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Enjoy a good hike in 2007
New for 2007 is this huge water that if you choose to walk round,
looking for the perfect peg, you will tramp four miles. If you look
closely at the small picture you will see two people standing by the
fence. This should give you some idea of the scale. The water contains
big Bream and pike plus very big trout amongst other species. At one
end the water is one hundred feet in depth. More on this water will
follow in 2007.
October 16th 2006
Lymm
Damm Update
You can find an update
about Lymm Dam on the head water keepers
pages.
September 23rd 2006
New clothing range
Bay Malton
Angling Club have a new range of clothing available. You can find the
catalogue here.
September 21st 2006
Get into catering
A person is
required to run the butty van at Border. Details are on the situations vacant page.
September 18th 2006
River Bollin
The River Bollin at
Carr Green, Warburton will be open from 8.30am and all gates will be
locked at 5.30pm until further notice. (Head water keeper and bailiff)
August 23rd 2006
Thanks
Peter and Ellie would to
thank those concerned with the recent C.F. charity match. A welcome
?335 was raised from this event, the results and some photo's will
appear later today.
August 13th 2006
Cabaret time for BMAC
Bay Malton
Angling Club are holding a presentation and cabaret evening on October
28th 2006. You can find all the details here.
August 8th 2006
Another satisfied customer
"Having
not fished since I was a young lad and only in the local park. Got the
itch and joined BMAC on recommendation of 'Uncle Graham' Oldfield.
Joined 31 July 2006, First trip out, Border Fisheries ( Three Island
Pool) on Saturday 5 Aug. My first Carp ever, 3.5 lbs on paste made from
pellets obtained at Border.
You've made a nearly old man very happy.
Many thanks."
Regards, John Moore
August 7th 2006
Byley Surprise
Stan Anderton
caught three of the fishes shown on Lodge Pool at Byley Fisheries. They
are thought to be Hybrid Goldfish, unless you know different.
July 30th 2006
Birkin Giant Hog Weed
Victorian
plant explorers brought Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) into
this country in the late 1800's, it is a pity they did not leave it
where it was.
As some will know this plant is a problem on the River Birkin
however, a work party has spent time removing the problem for this
year. More details here.
July 30th 2006
Cattle free zone
Starting on August 12
the water management team will be errecting fencing along the Carr
Green Stretch of the River Bollin. This is good news for those of you
who do not like sharing your swim with a bunch of cows.
July 30th 2006
It's show time again
It does not seem
like a year ago that I was announcing the 2005 Peover Game and Country
Fair. So, obviously, this is to announce the event for 2006 to be held
August 20th. Again the Bay Malton will be having a stand and any member
is welcome to call by and say hello. Those that do attend are almost
assured of a great day out.
June 7th 2006
New water for 2007
Above are two small
images of a water called Hatherton Lodge Pool situated mid Cheshire. A
little nearer the time a page of larger images of this water will be
provided.
June 3rd 2006
Bath Pool
There is a page available
showing images of Bath Pool together with a location map. You can find
then here on the head water keeper's
pages. Not open till June 16th.
May 18th 2006
Bailiff and other vacancies
Due to the
expansion of the BMAC there are a number of vacancies for bailiffs and
other positions within the club. You will find them on the head water
keepers pages here.
May 18th 2006
Tunnel Barn trip
There are still a few
places available on the Tunnel Barn coach trip, August 13th 2006. The
cost is ?26.00 which includes peg fee and coach, pools are extra. The
coach departs from Nixon's accident repair centre, Atlantic Street,
Altrincham at 6am.
House Pool is the name of the venue we are fishing and anyone
interested should phone me on: 07909683612 or e mail: chairman@baymaltonanglingclub.org.uk
May 18th 2006
A family orientated club
For as
long as
I have been connected with the Bay Malton Angling it has strived to
appeal and provide safe fishing for all the family. This is especially
true today with some of the club waters offering excellent facilities
for families with children. With this in mind it was pleasing to
receive the following e mail from club member Neil Fallows.
"Hi,
joined my 8 year old Alex into the club. He has been with me 4 times to
Border. His best catch was a fantastic 114 fish, mainly Rudd, Roach,
Orfe and a few Carp. His best fish was this 13lb 8oz common on the
pole. Just like to thank you all for giving us a great time. Cheers,
Neil."
May 16th 2006
New record
A new club match record has
been set of 100-12-00 by Daniel Griffiths. This was on the Meridian
Canal at Border in the charity match for Trafford General Cancer Unit.
