Newton AA National Team

Though the winter the team run Open matches, as ways of fundraising to pay for expenses of fishing the nationals around the country and any other matches the team may enter in preparing for the championships

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 OPEN MATCH DATES FOR 2007/2008

SUN 11 NOV 2007

SUN 25 NOV 2007

SUN 9 DEC 2007

SUN 23 DEC 2007

SUN 6 JAN 2008

SUN 20 JAN 2008

SUN 10 FEB 2008

SUN 24 FEB 2008

SUN 9 MAR 2008

SUN 23 MAR 2008

RESULTS OF OPEN MATCHES

Sun 11th nov

Twenty two anglers turned out on this Sunday, the first of the Newton AA’s fortnightly winter open matches.The match was fished on the Upper pound section of the Sankey Canal, on pegs 1-14 and 33 to 49.

The winner of the match was Mark Brown, (Newton) fishing off peg 46, with a catch Ide’s, roach and skimmers on long pole and caster for

8lbs-5ozs-0drms.

Second place went to Bernie Breeze, (St Helens) on peg 38, with Ide’s, perch and roach again on long pole and caster for 6-2-0.

Third place was Mark Unwin, (Newton) peg 48, with roach and skimmers on pole and pinkie 3-2-0.

Section Winners:

Section 1, Pegs 1-14, Dennis Greenalgh, (Wigan) peg5, 

2-7-0, roach and skimmers.

Section 2, Pegs 33-49, Kenny Graham, (Leigh) peg 40,

1-15-0, roach and skimmers.

Sun 25th Nov

Another good turnout of 22 anglers fished this match, using pegs 1-22 and 33-42 of the Upper Pound section of the Sankey Canal.  There was a large pike that was herding fish up towards the loch hole, just passed peg one, so it wasn't too surprising that pegs 1 and 2 were both in the top 3

First  place went to Ivor Brown, fishing off peg 2, with roach, perch and skimmers on 10m pole and punched bread for 5lbs-10ozs-0drms.

Second place went to Dennis Greenalgh, on peg 42, with ide’s on pole and caster for 5-5-0.

Third. Dave Fairhurst, on peg 1, with mostly small skimmers on 10m pole and pellet for 4-14-0.

Section Winners:

Lee Churton, peg 5, 3-0-0, silver fish and perch, pole & squatt/caster.

Bernie Breeze, peg 34, 1 F1 plus roach, 3-5-0, pole & caster.

Newton le willows national team open 9th Dec

The Fortnightly Open Match,

Upper Pound, Sankey Canal. Sunday 9th, December.

Twenty anglers took part in this contest on pegs 33 to 61 of the Upper pound.

 The winner with over a hundred small roach to punched bread and caster was national team skipper Mark Brown(Newton) fishing of peg 61,on pole at 10 meters he had 5lbs-1ozs-0drms.

In second place was Brian Aspinall (Golborne) on peg 36, with a small f1carpand silver fish on long pole and caster for 4-2-10.

Third place went to John Graham, (Leigh) on peg 37, with perch, roach and Ide’s on long pole and caster for 2-14-4.

Section Winners:

33-46, Eddie Cook,( Warrington) peg 45, with Ide’s and roach for 1-13-8.

47-61, Neil Buist, (Lymm) peg 51, small roach, on punch for

2-9-8.

Next Open Match is Sunday 23rd, December, Draw 10am, Muckies car park (Red Brow Wood) fish 11-00 till 3-00, pools are £8-00 members, £9-00 visitors, Details or booking a peg phone Mark on 01925-226167. (60 pegs).

Next Disabled and over Sixties weekly members match is on Thursday January 10th, 10-30 am draw Muckies car park, details phone Brian on 07749235038.