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Welcome to the website of Weston Angling Club Runcorn. The club was formed in 1949 by the late Jimmy Critchley and Arthur Dickinson. It was to be known as the ICI Weston Club Angling Section, and was a part of the ICI Recreation Club, and remained in this state for some 45 years. When the recreation club was sold to a private group in 1994, the fishing section decided also to go private. The name was changed to Weston Angling Club Runcorn, and the club set about raising funds so that Sandymoor Pool at least, could be bought outright. The club is now thriving, with around 500 members, and currently has access to two different waters.
Some 5000 new fish were stocked into Sandymoor back in November 2007. These were F1 hybrid Carp which are fast growing and prolific feeders, but do not breed. The club felt that they will make an excellent addition to the water and the prolific catches since then have proved this to be the case. The fish have established themselves well and are rapidly gaining weight. We have since introduced a further 10,000 of these fish this year and we are already getting reports of some great catches.
As you will have noticed, Sandymoor has undergone some extensive work over the last few seasons, to further reduce the amount of debris and leaf litter getting into the water. It has included the cutting back of overhanging bankside trees, the introduction of barley straw, and an extensive liming programme. This has improved the water quality and the fishing tenfold so a big thanks you to everyone who helped out with the work parties, and the constant work throughout the year. We are still looking for photos to go onto our gallery pages, so please send in your captures. This years Junior Open Day will be held on
You may be looking to join us, or you may have
information which might be useful to us. You can contact the club by following this link. Don't forget - drop us a line (pun intended!) and let us know what you're up to - what you're catching etc. If you want to send us some photos of your catches please email me first and I'll put them up on the site. |
Membership renewals: Please note that all membership renewals should have been in before April 1st. Members renewing after that date will face a fine which goes towards the club stocking fund. Working Parties: As you should be aware from your licence, working parties have now finished at the end of April for all senior members. IMPORTANT NOTICE: The bridge at Sandymoor is now temporarily out of bounds as we have some issues regarding the structural safety of the bridge. Directions: A few people have been requesting directions to our waters. These are now available, along with a map modified from http://maps.google.co.uk/maps Match fixtures and results for the 2008 season are now available here.
Thanks to everyone who has sent in photos - the gallery is looking great.
Under no circumstances are these fish to be re-intoduced to the water without the consent of the club. Although a few have been rehoused within the Blue Planet Aquarium, we don't know for sure how many there were, so this request is still being enforced. We thank you for your continued co-operation.
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Sturgeon.
As you may be aware, there have been reports of a number of Sturgeon
which have somehow found their way into Sandymoor Pool. The club
would like to request that any captures are put into the holding
tank, and that you phone Brian Nicholas as soon as possible, on
07775 931700.
©2008 Weston Angling Club Runcorn