Bishops Stortford and District Angling Society

Bishops Stortford Angling Society was founded in 1949. The society controls the fishing rights on four lakes, one close to the town centre the other three in Great Hallingbury. The society also controls the fishing rights on stretches of the River Stort at Bishops Stortford and Harlow.


 

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Notices:

Forthcoming Club Matches in August


Memorial Match - Saturday 7th August - Hall Farm Large Lake
Lake closed for casual fishing until 5pm
Contact - Tony Cruci - 01799 551013 for entry - members & guests welcome

Club Match "Stone Cup" - Sunday 22nd August - Home Farm
Contact - Tony Cruci - 01799 551013 for entry - members & guests welcome

Inter-Club Match v. Saffron Walden - Sunday 29th August - Bordeaux Pits
Contact - Tony Cruci - 01799 551013 for entry - members only

Grove Cottage Charity Match 28th August - Hall Farm Large Lake
Lake closed for casual fishing until 5pm
Contact - Tony Cruci - 01799 551013 for entry - members & guests welcome

Found at Malcolm Barker Lake
Specialist Landing Net with cover
Contact - Honorary Secretary - Robin Merritt - honsec@bsdas.org.uk - posted on 15th June 2021

New Club Memberships for season 2021-22 now available.

New membership books can be purchased from the following outlets:-
Stansted Angling, Harlow Angling, Rib Valley Angling or Totally Hooked (Pinnacles - Harlow).
Alternatively you can now pay online using our new "Clubmate" system.

Click here for Membership information

Honorary Secretary - Robin Merritt - honsec@bsdas.org.uk - updated on 15th June 2021

Band'um hook bait - Clarification

Several club members have enquired if "Band'um" hook baits are valid on BSDAS waters?
The committee have discussed this and feel that as Band'ums have become as mainstream as pellets and used by all areas of our sport from specimen anglers to match men and pleasure anglers they will be allowed on our waters with the following proviso - "Band'ums up to 8mm are allowed as hook baits only, must be dumbbell shaped and not used as loose fed. Both normal and "wafter" versions can be used".

This agreement is a temporary concession until the next AGM when it will be proposed and hopefully ratified and included in By-Law(3) of the club.

Honorary Secretary - Robin Merritt - honsec@bsdas.org.uk - posted on 4th May 2021

Weekly Work Party
Thurday 5th August - MBL - start 9.30.

Fighting back against fisheries crime: How you can help!

A very interesting article from Angling Trust - worth a read
<<click here to read>>

posted on 15th July 2020

Be careful when feeder/ledger fishing !

I have had several reports recently regarding anglers losing their rods when feeder/ledger fishing.
Please ensure you either have a baitrunner reel that allows line to come off the reel before you strike OR have the clutch on your reel slack enough OR bale arm open to let line go rather than your rod!

Any rods that are recovered from any of the lakes I will post a message on the website with details.

If you have already lost a rod then please email me with the details of the rod & reel and on what lake.

Honorary Secretary - Robin Merritt - honsec@bsdas.org.uk

posted on 8th July 2020

  Beggars Hall Notice.

We have been asked by the land owner that all BSDAS members fishing Beggars Hall Lake
should display a sign in their car identifying them as an angler.

<< click here to print a form >>
or
just put a hand written sign in your car
or
use you old membership book.

Canal & River Trust (CRT)
Coronavirus & Angling Update
click to read
 


Environment Agency

Latest newsletter for Herts & North London area - click to read

Invasive Species Alert
Help stop Invasive Species damaging the places you fish. Click to find out more
Also, find out what we do with your rod licence money. Click to find out more

Angling Trust information - Click here

HALL FARM LARGE LAKE
BOOKING FOR MATCH FISHING (2020-2021 season)
SUMMER RATES: £100 (APRIL-SEPTEMBER)
WINTER RATES: £80 (OCTOBER-MARCH)
Please phone for prices on other club waters
Phone Robin Merritt (Hon Secretary) for bookings/availability - 01279 461065

Links to tackle shops