April 20th 2006
Extensive works
Manor Farm Pool,
Ashley Pool and Blackshaws Pool will soon be shut down for a short time
to allow extensive work to be carried out to the stages and banking.
The exact dates will be posted here. (Ashley has always been a
favourite of mine and I am glad to hear this. The last time I visited,
it had the feeling of a water that had been defeated by Cormorants and
was going to be forgotten. Website)
April 19th 2006
Brookhouse, brief closure
Brookhouse
Pool will be closed on April 23rd from 7am to 3pm.
April 18th 2006
Just a reminder
To let you know that
Moor Pool and Brookhouse Pool are now open for fishing.
April 15th 2006
Longbarn, briefly
Longbarn Pool, Warrington, Cheshire, is
full of double figure fish that can be caught from any one of twenty
six pegs. You could be on one of those pegs soon because BMAC now have
the fishing rights to Longbarn. As soon as I have more details, when
available to fish, special rules etc., plus some images, I will post
the information here.
April 6th 2006
News about Border Fisheries
From
October 1st 2006 Bay Malton Angling Club will be taking over the
top complex at Border (on the left as you enter Border) Interested
parties can book matches on the Match Lake for after this date by
contacting the secretary: secretary@baymaltonanglingclub.org.uk
or phone Stewart Godber 01565 872582 mobile 07702514626
March 18th 2006
Vigilance and bird flu
With the ever
growing threat of bird flu reaching our shores we should all be aware
of what to look for. Anglers are in a unique position as our sport
takes us into the habitat of the animals that can spread this disease.
So this is what you can do to help. Whilst out fishing keep your eyes
open on the bird life, especially the large birds such as Swans, Ducks
and Geese. If you see any of these birds dead or dying, with no
apparent injury, please do not touch. Instead report your findings to a
club bailiff, the head bailiff water keeper, or a club committee member
and we will do the rest. Please, once again, do not touch any dead or
dying birds and be on your guard.
(Head bailiff/water keeper)
March 14th 2006
More water than Severn Trent or Thames?
Bay
Malton Angling Club is pleased to announce the acquisition of another
new water this being in the High Leigh area. Bath Pool is a large pool
with specimen Roach and Bream. Even though it is large there will only
be six pegs in keeping with the specimen nature of the fish i.e Roach
to over two pounds. The pool will be open for fishing in June at the
end of the close season which will be in effect every year. A little
nearer to June there will be a page of images of this water.
March 13th 2006
Keep nets
Keep nets can now be used
again on Bay Malton still waters from June 1st 2006, however the length
must be fully staked out and no fish over three pounds can be retained.
Before using a keep net check the rules, on the board, at the water you
are fishing as there are some still waters where they are not allowed
in any event. Please make sure you dip them.
March 13th 2006
Bollin and Birkin
Just a reminder
that the Bollin and Birkin will not be open for fly fishing until 23rd
March 2006.
March 11th 2006
Images
There are a few images from Lymm Dam, available for you
to look at, on the head water keeper's pages.
March 9th 2006
Acres and acres of angling pleasure for
BMAC members
If you enjoy the challenge of fishing on a big water
then what follows will appeal in spades. It is a pleasure to let you
know that from now Lymm Dam is a Bay Malton water. Lymm Dam will appeal
to everyone not just big water anglers, I have had many enjoyable days
there fishing the shallows.
The water is in a beautiful setting
which I hope all members will strive to keep that way. It is worth
pointing out that the setting is also shared by the public so BMAC
members and what they do will be seen at all times.
As soon as I
have a date that the water can be fished, together with conditions, I
will post it here. In the meantime there will be, at the weekend, a
page of photographs from Lymm, on the head water keeper's pages.
February 19th 2006
Trout for the River Birkin
Stocking
of trout into the River Birkin has recently taken place for which there
are a few images on the head water
keeper's pages.
February 9th 2006
Now it's even easier to join Bay Malton
From today, if you want
to join the club you can now make your application and pay for your
membership online. Go to the join the club
page, nothing could be easier.
February 3rd 2006
River Dane closure
The river Dane,
at Cotton Hall, will be closed from February 6th untill February 13th.
This is due to bridge and road work by the highways agency.
February 1st 2006
Learn a new skill
Now there is an
opportunity for all members of the Bay Malton Angling Club to learn
new, valuable skills. For full details go to the head water kepers page
January 22nd 2006
Salmon update
There is more news on
Mersey Salmon the EA having been back in touch with Dave Wing.
