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WACAC Club Meeting 4th November 2025
Last months minutes read and agreed
The pike anglers club of Great Britain wish to give a talk on
pike in February. Of you are interested please let us know so we
can pass it on.
Peter Davison, a long time member of the club, decided to sell
his gear. He raised a lot of money for charity and donated
£150.00 to WACAC.
Break & Raffle
Milkhope is still closed. Horton Grange is sporadic with varying
weights being caught. There is a work party tomorrow (Wednesday)
at Milkhope to lower the last couple of pegs by 12" to 18" and a
general tidy up.
Match results were given.
A discussion on stocking F1's into Brenkley took place. The
committee will consider this.
A question about what was happening with stopping the leak in
Milkhope. The committee explained various actions we have
achieved but we are restricted to what we are allowed to do by
our landlord.
The presentation night is in December.
Pellets for sale
Meeting closed at 8:30pm
WACAC Club meeting 7th October 2025
Last months minutes read and agreed
There has been a request from the council for anglers not to
fish from the launch ramps on the QEII. This stops boat users
from launching their craft.
Some people have been caught using throw nets on the QEII and
have been warned.
Horton Grange was fishing very well but things have slowed down
in the last week.
Carp fishing on Brenkley is going well
Milkhope is still closed due to low water. We are taking this
opportunity to lowering some of the pegs
There will be a work party every Wednesday starting with
Milkhope. Meet 10am or thereabouts. There is plenty of work to
do.
One angler has kindly built some steps on Peg 21 on the QEII.
They look impressive.
Break and Raffle
A list of up and coming events was given.
Peter Davison's tackle raised £563.00 fir charity
There are pellets for sale
Membership was read out
Meeting closed at 8:30pm
WACAC Club Meeting 2nd September 2025
Minutes from July meeting read and accepted
There is a lot of unwarranted criticism aimed at the club by
people who are not members or have been misinformed about the
work we do.
The ponds have been kept in good shape by a few members and we
are grateful for that.
Despite criticism over feeding of our ponds on a regular basis,
we have seen phenomenal catches lately.
A broken thermos flask next to the net dip on Horton has just
been dumped there.
We can only hope for some rain to lift the levels of Milkhope.
Despite that, the fish are still active.
Brenkley is not fishing at its best at the moment and not many
anglers fishing it during the week.
QEII is doing well with a 26lb mirror and several carp being
caught as well as tench and silvers.
Don't forget we have 7 or more waters to fish on one membership.
Break & Raffle
Membership stands at 389 seniors, 209 OAP/Disabled and 107
Juniors
Memberships can now be purchased online as well as the current
method.
Overnight Carp 6 48hr match result: 8 fished with Paul Brookes 2
fish and Davey Dodds with 1 fish.
Fish have been ordered for all waters
There is a lot of litter on the QEII. Most of it left by
anglers.
Members please refrain from walking round during matches.
Meeting Closed 8:35pm
WACAC Club Meeting 1st July 2025
Last months minutes read and agreed
The council have lodged a complaint about defecation on the QEII
in broad daylight witnessed by a member of the public
Milkhope remains closed due to lack of rain. Water levels are at
an all time low. Scheduled matches have been changed to Brenkley
and the QEII
Break and Raffle
This month up and coming match schedule was read out
Mike Horsfall has relinquished responsibility for running the
over 55's and disable matches for personal reasons and
unwarranted criticism
Meeting closed 8:30pm
WACAC Club Meeting 3rd June 2025
Last Months minutes were read and agreed
Milkhope is now closed until we get some decent rain
Tench and Bream are being caught at Horton Grange but Brenkley
is slow
Match results were given
Raffle & Break
There was a treble hook found in a dogs leg at the QEII. Also
the QEII lock needs welding to the chain
Matches read out for this weekend and Tuesday
A question was asked if t both memorial match points could be
combined as the rod and line matches. There were no objections
Meeting closed at 8:10pm
Club Meeting 6" May 2025
Last month's minutes read and agreed.
After some discussion with members, it was agreed to keep the
Horton Championship
as a five-hour match.
Carp overnight match results read out. Full results can be found
on our website
All waters not fishing that well, but a few big fish coming out
of Horton Bream & Tench.
Break and Raffle
Results from the Summer series match at Woodlands
Pike fishing on the QE, can you spin for Perch during the pike
close season.
