of St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK
Issue 19

September 2001 

    New Club Venue on River Ivel  *   For the latest on all our fisheries remember the hotline number is 01727 835904 (sorry it was unavailable during August - the machine suffered a hit from lightning)   *   EA work improves River Flit - see ' About our Fisheries' for more info  *

Welcome to the Verulam Angling Club web site.

In this issue:-

  • History of the VAC

  • About our fisheries

  • Subscription Details  - half season membership forms now available

  • Contacts

  • Events

  • Current Newsletter

  • Match Calendar 

  • Match Reports

  • Trout Fishing

  • Junior Section

  • Previous Issues

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    SOS - Support Our Sponsor

    A reminder that this site is now sponsored by Queensway Angling of Hemel Hempstead.

     

    Each month, Queensway Angling are offering special offers exclusively to VAC members. 

    'Get ready for Pike'

    The pike season's here and we have a good range of rods, general tackle, deadbaits, spinners and plugs.

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    Stockists of the quality Petzl Headlamps

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    Winter's on its way:

    1 and 2 piece waterproof and warm suits, bib & braces, gloves & hats.

    Boots:- Derri, Skeetex, Sundridge, Bivvy Boots & Sockettes

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    Boilies; frozen Solar - Club Mix, Red Herring, Whsiky, Grange Plum, Activ-8 & Assasin-8 all in stock.
    Remember, Queensway Angling offer a large range of major brands - just phone 01442 254 723 for a quote.

    Membership Hits 1000 !!

    The club is delighted to announce that for the second year running membership has passed the 1000 mark. This is taken as a reflection of the high quality of our waters and the amount of effort and cash the club puts into ensuring that members get value for money. If you're not a member but thinking of joining please note that from October we will be offering half price subscriptions. More details next month.

    Got something to say or had a good catch on club waters - then  just click to let us know.

    Want more fishing in Herts, Beds & Bucks?

       Explosion at Riverside

     

    The end of the August saw an explosion in the numbers of Crays at Riverside Rd. But the fisheries committee are not ones for just sitting around and have quickly responded.... 

    Krays

    Crayfish @ Riverside
    Not a problem at Riverside Big problem at Riverside

    A further 35 traps have been installed and are being emptied almost daily. Over a thousand Crayfish a week have been removed and numbers are already starting to fall. Traps have also been placed into the River Ver at the outfall from Riverside to prevent further Crayfish from entering our fishery.

     

    Please remember that we ask members not to touch or empty the traps otherwise it becomes difficult in tracking numbers. Any Crayfish caught should not be returned.

    River Ivel

    Sorry about the delay in issuing details on this new fishery. Completion of agreements with the controlling bodies has taken longer than anticipated. Should all be ready for October.

    Your contribution here?

    Any articles, photos and comments would be welcome. With a thousand members I'm sure some of you must be capable of producing some quality photos of fish from club waters. 

    Mark Marslin

    Here's young Mark Marslin with his 2nd place catch of 12lb 12oz in the recent Triangle match at Riverside. Unfortunately the older team members didn't do enough to stop Barnet from beating the VAC by six points.

    For the latest on VAC match results click here

    Send your submissions to:- kiddlesk@talk21.com

    To contact the Secretary by email 

    Just click here: jtrew@verulam-angling.demon.co.uk

     

    Match Bookings 

    Now being taken for Frogmore 2001

    Contact Tony Williams on 07966 389609

     

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