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Big match results

June 23, 2010 4:20 pm Published by martin read Comments Off

The club’s first £500 winners prize match was held last weekend on Bircliffe, the Bridge, the Kingfisher and the Gt.... View Article

June 23, 2010 11:40 am Published by martin read Comments Off

Baker’s was never known for big fish but all that is changing. This season, in addition to a number of... View Article

June 23, 2010 11:37 am Published by martin read Comments Off

This Spring the Environment Agency’s fish farm at Calverton in Nottinghamshire, which suppies fish to all over England in order... View Article

June 10, 2010 11:44 am Published by martin read Comments Off

The following story sounds unbelievable but is perfectly true. One of our members was fishing the Bridge Pond the other... View Article

May 19, 2010 2:31 pm Published by martin read Comments Off

This week members of the Kilnhurst and District AA committee spent a day looking like flour graders as they successfully... View Article

May 13, 2010 2:35 pm Published by martin read Comments Off

In June 2008 Staff from the Environment’s Calverton Fish Farm ‘borrowed’ nine crucian carp in order to use them as... View Article

May 9, 2010 11:45 am Published by martin read Comments Off

Earlier this year, and in response to angler’s requests, a decision was made to extend parking for anglers using the... View Article

March 27, 2010 2:39 pm Published by martin read Comments Off

A sure sign that Spring has arrived is the sight of hundreds of frogs and toads spawning in the ponds.... View Article

March 25, 2010 2:42 pm Published by martin read Comments Off

One of angling’s mysteries is what happens to all the big perch for 10 months of the year. It seems... View Article

March 9, 2010 2:46 pm Published by martin read Comments Off

An estimated 800lbs of fish have been stocked into the Gt. Pond following netting the Carp Pond, New Pond and... View Article