December 2002 News
27-12-2002
The next committee meeting will NOT take place on New Years Day - it will be on Monday 6th January, at the Hollins Inn, Waslden at 7:30 pm. Steve Griffiths the Fisheries Officer for B.W.B. will be attending this meeting.
The first open match of 2003 will be at Smithy Bridge on Saturday 11th January. Draw on the bank upto 8:30 am, fish 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. £12 'all in'.
The senior club championship is re-instated this year with 12 Sunday trophy matches held on our ponds, with trophy plus replica for the winner of each match. Start 4th May. Members only.
The Tuesday evening series starts on 17th June through to the final on Bank Holiday Monday 25th August. Members only.
The junior matches start on Saturday 17th may and run through to Saturday 6th September. Members only. Junior coaching starts on Sunday afternoons in March/April. Ring Denis for details.
Membership of Todmorden Angling Society is now available as follows.
Junior ( under 16
)
£5
Ladies £15
O.A.P.'s (over
65)
£15
Wheelchair/Limbless disabled
£15
Senior ( before 31/01/2003
) £30
Senior ( after
31/01/2003) £40 ( inc £10
entry fee)
This year as an experiment we are asking members for an additional optional £5 one-off payment with 100% of these payments being spent on additional stock fish during winter 2003-2004. All members who this £5 will be entered into a draw which will be drawn at the xmas match on 14th December with the prize at least a 5 year membership.
5 year memberships will be available next year to cover 2004 to 2008 inclusive at a cost of £150. This inflation proofs anybody who buys one. Please send your cheque to the ticket secretary prior to 31/01/04, if you wish to take advantage of this offer. Once paid you will be sent a new members ticket through the post each year.
Members please note the wires across our still waters are to prevent fish eating birds eating all our fish. Please fish between the wires and do not touch them.
20/12/2002
This years Grand Xmas Match went off very well indeed with 36 seniors and 9 juniors turning out on what was a very cold day, with a biting east wind. The match was pegged on Victoria Terrace, Shaw Wood, Woodhouse and Gasworks. Those pegged on Victoria Terrace and Shaw Wood fared a lot better than the Gasworks section with 14 out of 19 weighing in on Shaw Wood and only 4 out of 17 on Gasworks section.
Senior Result
The juniors fished on Copperashouse with young Ricky Barnes showing the seniors a thing or two by catching a 5lb Mirror Carp plus a big Perch for a 6lb 12oz total. The runner up caught just one small Perch for ¼oz.
Back at Hollins Inn all conpetitors tucked into Pie, Chips & Peas and at 3:00pm Christine McCafferty (M.P. for Calderdale) presented all the juniors trophies, and replicas, a special award of a book on fishes was awarded to junior angler Joel Doolan for most improved junior. After that the juniors collected their match prizes, and then all the senior match prizes were distributed.
Thanks go to the Hollins Inn, all the prize sponsors, the match peggers, and Christine McCafferty for presenting the junior trophies.
2003 membership tickets are now in all our outlets
at £30 new senior or senior renewal until 31/01/2003 after which a £10 joining
fee must be paid. Junior tickets are still £5. Ladies O.A.P.'s and
wheelchair/limbless disabled £15
This year there is an optional additional
charge of £5 ( for additional fish stocks ) all members who pay this will go
into a draw at next years xmas match for a large prize ( at least a 5 year
membership)
Current 5 year membership cards run out at the end of 2003, a new one is on offer for 2004 to 2008 at £150 to be paid by 31-01-2004
13/12/2002
By the time you read this our new membership cards will be in our tackle shop outlets for 2003- covering 1st January 2003 - 31st December 2003. This years subs run out on 31st December 2002. This means NO FISHING T.A.S. waters in 2003 until next years subs have been paid.
Subs for 2003:
Senior ( if bought before 31st January 2003)
£30
( if bought after 31st January 2003) £40 (
including £10 entry fee)
Junior ( under
16) £5
O.A.P. ( over
65)
£15
Lady £15
Wheelchair/Limbless
disabled £15
You may pay your subs at any of our tackle shop outlets.
If you see any Goosesanders on any of our waters please chase them off, they eat large quantities of coarse fish, and spend Novermber - February on inland lakes , canals, and rivers. This society has placed wires across most of our still waters in an attempt to deter these birds from landing. Please respect these wires we are trying to preserve our fish stocks. You can fish between the wires quite easily.
06/12/2002
This society has temporaily positioned wires (with hanging flags) across most of our ponds in an effort to preserve our fish stocks during the winter months. Large numbers of Goosanders (20+) have been seen feeding on the fish stocks in recent winters and these wires are to deter these birds from landing and therefore eating our fish! Please do not touch the wires. Fish between them, they will be removed in march 2003
B.W.B have given us a copy of their 'Winter Stoppages' book indicating work to be done during winter 2002-2003. The only work to be done on sections on which T.A.S. have the fishing rights are lock 25 (Crossleys) up to lock 30 (Square Pool) for new gates and general repairs, with work starting on 6th January 2003 and compleated by 14th February 2003. Members should keep a close watch on all sections of the canal to ensure fish are not lost as a result of maintenance works. Proof needed of any actual losses please, inform the club and take photos.
The Grand Xmas Match will be fished this comming Sunday 8th December. Members only. All ticket. Tickets can be bought from Fis'a'mania Sowerby Bridge, Tight Lines Shaw, Macks Burnley, and Rochdale Angling. Ticket price includes Pie Chips & Peas at the Hollins Inn Walsden after the match. Tickets £8 senior ( inc pool) , £4 junior. The match is draw at the Hollins Inn up to 9:00 am , fish 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Back at the Hollins Inn the food will be served form 1:30 pm. Junior trophies to be presented by Christine McCafferty M.P. for Calderdale at 3:00 pm. Prizes for the match will be distributed after the trophies about 3:45 pm. All entrants will receive a prize. Juniors will have their own section and a good day out is assured.