See note above about our new stretch of river fishing on the River Lynfi. This is a typical Welsh fishery, overgrown in parts but with a good stock of small wild browns. It is probably best tackled with a short rod and dry flies or nymphs. Give it a try - it makes a change from fishing stocked lakes!

The Club has, in the past, also  had access to the Glanrhos fishery on the Upper Wye . Unfortunately our useage has been very light and the owner has now let the fishing to another club.

Copies of the current Newsletter and the Minutes of the last Club meeting are now available in the documents section

First Jason Furnival - 10lb 4oz, joint second Dave Prosser, Dave Dawe and Bob Hesketh - 10lb

First Charlie Cooper  9lb 8oz, second Eric Griffiths 9lb 2oz

First Dave Prosser 19lb 15oz, second Steve Dawe 15lb

First Steve Dawe 10lb 13oz, second Dave Prosser 8lb 14oz

Club officers have recently met the Hawkins family who have bought the Cemex site including the Apperley lake.

Paul Hawkins made it clear that they had purchased the site to provide a source for trickle irrigation for their fruit trees, a pipe to which was already installed nearby. They feared that abstraction from the River Lugg could be short-lived and they needed an alternative strategy.  They were unlikely to be able to use the larger lake by the roundabout because of nature conservation problems and they intended to start using our lake this year. It is understood that work has already commenced on the pipe connection.They therefore advised only limited stocking of fish. 

There was to be no more quarrying on the site but they had granted a ten year lease to Cemex to continue to use their part of the site for cement production. 

They said they were quite willing to negotiate amicably with the Club and wished to avoid a more formal or legal approach. 

One idea which arose during the discussion was transferring the club’s fishing to the larger lake which might be more compatible with the nature conservation as well as providing Hawkins with some income from an otherwise dead resource. This lake is deeper but is closer to the Lugg and more prone to flooding. This would, however, require the consent of the Planning Authority. Paul Hawkins said the Club could continue to use its existing car park but the access to the new lake would need to be sorted out/improved.  He was to put in a  comprehensive planning application relating to the site and said he would prefer to incorporate the club’s use of the other lake in this, rather than having a piecemeal approach.

Members will be kept fully informed of developments.

9.30am for a 10.00am start, finishing at 14.00pm

Come along to the Club meeting at the Three Counties Hotel at 8.00pm. Apart from an update on club matters and a chance to socialise with club members, we are having a fishing quiz on this evening