We are looking to add to the benefits of membership of Willington Angling Club with a social aspect.
A Sportsman’s Evening has been arranged at Willington Cricket Club, with a guest speaker and a pie and pea supper on July 14th.. The Speaker is Stuart Wardle, former England International and well renowned angler.
Please contact the secretary (Shaun O’Dowd) for details or to reserve your ticket.
The river is in great nick when it produces fish like these, all taken and returned on Willington waters very recently, and prior to the last stock fish being released.
The net and rod scale these fish quite nicely to show a beautiful Brown Trout and fantastic Grayling each well in excess of 2lbs.
An angler recently told us ” there are no fish in there.” Thanks to Anthony and Chalkie for the evidence that he couldn’t be more wrong with these great examples of the excellent fishing currently being enjoyed on our club waters.
Maybe it’s time to try a different fly !
Himalayan Balsam is growing vigorously right now, and now is the time to take action. Balsam Bashing is not about going out with a big stick, and does not need to be in organised events. We can all take action to help.
Quite a daunting climb out of the river. Himalayan Balsam has many drawbacks, but it’s the exposed bank later which is the biggest issue..
The problem with this plant is that it takes over and shades out other plants which help to secure the banks. When the Balsam then dies back this leaves the banks at greater risk of erosion.
TOGETHER We can beat Balsam
What can YOU do?
Shallow roots in soft sandy ground. easy to pull out.
Just pull the plants and snap the stems.
If each angler can spare just ten minutes on each visit to the river, particularly at this time of year, BEFORE flowering takes place, we can make a difference.
Ideally pull the young plants by the roots, snap the stem and pile the plants up to rot. Away from the waters edge is best. Every patch we can clear is a piece of land where other plants and grasses can take hold and protect at least that area.
A huge thank you to those who have been taking action, and to all members please take just a little time to help protect our waters.
Anglers are reporting excellent days and evenings on the river. One visitor reported catching more than a dozen Trout with nothing less than a pound in weight and a novice fly angler enjoyed 9 similar fish on his first outing, all safely released.
June 16th is almost here, anglers who wish to take fish for the table after that date are respectfully reminded that the stocked trout are marked with a spot between the gills. This gives us the opportunity to return wild trout to the river unharmed.
The river will be stocked once more with similar sized and marked fish , meanwhile Sea Trout are being seen and a little rain to freshen things up will help. If you’re going to be fishing after dark please remember to display your parking badge so that club bailiffs can identify unexpected visitors. If you are aware of any suspicious anglers please report this to the club, any help from members really does help us to protect YOUR fishing rights.
Don’t forget, the EA has byelaws applying to hook sizes after darkness, no need to be caught out, to be safe you can view the EA Regulations and bye-laws using the link to the side of this page.
Have a great summer, tight lines.
Seth Johnson wins the 2016 Millennium Trophy.
The Junior competition was fished today for the Millennium Trophy. The winning fish was weighed in at 1lb 1oz by Seth Johnson to round off a cracking weeks fishing for the young man. Proud grandad Eric will be taking a few tips from this young angler in time for the Dr Chester’s Senior Trophy in July.
Seth with his winning fish.
Well done Seth. Congratulations from everyone at W&DAC.
The 1st stocked fish of the season have now had a little time to settle into the river. They can be recognised by a black dot (similar to the picture but maybe a little closer to the mouth and gills).
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Black Spot identifies our Triploid Trout. Members will enjoy some excellent sport through the summer.
The club does not have a hard and fast rule for C&R other than to encourage anglers to practice this whenever suitable. If you are considering taking fish for the table then please remember that the marked, stock fish, will not breed while the non-marked wild fish will. Keeping the stocked fish and returning the wild fish will have a real benefit to the river.
Warming up nicely ! Seth Johnson has today (Sunday 15/05/2016) weighed in the 1st Trout of the season by a junior member. Taken on a ledgered worm this little beauty weighed in at 2lb 50z.
This fantastic catch bodes well for next Sunday’s junior competition for the Millennium Trophy which Seth shared last year. He now leads the standings for the largest trout by a junior member for the 2016 season.
Well done Seth.
The junior competition for the Millennium Trophy (for the largest Brown Trout), will be fished next Sunday (May 22nd).
Junior members please meet at The Jubilee Bridge car park for a 2:30 pm start.
Junior membership has increased this season for the 1st time in a number of years. The Junior Competition is advertised as the 1st Sunday in May. unfortunately river conditions have caused postponement of this competition for the past two years.
Big waters have caused plenty of work.
This year we have some essential maintenance work taking place in early May as a result of winter storms and floods.
Will this previous winning brace be bettered this year?
We are therefore finalising the date for the Junior competition as Sunday May 22nd with a view to ensuring that better fishing conditions give our junior members the best days fishing possible.
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