We have a steadily growing pile of items that have been left behind at Club waters. If you think you might have lost something please contact our Club Secretary Robin honsec@bsdas.org.uk 01279 461065 Please note that if items are not claimed they will be disposed of eventually.

Hi All With the summer holidays upon us we have a busy calendar on the Club's lakes over the next few weeks. MBL weed clearing continues on the Thursday Work Parties Sun 2 Aug - Wickham Hall club match Sat 8 Aug - Hall Farm Large Lake BreatheEasy charity match - call Tony to book on for a good cause Sun 9 Aug - Malcolm Barker club match Weds 12 Aug - Hall Farm Large Lake club match Sun 16 Aug - Hall Farm Large Lake club match Weds 19 Aug - Beggar's Hall club match Sat 22Aug -

The hot and sunny weather for the last few months has meant that the weed at MBL is back with a vengeance. As it has been on lots of other lakes. The Thursday Work Party were down at MBL today (despite the 30C temperatures) trying to get a few more of the swims fishable. As you can see from the photos this is going to take a while so the Thursday Work Party is likely to be down at MBL for the next few weeks. MBL will still be open for fishing during these Thursdays but plea

With yet another heat wave in full swing any grassed areas are now tinder dry. To avoid any risk of fires the Committee have decided with immediate effect that all gas stoves or similar that could pose a fire risk must not be used on Club waters. Please also be very careful with things like battery banks, vapes and mobile phones. Lithium Ion batteries do not like high temperatures and, if they are left in full sun, they could get dangerously hot. We will let you know when we

Hi All With 1 June we start a new Club year - hopefully you have all managed to renew one way or another. And with the new year comes a flurry of events including a couple not on the usual Wednesdays and Sundays. 1 June - New year and the MBL gate codes have changed 1 June - Hall Farm's small lake reopened Weds 10 June - Beggar's Hall match Tues 16 June - River Stort reopens Weds 17 June - Hall Farm's large lake match Sat 20 June - Hall Farm's small lake - The lake has a boo

Hi All As we come to the end of the 2025/26 season a few dates for your diaries: Now: A reminder that the close season is in effect so the River is closed. Now: Pike season has also closed. 1 April: The small lake at Hall Farm is also closed from and including 1 April until 1 June. 8 April: The Club's AGM. 21 May: Club presentation night at Hunter's Meet Hatfield Heath. 30/31 May: New Club memberships available in person at MBL. 1 June: The new Club year starts so you

With another year quickly passed by it is time for our AGM soon. Please keep an eye on your ClubMate emails as the Agenda will be circulated via email and we will also add a copy on this page This year's AGM is will be at Great Hadham Golf Club which has lots of parking (postcode SG10 6JE). The start will be at 8pm. Ahead of the AGM attached is our Newsletter with a quick round up of Club matters from the last year. Below is a link to download the newsletter. Your website b

After the last post's example of what not to do this one gives a bit more guidance as to what Club Rule 15 is all about: 15. Any angler fishing Society waters who is intentionally in pursuit of large carp, tench or pike should be in possession of a purpose made padded unhooking mat with a minimum size of 2 feet (60cm) x 3 feet (90cm) and a suitable sized landing net. Landing nets and unhooking mats must be ready before you start fishing. Fish must be weighed where caught

Sadly, it looks like some of our members are not reading the Club's Rules and the attached was tethered to a carp at Beggar's Hall. The Rules are there to protect our fish stocks and there is no excuse for not following them. Anyone found breaking these rules will be subject to disciplinary measures. This was attached to a 10lb common at Beggar's Hall Let's see how many Rules this rig broke: Braided hook link Braided leader Fixed / bolt rig Drop off lead sleeve so tightly j

It is time to make the most of the longer daylight hours and warmer (if wet) days as the close season will be on us soon. A reminder that the Stort (including Backwater) is a river so 14 March is your last day to be on the bank until the river season reopens on 16 June. The end of the river season is also the end the Club's pike season so 14 March is your last day for pike fishing on all Club waters until 1 October. Tight lines for the last couple of weeks.

Hi All The lakes should now be mostly ice free although a few patches were lingering around on Tuesday. A couple of other things: The MBL gate code has now changed. See your Club Book for the new number. Sunday 18th - Backwater booking cancelled - rescheuled for 8 Feb Sunday18th - Club match is on Hall Farm's large lake. Do keep an eye on the website's calendar.

Just before the weather gets too cold we have had a couple of fish deliveries for Wickham Hall and Malcom Barker Lake Malcom Barker Lake has had a good few small tench and chunky looking roach stocked. Wickham Hall has also had a tench (just a few as a trial), roach and ide stocked. The ide should be pretty quick growing and, with the chub stocked last year, should help give us some silver fish sport through the winter. Do let us know if you catch any of them over the next

The latest work party found a few bits and pieces that had been left behind: T-bar style Allen key / hex wrench Large tweezers Carp rod...

Hi All It is that time again with the nights drawing in and 1st October marking the start of the pike fishing season on our waters...

Just ahead of Tony's match for BreatheEasy here is one from the archives for the charity match held back in 2013 in favour of St Clare's...

For your second piece of history here is a copy of the Club's Membership Book from 1980 or so we guess. Many thanks John for the loan of...

A little something from the Club's Archives and Member's collections for you. This first one is an article from the Herts and Essex...

Apart from a final bit of tidying up the works at Wickham Hall to create a water level path are pretty much completed. There is now a...

Sadly, we seem to have a litter problem especially at Hall Farm. As well as simply making the fisheries look poor it poses a risk to...

Hi all Following Thursday's AGM please note the following rule changes were approved and are now in effect: We have clarified that Guest...