Last night Junior and Senior club members descended on our Morrisons store in Warrington to 'carry out' our annual bag pack.
All monies raised goes towards our Junior development fund and supports all the work we do in arranging matches, purchasing of equipment, coaching courses etc, etc.
We did a three hour session from 5pm until 8pm and last night's efforts raised £277.90.

We would like to say thank you to Mark Roberts, Manager of the store and all his staff for making our stay welcome and supporting our club.
We must also thank everyone from the club who took part and packed 100's of bags for customers, they are (in no particular order), Matthew, Thomas, Kieran, Leon, Ethan, Jordan, James, John, Frank, Ken, Tina & Paul.
On behalf of all our Junior members who will benefit from this wonderful cash injection, thank you all very much.

It is with deep regret that we have to announce the passing of Alf Smith one of our club's founder members.
Back home after a health scare Alf recently caught a virus from which he appeared to be recovering. Sadly at the end of last week he was taken into hospital and passed away in his sleep on Tuesday 26th October.
The committee and members of Penketh & Old Hall Angling Society would like to pass on their deepest sympathy to Alf's family and friends at this difficult time.
As a mark of respect members fishing tomorrow's match at Blundell's Farm will hold a one minute silence in memory of club founder member and friend Alf.
Anyone that new Alf would know that even in later life he was always involved with the club and until a couple of months ago was still actively bailiffing our Whitegate Pool. He was also at the recent Presentation Evening held on 1st October handing out trophies to the winners.

Back in 2008 we did an interview with Alf to mark the 25th Anniversary of the club he helped found, along with Jack Crompton, Jim Galley, Ken Stilgoe and Rick Spencer. You can read the interview by clicking here.

We will of course post any information regarding funeral arrangements as we receive them.

Alfred Ward-Smith

1921 - 2010

Prize night is now over and we start all over again with the leagues. You will find when you click on matches and reports the pages show the 'new season'. To view past matches and reports follow the links on the pages to the year you are looking for.
We can also advise Seniors and Juniors that all the match dates for 2010-11 are now shown and are confirmed on their respective pages.

A note to our Senior members, all matches are now booked on the basis of 20 pegs per match. It is in your interests to confirm prior to each match of your intention to fish. ie, don't assume you can just turn up and there will be a spare peg, we don't want to see anyone disappointed.
The only people who can 'turn up' are those on pre-payment or who have a 'bond'.
Bookings are on a first come first served basis. To confirm your place on matches or otherwise, please contact Frank Davies our Club Chairman.

Our last Junior match for 2010 took place today at our Whitegate Pool. To see all the results and of course now the League placings and match photo's, follow the quick links below.

Don't forget the next event is our Presentation Night which takes place on Friday 1st October. Look forward to seeing you there...

© Ilia Shalamaev

After a one year absence our 'Jolly Boys Outing' resumed. Previous years have been in Stourport and Thirsk, with a gap year in 2009, this time it was off to Bewdley.
Bewdley was selected for two main reasons, excellent fisheries within a radius of 10 miles, and more pubs than you could shake a stick at.
Ten club members enrolled on this madcap five days in Bewdley, they were Frank,
Neil D, Jim, Kev, James, John, Adam, Alan, Paul aka Roly now aka Google and myself Paul aka Papperazzi.
By clicking on either of the photo's to the right you can view the photo gallery.
Just to warn you that unlike our usual galleries which have people fishing and on the odd occasion catching fish.....This gallery has very few fish and lot's of the insides of various pubs (dunno why).

A few thank you's must be mentioned.
To everyone on the outing and named above, thanks for a great week, I think it is fair to say everyone enjoyed it. Special thanks to Cheryl and Co in the Horn & Trumpet, Bewdley, our place of rest for the week, thanks for putting up with us, and this pub is highly recommended if you are looking for somewhere to stay in that area. Good accomodation, good food and the beer runs like a River!
Thanks to all the wives and Girlfriends back home for allowing us out.....Same time next year?

The third of four coaching sessions took place today at Meadow View Fishery, Lymm.
Ten boys and girls aged between 9 and 16 years of age came along to gain tuition in coarse fishing, some were first timers others looking to learn additional skills, all under the expert guidance of our level two coach and other senior club members on hand to guide and encourage.
The coaching was spread across three hours on this great commercial fishery on Linnet Pool.
Within a matter of minutes everyone was hooking into fish. You can view the photo gallery of the evenings events by clicking here or naviagting to our gallery via the buttons located on the left of most of our web pages, where you can see many more of our photo galleries.

