**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**

We are happy to announce that Milkhope will be Open from Friday 28th November! Please remember its Dawn to Dusk fishing only!

Also, please respect & follow the Club Rules. With winter now upon us all please take extra care when walking round the ponds and down any steps.

Work Party on 26th November
We're still at Milkhope doing various jobs. If you can spare an hour or so feel free to come along and help out we'd appreciate it. Meet 10am in Car Park. The Committee would like to thank the volunteers that have given up their time to lend a hand

Winter Series 3 Horton

1st Brendan Heslop 2lb 10oz

2nd Colin Bailey 2lb 9oz

3rd Tony Dixon 2lb 0oz

The continued drop in temperatures has yet again had an effect on the fishing making it very tough for all! 10 Anglers Fished.
Winter Series 4 on 30/11/25 at Horton

1st Eric Brown 3lb 4oz Peg 5

2nd Colin Bailey 2lb 12oz Peg 8

3rd Tony Dixon 2lb 7oz Peg 1

Winter League 2 Result

1st Richard Wildman 3lb 4oz Peg 5

2nd Eric Brown 3lb 2½oz Peg 3

3rd Keith Melnyk 2lb 12oz Peg 1

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**

There have been reports of Dead Swans on the QE caused by Avian Flu/Bird Flu! If you see any dead Birds please don't touch them. Anyone who comes across any please do the following,

•Do not touch: any dead or visibly sick wild birds you find.

•Report dead wild birds: using the official reporting form on the GOV.UK website.

•If you find a sick or injured bird that needs to be handled, contact the RSPCA on 0300 1234 999 or your local vet for guidance before you touch it.

Many thanks

The Committee

Summer League Final Placings

1st Colin Bailey 8 Points

2nd Andy Duguid 11 Points

3rd Alan Thompson Jnr 15 Points

Rod & Line Series Final Placings

1st Colin Bailey 6 points

2nd Scott Williams 7 Points

3rd Eric Brown 10 Points

Memorial Match 2 Horton Grange

1st Brendan Heslop 12lb 13oz

2nd Keith Melnyk 8lb 4½oz

3rd Tommy Marshall 6lb 5oz

QEII Anglers Blocking other lake users

Please not, we have been informed by the council that anglers are fishing on the boat launch ramps, preventing boaters from launching their craft.

Under no circumstances are we allowed to block access to other lake users on the QEII park lake. Please refrain from fishing on the boat launch ramps.

Carp overnight Series

1st Lee Cairns

2nd Mel Carter and Anth Foster

Biggest fish Mel Carter 28½lb

Last Summer League Match Woodlands Kestrel

1st Barry Evans 68lb

2nd Colin Bailey 51lb 2oz

3rd Andrew Duguid 48lb 1oz

4th Scott Williams 47lb 10oz

17 Fished

IMPORTANT VENUE CHANGE

Due to the closure of Milkhope the following event has been changed:

OCTOBER 5^TH  MEMORIAL MILKHOPE will now be fished on HORTON GRANGE. Please be aware that the lake will be closed to non-competitors until 4pm.

3 New Records

QEII - Mel Carter 133lb 15oz of carp

Horton Grange - Scott Williams 93lb 9oz mixed

Horton Grange - Scott Williams 1lb 12oz Crucian Carp Horton Grange

Carp Overnight 4 QEII

1st Paul Brookes 15lb

2nd Mel Carter and Lee Kerrs 11lb each

Club Championship 6 Horton Grange

1st Scott Williams 93lb 9oz

2nd Keith Melnyk 39lb 15oz

3rd Richard Wildman 37lb 4oz

4th Colin Bailey 35lb 9oz

11 anglers weighed in 236lb 8oz in total

Club Championship 7 Horton Grange

1st Mark Bradford 54lb 3½oz

2nd Chris Burgen 11lb 7oz

3rd Tommy Marshall 11lb 4oz

Final Placings

1st Keith Melnyk 11 Points 2nd Richard Wildman 14 Points 3rd Eric Brown 20 Points

Over 55/Disabled 11 Brenkley

1st Richard Wildman 7lb 2oz

2nd Craig Goodall 4lb 2oz

3rd Bill Rodgers 3lb 6oz

Over 55/Disabled 12 Horton Grange

1st Tony Glennie 17lb 10oz

2nd Richard Wildman 14lb 8oz

3rd Barry Evans 11lb 10oz

Final Placings

1st Richard Wildman 13 points 2nd Tommy Marshall 25 Points 3rd Barry Evans 28 Points

QEII Trophy Match

1st Barry Evans 7lb

2nd Colin Bailey 6lb 2oz

3rd Vince Dack 5lb 7oz

Pylon Bank opposite Car Park

Over 55's and Disabled Match 10 QEII

1st Richard Wildman 16lb 13oz (Tip)

2nd Barry Evans 12lb 10oz (Tip)

3rd Brendan Heslop 1lb 15oz (Whip)

QEII Wheel Car Park Despite Gale Force Winds - Well worth a visit!

