WACAC Club meeting 5th November 2019
A talk was given by Morton of the Environment Agency on the
subject of top mouth Gudgeon
on Milkhope pond
Minutes of the last meeting were read and agreed
The Carp on order for the 2 ponds has been cancelled. However,
Bream and Tench are
expected for Horton Grange in November / December. The QE2 carp
are still on schedule for the end of December
Memberships report seniors 283 OAPs 139 Juniors 46 total 468
Cash in hand £270.07, all bills paid and up-to-date
Raffle and break
Milkhope work to do when it's offline. Gravel is in the car
park to use on pegs
Any other business
Milkhope will take approximately 3 months from start to
finish to complete the eradication of
top mouth Gudgeon so the pond should be open by spring
The next meeting is the presentation night
Meeting closed at 9 p.m.
WACAC Club 1st October 2019
Last month’s minutes read and agreed
QEII Carp due in December – 4 x Class 5 and 12-14 Class 4.
Other ponds bream 2-3 lb, Tench
to 5lb. Next year’s carp ordered for ponds also is due in March
Fontburn roach will not be removed this year due to the water
authority selling more coarse
tickets
Carp overnight result – Lee Cairns 1 fish for 17lb. Previous
match again Lee Cairns for 1 fish 13lb 2 oz.
All waters fishing well. A lot of big perch coming out of
Horton. Milkhope carp in abundance
with Colin Bailey catching 9 carp in one session. Nets of
silvers to 28lb from the QEII
Memorial match this weekend. Next month sees the start of the
winter league. Also a carp
match on the 12th October.
Break / raffle
Membership stands at Seniors 277 OAP/Disabled 139 and Juniors
44 making a total of 460 so
far.
If you need the toilet, please do it away from the peg and
paths. Please use the net dips on
the three smaller ponds.
Work party on Wednesday at Milkhope
An angler has recently caught a large bream with a No. 10
hook with 15lb line attached.
Some anglers need to be educated so random line checks will be
done.
The fish deaths at Brenkley were not attributed to any
disease or oxygen deficiency but just
one of those things according the to Environment Agency.
Meeting closed 8:25pm
WACAC Club meeting 3rd September 2019
Minutes from the last meeting were read and agreed
Ernie has done an exceptional job on Brenkley pond by
co-ordinating with the Environment Agency about the recent fish
deaths. We need more members to help look after the ponds.
Willie Thomas – Can we clean up the weed and rushes at Horton
Grange?
Matches for August were read out
Break & Raffle
Treasurer – We have £125.57 cash in hand and all rents and
payments are up to date
The carp have been ordered for QEII. Horton and Milkhope will
receive Tench and Bream
The keepnet ban is lifted with the exception of Brenkley but the
6pm curfew remains in place for other waters. There are net dips
for anglers to use before fishing.
Meeting closed 8:50 pm
WACAC Club meeting 2nd July 2019
Minutes from the last meeting were read and agreed
Membership stands at seniors 225, OAP/Disabled 126, Juniors 35
making a total of 386.
All waters seem to be fishing well.
OAP/Disable matches results.
Match 3 1st Nigel Beardsley 16lb 8oz, 2nd John Bull 8lb and 3rd
Ian Davison 6lb 10oz.
Match 4 1st John Bull 4lb 5oz, 2nd Burglass 3lb 30z and
Match 5 1st Terry Glennie 6lb 3oz, Colin Bailey 6lb 4oz and Ian
Davison 5lb 10oz
Match results – E Series5 Horton Grange. 1st Vince Dack 21lb
2oz, 2nd Alan Thompson 15lb 12oz and 3rd Craig Goodall 8lb 2oz.
Bear Park 1st Chris Weddell 46lb 11oz, 2nd Tony Dixon 23lb 8oz
and 3rd Ian Fenwick 12lb 7oz.
Events – E series 7th Horton Grange and 18th August Milkhope.