We have one more session on 15th August.
Any young person interested in learning fishing skills should get in touch with us, either by phone or e-mail.
Penketh & Old Hall Angling Society would like to express their thanks to the following:

Margaret & Dave Berry of Meadow View Fisheries,
Andy Eaves & colleagues at Environment Agency North West
Darren Birch & colleagues at the Angling Development Board
Helen Dagnall & Co at Cheshire Angling, Warrington

Club Members: John Bryan (coach), James Bryan (Bailiff), Ken Whibley (Bailiff) and Frank Davies (Chairman). and all the adults that assisted at today's event, thank you all.

The fourth match of seven in this year's Summer league took place today at Blake Hall Fishery. Read the match report and see all the placings and weights.
No Photo's today, back on duty next match!
Next Summer League match is on Saturday 21st August and is a coach trip to Larford Lakes, Worcestershire, hope to see you there.

The second of our four coaching sessions took place today at Meadow View Fishery, Lymm.
Nine boys aged between 9 and 16 years of age came along to gain tuition in coarse fishing, some were first timers others looking to learn additional skills, all under the expert guidance of our level two coach and other senior club members on hand to guide and encourage.
The coaching was spread across three hours on this great commercial fishery on Linnet Pool.
Within a matter of minutes everyone was hooking into fish. To the right you can see a 11lb Common Carp which was one of several good size fish caught on the pool this evening, mostly on hooker pellets, some on sweetcorn and some also landed using the traditional maggot. You can view the photo gallery of the evenings events by clicking here or naviagting to our gallery via the buttons located on the left of most of our web pages, where you can see many more of our photo galleries.

We have two more sessions left on 8th & 15th August. Any young person interested in learning fishing skills should get in touch with us, either by phone or e-mail.
Penketh & Old Hall Angling Society would like to express their thanks to the following:

Margaret & Dave Berry of Meadow View Fisheries,
Andy Eaves & colleagues at Environment Agency North West
Darren Birch & colleagues at the Angling Development Board
Helen Dagnall & Co at Cheshire Angling, Warrington

Club Members: John Bryan (coach), James Bryan and Frank Davies (Chairman). and all the adults that assisted at today's event, thank you all.

On the 25th July we fished the third and final match in our 2010 Sunday Evening League.
A new format, enjoyed by all and to be continued in 2011.
After three great matches this year's inaugural winner was Neil Turner who had a total of 25 points from the three matches with his nearest rivals two points behind on 23 points.
Congratulations to Neil for the win and to all members who fished.

To view the match report click here.

Our next match is our usual Summer League which takes place at Blake Hall on Saturday 7th August. Look forward to seeing you there...

Yesterday seven of our Junior members made the trip to Border Fishery in Crewe to fish in the Cheshire Junior Open 2010. In total there were thirty eight Juniors fishing from angling clubs across Cheshire. Fortunately the sun gods were shining on us all day apart from a few sprinkles of rain towards the end of the day. The draw took place at 10.00am and the match fished from 11.00am to 3.00pm. All the Juniors enjoyed the competition which was fished in a very sporting manner. At the end of the match following the weigh-in we had the presentation with Ethan from Penketh & Old Hall winning the match. Well done to Ethan and to all the Juniors who fished.
We have a few thank you's to do, firstly to Martin James of the Environment Agency for organising the event, to Stuart Godber and Bay Malton Angling Club for hosting the event, to Dave Smith for cooking the food. From POHAS we must also thank John Bryan our coach, Ken Whibley, Mike Lewis and Roy Sutton for coaching and transport, couldn't have done it without you. Finally to all the clubs, parents and anglers who took part, hope to see you again in two weeks when we have the CADG Junior Team Championship 2010 also at Border Fishery....

If you click on the photo below, you can see the photo gallery of the event.

We had our first ever coaching session today at Meadow View Fishery, Lymm. Under the guidance of our Level 2 Coach John Bryan and other senior member assistants, six young people enjoyed three hours of instruction and an opportunity to fish at a commercial fishery. Fortunately the heavy rain held off, with only the odd brief shower which didn't cause any interruption to the coaching or the fishing. Juniors were taught how to plumb up, set the rigs, bait up, feed their swim and more besides depending on the fishing experience each young person had. Things must have gone right as all those attending caught fish, one young man even had a Common Carp in excess of 15lb which would have been welcome by any fisherman! See the photo gallery of today's event.
Everyone enjoyed the session so much we over ran by half an hour, all those fishing received a certificate and a useful reference booklet on angling. Goody bags had not arrived in time for this session, but when we get them they will be distributed to those who attended today's session and the remaining sessions.
We have three more sessions left on 1st, 8th & 15th August. Any young person interested in learning fishing skills should get in touch with us, either by phone or e-mail.
Penketh & Old Hall Angling Society would like to express their thanks to the following:

Margaret & Dave Berry of Meadow View Fisheries,
Andy Eaves & colleagues at Environment Agency NW
Darren Birch & colleagues at Angling Development Board
Helen Dagnall & co at Cheshire Angling, Warrington

Club Members: John Bryan (coach), James Bryan, Alan Lamb, Roy Sutton, Ken Whibley and all the adults that assisted at today's event, thank you all.

