Maldon Angling Society

The next working party will be held on Sunday 28^th February.  Please meet up at the Totham Pit container at 8am.  The exact nature of the works to be carried out will be decided on the day but are likely to include some or all of the following dependant upon turnout:

 Totham Pit tidy up and swim trimming.

Bog Grove tidy up and swim trimming (the access track also requires maintenance work and a tree surgeon will deal with the large fallen tree).

Slough House Farm entrance and fence repairs.

 Laurence would like to thank all of the regular attendees at work parties throughout 2009 and looks forward to your continued support in 2010.

The following carp matches will be organised by Pete Newell in 2010:

 27^th Mar          Totham Pit     2009 Final!

24^th Apr          Howells

22^nd May        Totham Pit

26^th Jun          Howells

24^th Jul            Totham Pit

21^st Aug          Slough House Farm

25^th Sep         Howells

9^th Oct             2010 Final venue to be decided

 These are all 24 hour carp only matches fished from midday Sat to midday Sun with the draw at 10am on the Sat.  The heats are run as a league with the successful anglers competing in the final.  Please contact Pete for more info.

The committee have decided to revert to a single night permit covering all of our night fishing venues for the coming season.  This decision is partly down to a lack of people on the Totham Pit night syndicate waiting list and also to relieve some of the pressure on Howells Lake.  The price of the new night permit has been set half way between the two existing figures at £65 and now allows:

• Night fishing at Totham Pit all year round
• Night fishing at Howells Lake all year round
• Night fishing at Beckingham Hall all year round
• Night fishing at Slough House Farm between 1^st April and 31^st October
• Night fishing at Bog Grove between 1^st October and 30^th April
• Use of 3 rods between 1^st October and 31^st March on all venues

Please note: The maximum length of a night session on Slough House Farm is still 2 days / 1 night followed by a 24 hour break.  The other venues remain as 4 days / 3 nights followed by a 24 hour break.

Please remember that members under the age of 16 cannot buy a night permit.  These must be purchased on their behalf by a current adult night permit holder.

With the AGM behind us you can now join for the 2010/11 season and fish the end of the 2009/10 season for FREE.  To take full advantage of this offer please print out this Application Form and send it to the Membership Secretary or take it along to JP Tackle in Maldon.

We have today received news via the Ilford Angling Club that there is a suspected oil spill in or around the Witham area and the oil has apparently made its way into the local water course and travelled on into the River Blackwater somewhere above the Wickham Bishops area. The EA are aware, and are dealing with the situation. If anybody has any more info, or if any members have visited our Station Road or Wickham Hall stretches and seen signs of pollution or distressed fish, please could they contact our Fishery Management Officer or email the Webmaster.  Our new river sections at Ashmans Farm, Braxted are upstream of Witham so are hopefully not affected.

This years AGM will be held at 10.30am (slightly later than usual) on Sunday 31st January at Great Totham Village Hall.  More info is contained within the latest newsletter which will be with you through the post very soon.