Fishing 4 Forces Day Wellow Lakes 10th August 2017
Another fantastic day had by all.
What is a Chalk Stream? Fly Fishing
What is a Chalk Stream?
What is a Chalk stream? The English chalkstreams are characterised by naturally filtered alkaline water of exceptional clarity and lush waterweed, creating an environment in which Brown Trout thrive and grow to large sizes. Grayling fishing is excellent and unusually for the UK they can be caught on a dry fly even in the winter. The clarity of the water means that both Trout and Grayling fishing often involves sight fishing for individual fish….creating real excitement and added interest to the fishing. The very best fishing is often in the shallower clearer upper reaches of the main chalkstream rivers and in the tributary streams.
Where are the Chalk Streams?
In England chalk streams are located in south and east England, for example in Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Kent, Norfolk, south Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. There are also some important chalk streams on the wolds in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
The Importance of Chalk Streams.
There are only around 200 chalk streams in the world, and 85% of these are found in England, so we have a special responsibility to look after them. A combination of geology and climate means that our chalk streams have characteristic features that support special wildlife habitats and species. They are fed from groundwater aquifers, meaning that the water is of high clarity and good chemical quality. It is the quality of the waters as well as the gravels of the river bed that make chalk streams so precious for invertebrates, such as rare species like the fine-lined pea mussel and a range of mayfly species, as well as for damselflies […]
Salisbury & District Angling Club Spring 2017 Newsletter
Salisbury & District Angling Club Spring 2017 Newsletter
Hard copy production has always been time consuming and costly to the Club and now with only a very small number of members receiving the news in this format the time has come to phase out the Newsletter in this medium.
This Spring 2017 edition will be one of the very last hard copy newsletters produced, all relevant information is now easily transmitted via the forum or the news pages on the web site and is almost instantaneous.
As of December 2017 this method of Club communication will cease.
We recognise that some members may not personally own or have access to a computer. If this is the case please inform the office.
Subscription Renewal Reminder
Membership Fees 2017/2018
Subscription rates agreed at the AGM held on Tuesday 10th January 2017
Game Full/Associate £245.00
Game Senior Citizen £186.00
Game Junior £57.00
Coarse Full/Associate £110.00
Coarse Senior Citizen £75.00
Coarse Junior £29.00Renewals need to be received by 1st April at the very latest to secure membership.
Renewals can be done by cheque, cash, or BACS transfers but preferably online.
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EA rod Licence Changes from April 2017
Amongst the changes are a free rod licence for junior anglers between 12 and 16 years old, a rolling rod licence that lasts for 365 days from the day you buy it and a new three-rod licence option.
While fishing for juniors aged 12 to 16 becomes free they will still have to register to receive a licence to fish and not having one will still be an offence.
The announcement follows consultation with anglers on the proposals that […]
2017-2018 Membership Books
The Membership books have been delivered to the office from the printers and posted out today Thursday 16th March to those that have renewed .
River Invertebrate Larvae App – an interactive visual guide
River Invertebrate Larvae App – an interactive visual guide to assist identification of aquatic river invertebrates.
The River Invertebrate Larvae App provides an interactive visual guide to assist identification of aquatic river invertebrates through the use of high quality digital images (produced by Dr Cyril Bennett MBE). It shows easily identifiable features for each species, plus its pollution fingerprint and conservation value.
The monitoring of freshwater invertebrates is a key factor in assessing the health of a river and is core to Salmon & Trout Conservation UK’s Riverfly Census project.
Established in 1903, Salmon & Trout Conservation UK (S&TC) is a national charity (charitable status granted in 2008) operating throughout the UK with the principle objective of addressing issues affecting fish and the aquatic environment for the public benefit. Our work is supported by direct evidence from our own scientific monitoring and that of our scientific network.
Chalk Stream Weed Cutting Dates
Chalk Stream Weed Cutting
Chalk Stream weed cutting 2017 on the rivers Avon, Wylye & Nadder from the Wiltshire Fishery Association.
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Chalk Stream Weed cutting dates for 2017 on rivers Test, Anton, Dever and Bourne Rivulet provided by the Test & Itchen Association.
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Chalkstream Weed cutting dates for 2017 river Itchen provided by the Test & Itchen Association.
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Norton Bavant Closure – from July 11th
A large habitat improvement project will begin on July 11th at Norton Bavant on the river Wylye.
The EA diggers and machinery will be moving in the area and we need to close the fishery for health and safety reasons.
Thank you for your understanding.
Detailed plans of works click below.