NEWS LETTER

THE CLUB ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT AS OF THE FIRST DECEMBER 2007 THAT WE HAVE TAKEN OUT A LEASE IN RELATION TO SHELFEYS LAKE ON THE WEST HUSBURY PARK AT LADYS LANE. THE LAKE IS THEREFORE OPEN TO ALL MEMBER AND DAY TICKET ANGLERS ALIKE.

DUE TO PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY THE CLUB AND THE OWNER OF THE LAND AT TURVEY IN RELATION TO A PARTICULAR SET OF STEPS. THE ACCESS FOR THE WATER HAS BEEN ALTERED.
TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE WATER THE NEW POINT OF ENTRY WILL BE VIA THE GATE AT THE LAVENDON END OF THE PARKING AREA.

WE ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NOT A STILE IN POSITION AT THE END OF THE TOP FIELD WHERE THE WOODED AREA IS, BUT THIS WILL BE RECTIFIED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE NEW SEASON.

A SAD DAY FOR ANGLING

CHARLIE GREY
28TH August 1912 - Friday 8th June 2007

After a life time in the sport of angling.
 last week angling saw the sad loss of Charlie Grey. Who was Charlie Grey well Charlie was a person to have on side in those post war days when rods and angling equipment were scarce many an angler would bang old Charlies front door off its hinges. Begging him to repair their rod or model them a new one if indeed the old was past saving. If you needed anything relating to angling back then Charlie was the man you would approach. He became a rod builder of repute in his early years and throughout his life angling was never far from Charlies heart.

He was a first class match angler and indeed he won the County Championships in the 60's. Fishing against 150 of the counties top rods he took the cup by 1 dram.

He was a member and subsequently became a life member of the Northampton Nene Angling Club and served on their committee for sometime he remained a member for some 80 years. But locally Charlie will best be remembered for being the founder member of the Britannia angling club and the Stirling work he did for them.

An angler of the old school who will be missed by anglers across the board.
 

HELP

It is with some sadness that we find ourselves once more in an impossible position. We have during the Closed season had numerous occurrences which unfortunately relate to the possible theft of fish from several waters. The River Nene at Kingsthorpe and at The Bedford Road Sluice and Weston Mill Sluice has been targeted persistently as has the Grand Union between the M1 15a junction and the Banbury Lane. Members are asked to be extra vigilant and to report any incidents witnessed to the EA whilst they are happening please remember that the agency cannot act in hind sight they need to catch the perpetrators of these crimes in the act.

Please be aware it is you as a member of the Club that these people are stealing from please help us to help you. REPORT EVERYTHING TO THE EA. THE MORE WE HASSLE THEM THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

SWAN VALLEY

On the nineteenth of November 2006 a small film of diesel was noted entering the lake from the Wooton Brook at the M1 end of the lake. There were several calls reporting the incident and all were advised to call the EA hot line. Over the ensuing weeks the small trace of Diesel oil became somewhat more evident  until just before Christmas when the EA finally sourced the leak to a fuel line belonging to a local warehouse. The leak as a lot of members became aware was soon covering the whole of the lake surface and due to heavy rain also over the banks of the lake. Making it unpleasant to walk around the property as the fumes were coming from the soil. To the point that your clothing and vehicle smelled of diesel. On the twenty second of December the EA notified us of that they had found where the diesel was coming from and that the leak had been repaired. As a result of the leak about three thousand small fish from one inch to about three were removed from a swim on the lake and disposed of at the recycling centre. The EA assure us that the amount of diesel on the lake was not felt to be very serious and was treated  as a diesel spill rather than a fish kill since they were not aware of any fish mortality until after the event. Would members please note that a diesel spill may put on the back burner and not be classified as serious. Where as one fish death would mean a guaranteed investigation. Please notify the EA of any and all fish deaths.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE

Members are reminded that the Access to the canal at Yardley Wharf is across private property. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO VEHICULAR ACCESS. Along the road leading to the canal bridge. Also please note that other users of the access must not be obstructed and that the stipulations laid down by Northants Constabulary with regard to verge parking are that you must park at least one metre inside the verge and do not obstruct the view from the road junction. Failure to comply may mean your vehicle being removed / clamped. There is no fishing what so ever into the Marina entrance.

PLEASE NOTE WITH REGARD TO MEADOW LAKES

NORTHAMPTON NENE
ANGLING CLUB

Dear Member,
          You are reminded that the rules put in place by the Club are there not only for your benefit but also in order that the fish stocks are protected. With this in mind we feel that due to persistent rule infringements by a minority of anglers which are once more becoming evident on the fishery a reminder of the rule structure is necessary.