There was a debate around spinning for pike under the guise of
spinning for Perch and
how do we counter this. ©
Members to get their names down for the 2" woodlands match
(trip)
Question ask, has the Horton Cat been seen.
Some Roach have been stranded in the shallows at the QE due to
falling water levels.
Reported that Dog poop had been found in Brenkley car park.
Meeting closed at 8.45pm
WACAC AGM 1st April 2025
Last years AGM minutes read and agreed
Committee voted En Bloc with the addition of Andy Duguid
The Chairman gave a summary of the previous 12 months
The accounts were passed as a true record
Meeting Closed at 7:35pm
A break and raffle followed
Club meeting 1st April 2025
Last months minutes were read and agreed
Horton is fishing very hard and the moment but Milkhope seems to
be fishing well
The membership stands at seniors 206, OAP/Disabled 146 and
Juniors 65 giving a total of 417
Some members are not scrambling the combination lock on Horton
Grange gate. Also, the gate was left open last Saturday. It is
vital that the lock is not compromised to prevent unwanted
access to the estate grounds
9 Anglers fished the first overnight match on the QEII without
any return.
A work party is scheduled for 5th April on the QEII between 10
and 2.
We have 4.5mm and 6mm pellets for sale
There is a carp overnight match scheduled for 12th April
It was request we fish until 4pm during the Horton Championship.
This will be put to the anglers at this Sundays match
The Rod and Line match on Milkhope requires 2 keepnets
A catapult is allowed on the rod and line match but not on the
Feeder King match
Meeting ended with an auction at 8:40pm
Club Meeting March 2025
Last months minutes were read and agreed
There has been an increase in litter on the ponds. Please take
your litter home. A large amount of line was found on Brenkley.
Milkhope is producing numbers of carp. Skimmers mainly caught on
Horton Grange although it's hard going.
February carp stocking: 25 C3's into Brenkley and the same for
Milkhope. The QEII received 12 C4 Carp. Bream from 5 star
delivered between 5½ and 9 lb, 44 into the QEII, 28 into Horton,
12 into Milkhope and 10 into Brenkley. Also, depending on
availability we are looking to stock Ide and Crucians.
Membership stands at seniors 159, OAP/Disabled 128 and Juniors
57 making a total of 344.
There was a break followed by a raffle
The Siltex for Brenkley will be sent when the cheque is cleared.
There will be a work party on the QEII on Saturday 5th April
with an aim to clear some of the reeds and a general tidy up.
Attendance between 10am and 2pm.
The first carp overnight is on the 15th March.
Any other business
There are pellets for sale.
Clarification of Angel of the North rules for matches
Meeting closed at 8:40pm
W.A.C.A.C Club Meeting February 2025
Valentines' Day reminder
Work Party, wed 5/2/25 Horton, to clear steps to pegs also cut
and remove fallen trees/branches
Ponds now clear of ice
Tins and rubbish left at Horton & Milk hope, these could be from
walker, however members reminded to take any rubbish home, and
that tins are not allowed on any of Our waters.
Future Fishing stocking discussed: Allan Kelly out lined what
was on order. Scare crow ordered and is being made by an
engineering company
Membership, seniors 43. OAP-Dis 45. Juniors18. total 106
Reminder that Joining fee applies after March
Raffle
Members reminded to close & lock the gate at Horton, as is was
left open on the Sunday.
Members reminded that parking permits must be displayed when
fishing. Any other business
Question asked regarding Age for an OAP
Questions asked about Feeding the ponds with pellet
Request from member for Key to gate on the QE
Pellets for sale
Meeting closed at 8.25
WACAC Club Meeting 7th January 2025
Last Months minutes read and agreed
Lifting of the keepnet ban on Horton Grange only comes into
effect on January 1st 2025 for a 1 year trial. Rules as
previously stated can also be found on the website.
19th Of December saw a stocking of 60 bream up to 10lb and
skimmers. We are looking to stock Ide, Tench and carp also next
year.
We aim to again treat Brenkley with Siltex (not Semtex) before
March next year.
The fur and feather was won by Brendan Heslop 3lb 8½oz 2nd Eric
Brown 2lb 3rd Tony Dixon 10½oz. 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.
Break and Raffle
There is or has been a lot of stocking taking place despite the
ice so please take care and look after the fish.
Meeting closed at 8:20
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