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Gary Pickard
4 days ago1 min read
Wickham Hall update
As the newbie to the Club's waters this year has been a year of learning. This is an unusual venue with it being a lot deeper than many...
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Gary Pickard
Jan 101 min read
Lakes now ice free frozen
UPDATED - we are finally ice free As I am sure you are expecting the Club lakes are frozen over with only a couple of small patches of...
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Gary Pickard
Jan 61 min read
Events in Jan and Feb - updated
Happy New Year all It is going to be a busy start to the year and there are a couple of the Sunday matches that have needed to be...
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Gary Pickard
Jan 11 min read
Beggars Hall update
This year has seen the work party refreshing most of the swims - adding extensions to some and rebuilding others to help cope with the...
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Gary Pickard
Dec 28, 20241 min read
Malcolm Barker update
After a mild winter in 2023/24 MBL, along with many other clear water venues, had an explosion of weed growth. Great for the fish but...
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Gary Pickard
Dec 22, 20241 min read
A change for Wednesdays
After putting up with many years of moaning (i.e. why did you put in peg [ add number just drawn ] as peg [ any other number ] is much...
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Gary Pickard
Dec 20, 20241 min read
Upcoming posts
Sorry the posts have been a bit thin on the ground over the last few months although lots has been happening. You should though have...
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Gary Pickard
Oct 24, 20241 min read
River Stort Sun 3 Nov - updated
If you are thinking of fishing the main River Stort it is going to be very busy as the BS Canoe Club are running their winter races that...
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Gary Pickard
Oct 20, 20241 min read
Events over the next few weeks - updated
The days are getting shorter, wetter and colder but we are still out there fishing. Here are a few Club events over the next few weeks:...
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Gary Pickard
Sep 27, 20241 min read
And here we are again - pike season starting 1 Oct
Hi All Another year has flown by with 1st October and the start of the pike fishing season on our waters (through to 14 March). A few...
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Gary Pickard
Sep 15, 20242 min read
A few photos from the Waterside Festival taster sessions
A big thank you to John and Dave from Everybody Can Fish that run these https://www.facebook.com/EverybodyCanFish From John's Facebook...
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Gary Pickard
Aug 24, 20241 min read
Thank you all - Breathe Easy charity match
A big thank you for everyone who came along despite it raining for pretty much the full day. You can read about the match itself on the...
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Gary Pickard
Aug 21, 20241 min read
Bank holiday events
A quick reminder of events this weekend on our waters Saturday Hall Farm large lake - charity match https://www.bsdas.org.uk/post/charit...
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Gary Pickard
Aug 8, 20241 min read
Waterside festival taster sessions Sun 25/Mon 26 Aug
Note the change of dates from the Club book. This popular event is back with bookings being handled by the Town Council. At the moment...
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Gary Pickard
Jul 28, 20241 min read
Events for July/August - with some changes to the Club Book dates/venues
There will be quite a few things happening over the summer. Most of the below should already be in your Club book or you can find on the...
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Gary Pickard
Jul 26, 20241 min read
Charity match for Breathe Easy Sat 24 Aug @ Hall Farm
Tony is again organising a fundraiser match for Breathe Easy which are part of Asthma + Lung UK (formerly the British Lung foundation)....
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Gary Pickard
Jun 26, 20241 min read
His 'n' Hers mixed pairs Sat 20 July @ Hall Farm
It is that time of year again for the Club's mixed pairs match which this year is going to be at Hall Farm's large lake so everyone...
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Gary Pickard
Jun 16, 20241 min read
Weed reduction at MBL is in full flow
After a few back breaking work parties you should find MBL is lot more fishable. There is still plenty of weed towards the middle but...
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Gary Pickard
Jun 12, 20241 min read
A quiet corner of MBL
With big thanks to Pam, Reg and Jenny the small memorial area we have for friends no longer with us at Malcolm Barker has had a big...
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Gary Pickard
Jun 8, 20241 min read
Cracking crucian for Conor
It looks like catching big crucians runs in the family for the Mahers. Last year dad Hans had a big crucian out of Beggars Hall and this...
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