Please be aware of the following.

1)      Only one rod per angler to be set up at any time, except under match conditions.

2)      Barbless hooks only to be used.

3)      Do not use either boilies or pop ups at all.

4)      No nuts or beans to be used in any form.

5)      No fires or barbeques.

6)      No bivvies or tents.

7)      No night fishing.

      8)     It is a legal requirement of the Environment Agency that you should never be more than three meters (ten feet) from any rod which is in use.

NEVER LEAVE A ROD UNATTENDED. IF NATURE CALLS OR YOU NEED TO RETURN TO YOUR CAR ETC. BRING YOUR ROD IN. NO EXCUSES WILL BE ACCEPTED YOU WILL BE TOLD TO LEAVE.

  USE THE BINS PROVIDED NOT THE  BUSHES.

You are reminded that the fish in all the Clubs waters are a valuable commodity and as such should be treated with care and respect. We there fore ask that all anglers handle their catch with care, thus causing as little stress to the fish as possible.

Do not  carry the fish up and down the bank.
when taking pictures hold the fish as low to the ground as possible over a padded mat.
Place all carp over ten pounds in a sling when returning the fish to the water AND make sure the fish is properly rested and able to swim away.

 

Any one not wishing to comply with the rule structure will have his / her Membership card endorsed and in the event that the person is a day ticket angler they will be required to leave the fishery immediately.

SEE ANGLING WRITES WANTON DESTRUCTION
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9TH

Yet another of the nets used by Eastern Europeans has been recovered from the well targeted club still water Ransome Road.  It would seem that despite the best efforts of both Club officials and the actions of the EA. There is no slowing down the actions of certain people. Thanks to Mr Adrian Hornby for alerting us to the latest in what would appear to be an endless stream of offences.

WEDNESDAY 12TH JULY

At 8:45 in the evening. We were informed that dead lines had been placed in Club waters on the River Nene opposite the Britannia straight. The informant Simon Aldridge pointed us toward a particular point on the River where the lines pictured above were recovered from the rushes. All of the lines were baited and thrown across the river when recovered. A person of Eastern European persuasion had been seen to set the lines. The EA were called and Chris Randell Fisheries officer from Kettering attended.

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Having received some information on the evening of Saturday 17th June I went to a certain part of the clubs still water Ransome Road just after dark and recovered the apparatus pictured above and below. It had been  left in the side of the lake and was originally in the possession of a group of Eastern Europeans. If you are suitably disgusted then please lobby your local MP to try and get the current legislation altered so that we can protect our stocks from those callous enough to do this sort of thing. At the end of the day they are depriving you of your sport. Please help in trying to cut this out if you see anything. Get the EA out remember they can only act if the person or persons are caught in the act Though you may want to hurt them please don't. Call the EA HOTLINE.

We were recalled to the water at 05.30 the following morning having had a report from a person going to work that there were once more a lot of bream and tench along the banks of the lake. Returning to the water the only thing we found was an extremely wet area  and a warm fire pit. The fish were gone as were the perpetrators.

0800 80 70 60

NEVER TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER

PLEASE NOTE

Since surrendering the lease for the Barrage Lake we have been asked to make public the fact that the lake is now an SSSI and is currently unavailable for angling to any one either during the day or over night. The owner of the sporting rights is currently in negotiation with English Nature and at this moment does not for see angling taking place during the next year at least.

A personal best as well as the first fish of the year for Roy Ratcliffe.
The fish was caught close in on a ledger in absolutely awful conditions. Having not had anything at the bottom end of the lake Roy moved and was rewarded with the immaculate fish above.

There would appear to be a substantial problem on some club waters with some apparent ethnic minority groups who insist on stealing fish. The above net was recovered this morning Sunday 26th February 2006. Unfortunately the users were not apprehended.

If you see anything out of the ordinary please call Richard on 01604 762542  and we will do our best to respond as quickly as possible. Remember as Club members they are stealing your fishing.

Steve Ringer was invited to do a feature on the club controlled Dodford section of the G.U.C. at the end of 2005 and quite a day he had to Steve took a good bag of quality perch from a peg situated between Dodford and Weedon. We hope Steve will continue to promote the clubs waters and look forward to further reports.

A FIRST FOR PAT

Pat Clancy new to angling was extremely happy with his first ever pike caught at the Meadow Lakes Fishery. When all else failed Pat fished a lob intended for carp to catch the
pike.

