Andreas

Please only use the middle gate on Kingfisher Lake to enter the fishery and keep off any muddy swims please.

We regret to inform members that both Petersfinger and Steeple Langford Lakes are severely flooded and were closed this morning until further notice.

Please check the club forum and the website for updates.

From Friday 20th December, Steeple Langford Fishery is open to Members under the following conditions.

1. Due to storm damage the main gate from the car park is tied off, please use the small gate onto Kingfisher Lake, please ensure the gate is properly closed and latched after use.
2. The car park bank on Kingfisher remains badly flooded, please do not attempt to fish from or transit this bank.
3. At the request of the landowner, and due to residual flooding, the path from the wicket gate at the top of the North Bank on Whitebird around past the front of the Bungalow to the stile at the top of the South Bank is strictly out of bounds. Please respect this restriction.
4. It is strongly recommended not to fish from any waterlogged platforms.
5. One swim on the Whitebird South bank is closed due to a fallen tree totally blocking the peg, with a risk of instability please avoid this area.
6. Do not forget to sign in on arrival and please remember that nets/mats/cradles will still need to be dipped to maintain biosecurity.

Dear members,

Please be informed that we will not be continuing fishing Haywards Pond.
The pond proved unpopular with our members and was visited only a handful of times last year.

It is now closed and the owner has been informed.

Dear members,

All lakes at Petersfinger and Steeple Langford are closed with immediate effect due to flooding. Please check the club’s forum for updates.

Dear members,

We have completed precautionary fish health checks in our coarse lakes at Steeple Langford, Dandys and Petersfinger.

The fish at Steeple Langford are in good condition.

This is not the case at Dandys and Petersfinger Lakes.

The sample from Dandys showed presence of the parasite Ergasilus Briani.

Ergasilus Briani attaches between the gill filaments of its host, using its specialised antennae. Once attached, it uses its serrated mouthparts (situated on the underside of the body) to feed on mucus, blood and epithelial cells within the gill tissue.

The fish sample from Petersfinger also showed presence of Ergasilus Briani and in addition, Ergasilus Sieboldi.

The latter infects the gill filaments of a wide range of freshwater fish species using two, large, pointed antennae. It has a life cycle with many stages, but only the adult females are parasitic. It tends to favour some fish species more than others, for example bream and tench.

Both parasites are Category two parasites and we have reported it to the Environment Agency.

It is highly important that members disinfect their nets and fishing equipment after fishing on any of our coarse lakes, to avoid cross contamination. Please leave your nets in the sunlight until fully dry, and/or use the dip nets provided in our fisheries before you start fishing.