The third match of seven in this year's Summer league took place today at Lloyd's Meadow. Read the match report and see all the placings and weights along with match photo's.
Next Summer League match is on Saturday 7th August at Blake Hall, hope to see you there. Or see you next Sunday (25th) for our last Sunday Evening match at Meadow View.

Our second match in a series of five Summer matches for our Juniors took place today at Brownlee's Pool.
To see the full match report, view the current league and view the photo's from today's match, use the quick links below.
You can of course navigate using the buttons on the left of each web page.
Look forward to seeing you all again on the next match on 10th July which will be at Partridge Lakes Fishery.

Don't forget to let us know if you are interested and available to fish in the Cheshire Junior Angling Championships 2010 which take place at Border Fishery, Crewe on Wednesday 4th August with a practice two weeks before on Wednesday 21st July. We are looking for a team of six, so if you would like to be involved, let Frank our Chairman know, give him a call on 01925 652327.

Calling all Junior and 'would be' Junior members.
It is our second Junior match this Saturday at Brownlee's Pool.
If you are interested in fishing a match, don't worry if you need help we have our coach and assistants on hand to help you.
Meet at Brownlee's Pool at 9.00am, we will draw pegs at 9.15am and fish 10.00am - 1.00pm. As usual we will have Ken our chef (and yes, he is a chef) on hand who will be doing hot dogs and burgers for all you Junior members. Best part of all, the match is FREE and so is the food, so why not come and join us, have fun, have food and learn a few extra fishing skills along the way.
Not a member, no problem, join on the morning, you may need to arrive a few minutes earlier to fill out your club licence (Junior members cost £5.00).
Hope to see you there!

First of our 2010 Summer coach trips took place Saturday last to Boddington Reservoir. Read the match report and see all the placings and weights.
No photo gallery as your papperazzi was on his holidays.
Next Summer League match is on Saturday 17th July to Lloyd's Meadow, hope to see you there.

Penketh & Old Hall Angling Society are really pleased to be able to announce that this year we are going to be involved with National Fishing Month 2010.
Past events have been for a week, this year it is now a month long.
The aim of NFM is to encourage every family member to have a go at fishing, and NFM runs from 17th July to August 15th there will be activities locally as ours will be and also national events, see NFM website for full details.
To coincide with this month full of events, we have arranged four, three hour coaching sessions where under guidance from a Level 2 Qualified Coach and other assistants, up to ten people per session can learn the basics of coarse fishing. We will be holding all four sessions at Meadow View Fishery, Lymm. This fishery has excellent facilities with a shop, toilets, parking and access for disabled. For map to Meadow View click here.
If you are interested or know people that may be interested get in touch with us, all necessary contact details can be found via the 'contact us' button to the left of the page. Remember there are only ten spaces per session, so they are likely to go quite quickly. Please don't just turn up on the day without first booking with us, we don't want to disappoint, give us a call to discuss availability.
Don't worry, you won't need to bring any tackle or bait, that will be supplied for you, the coaching will be supplied, and the sessions are free to enter but subject to availability so you may want to pick up the phone quick. The only thing to bring is yourself and maybe any refreshments you may need during your stay, although there is a small shop on site catering for snacks, ie, pop, tea and coffee. We can also advise that with permission from the Environment Agency those fishing during the coaching sessions will not be required to purchase a rod licence specifically for the sessions as you will be covered under a group policy......However, we must point out that outside of the coaching sessions, if you are fishing in the UK you must have an Environment Agency rod licence if you are aged twelve or older. Failure to comply could result in a fine up to £2,500, ignorance is no defence and the EA have zero tolerance on licence evasion, you have been warned. Rod licences are available on-line from the Environment Agency or from your local Post Office.
We would not be able to run these sessions without the support both technical and financial from the following organisations, the Angling Development Board, Angling Trust, Environment Agency, Meadow View, Cheshire Angling Development Group, committee and Members of our club.
This information will shortly be published on the National Fishing Month 2010 website for even more publicity.
All four coaching sessions are being run on a Sunday from 4pm until 7pm, on the following dates:-

18th July, 1st August, 8th August and 15th August

So if you fancied fishing, now is the best opportunity to learn totally free of charge with the correct equipment on a safe venue with experienced coaches on hand....What are you waiting for?