OLD BOYS OUTING
October 20th 2005

The old boys of the Nene AC were today fishing on the Brickyard pond at Castle Ashby and despite a slow windy start the fishing was'nt to bad most of the 21 anglers caught fish with Bream being the dominant species coming more rapidly as the day warmed up. Ray Gregory took the honours with a cracking bag of mostly bream.

RESULTS
1ST RAY GREGORY  29LBS 14OZS
2ND GERALD GREEN 19LBS
3RD  JACK BRADSHAW 12LBS 8OZS
4TH GLEN TILSON 8LBS 4OZS

MONDAY 1ST AUGUST 2005

PLEASE BE AWARE

In the event that if you are fishing the Delapre Park Lake. (Ransome Road) It is a public park and as such people exercise their animals around the lake. Some times these animals are not on a leash and may stray into the area you are fishing and being curious they will investigate anything which you may have accidentally left laying around on the ground. Please be particularly careful where baited hooks are left as an animal has no sense of danger when picking up what may appear to it to be a discarded bait, and therefore a free meal.

There is absolutely no vehicular access to any point on the lake apart from the allocated car parks.

DO NOT DRIVE AROUND THE LAKE WHAT EVER THE REASON. ANY ONE FOUND TO BE IN BREACH OF THIS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATLY.

WEDNESDAY 13TH JULY 2005

The annual netting of the Turvey stretch of the River Great Ouse. The water produced a lot of quality fish during the survey with plenty of barbel showing along with some prime chub there were also a lot of good dace and plenty of smaller fish all in all a successful day all round.

FRIDAY 1ST JULY 2005

Long time members of the club Husband and wife Tony and Carol Smith spent the night on the River above the Canoe Slalom in Northampton with cracking results. There could well have been more but for the fact that they ran out of ground bait. Tony fished till about midnight and the started again at about seven this morning. The mixed bag of fish was well clear of forty pounds. The best river bag so far this season.

10TH MAY

The Landlords of Swan Valley have improved the access by removing part of the fencing and the bund at the second gate so that the disabled and elderly anglers have an easier access and no longer have to struggle over the gates with their tackle.

5TH MAY

The new water is still producing the goods with some substantial bags  being caught. A good head of quality tench and bream are showing as well as good catches of decent roach.
 

20TH APRIL 2005
RED LETTER DAY ON NEW WATER

The latest addition to the Club card is as most will by now know the Swan Valley Lake. A new water recently secured after three years of negotiation. For Peter Dixon it was a day worth remembering. As his membership was being checked his rod screamed off and after a brief battle he landed the first of a fine pair of carp. A spotless Mirror which weighed in at 15lbs 12ozs. Having spent another hour watching fish move Peter then took his second fish of the day a common which tipped the scales at 17lbs. A brilliant start to the year for one angler who will certainly be  making a return visit.

As well as the carp beginning to show tench, roach, rudd and gudgeon were also showing reasonably well. The water is finally starting to fish with the arrival of some decent temperatures.

 
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Thursday 1st July
The Environment Agency today carried out a fish survey on the Great Ouse at Turvey. The suvey which was carried out  between 10.30am and 3.30pm was not as successful as the EA had anticipated though there were a substantial amount of fish of all species taken. On top of the survey there were close to another 30 fish observed feeding by club members in attendance.
 

READY FOR USE.

A week after the above report, the stages are being finished and are ready for use. The earth filled structures created by Dominic Cawley and his team are built to the required standard of the Environment agency and the two pegs closest to the Rushmere Road Bridge have gentle slopes leading to them which have been covered with compacted Granite chippings thus allowing for a smooth access for wheel chair access and

Supplying Quality Fishing Tackle
TEL: 01604 714899

 
NIGEL BAKER PROPRIETOR OF B.T. TACKLE
Otherwise known as the Maggot 'N' Caster.

Nigel and his team run the newly revamped Birchfield Road East business that was until recently Known as Trinders. The lads at B.T. Tackle are able to offer a wide and varied supply of tackle quality bait and some brilliant services including the repair of poles. They carry an extensive stock with tackle from beginner levels all the way through to  top of the range match poles for the expert angler. The service is second to none with the lads keen to help out where ever they can. The range of stock carried by the shop includes well known names like Garbolino, Faps, Shakespeare, Drennon, Sensas and Dynamite cats & dogs groundbaits, and many more.
A shop well worth a visit with friendly professional staff.

Nigel also carries all club cards for the Northampton Nene Angling Club, as well as for many other local clubs.
WELL WORTH A VISIT.

NEW STAGES ON THE BLUE LAGOON.
 

