26th May 2010
Work parties at Brookbank
The work party spent the last 2 Saturdays at Brookbank. They
erected a new urinal screen. Repaired pegs and made a conservation
area. For anyone interested in helping it is not all hard
work. There is usually a brake for tea and a butty. Ably provided by
our head cook Malc. - Mel Betts
Images left to right: Lunch.
Screening round the toilet area. Work on stages. Conservation area.
May 8th 2010
Ashley and Merry dale work parties
Maintenance and improvements at Ashley Pool.
All the pegs have been renewed. For
this a mixture of new and recycled timber has been used. Some planting.
Also some of the over hanging branches have been trimmed back.
Improvements at Merry Dale
consisted of relaying the flags for the pegs. Thinning out the reeds
and
planting some shrubs. These, when they have grown, will act as a
wind brake. The last photo shows our head water keeper after all his
hard work. Mel Betts
May 4th 2010
Cormorant defences
We built 5 Anti-Cormorant protection cages at Lymm Dam on
Saturday 24th
April. Andy and Ian from the Environment Agency showed the water
management team how to build the cages assisted by Elaine one of the
Lymm Rangers.
We built the cages using strong
wire mesh and tied on plastic mesh over
the top, inserted wood brash and connected up 4 cages into a pyramid
shape to form 1 Anti-Cormorant protection cage.
The cages were put on the E.A. boat and then motored out to
the centre
of Lymm Dam.
Attached to the cage is a rope with a buoy, so look out for
these buoys
at Lymm Dam when you are casting, please avoid casting to them as you
will lose valuable end tackle.
Thanks to the E.A. for their
assistance and to Malc for the excellent
food cooked for everyone who took part in these Lymm Dam improvement.
Good reports of quality bream,
roach, pike and carp being caught at
Lymm Dam in the last 2 weeks with a 22lb Carp landed which was one of
the carp stocked in late march."
Also -- Work near completion at
Ashley Pool with new stages, clearing
algae, de-weeding and overgrown trees cut back. Do not use the last peg
as the top section of the stage is not finished.
This pool was closed for repair but
to clarify when we close the pool
for work parties it will only be for the day and re-open the next day
or even late afternoon on same day of the work party.
Please advise us of your catches on Ashley so we can keep
assessing
this pool.
Two recent reports at Thornhills
Fishery of mainly carp to 5lb, roach
with 3 over 1lb and barbel.-
Robert Campbell
March 10th 2009
Weed removal and Lilly thinning at Primrose
March 2nd 2009
Improved road down to Valley Pool
The roadway down to Valley Pool has been much improved by
skimming and
a new surface laid. You can now drive down to drop your tackle off
before returning your vehicle to the car parking area.
July 17th 2008
Bath Pool
Work Party laying down new hard standing by the side of Bath
Pool
April 23rd 2008
New water work party
Members of a Bay Malton work party hard at work on a new
water that
will soon be ready for members to fish. This water is about
12ft
deep in the centre with 4 large under water islands. The water contains
roach rudd bream tench crucian carp and trout there are 28 stages to
fish from so this will give you some idea of the size
April 3rd 2008
New stage
Hard working members of a BMAC work party installing a new
stage.
March 5th 2008
Trout netting
Images show BMAC
netting Trout to supply the new game fishery.
More stocking
October 2007 saw more stocking at Hatherton Lodge Pool
New
road for Hatherton Pool
The photographs below show the new
roadway going in at Hatherton Pool, Sept end 2007. To give an idea of
how large a job this was sixty two tons of rubble were used.
Core
members of the water management and conservation team
Members
of the water management team who do the bulk of the work
carried
out on Bay Malton waters. If you could give up just one day in the
year, two would be better, and join them the task would be a lot
easier. See jobs available.
Work
party at the 'new' Hatherton Lodge, Feb 07
The
photos
above are of a recent work party at Hatherton Lodge a new BMAC water.
Clockwise: planting bulbs, installing fishing stage, positioning
fishing stage, painting stages.
Birkin
work party, Hogweed clearance
Giant
hogweed is a nuisance on the Birkin where it will be a battle to
eradicate. It can be kept down year by year before it seeds. Over time
this will thin out the new yearly growth. If you come across Giant
Hogweed do not touch as the sap can cause serious skin blistering.
Instead report the location of the plant to the head waterkeeper.
To
help
with Hogweed
eradication on the Birkin BM work parties embark on a program of
removal.
