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Summer League R3 - Tom King Trophy Tony Hillas was off to a flyer on peg 18 in the first hour and a half netting two slabs on the long pole in between a succession of silvers.  Sticking to the long pole Tony found a couple more bream and a 2lb bonus eel at the end saw him comfortably win the…

Summer League R2 - Martin Group Services Shield It was Jack Crystals first win in the senior division and he did it in style with a 12lb 3oz bag, just edging out Simon Allen by 2ozs.  Jack kept the skimmers coming on the tip from peg 14 which was just as well as he was on the bronze peg and…

Tuesday, June 30th  2020 Dear Member, Under section 5h of the Rules and Regulations of BCAA, the Senior Offices of the Association continue to take action and an update is given below: Angling to re- open on the full length of the Main Canal and Whalesborough Lake from 05:30 on Saturday 4th…

Summer League Round 1,  Monica Jones Cup, Sunday 21st June: For the record, 24 anglers fished the corresponding competition in 2017 and banked 58lbs 4ozs, 22 fished in 2018 banked 84lbs 8ozs, and 21 in 2019 banking 119lbs (inc 30lbs of carp).  This year, with 5 less anglers  the…

Match Day Arrangements If you are intending to fish any of the matches please abide by the following arrangements. Please adhere to the two meter social distancing. Draw Please ensure you have the correct entrance money (£10 senior, £2 junior).  There will be a collection bucket for entrants…

Tuesday, June 9th 2020 Dear Member, Under section 5h of the Rules and Regulations of BCAA, the Senior Offices of the Association continue to take action and an update is given below: Angling to Partially Open on the Main Canal from 05:30 on Monday 15th June With the relaxation of the social…

Tuesday, May 12th 2020 Dear Member, Under section 5h of the Rules and Regulations of BCAA, the Senior Offices of the Association continue to take action and an update is given below: Angling to Remain Closed on the Main Canal The Government has categorised angling as a permitted activity only if…

Tuesday, April 21st 2020 Dear Member, We continue find ourselves in a ‘lock down’ situation during the Corvid-19 outbreak.  The Government has made it clear that angling is not currently categorised a permitted exercise and travelling to go fishing is not allowable. Our fisheries therefore…

Dear Member, We find ourselves in unprecedented times as the country attempts to deal with the Corvid-19 outbreak.  Like many sporting organisations across the UK, we, the Angling Trust and Environment Agency are closely monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The Officers of the…

Winter League Round 9,  Sunday 8th March: Punched bread was the way to go as a large number of redfins were caught, for not a lot of weight!  Simon Allen managed to keep them feeding all day and won with 5lb 2ozs, Kevin Hill was not far behind wit 4lb 12ozs of silvers taken on the inside…

Winter League Round 8,  Sunday 23rd February: The Rodds Bridge and Open Corner sections were tried again, and whilst the fishing was not quite so good, everyone caught.  The top weights were all taken on punch bread, this included a 7lb 11oz common that took Mark Grattons weight above…

The Environment Agency stocked 1000 fish into the Main Canal today (500 roach and 500 Bream).  The Fish were all bread at the EA's fish farm in Calverton and were in A1 condition. You will see from the photos the bream are good 'skimmer' stamp. Hopeful these will dodge the…

Winter League Round 7,  Sunday 9th February: The high winds did not put 9 anglers off who were pleased to find some shelter at Rodds Bridge.  The section was pegged from Rodds Bridge (no.1) to roughly the mile post (no.9), with the higher numbers suffering the brunt of the wind. As the…

Winter League Round 6,  Sunday 12th January: It was decided to put the Basin and lower numbers in the draw to ensure everyone had some deep water to try and tempt a few fish in what was anticipated to be a hard match.  And it was with bread punch and pinkie the order of the day. After…

Winter League Round 4,  Sunday 24th November: With many of the 'big names' missing it was Ady Larkins who took full advantage, winning easily off the 'Wooden' Bonus Peg, which sadly only netted an additional £19.  Then gain, a win is a win.  BT found a few skimmers to bank 3lbs and…