Winter Maintainance work

[Ray]

Will members ensure they tell somebody in the Society if they see a section of the canal drained or nearly drained-especially if fish can be seen in distress.

[terry n]

looks like some work going to be carried out at the square pool and nip square lock this area is all fenced off

[Ray]

Please keep your eyes open to see if fish stocks affected.

[terry n]

will do but not likely to be passing in the next few days

[terry n]

Anyone find out about the work at square pool.I cant go as laid up on crutches

[Ray]

Ornamental Bridge & Tench Length will be drained next Wednesday March 10th comencing at 8.30a.m. with all fish moved-to Copperashouse hopefully.

[Hookit]

if any one is in the area when the fish are moved, a piccy or two would be nice, especially if that big mirror is still in tench legnth, it was 12 lb, 10 yrs ago. also chub were 3-4lb+
gonna try get over there myself , health permitting.

[rik eedles]

the length below lacy avenue was very nearly empty (again) today mon 8 th

[bites,are,uss]

now changed to 11th at 9am

[Ray]

The work will now be done as follows-subject to any other changes which may occur to the B.W.B. plan of work!
Ornamental Bridge will be lowered commencing around 12noon tomorrow Thursday with fish being moved when water level is the right depth(maybe about 2p.m.)
Tench length will then be lowered commencing around 9a.m. Friday with fish moved when water level right.
All fish to go to Coppershouse section lock 24-25

[Ray]

Both sections were dropped before 11a.m. today.
Electro fishing of Ornamental Bridge took place from around 3p.m. until 4.30p.m. and a few fish were moved to Nehesco/Cross Keys sections.About 10 Carp,1 Bream,1 Hybrid, a Couple of Tench and about 24 bits.
Tomorrow Friday Tench Length will be electro fished commencing around 11.30a.m.

[Hookit]

awsome ray, thx very much for that Orni Bridge info, such a shame, that used to be a real silver bagging section, will be interesting to know what secrets the tench legnth holds !!!

[Ray]

Tench length was electro fished in the morning of Friday.One member(President) was present for some of the time but had no containers to move the fish up so they were all put down into Library section.We think that both sections were lowered very quickly with a lot of fish goiing down through paddles before fish rescue attempted.Some Bream were present but not a lot else.

[A. GREENWOOD]

any decent pike moved and where please.

[Ray]

I think only one small Pike was moved from Ornamental Bridge-don't know about Tench lenght.I think most of the fish went down when paddles opened(fast probably) but BWB will not admit to that. Only 24 small fish in Ornamental would indicate that is what happened.