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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. 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.
As you will have noticed, Sandymoor has undergone some extensive work over the last two 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.
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. |
Fishing equipment for sale: I have some carp fishing equipment for sale. Click here for further details. Membership Renewals: We have recently experienced some delays beyond our control with this years membership card renewals. If you still haven't received yours please don't panic - it will be with you very soon. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Architect Required: Do we have an architect as a club member? If so, could he or she contact us because we need some information. Lost Property: There have been a few items of property handed in to the club. A bunch of 4 keys were found in the car park, and a single key on a keyring was found by the portaloo. If you have lost any of these items recently, please get in touch via the contacts page. 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. Lake Record. The lake record at Sandymooor was broken last season by Ronnie Corns, with a 21lbs 7oz Common Carp. Congratulations to Ronnie, but could we please have a photo for the website? If you catch a bigger one, please get in touch!
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.
©2007 Weston Angling Club Runcorn