We are with the assistance of the Environment Agency currently installing ten new angling stages on the footpath side of the Blue Lagoon. The stages will also incorporate the necessary access to the water for any one with difficulty walking.

Once more a hearty thanks to all concerned.

the disabled angler as well as the able bodied member. The E.A. will also endeavour to improve the flow on the lake as well as under take some weed clearance. On top of all this the E.A. are also looking to improve the water along side the Rugby Ground on the Rushmere road. Thus improving the oxygenation and the flow of the water as well as hopefully improving the habitat for the fish. The club are extremely grateful to the Environment Agency for their support and assistance with the project.

20TH NOVEMBER 2003

The Northampton Nene Senior citizens Fur and feather was today fished on the Grand Union Canal at Weedon. The weather was reasonable for the time of year though rain threatened through the latter part of the match. The fifteen men on the match caught well at the start of the match but several people found they could not get a bite towards the end. All anglers caught fish and on the day that's all that counts. A good day had by all .
THE WEIGHTS WERE:
1ST  JACK BRADSHAW 4LBS 4OZS
2ND GLEN TILSON 3LBS 7OZS
3RD MAURICE SAUNDERS 3LBS 2OZS
SECTION WINS WENT TO RAY GREGORY, RON COLLINS AND ALF RATCLIFFE.

THE LADIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.


 On the 23rd and 24th of  August 2003 the England ladies team once more made us proud to be British.
They came home 1st after a close fought two day match fished at the Fursden lake in Milton Keynes. The match which was fished over two days saw  England, France and Italy fighting hard for the top honours. After two days of angling which  saw 15 international teams of five take part the match ended the way it had begun with the sun shining a gentle breeze across the water and the fishing was consistent through out. All the ladies caught fish over the two days with no blanks recorded. The majority of the girls were catching roach or small skimmers with a few bonus tench and larger bream  coming to one or two of the anglers. The French girls were 2nd.

The Italians third

The 2003 Summer get together.
17th July 2003

The pensioners get together was today held on the Meadow Lakes complex at Rothersthorpe. Though the title reads the 'SUMMER' it was far from that in fact it was cold, it poured with rain, and the wind blew continually. However not one of the nineteen anglers gave up. They endured the conditions admirably and despite the fishing being extremely hard they fought on. Thank you to the Nene Angling Club for raising some of the winnings at the AGM raffle and for supplying the water.
The results of the day were:

1ST GEORGE RICHMOND 5LBS 6OZS ( TWO  TENCH)
2ND ALF RATCLIFFE 3LBS 5OZS. (TENCH AND BITS)  
3RD MR WELDON 3LBS (SILVER FISH)
4TH HARRY CLARKE 2LBS 8OZS (ONE TENCH)
5TH RON COLLINS 2LBS 1OZ (BITS)
 

The weed at Meadow lakes was successfully treated on the 1st of July by Dr Bruno Broughton. The large lake and the  small lake are both showing signs of improvement. There are good catches coming from the lakes and where previously you could only fish at two to three feet there is now hardly any weed left allowing those of us who wish to fish deep to do so. There have been some substantial catches recently with both the Rudd and Roach showing well. The Tench are also showing more frequently than they were last year with several confirmed fish of over four pounds. The carp have also been caught with reasonable regularity with the biggest confirmed Club fish being 24 and a half pounds closely followed by a Common of 23. We are still looking for entries for the specimen fish cup and if you know of any good Junior catches please call Richard or Michael  Useful Contacts who will do their best to get to you and do a photo and a report. We are looking for junior reports so that we can start up a new page on the web the more entries the better. Please help us to create a site you will enjoy cheers.
                         Richard.

The Canal Partnership, British Waterways and Northampton Nene Anglers got together on Saturday
the 5th of May to introduce youngsters to angling and the fish of the canal system. There were twelve youngsters of varying ages all of whom had a good day and caught fish  of different species the event took place between one and four in the afternoon and the result is that all parties are keen to get another day arranged. For further details contact Jacqui Palmer on  01604  858709.

 The first twenty nine of the year was taken on Wednesday the 16th of April on floating dog biscuit the fish which was in prime condition was taken from the popular local still water Meadow Lakes.
A return to fishing after a nine year break was also celebrated in style by a local angler with a lovely Tench of four four.

Local water keeper John Barford succeeded in attracting a fine end of season Barbel from the Great Ouse. After a good deal of work John managed to lure his fish from the river in the waning days of the River season. A nice fish at 13lb 3ozs.