Carp overnight 13thand 10th August, Old’ns and young’ns
Milkhope14th, 28th Woodlands Curlew
Raffle
Pole floats for sale
Keepnets must be out of the water by 6pm
Brenkley groundbait. No balling in. Be sensible. Also consider
changing to barbless hooks for all waters
No meeting in August – Meeting closed 8:20pm
WACAC Club meeting 2nd April 2019
The AGM took place and ended with a raffle
Last month’s Minutes were Read and agreed
As stated in the AGM, the club mourns the loss of Les Evans
who was a big influence on how the club operates its principals.
Our thoughts are with his family at this time
Events coming up. Rod & Line this weekend and Woodlands
Curlew at the end of the month.
Members are asked to be careful when using club waters. The
ground is slippery around the pegs.
The fished stocked earlier are doing well with some good
catches being reported. The club will likely continue with
stocking larger fish next year.
The QEII is due for some work to be carried out by removal of
the reeds from in front of the pegs. A digger plus volunteer
driver has been approached so the work will go ahead when the
ground is suitable. There are bags of gravel at Horton Grange
which anyone is free to use on the pegs there to fill in the
holes. Wire mesh has been earmarked for the front of the pegs to
help with grip.
Netting waters. We have been advised to net our waters to
gauge the population and condition of the fish we stock. Date to
be agreed
AOB – Grant Downie, would the committee consider allowing
ground bait in the winter to keep the fish fed?
Memberships – Seniors 158, OAP/Disabled 91, Juniors 6, U 12’s
22 = 277
Meeting closed 8:57 PM
WACAC Club meeting 5th March 2019
Last month’s minutes read and agreed
There was a large stocking of bream at Horton Grange along
with 100lb of Tench. Milkhope received Carp between 2-3lb, bream
and Tench. Brenkley also received Carp between 2-3lb with bream
and Crucian carp. This complements the QEII stocking before
Christmas.
There are reports of people fishing club waters that are not
members. Please report anything suspicious and check memberships
when you can.
Work parties this year will include the roads between
Milkhope and Horton Grange when the gravel becomes available.
Priority for the QEII is the removal of reeds from in front of
some pegs and fencing around Brenkley at the back of peg 22. We
will need a good attendance from members to achieve this
Events. There are still 2 winter league matches to fish
followed by 2 rod and lines matches. Curlew lake at Woodlands is
our first away trip. All waters are fishing well
The AGM is 2nd April and any proposed changes to the
constitution need to be submitted to the committee at least 2
weeks prior.
Break & Raffle
Treasurer – We have £94.98 cash in hand
Memberships stand at Seniors 119 OAP/Dis 81 Juniors 4 and U
12’s 16 making a total of 220 so far
AOB – There was a rod picked up on the main road outside
Horton Grange. We have 3-4mm pellets for sale. We have floats
for sale.
Auction
Meeting closed at 8:35pm
WACAC Club meeting 5th February 2019
Minutes read and agreed
Pools money ballot – Decision to increase the pools money for
away matches to £3.00 was carried. All pools split will be 50%
30% 20%
QEII partly frozen but no reports of any catches. A family of
otters have been reported on the lake and 3 dead carp have been
found
Break & Raffle
Memberships – Sen 66 OAP 43 Jun 2 U12 5 giving a total of 116
Treasurers report was given
TAA subs for this year have been waived
Up and coming events read out and a match sheet was distributed
for SSL 1 at Woodlands Curlew lake
Pellets have been ordered 3 & 4 mm
The committee are organising gravel and stone for the pegs at HG
and Milkhope.
Meeting closed 8:40pm
WACAC Club Meeting 8th January 2019
Horton Grange – Gravel replaced on some pegs thanks to the hard
work of Bill Patterson and friend (John?)
Six away matches for 2019
Pools discussed. No increase yet. Discuss further at February’s
meeting so everyone can think about it before then
The QEII trophy will be a 2 match miniseries accumulating points
from both matches
The committee have plans to remove some of the weed from in
front of some of the pegs at the QEII using a digger.
Break / Raffle
Brenkley is fishing for bits but it’s slow going. Little and
often is the key
Milkhope is still fishing OK
Horton Grange anglers are catching small fish
The QEII is quiet – no reports received
Fishing columns in local papers have ceased. The Sunday Sun,
Chronicle and Journal.
Has anyone access to a digger?
The roadway at Horton Grange is in need of repair.
Meeting closed at 20:45
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