Spring News 2020

Season Outlook

Technically, March is the start of spring. Realistically, year on year it feels like winter does not want to let go. This year in particular watching the pelting rain, hearing storm after storm causing devastation does not exactly fill one with joy. The news about corona virus spreading and its impact on our daily lives has an additional burden on the way we feel. Health? Holidays? Travel? Economy?

However, there is one thing that fills me with excitement. Only a few weeks before the start of the season! From where I am sitting at the moment it will be a superb season. Let me explain why.

What drives our sport is the frequency and intensity of fly hatches, starting with large dark olives and grannom in April, continuing with mayflies in May, enjoying the small olive and blue wing olive spinner falls in summer and having good sport with sedges and pale wateries when the weather gets cooler in autumn.

It is by now scientifically proven that our flies have three main enemies. First of all accumulation of silt on the river bed, a result of run off from roads and cultivated fields. Secondly, increasing amounts of phosphates from agriculture and sewage water treatment plants. Thirdly, pesticides and other chemical compounds that may find their way into the rivers. If you add low water conditions and decreased river flows the negative effect on our fly life is exacerbated.

Not this year though. The aquifer recharge has been the earliest that I have witnessed in the last 10 years I have been working for the club. The river Till has been running in the village of Shrewton, about 3 miles North of Stonehenge, from early December and the ground […]

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UK; River Itchen Weed Cutting Dates 2020

River Itchen Weed Cutting Dates 2020

The river Itchen Weed Cutting dates 2020 have now been finalised by the Environment Agency and The Test & Itchen Association.

Sector A: River Itchen Weed Cutting Above Durngate Sluice ( Winchester)

Sector A Cutting Dates	Sector A Clearing Off Dates
Saturday 2nd May – Wednesday 6th May	Thursday 7th May
Friday 5th June – Friday 12th June	Saturday 13th June –Sunday 14th June
Saturday 4th July – Friday 10th July	Saturday 11th July – Sunday 12th July
Thursday 13th Aug – Thursday 20th Aug	Friday 21st August – Saturday 22nd August

Sector B: River Itchen Weed Cutting Below Durngate Sluice ( Winchester)

Sector B: River Itchen Weed Cutting Dates 2019	Sector B Clearing Off Dates
Sunday 3rd May – Thursday 7th May	Friday 8th May
Saturday 6th June – Saturday 13th June	Sunday 14th June – Monday 15th June
Sunday 5th July – Saturday 11th July	Sunday 12th July – Monday 13th July
Friday 14th Aug – Friday 21st August	Saturday 22nd – Sunday 23rd Aug

WINTER OPEN PERIOD
Weed may be cut any time after 2nd October 2019 until 15th April 2020. Owners are asked to ensure that cutting is completed before trout spawning begins and that cut bank side vegetation is not allowed to fall in the river.

1. Weed Cutting should start at the beginning of the dates allowed. You must inform your downstream neighbour when you have finished clearing off and of any subsequent problems. Regular communication with your neighbours upstream and downstream is essential […]

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UK:Weed Cutting Dates River Nadder 2020

Weed Cutting Dates 2020 River Nadder

The following dates have been approved by the Environment Agency and Wiltshire Fishery Association for weed cutting in the 2020 season.

Weed growth at the start of the year will be closely monitored and cut early in the allocated period if required .

Free weed cutting period – Wed 15th & Tuesday 28th April
This period allows for a maximum 3-days light cutting (by hand only) which includes clearing down. Anyone cutting must inform their downstream neighbour before cutting commences and after clearing down. Representatives from EA, NE and WFA will continue to monitor weed cutting.
EA weed booms will not be deployed.
Areas where there are salmon and trout redds and a potential for juvenile fry emergence, especially after a cold winter/early spring, should be left uncut.

Chalk Stream Weed Cutting

River Nadder

Weed Cutting Dates 2020	Cleardown Dates
Thursday 14th to Sunday 24 May	Monday 25th & Tuesday 26th May
Monday 29th June to Tuesday 14th July	Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th July
Monday 17th to Monday 24th August	Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th August

WFA Weed Cutting Dates Download

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UK: Weed Cutting Dates River Wylye 2020

Weed Cutting Dates 2020 River Wylye

The following dates have been approved by the Environment Agency and Wiltshire Fishery Association for weed cutting in the 2020 season.