Oldn's & Youngn's Brenkley

1st Tony Dixon 6lb 11oz

2nd Eric Brown 4lb 8oz

3rd Steven Crawford 11oz

Top Junior Joe Brock

Over  55's and Disabled 9 Horton Grange

1st Tommy Marshall 19lb Peg 30

2nd Les Surtees 15lb 9oz Peg 33

3rd Chris Burgen 12lb 11½oz Peg 9

Over  55's and Disabled 8 Brenkley

1st Tony Dixon 6lb 11oz Peg 22

2nd Les Surtees 5lb Peg 17

3rd Barry Evans 4lb 6oz

Club Championship 5 Horton Grange

1st Richard Wildman 13lb 10oz Peg 12

2nd Tommy Marshall 11lb 9oz Peg 36

3rd Keith Melnyk 10lb 3oz Peg 28

Over  55's and Disabled 6 QEII

1st Barry Evans 17lb 1oz

2nd Tommy Marshall 9lb 6oz

3rd Richard Wildman 5lb 12 oz

** ANNOUNCEMENT**

To all Members,

More litter has been left by someone containing multiple Tin Cans and Vape Packaging (Horton Car park). Absolutely no need for this. Going forward, ANYONE and we do mean ANYONE who brings any form of Tin Can onto ANY Wansbeck And Cramlington Angling Club Controlled waters will have their Membership Revoked Immediately and BANNED from the Club. There's just no need for this behavior and complete disregard for other Members.

Thanks, The Committee

Killingworth Lake Net Ban

A keep net ban will be in place for 1 week from Sat 12th till 19th on Killingworth Lake.

Match Results

Over  55's and Disabled 7 Brenkley

1st Tony Dixon 6lb 11oz

2nd Les Surtees 5lb

3rd Barry Evans 4lb 6oz

Club Championship 4 Brenkley

1st Keith Melnyk 4lb 4½oz

2nd Eric Brown 3lb 14oz

3rd Mark Bradford 2lb 3½oz

QEII Hosts a Triathlon Event this weekend 5th & 6th of July

QEII will still be open for angling but beware of swimmers

IMPORTANT VENUE CHANGES

Due to the closure of Milkhope the following events venues have been changed:

8^TH  JULY  OVER 55 DISABLED, TUESDAY, MILKHOPE BRENKLEY

20^TH   JULY  OLDUNS & YOUNGUNS, SUNDAY, MILKHOPE BRENKLEY

5^TH    AUGUST  OVER 55 DISABLED, TUESDAY, MILKHOPE QEII

Over 55's and Disabled Match 4 Horton

1st Richard Wildman 12lb

2nd Tommy Marshall 9lb 4oz

3rd Keith Melnyk 5lb 8oz

Over 55's and Disabled Match 5 Horton Grange

1st Nigel Beardsley 13lb 12oz

2nd Tommy Marshall 8lb 5oz

3rd Richard Wildman 7lb 7oz

Club Championship 2 Horton Grange

1st Richard Wildman 6lb 14oz Peg 24

2nd Jimmy White 6lb 6oz Peg 28

3rd Keith Melnyk 5lb 5oz Peg 22

Club Championship 3 Horton Grange

1st Alan Thompson (SN) 14lb Peg 4

2nd Scott Williams 9lb 15oz Peg 34

3rd Richard Wildman 8lb 8½oz Peg 10

Summer League 4 Oaks, Poplar

1st Les Surtees 28lb 5oz

2nd Alan Thompson (JN) 23lb 12oz

3rd Tommy Marshall 21lb 9oz

Over 55's and Disabled Match 3 Brenkley

1st Bill Rogers 3lb 2oz Peg 8

2nd Eric Brown 2lb 9oz Peg 20

3rd Tony Glennie 1lb 9oz Peg 28

Club Championship 1 Horton Grange

1st Nigel Beardsley 10lb 14oz Peg 12

2nd Keith Melnyk 6lb 5½oz Peg 14

3rd Eric Brown 5lb 10oz Peg 34

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Milkhope closed due to very low water

