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Gary Pickard
Mar 19, 20231 min read
Newsletter and dates for diary
Hi all It is that time of year again when we have flurry of activity for the end of the Club's year Below you will find a copy of the...
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Gary Pickard
Mar 19, 20231 min read
April's AGM - Wed 5 April
This year's AGM will again be at the Bishop's Stortford Social Club on South Street (CM23 3BG) with an 8pm prompt start. We have lots to...
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Gary Pickard
Mar 15, 20231 min read
River and pike seasons now closed
That's it folks. The river close season is now in effect so there is no more fishing on the River Stort until 16 June. This includes...
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Gary Pickard
Mar 11, 20231 min read
Take a friend fishing and try fishing days 2023
Looking out of the window at the moment the hot days of last summer seem a long time ago but time to think ahead to the warmer months to...
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Gary Pickard
Feb 7, 20231 min read
February update
Well the waters are ice free but we are still a long way from Spring with the fishing being a little tricky at present. We have a couple...
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Gary Pickard
Jan 21, 20231 min read
Yes all frozen again (Sat 21st)
In case you were wondering the lakes are frozen Malcolm Barker - 1/4 inch or so of ice and may clear in the next day or so - water is...
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Gary Pickard
Jan 1, 20231 min read
A Happy New Year to all
If you are itching to try out some of your Christmas gifts all the Club waters are open River Stort - it has a bit of flow and colour so...
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Gary Pickard
Dec 18, 20221 min read
You can now recycle your old line @ MBL
Ever wonder what to do with your old line and empty new line spool? Don't assume it will get recycled if you place line in your usual...
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Gary Pickard
Dec 2, 20221 min read
New gate at Beggars Hall
As there have been a few issues with unauthorised parking our Landlord has installed a gate at the start of the private road leading to...
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Gary Pickard
Nov 1, 20221 min read
Improvements on the way
Hi all After lots of form filling and chasing by Robin we have a couple of grants from the EA and Angling Trust to help improve some of...
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Gary Pickard
Sep 24, 20221 min read
Pike season approaches
Hi All 1st October is the start of the pike fishing season on our waters (through to 14 March). A few quick reminders for you: Only...
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Gary Pickard
Sep 3, 20221 min read
Waterside festival 20/21 August
We were blessed with a non-traditional August bank holiday weekend - no rain. Everyone caught a few including some of the larger carp in...
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Gary Pickard
Sep 2, 20221 min read
A little glimpse behind the scenes
As a local angling club all the maintenance of our waters is via its members - at this time of year it is a battle to keep back the weeds...
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Gary Pickard
Aug 27, 20221 min read
Grove Cottage match
A big thank you to Tony for running this match in aid of Grove Cottage in B/S In total we raised £156. Winner on a tricky day was Roger...
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Gary Pickard
Jul 26, 20222 min read
August update
Hi All A few things to tell you about for the coming month. This Saturday (30 July) is the annual "His'n'Hers" fun match at Beggars Hall....
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Gary Pickard
Jul 23, 20221 min read
Waterside festival 20/21 August
The Club is once again very happy to be involved with the Bishop's Stortford Waterside Festival taking place in August. On Saturday 20...
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Gary Pickard
Jul 3, 20221 min read
Lost and found
We will keep a running list of lost/found items in this post Please contact Robin if you have lost/found an item - HonSec@bsdas.org.uk * ...
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Gary Pickard
Jul 2, 20221 min read
Congrats to Robin
For those of us who are Angling Trust members you might have spotted a familiar face in the recent newsletter. Latest news from the...
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Gary Pickard
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Start of 2022/23 season
Hi All Just a reminder that the lock code on MBL will change 1 June morning at 9am. The new number is in the new 2022/23 membership book....
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Gary Pickard
May 20, 20221 min read
Annual presentation evening
After a couple of years of enforced absences the BSDAS presentation evening was back. We all met up at Hunters Meet in Hatfield Heath and...
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