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Secretary’s Blog February 2025

Membership

For those that did not attend the AGM and pay their Subscriptions for 2025, Full Membership remains at £30 & we accept Bank Transfers, a cheque or cash on the Bank.

Give the Secretary a call on 07989 566219.

Fladbury Pegs

With the river still high we have advised the club that booked Fladbury for a club match on 8/3/2025 that due to the river conditions we have not been able to clear the pegs.

There’s a considerable amount of work required to sort out all of the pegs & to be honest I can’t ask the guys for that level of effort so near to the end of the season when its likely to flood again before the Spring. The club have said they are happy to switch to a date sometime in the Summer. If you go to the fishery, please be careful.

February 2025 Match Results

Two matches to report on in February. After clearing the pegs, we had 8 out at BAA Retreat Farm fishing the channel with the river high everyone blanked.

Then we had 10 out at Leamington AA Jubilee Pools on Horseshoe Pool around the point. The first three came from the same corner with Brian Burton weighing 6-1-0 (Bream & Roach), Stephen Bedford weighed 3-0-0 & Tony Devenney was third with 2-8-0. Roll on the Summer. We will book this pool later in the season in future.

March 2025 Matches

15/3/2025;- The first match in the “Canal Series” is on the Droitwich Canal at Ombersley Way. The venue has been hit & miss but it’s getting warmer, that’s a 9am Draw.

22/3/2025;- The second match in the “Winter Pools” Series is at Lower Park on Highland Pool. We should find some bites, that’s an 8.30am Draw.   

What’s App. Chat Groups.

In an effort to keep Footy Banter off the chat groups we now have a “GirlingAS Footy Banter” Chat Group. Now there is no excuse for non-fishing chat on the River & Pools Match groups. If you want to get involved in any of the Chat Groups call the Secretary on 07989 566219.

Heard from our Bailiff Andy H.

Andy has completed & supplied the March 2025 water quality test results to the Angling Trust which we display on the Societies website in tabulated & graphical form. That’s 23 months of testing & Andy also represents the Society at the local action group who are now testing up & down the Avon, thank’s Andy.

Results Summary;- We complete monthly tests for Electrical Conductivity, Phosphate, Nitrate & Water Temperature & throughout the near two year period results have been extremely consistent with high Phosphate readings throughout which increase with water temperature. High Phosphate means there is a high level of nutrients present, the reason for the explosion of weed. Search;- News / Water Quality.   

There’s not much we can do about the level of Phosphate but we have a plan for the weed.  

 

Match Rules – Now 2025 iss. 1

Just revised the Match Rules with slightly revised match dates & removed all comments concerning the BP & WTA. Search;- Members / Full / Match Rules.          

 

etary on 07989 566219.

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