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Pairs match result

1st Dean Cox & Jimmy White 23lb 14oz including a 9lb 12½oz Bream and a 6lb Tench

Runners up Tony Dixon & Colin Bailey 15lb 8½oz

Over 55's and Disabled Match 1 Horton Grange

1st Ernie Playford 12lb8oz Peg 9

2nd Tommy Marshall and Richard Wildman 12lb Peg 2 & 12lb Peg 29

4th Nigel Beardsley 10lb 8oz Peg 35

Over 55's and Disabled Match 2 QEII

1st Richard Wildman 9lb 14oz

2nd Nigel Beardsley 8lb 6oz

3rd Tommy Marshall 7lb 5oz

Summer League Woodlands Kestrel

1st Colin Bailey 61lb

2nd Scott Williams 48lb 11oz

3rd Andy Duguid 43lb 1½oz

Memorial Match Brenkley

1st Jimmy White 9lb 3oz

2nd Tommy Marshall 7lb 8oz

3rd Alan Kelly 6lb 1oz

Please Note:

The pairs match scheduled for Milkhope will be fished on Horton Grange due to the low water conditions.
 

Senior Summer Series 2 Woodlands Kestrel

1st Colin Bailey 86lb 1oz

2nd Les Surtees 45lb 11oz

3rd Mark Bradford 44lb 7oz

Carp Overnight 2

1st Phil Dodds 4lb

2nd Mel Carter 3lb 4oz
 

Rod & Line 1 Milkhope

1st Colin Bailey 16lb 6oz New Peg 32

2nd Derek Dixon 7lb 2oz (1 Bream) New Peg 4

3rd Eric Brown 5lb 6oz New Peg 3


Feeder King Horton Grange

1st Tony Dixon 5lb 7oz Peg 9

2nd Colin Bailey 4lb 8½oz Peg 34

3rd Keith Melnyk 3lb 2oz Peg 31

Last Winter League Match 11 Result

1st Tony Glennie 7lb 4½oz Peg 2

2nd Brendan Heslop 6lb 5oz Peg 30

3rd Chris Bergen 3lb 2½ Peg 35

Final Overall Placings (See Match Results on the left of this page)

1st Alan Thompson 13 Points

2nd Richard Wildman 20 Points

3rd Tony Dixon 25 Points

Work Party on QEII

Saturday 5th April to manage the reeds around the lake. All welcome. Bring spades weed rakes etc. 10am till 2pm

Winter League Match 10

1st Richard Wildman 21lb ½oz Peg 30

2nd Eric Brown 7lb 5oz Peg 10

3rd Tony Glennie 5lb 3oz Peg 4

Pike Close Season Begins

From 1st of April until 30th September inclusive. The QEII will be closed to Pike fishing.

A.G.M. April

Any proposed changes to the constitution must be submitted to WACAC at least 2 weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting and should be signed also.

Fish Stocking

Brenkley and Milkhope received 25 C3 carp each. QEII received 12 C4 Carp

Litter on all waters

There has been a significant increase in litter on our waters. A reminder that anyone caught leaving litter could face a ban from the club

Winter League Results

Match 9

1st Tony Dixon

2nd Alan Thompson

3rd Vince Dack

Match 8

1st Colin Bailey

2nd Alan Thompson

3rd Richard Wildman

Match 7

1st Craig Goodall

2nd Brian Hall

3rd Vince Dack

Match 6 (Milkhope due to ice)

1st Alan Thompson

2nd Andy Duguid

3rd Vince Dack

***  HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MEMBERS  ***

Winter League 5 Result

1st Alan Thompson 2lb 7oz Peg 10

2nd Vince Dack 2lb 3oz Peg 12

3rd Tony Dixon 1lb 9oz Peg 6

Fur and Feather match result fished 22/12/2024

1st Brendan Heslop 3lb 8½oz

2nd Eric Brown 2lb

3rd Tony Dixon 10½oz

Fur and Feather match rescheduled

Due to the inclement weather last week, the Fur and Feather will take place on December 22nd 2024

Winter League matches

Match 3

1st Colin Bailey 2lb 13oz

2nd Alan Thompson 2lb 3oz

3rd Jack Blenkinsop 1lb 13oz

Match 4

1st Scott Williams 2lb 10½oz

2nd Eric Brown 14oz

3rd Colin Bailey 6½oz

Keepnet Ban lifted on Horton Grange from January

After much consultation with members and the committee, we will reluctantly lift the Keepnet ban on Horton Grange Lake ONLY, from 1st January 2025 for a 1 year trial.

1] However, the following limitations will apply:

2] This will be a 12 month trial

3] Keepnets to be emptied after 5 hours of fishing

4] No fish over 3lb are to be retained

5] There will be no keepnets allowed between 15th March and 15th June inclusive

6] The committee reserve the right to reinstate the Keepnet ban at any time (during drought, Algae Blooms, SVC etc.)