Local angler Ron Kyte fished Meadow lakes on two occasions recently for a couple of short evening sessions and found his bread flake baits taken by some pretty substantial Bream though his light tackle was taken apart by one of the larger resident carp in the big  lake. His Bream went five three and five one a couple of nice fish in a limited time span.

The Great Ouse
2nd March 2003

Water keeper John Barford has recently taken two cracking Chub from the clubs Ouse waters the 6lb 1oz and 6lb 8oz specimen fish both fell to John after a great deal of hard work. Despite his busy bailiffing schedule John did manage to get some fishing in and it certainly paid off.

The river season is almost at an end now so make the most of the last few days. If you do happen to contact a decent catch please let us Know. Don’t forget the specimen cup is up for grabs.
 

Any news you have, we can use on the web site so get those fingers dialling.
Michael on 01604 714080 or Richard 01604 762542.

The Great Ouse
FEBRUARY 23RD 2003

The fishing was not very good at Newton Blossomville on the river Great Ouse today there were no fish showing for those that made the journey from Northampton. There were two anglers at Turvey who looked as if they may be there for a while who had taken fish. None of the illusive  Barbel had been caught but both of the anglers had taken chub. One had taken two chub of about a pound each, the other had taken chub to 5lbs.

Meadow Lakes

Both the large and small lakes have been under ice for most of the last week which has meant that it has been unfishable. There is currently no access to vehicles at the moment since the field is sodden and needs to firm up a bit before the farmer will once more allow cars access.

The Grand Union Canal

The canal despite the boat traffic is fishing reasonably well in most areas, with reasonable bags of both Roach and Perch showing through out the water. There has been a certain amount of ice on the water lately though the fishing should gradually improve with the arrival of some warmer weather.
       THE RIVER GREAT OUSE
(TURVEY)

FEBRUARY 8TH 2003

Whilst walking around some of the clubs waters in the line of checking anglers permits, the Assistant Head Bailiff and I took the opportunity to take some photos of the Turvey stretch of the Great Ouse and chat to one or two of the Anglers we met. Despite the absolutely great conditions there were only four anglers on the water. They were having various measures of success. The river was high but the colour was perfect as we were told by those fortunate enough to be enjoying a days fishing.

Paul Oliver (a junior) from Turvey was able to tell us of the very impressive catches he had had from the water during this season which included a Chub which went to 7LB 2oz and a string of smaller fish which had taken his baits but his crowning glory was a Barbel of 14LB all of Paul's fish were taken on the same bait.

        Paul Hughes was the next angler we spoke to, he was fishing just above the top field at Turvey and the success Paul shared with us happened today. He dropped into one of the Island swims and was rewarded on his first cast by a Barbel of 12LB 8oz. Having landed the fish Paul went a wandering and settled in the swim where we found him. He had taken a Chub of 3LB from this swim too and to use Paul's words the Chub seem to be going nuts for some reason today. Indeed in the short time that we were with both of these anglers their rods were either dropping back or nodding away as the fish sampled their baits we were hoping for the illusive Barbel to show themselves but they knew we had a camera.  May be next time.
For Further details on club waters contact Richard or Michael on Useful Contacts

   
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LOCAL RIVER DEWATERED.
26TH JANUARY 2003
The River Nene in Northampton was as local people are aware almost completely dewatered. As a result of the Bedford Road Sluice gate becoming stuck in the open position, after being opened as a precautionary measure following heavy rainfall. Due to mechanical failure the Sluice gates remained open for the following week thus allowing the River to drain almost entirely damaging local fisheries controlled by the club. Most of the fish vanished along with the water but those left behind were snapped up by the gulls and cormorants which had a field day at the expense of local Angling Clubs.

Mr Darryl Moreby with his Canal catch.
   
Darryl of Hardingstone Northampton had a quiet mornings angling on the G.U.C. at Grafton Regis near Northampton though the conditions made it hard work the smile on Darryl's face says it all.

There were several matches held along the canal today details of these can be found on Match News
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      MEADOW LAKES
13TH JANUARY 2003

We have purchased a batch of small Bream for starters from Framlingham Fisheries. They were delivered on the 13th January and put in to the larger of the two lakes as can be seen from the photo's above in  the second photo 'Max' from Framlingham can be seen at the lake side in the process of delivering some of the fish to their new home. The other thing that people want is to see less weed in the lake. We are endeavouring to do something about that too in the next couple of months We are getting Dr Bruno Broughton to come in and treat the water to help control the spread of the Canadian Pond Weed. Thus we hope improving the angling.
                                                           Tight Lines
                                        The Committee of Northampton Nene.