Maldon Angling Society

Chris Burt of Angling Coaching Initiative will be running 14 coaching days this summer, 7 of which will be held on MAS waters.  To find out more please view the following pdfs:

Briefing given to members and volunteers from both MAS & KDAA during Jan /early Feb. This also lists the tasks that we are looking for people to cover, not just coaching, so if you can help or want more details about any of the items mentioned, do please get in touch:  Briefing MAS_KDAA_Jan 2018

Volunteers application form:  VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT FORM

Dates for coaching for the coming season:  Coaching Dates in Full

We expect to be advertising soon for anyone who would like to join our junior coaching sessions. If any parents or guardians also have an interest in learning then you will be welcome to come along too. We shall ask for applications just as soon as we have confirmation from Sport England that our Grant application to buy all the tackle we need has been approved.

The coaching days on MAS waters are:

Sat 19^th May          Slough House West
Sat 9^th Jun             Rook Hall
Sat 21^st Jul            Slough House West
Mon 23rd Jul         Bog Grove
Sat 28th Jul           Rook Hall
Wed 15th Aug       Rook Hall
Wed 22nd Aug      Bog Grove

For more information please contact Chris Burt directly on 07917 781299 or by email at chris@candjb.co.uk

One of our members was fishing at Bog Grove yesterday 31st Oct and found an unhooking mat hanging in the trees. It would be nice if the owner gets it back.  Please contact the membership secretary or email webmaster@maldonas.co.uk if the unhooking mat belongs to you.

Members are reminded that Rook Hall and Whitehouse Farm reservoir are now closed for the 4 month duck shooting season and will re-open on Thursday 1st Feb 2018.  There are also occasional duck shoots at Slough House West and Little London so please keep an eye out for signs at the entrance to these fisheries, especially on Fridays.

Night fishing at Bog Grove has now started and runs through until the 30th April 2018.

3 rods are now allowed on all venues for all standard night permit and Howells night permit holders as well as for members who have purchased the £30 winter 3 rod upgrade.  Regardless of which night permit you have you can use 3 rods on all venues including Howells.

The sun sets on another summer’s fishing at Rook Hall.

From 1st October the half price winter ticket to fish until the end of the season will again be available. To join please print off this Winter Ticket Application Form 2017-18  follow the instructions and post it off to the membership secretary or take your photos (or old membership card) and payment to JP Tackle or Angling Essentials from Sat 30th Sep where you can join in person and go fishing straight away (a one day bonus this year as the 1st October falls on a Sunday).  Please note that this year a limited number of half price standard night permits upgrades are available (priced £32.50 from the membership secretary and JP Tackle only) and these also allow you to use 3 rods on all venues.  If you bought a £30 winter three rods upgrade earlier in the season you can now upgrade this to a standard night permit for just £2.50 (I only sold five of these so this is a targeted offer!).

For additional info please see the back of the winter ticket application form and the winter ticket poster

Bog Grove – the same photo as last year but I don’t get out in the cold as much as I used to.

Jack Morley was presented with the Tench Trophy at Bog Grove for his 5lb 10oz tench landed during a concessionary match. Well done Jack.

A few members have asked now that we have a new ten year lease on Totham Pit what our stocking policy is.  Based on previous experience we are proceeding cautiously and with this in mind we have moved two dozen carp from Bog Grove to Totham Pit with the owners consent to monitor how they fare next spring.  If all goes well we have purchased thirty carp averaging low doubles to stock into Totham Pit next autumn.  These are a good strain of fish that have grown to 25lb+ in some of our other waters so hopefully they will do likewise in Totham Pit.