Our monthly work party went well again at the weekend with three Society bailiffs, Adam Armstrong, Charlie Armstrong and Ben Jones reconstructing the footbridge on the streamside of Longfield Lake and regular match anglers Paul Mitchell, Pete Groombridge and Ben Groombridge clearing some new swims above the Six Arches as well as Larry Howard, Lee Wakeman and Trevor repairing the platforms on Haysden Lake.
There have been some lovely Chub being caught of late on our river stretches. Below Eldridges Lock, Ensfield Bridge and above the Six Arches have all produced fish of 4lb+ recently. Larry Howard and Lee Wakeman enjoyed fishing the new swims upstream of the Six Arches. Larry is hoping to bag a 5lb fish before the end of the season.
There have been some good catches all around our waters recently. The New Lagoon continues to fish well, Pete Groombridge, Ben Groombridge and Simon Farrer all enjoyed a great day’s sport catching Tench, Bream and Carp. Rob Davis had Bream to 5lb, Tench to 3lb 8oz and Carp to 6lb.
Jason Craven, Neal Rogers and Austin Battell also enjoyed some great sport on the New Lagoon, Austin catching ten fish over 4lb which included Carp, Bream and Tench.
Jim Bosworth legered a prawn and landed a PB Chub of 5lb 13oz at Ensfield Bridge. Duncan Battell and Mark Roe had a short morning session at Ensfield Bridge in the coloured water and had some surprising predator action with Pike and Perch.
Ben Groombridge had a nice 14lb 7oz Pike out of the river above Lucifer Bridge. Jon Vass and Andy Bungay also enjoyed some good Pike fishing on the river and Ballast Pit.
The Society recently introduced 8 new Carp to Barden Lake which were part of the Society’s long term stocking plan. The fish ranged from 10lb 10oz to 20lb 7oz and were all microchipped, photographed and treated before their introduction. One of the fish was originally stocked into the Old Ballast Pit at 4lb 6oz two years ago and now weighs 17lb 4oz and was also caught within a week of being introduced to Barden Lake. Some great growth rate as another fish was 5lb 8oz two years ago and now weighs 15lb 4oz.
Our Club clothing range has now been extended with some new designs coming very soon. We have added Navy Body Warmers, Snoods, Trucker Caps and Standard caps to our garment range and added new designs of Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Rudd, Gudgeon, Tench, Barbel, Pike and Zander.
Orders can be made via our Facebook page or via email to our enquiry page on here.
The Society had it’s second batch of big Tench delivered recently to Longfield Lake. 37 fish and a total weight of a few ounces over 200lb. Some of the fish were almost 8lb and were a stunning dark backed fish with yellow bellies and strawberry mouths. This will help to keep the already good Tench fishing going for many more years to come.
Some great work was carried out on our recent work parties. Lots of clearing around Longfield Lake to make access easier and the swims more comfortable. There will be more work going on around Longfield Lake at the next work party in March. There was also some fantastic snag clearing on the Old Ballast Pit by Larry and Ben using a winch system. Lots of line, leads and poor rigs were removed.
The Society has introduced some more garments and designs into our clothing range.
We have now added body warmers, fleece snoods, standard caps and Trucker caps to our already impressive range with new designs of Rudd, Crucian Carp, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Gudgeon, Tench , Pike and Zander. Anyone wishing to order, please enquire via our club Facebook page.
