We have reintroduced the traffic light system which we operated a few years ago to indicate which fisheries are closed (red), fishable with care (yellow) or fully open (green). Notes of local conditions will be shown alongside the traffic light.
All Game Fisheries will be opened on 1st April 2026 apart from Hurdcott Map 15 in your Year Book. dated:27th March 2026
Please report any areas of concern.
The Membership Year Books will be posted before 1st of April but you can start your fishing using your Digital Membership Card on Clubmate.
Another year beckons and we hope you have all your gear cleaned up and lucky hat ready to go. The club has a strong membership through all disciplines which means that the high standards of the fisheries are maintained having resilience for the challenges to come. The club faces many more of these challenges than ever, pollution, rewilding, reintroduction of previously extinct creatures, climate change and new legislation to name a few which keeps the committee and management very busy so you can enjoy your fishing. We are also moving into a more technical age which is being embraced through “Clubmate” but the fishing still maintains the ethos of traditional fishing and methods.
At the heart of things is the Club book which has everything you need to know and more. We require you to read it thoroughly along with any notifications and this newsletter, so you know the rules and regulations of the club. Each fishery can have different rules or dates.
We have now nurtured our waters to have a healthy stock of wild fish and need to protect them.
“Clubmate” and the forum have all the updates about fisheries and in this climate we could have fisheries closed or restricted so again check these before you leave to fish. It is imperative that you understand the clubs ethos and rules so as not to upset our fishery owners, bailiffs and other anglers having not read things properly including this newsletter.
Without further ado here’s what’s happening….
At the October game […]
As the new season looms this newsletter is focusing on some changes to the way the club is doing things and some features that are new. As a lot of you have seen Clubmate has been a feature to help the club streamline its affairs and communication with members. Andreas will be detailing what it means to the club and yourselves. Each year sees a turnover of anglers and we have differing levels of skills and expectations, there are some established events with new that are now being offered as a pathway of learning. In the main it is directed to fly fishing as the bigger membership but would hope to expand it to the coarse section. Of course we have the Small Fry section which is coarse based and perhaps could be expanded to fly fishing.
The newest for this year is to have an Early Season Webinar to help new and existing members to understand fly fishing techniques for the various venues we have for the first months of the season. It will cover expected water levels, conditions, fly life, guidance on tackle and flies to use and an overview of our venues. There will be a run through of the rules, as they vary from venue to venue and some personal views from experienced club members. There will of course be a Q&A after. This will be a real benefit to any member to sharpen up for the coming season. Tuesday 25thMarch 18:30 to 20:00 is the date so get it in your diary.
Panellists.
Andreas Topintzis – General Manager
John Stoddart – Vice Chairman Game
Baz Reece – Associate Member Representative
Webinar Registration […]