Dear Mr Wing,
Thank you for reporting the dead
salmon that you found on the MSC, I have attached some general
information about the Mersey Salmon trapping and radiotracking project
that we are currently runnning:
Mersey Salmon Radiotracking
Project.We started trapping salmon at Woolston Weir (River Mersey at
Warrington) on the 18th of October and we finished trapping on the 4th
of November. A total of 42 Salmon Salmo salar were caught in the trap
(in 10 days).
Fish that appeared healthy were fitted with
ingestible SAL3 radio-tags (a total of 24 fish were tagged) and were
released upstream of the weir.
The aim of the project is to
track the fish through the catchment to determine: salmon spawning
areas
their response to obstructions i.e weirs
We used a
combination of active radio-tracking (with antennas and receivers) and
static radiotracking techniques (5 static listening stations were set
up in the catchment, one set on the River Goyt at Otterspool, one on
the River Bollin at Dunham and three sets on the River Mersey at
Northenden, Bollin Point and Spittle Point).
Using a mobile
antenna and receiver on Friday the 21st October the team recorded 5
fish just above the weir at Woolston, 5 others had migrated upstream
(to unknown locations), but one fish was found below Heatley Mill Weir
on the River Bollin (approx 6.5km u/s from Woolston Weir) at
SJ7030088733.
The remainder of the fish are currently
missing in the catchment but
mobile radiotracking is stilll being
carried out. If you require any further information, please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Regards, Simon Hirst (Reproduced with permission of the E.A.)
January 17th 2006
Changing shape of the Dane
As
happens from time with rivers, serious past flooding has changed the
course of the river Dane at Cotton Farm. The stretch in question is the
horse shoe which is down from the motorway bridge. From what I
understand this has created a much wider stretch with an island.
Fishing from that island, you are advised, could be dangerous, for
example if there is sudden rise in water levels. For your safety please
do not fish from the island. It is also worth bearing in mind that the
new banking edge could very crumbly.
January 12th 2006
Manchester Ship Canal Salmon
Having had a fruitless time on the river Bollin Dave Wing (member)
thought his luck had changed when he took this 28 inch 10lb cock
salmon from the ship canal near to where he works; sadly it was dead.
Dave called in the E.A. who have taken it away. Sending fish scales
away for study will be able to tell them, and Dave, how old the fish
was and how long it had spent in fresh water. They will also be able to
tell Dave how many years it spent at sea and if it had managed to spawn.
The E.A. also told Dave that last year (2004?) they caught 30
plus Salmon in their trap below Woolston Weir on the Mersey and this
year in October (2005?) they caught 40 plus in just ten days. If
that wasn't enough they have found two spawning sites in the Goyt. They
also confirmed that Salmon and Sea Trout have been seen trying to get
up the weir at Heatley just below our stretch. Larger image here
January 7th 2006
New club appointment
Dominic Swain
has been appointed as 'Assistant to the head bailiff'. Originally from
Norfolk Dominic spent many years fishing the Norwich rivers Wensum and
Yare and though self taught became quite good at it.
He has been an active member of BMAC for many years being both on
the committee and featuring in the trophy cabinet. After a break for a
while he is pleased to be back as an assistant to Ernie, heading the
bailiff team. Dominic looks forward to seeing fellow BMAC anglers at
the waterside (club cards in hand) and wishes you happy fishing.
January 2nd 2006
Club card renewal and new membership
The
club year ends on February 28th 2006 and from this point a renewed
2006/7 club card is required to fish BMAC waters. However, even though
you may not fish you have until April 30th to renew your card without
paying a new joining fee.
New memberships are now being taken for the 2006 season.
January 1st 2006
2005 News
Most of 2005's news has
been archived onto the club news page. So if you want to check anything
that has been said or done that is the place to look. It is also a good
place to check the progress and history of the club. (website)
December 17th 2005
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY
A letter to all members, from the club secretary, has just been
posted you can find it here.
December 7th 2005
MATCH DATES
2006 Match dates are now available on the match pages. As the
number of pegs have been decreased slightly this year it is advisable
to book early avoiding disappointment.
November 19th 2005
RIVER NEWS
Exciting news for all river anglers, including fly,
in the club. Go to the head water keepers pages for details of three
new stretches of river.
November 19th 2005
JUNIOR MATCHES
The junior match fixture list for 2006 is now
available on the junior pages. With only fifteen pegs per match book
early to ensure your peg.
November 19th 2005
REMINDER
Everyone will be welcome to attend the B.M.A.C. annual
general meeting on December 5th 2005 in Dunham Massey village hall at
7.30p.m. This is the time to air your views and give your opinion.
November 1st 2005
UPDATES
You will find updates for Moore Pool and Brookhouse on
the Head Water Keeper's pages.