Weed growth at the start of the year will be closely monitored and cut early in the allocated period if required .

Free weed cutting period – Wed 15th & Tuesday 28th April
This period allows for a maximum 3-days light cutting (by hand only) which includes clearing down. Anyone cutting must inform their downstream neighbour before cutting commences and after clearing down. Representatives from EA, NE and WFA will continue to monitor weed cutting.
EA weed booms will not be deployed.
Areas where there are salmon and trout redds and a potential for juvenile fry emergence, especially after a cold winter/early spring, should be left uncut.

Chalk Stream Weed Cutting

River Wylye – Bathampton to Chilhampton

Weed Cutting Dates 2020	Cleardown Dates
Thursday 14th to Sunday 24 May	Monday 25th & Tuesday 26th May
Monday 29th June to Tuesday 14th July	Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th July
Monday 17th to Monday 24th August	Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th August

River Wylye – Below Chilhampton

River Wylye – Weed Cutting Dates 2020	Cleardown Dates
Sunday 17th to Wednesday 27th May	Thursday 28th & Friday 29th May
Wednesday 1st to Thursday 16th July	Friday 17th & Saturday 18th July
Wednesday 19th to Wednesday 26th July	Thursday 27th & Friday 28th August

Download WFA Weed Cutting Dates 2020

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UK: Weed Cutting Dates River Avon 2020

Weed Cutting Dates 2020 River Avon

The following dates have been approved by the Environment Agency and Wiltshire Fishery Association for weed cutting in the 2020 season.

Weed growth at the start of the year will be closely monitored and cut early in the allocated period if required .

Chalk Stream Weed Cutting

River Avon – Above Crossing ‘C’

Weed Cutting Dates 2020	Cleardown Dates
Friday 24th April to Friday 8th May	Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th May
Saturday 13th to Thursday 25th June	Friday 26th & Saturday 27th June
Saturday 25th July to Monday 3rd August	Tuesday 4th August & Wednesday 5th August

Crossing “C”

Used by the army ar river Avon crossing point.

River Avon – Below Crossing ‘C’

Weed Cutting Dates 2020	Cleardown Dates
Tuesday 28th April to Tuesday 12th May	Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th May
Wednesday 17th to Monday 29th June	Tuesday 30th June & Wednesday 1st July
Mon 27th July to Sunday 5th August	Monday 6th & Tuesday 7th August

Download WFA Weed Cutting Dates 2020

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Spring 2019 newsletter

The Salisbury & District Angling Club
The Cart Shed
New Bottom Road
Stratford sub Castle
Salisbury
SP4 6AB
Email: office@salisburydistrictac.co.uk

Dear Members

Subscription Renewal Reminder – Final Call
Membership Fees 2019/2020
Subscription rates agreed at the AGM held on Tuesday January 11th 2019
Game Full/Associate £265.00
Game Senior Citizen £203.00
Game Junior £57.00
Coarse Full/Associate £120.00
Coarse Senior Citizen £82.00
Coarse Junior £29.00

Renewals need to be received by 30^th April at the very latest to secure membership. There are many on the waiting list that would like a place.

Renewals can be done by cheque, cash, or BACS transfers but preferably online.

For BACS payments our account details are given below. Please use your membership number for reference.
Name: Salisbury & District Angling Club
Sort Code: 40 40 14
Account No: 21164015. Renew Now

Game Fishing – John Stoddart Vice Chair Game

The game fishing section of the club goes from strength to strength. There are some years in the club’s history when very important things have happened securing our future. I count among these several great fishery acquisitions, Durnford and the upper Wylye beats come to mind as examples. Then there are decisions such as the opening up of the game fishing to associate members which gave us the funds to acquire more and improve our waters without overstressing them. I also count the move to online renewals steamlining our financial and admin processes as one of those big steps forward for the club..

