on the local drains.
SDAA member Bob D of Preston enjoyed a early morning session on the The River Crossens .
Rufford Canal
The quality bream from this water are starting to show local angler Ray has recently caught his PB canal bream of 5lb 6oz from this water
Ray's PB bream
Rufford Canal bream
Southport angler Paddy Swift also got into the action on Rufford Canal with this pikelet
Local angler and SDAA member Ray(the Wok) has been making the most of the recent mild weather with these excellent catches from the River Crossens.
Last Seasons Catch's
SDAA members with pictures of their catch's along with scenic views of the Associations waters
Stuart Fazakeley with a Anglezarke bream
SDAA members father and son Dave and Reece Jones are regulars on Upper Rivington and below are fine examples of their recent catches from this quality water.
Matt Affolter had a prize catch of this 17lb 10 oz pike from a members only local drain.
Junior member Kerwin has recently capture this fine pike of 12lb 8oz from the River Crossens.
Twin Lakes
Members have reported good catches recently on this fisherey
Many thanks to Ray for the images
Keith B of St Helens recently fished the River Crossens on a day ticket and produced this splendid pike .
Pike from Anglezarke Reservoir
A mixed bag of fish from the Sluice
Father and Son tench fishing on the Sluice
Just enjoying a day at Church Deeps on the River Ribble
A magnificent barbel of 14lb 2oz from the River Ribble