7] DIP YOUR NETS BEFORE FISHING

Winter League matches

Match 1

1st Alan Thompson 3lb 6½

2nd Richard Wildman 2lb 4oz

3rd Mark Bradford 7oz

Match 2

1st Scott Williams 9lb 10½oz

2nd Richard Wildman 7lb 6oz

3rd Tony Dixon 4lb 2½oz

Summer Series 6 Woodlands, Kestrel

1st Scott Williams 64lb 2oz

2nd Andy Duguid 52lb 7oz

3rd Tony Dixon 48lb 10oz

Summer Series 5 Oaks, Cedar

1st Eric Brown 38lb 5oz

2nd Andy Duguid 17lb

3rd Scott Williams 14lb 8oz

Summer Series Overall placings

1st Andy Duguid 6 Points

2nd Scott Williams 9 Points

3rd Chris Burgen 18 Points

Memorial Match Milkhope

1st Vince Dack 35lb 5oz Peg 29

2nd Scott Williams 15lb 4oz Peg 23

3rd Alan Kelly 11lb 13oz Peg 1

Rod & Line 2 Horton Grange

1st Eric Brown 13lb 13oz

2nd Mark Bradford 8lb 3oz

3rd Nigel Beardsley 6lb 4oz

Overall Placings

1st Eric Brown 4 Points (3&1)

2nd Tony Dixon 8 Points (4&4)

3rd Scott Williams 9 Points (1&8)

Additional Summer Series match 6 booked for 2024

13th October Woodlands Kestrel

Over 55 & Disabled Match 12

1st Nigel Beardsley

2nd Ken Newton

3rd Brendan Heslop

Final Positions

1st Barry Evans 16 points

2nd Nigel Beardsley 18 Points

3rd Tommy Marshall 34 Points

Club Championship Match 7 Horton Grange

1st Nigel Beardsley 12lb 15oz Peg 28

2nd Tony Glennie 10lb 4oz Peg 10

3rd Jimmy White 9lb 2oz Peg 8

Final Positions

1st Nigel Beardsley 7 Points

2nd Tony Glennie 12 Points

3rd Tony Dixon 17 Points

WACAC membership

Can be paid via a debit card payment 'IN PERSON' at meetings from now on. 2025 Prices will loaded onto the website before January 2025. Note that card payments are only available at meetings and must be accompanied by a completed membership form which can be found on the left hand side of this page.

Following advice from the PAC GB and other recognised bodies, the close season for Pike on the QEII will be extended. The close season will run from 1st April until 30th of September each year. No Pike fishing will be allowed between these months. This is to protect the fish stocks.

Milkhope pond has been checked by the Environment Agency and we are pleased to see that the pond is free of Top Mouthed Gudgeon. Also, the EA stated that they found large numbers of Crucian Carp fry. They also conducted a survey on Gold Crescent Newts and did not find any in the area.

Don't forget to lock Horton/Milkhope Gate on entering or exiting the estate. Leaving the gate open would invalidate any insurance if used by non-members.

Over 55's & Disabled Match 11 Brenkley

1st Barry Evans 9lb 6oz Peg 18

2nd Eric Brown and Tommy Marshall 5lb 5oz Pegs 16 & 20

4th Mike Horsfall 3lb 10oz Peg 22

Over 55's & Disabled Match 10 Milkhope

1st Chris Burgen 12lb 14oz

2nd Alan Thompson and Tommy Marshall 11lb 12oz

4th Keith Melnyk 11lb 4oz

Club Championship 6 Horton Grange

1st Nigel Beardsley 17lb 11oz Peg 28

2nd Tony Dixon 12lb 12oz Peg 32

3rd Ernie Playford 12lb 3oz Peg 12

Trophy Match QEII

1st Paul Hutchinson 17lb 4oz

2nd Vince Dack 12lb 1oz

3rd Nigel Beardsley 11lb 5oz

Over 55's and Disabled 9 Horton Grange

1st Jimmy White 12lb 1oz Peg 8

2nd Barry Evans 12lb Peg 6

3rd Richard Meldrum 10lb 7oz Peg 32

Over 55's and Disabled 8 Brenkley

1st Barry Evans 12lb Peg 5

2nd Tony Dixon 7lb 8½ oz Peg 20

3rd Nigel Beardsley 6lb 9 oz Peg 27

Summer Series 4 Woodlands Kestrel

1st Andy Duguid 94lb 7½ oz Peg 12

2nd Alan Thompson J 87lb 6 oz Peg 14

3rd Chris Burgen 52lb 14 oz Peg 16

Oldns & Youngns Milkhope

1st Nigel Beardsley 14lb 45oz Peg 32

2nd Mark Bradford 13lb 45oz Peg 9

3rd Scott Williams 13lb 8oz Peg 8

Over 55's and Disabled Milkhope

1st Barry Evans & Brendan Heslop 16lb 9oz

3rd Ken Newton 12lb 13oz