I believe that 2018/2019 has been one of those important years. We have completed the land purchase at Bonnymead, Amesbury, creating a combined asset with the fishing rights we already own and a good strip of surrounding land which we can manage for the best interests of the fishery. The combined value will greatly enhance our capital asset base. We hold water […]

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Annual Game Meeting 2018 Season Highlights

Annual Game Meeting 2018 – Season Highlights – John Stoddart

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UK; Weed Cutting Dates 2019 River Avon

Weed Cutting Dates 2019 River Avon

The following dates have been approved by the EA and Wiltshire Fishery Association for weed cutting in the 2019 season.

2018 was almost a return to the heavey weed growth we used to experience back a few years ago although in some areas growth was still limited.
The Keeper team did a magnificent job and only had to use mechanical assistance in a few of the deeper stretches.

Weed growth at the start of the year will be closely monitored and cut early in the allocated period if required .

Chalk Stream Weed Cutting

River Avon – Above Crossing ‘C’

Weed Cutting Dates 2019	Cleardown Dates
Wed 24th April to Wed 8th May	Thurs 9th & Fri 10th May
Thurs 13th to Tues 25th June	Wed 26th & Thurs 27th June
Sun 21st to Tues 30th July	Wed 31st July & Thurs 1st August

River Avon – Below Crossing ‘C’

Weed Cutting Dates 2019	Cleardown Dates
Sun 28th April to Sun 12th May	Mon 13th & Tues 14th May
Mon 17th to Sat 29th June	Sun 30th June & Mon 1st July
Tues 23rd July to Thurs 1st August	Fri 2nd & Sat 3rd August

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UK; River Test Weed Cutting Dates 2018

River Test Weed Cutting Dates 2018

River Test Weed cutting dates 2018 .

The chalkstreams of Southern England are renowned for the crystal clear water high in nutrients which not only grows large trout but also helps to produce exceptional weed growth.
This has to be managed to not only allow fishing access but control water height but to help prevent flooding of surrounding farmland, villages and towns.

Ever year there are periods during the trout season when the river keepers are allowed to cut this weed, once cut the weed floats downstream to collection points where it is taken out of the river.
Rather than cut all the weed, keepers are very selective in cutting as is home to many invertebrates that fish and birds rely upon in the river valleys.

The dates for weed cutting in 2018 have now been confirmed by the River Test & Itchen Association.

River Test Weed Cutting Dates 2018

Sector A: River Test from source to the A34 bridge near Whitchurch and Bourne

Sector A Cutting Days	Sector A Clearing off Days
Monday 11 June – Wednesday 20 June (midnight)	Thursday 21 June – Friday 22 June
Monday 16 July – Sunday 22 July (midnight)	Monday 23 July – Tuesday 24 July
Monday 20 August – Sunday 26 August (midnight)	Monday 27 August – Tuesday 28 August

Sector B: River Test from the A34 bridge near Whitchurch to the A303 bridge at Gavelacre

Sector B Cutting Days	Sector B Clearing off Days
Monday 11 June – Thursday 21 June (midnight)	Friday 22 June – Saturday 22 June
Monday 16 July – Monday 23 July (midnight)	Tuesday 24 July – Wednesday 25 July
Monday 20 August – Monday 27 August (midnight)	Tuesday 28 August – Wednesday 29 August

Anton, Pillhill and Dever

Anton, Pillhill, Bourne & Dever Cutting Days	Anton, Pillhill, Bourne & Dever Clearing off Days
Tuesday 12 […]

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Upstream Dry Fly

River Itchen Weed Cutting Dates 2020

Sector A: River Itchen Weed Cutting Above Durngate Sluice ( Winchester)

Sector B: River Itchen Weed Cutting Below Durngate Sluice ( Winchester)

Weed Cutting Dates 2020 River Nadder

River Nadder

Weed Cutting Dates 2020 River Wylye

River Wylye – Bathampton to Chilhampton

River Wylye – Below Chilhampton

Weed Cutting Dates 2020 River Avon

River Avon – Above Crossing ‘C’

River Avon – Below Crossing ‘C’

Weed Cutting Dates 2019 River Avon

River Avon – Above Crossing ‘C’

River Avon – Below Crossing ‘C’

River Test Weed Cutting Dates 2018

River Test Weed Cutting Dates 2018

Sector A: River Test from source to the A34 bridge near Whitchurch and Bourne

Sector B: River Test from the A34 bridge near Whitchurch to the A303 bridge at Gavelacre