Our first match in our Senior Summer League was held today at Weston Pools.
Unfortunately your webmaster and papperazzi was unavailable so there is no photo gallery for this match. As usual though find quick links below to full match report, Summer League table and also the Matchman of the Year league.
The next match is only a week away on the 26th June and it's our first coach trip of the year which is to Boddington Reservoir, hope to see you at the bus stop!

Just to let all members and other readers of our site know that our friends, Margaret, Dave,John and Mike at Meadow View now have their own excellent website, where you can get all the information you want about their fishery, including information on pools, match results, picture gallery, news, etc.
We are pleased to recommend Meadow View as an excellent fishery with great facilities.

By clicking on the logo below you will be directed to Meadow View website.
You can also navigate via our links page.

Our first match in a series of five Summer matches for our Juniors kicked off today at Brownlee's Pool.
To see the full match report, view the current league and view the photo's from todays match, use the quick links below.
You can of course navigate using the buttons on the left of each web page.
Look forward to seeing you all again on the next match on 3rd July, also at Brownlee's Pool.

Don't forget to let us know if you are interested and available to fish in the Cheshire Junior Angling Championships 2010 which take place at Border Fishery, Crewe on Wednesday 4th August with a practice two weeks before on Wednesday 21st July. We are looking for a team of six, so if you would like to be involved, let Frank our Chairman know, give him a call on 01925 652327.

The first of our series of three Sunday Evening matches took place yesterday evening at Meadow View Fishery, Lymm.
What an excellent first match it was.
To read the match report, see the photo gallery and view the league, click on the quick links below, or navigate via the buttons on the left of the page.

The next Sunday evening match is this Sunday coming the 13th. It will only be unlucky 13 if you are not fishing!!!
Hope to see you there...

We have updated our events page with details on a 'bag pack' we are to hold at Morrisons Store, Warrington on Thursday 18th November 2010. Yes we know it is a while off yet, but pencil it in your diaries, as we will be looking for members (Adult and Junior) to help out on the evening. It will all start at 5pm with arrival at 4.30pm to sign in and get set up.
All proceeds will help the club fund various courses that need to be undertaken for us to achieve our Clubmark status (eg, First Aid, Child Protection, Coaching Courses etc). This is a nationally recognised standard for sports clubs, and achieving Clubmark status will help us to become better involved with local authorities and local schools to encourage younger members of our community to get engaged with sport, in our case, fishing. If you want to know more details about Clubmark click here.
If you want us to contact you nearer the time for a reminder, send us an e-mail by using the contact us button shown to the left of each page.

As mentioned in our earlier report on 19th April, the Paperazzi was away on other duties so no official match photo gallery.
However Neil Davies one of our members and contestants in the match had his phone on hand for a few snaps, thanks to Neil for sending them on.

Right: Adam Hill & his 14lb 4oz Carp
Biggest Fish so far this season

Below: Ken Whibley and Alan Lamb with their match haul

All photo's © Neil Davies

Our regular monthly meeting took place last night. Many thanks to those who attended.
The minutes of the meeting are now published, which you can view by clicking here, or view any of our reports by going to our reports page.
The next planned meeting takes place on Wednesday 7th April 2010, as usual, at 'The Maltings Pub', the fun starts at 8pm.

We are please to announce that you can now purchase club licences on-line here at Penketh & Old Hall Angling Society.
By clicking on the 'Shop Button' which appears on the left of all of our web pages you will be taken to our shop which is now on a secure server (see padlock key and HTTPS which will appear in your web browser).
In association with PayPal a world recognised payment transaction system you can now get your club licence from the comfort of your home and in the knowledge that all transaction details are secure.
Please note you do not have to have a PayPal account to use this system, your trusty debit/credit card is fine.

For those who wish to use traditional methods, you can of course obtain your licence from one of our bailiffs or club official as has been the method to date.

Our regular monthly meeting took place last night. Many thanks to those who turned out in not ideal weather.
The minutes of the meeting are now published, which you can view by clicking here, or view any of our reports by going to our reports page.
The next planned meeting takes place on Wednesday 3rd March 2010, as usual, at 'The Maltings Pub', the fun starts at 8pm.

Must also say a special thank you to Chris, Brenda and Rod our landlords who supply us with food during our meeting, it is much appreciated, I have a waistline to prove it!