Maldon Angling Society

Jordan New went to Howells on Friday 23rd July and had a brillant days fishing:

‘I had an early take which turned out to be a 22 pound Common followed by a 19 and a half pounder, then nothing else until around 6:30 when my right rod went screaming off.  A 10 minute fight followed before I slipped a big Common over the net and got it up the the bank where it tipped the scales at 28 pounds.’

Jordan’s 28lb Common.

Our first report of the season has arrived from Beckingham Hall and it appears that we have all been missing out on some great sport and some stunning looking carp:

‘Mayhem  at Beckingham Hall with all five of us catching starting with Paul who had 17 carp then Jack with 9 carp, Chris with 2 and Dave and Paul’s son with 1 each.  That’s 30 carp out Thursday to Sunday with the biggest being 13lb 8oz and some very nice old  Mirror carp.’

The pick of the bunch – a stunning 13lb 8oz fully scaled Mirror for Jack (this and 6 more doubles from the combined haul can be found in the gallery).

Paul Newton shared some of his ’secrets’ with new member Andrew Layland who promptly upped his PB to 24lb with this impressive Mirror on his first ever visit to Howells.

Success for Andrew Layland.

Paul Newton hasn’t shared the secret of his success on Howells but he is certainly having a good season.  To see some of his other twenties from this prolific venue please visit the gallery.

One of Paul’s fish from Howells, a 26lb 10oz Mirror.

The next Totham Pit carp match will now be held on the weekend of  31st Jul / 1st Aug.  Apologies for any inconvenience caused.  Please contact Pete Newell for further info.

Unfortunately Crucian do not count in the carp match (Paul Newton’s 3lb 13oz Totham Pit Crucian).

Members will notice combination locks appearing on some of our waters where there were previously key locks.  This is because the key locks now cost us a staggering £108 each and combination locks only cost £13.  The latest venue to fall foul of lock vandalism is Bog Grove so this now has a combination lock.  The number for all of these combination locks (except on the river section at Ashmans Farm Braxted – see below) is shown on page 15 of the current red rule book.  To activate once this number is entered please press down on the shackle and the lock will spring open.

Bog Grove – one of our venues that now has a combination lock.