OCTOBER - Emily Schneider 30 lb Old Lake common
Chris Ward 10-2
13lb 2 oz
roach catch
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27lb 14oz Gavin Raines
Christopher King 3
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Lee Norman 33-12 common
Luke Hazelwood
Barry Wilkinson's 31 lb Common
Connor Lucas tench
Ian Breslin Mencap
APRIL - Clive Elson 36 lb 8 oz Friar Tuck
Ian Joyce in action on Milton
Chris and Harry Ward
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Milton Lake 2018 scenic 3
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Milton Lake Scenic 2018
James Cameron
Milton Lake new 1
MAY - Gary Brown The Ghost 39 lb 2 oz
Josh Catford 33-15 Nemo
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Harry Ward 1
Barrie Spencer FB
Duncan Charman 12 lb
Laura Pain

Join the Club!

Bury Hill Angling Club continues to move towards membership, which is currently in a transitional period, which means that whilst membership evolves, we are for the foreseeable future continuing to offer visiting day anglers the opportunity to fish at Bury Hill simply by purchasing a day pass on the day they wish to fish, which are available from the onsite bailiff. A day pass allows visiting anglers to sample for themselves the quality of our fishing and to experience the beauty and tranquility of Bury Hill and its surroundings, whilst also providing the opportunity to join the Bury Hill Angling Club. See membership details below.

Day Membership

Membership is open to everyone (subject to availability) and entitles members to fish the Old Lake, Milton Lake and Bonds Lake daily throughout the year, except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, when the fishery is closed.

Membership is available for a small annual membership fee costing just £25 for Adults and £20 for Concessionary Anglers, with cheaper alternative memberships also available (see Day Membership Charges below). Membership also includes a number of special benefits, which includes reduced fishing charges, the use of a 3^rd rod when paying for a 2^nd rod (excludes juniors) and guaranteed membership renewal when applying to re-join (see Membership Benefits below). Members will then pay for their fishing each time they fish (see Fishing Charges below), benefitting from privileged membership rates.

Once our new website, online booking and electronic gate entry system becomes live, which is expected to be in the coming months, members will be able to book their fishing online, when they will receive a unique electronic passcode for the entry gate, giving members early access to the fishery. Alternatively, members will be able to telephone the office to book their fishing.

Day Membership Charges

Day Membership runs from the 1^st April to the 31^st March annually and offers a number of Membership Benefits as detailed below:

Adult – £25.00
Concessionary – £20.00 (Junior, Senior (65+) and Disabled Persons)
Predator – £15.00 (valid 1^st October to 14^th March inc)
Occasional – £10.00 (membership restricted to just 5 visits per year)

Day Membership Fishing Charges

In addition to the annual membership fee, members will pay for their fishing each time they fish (see fishing charges below).

Adult 1 Rod: £11.00
Adult 2 Rods: £16.00
Adults 3rd Rod: FOC

Concessionary 1 Rod: £9.00
Concessionary 2 Rods: £14.00
Concessionary 3rd Rod: FOC (excludes Juniors)

Membership Benefits

Members will benefit from the following privileges:

Reduced fishing charges saving £3 and £9 when using a 3^rd rod when purchasing a 2^nd rod ticket (excludes Juniors)
FREE 3^rd rod saving £6 when purchasing a 2^nd rod ticket (excludes Juniors)
Guaranteed membership renewal when re-joining
Online automated booking system and electronic gate entry system will become operational mid-summer 2018
Early entry from 6.30am once the electronic gate entry system becomes operational
Opportunity for Predator Members to fish into dark, until 21.00 (extra charge applicable)
Fewer anglers permitted onto the fishery
Major reduction in fishing matches

Further updates will be announced over the coming months as we move towards full membership.

Bury Hill Angling Club

As part of our move to full membership, we have transferred our membership schemes to a new ‘non profit-making company’ known as Bury Hill Angling Club. This includes Season Ticket Membership, Specimen Carp Membership and Day Membership. The reason for this change is so that we can run the Bury Hill Fisheries Estate along charitable lines, with the tax and income benefits helping us to fund future improvement works on the fisheries estate and new stocking.

As part of this move, you will see that the membership form includes a ‘Gift Aid’ declaration. This is totally voluntary and all ‘Gift Aid’ raised will go directly to helping fund the further improvements and stocking of the fishery. For members choosing to ‘Gift Aid’, there is no additional cost for UK tax payers as all monies are paid by HM Government.

FAQ

When will Day Membership start?
Day membership is already up and running, however there will be a transitional period during which day passes will be available until such time as membership is full.

Can anyone join?
Yes, membership is open to everyone, provided that they have some angling experience and the correct tackle, and if you don’t, we can offer competitively priced angling tuition to help you get started.

Which Lakes will I be able to fish?
Day Membership entitles you to fish the Old Lake, Milton Lake and Bonds Lake, whilst our Night Membership (Specimen Carp Membership) is subject to age and fishing experience, entitles you to fish Temple Lake and the Old Lake at night.

What is the cost of Membership?
The cost of annual day membership is just £25 for adults and £20 for concessionary anglers, with other membership options being available.

As a Day Member will I be able to night fish?
No, day membership only entitles you to fish the Old Lake, Bonds Lake and Milton Lake during the permitted daylight hours. If you want to night fish either the Old Lake or Temple Lake, you will need to apply for a Specimen Carp Membership which will entitle you to fish both day and night on the allotted lakes. However, Specimen Carp Membership is subject to age and experience.

I want to night fish but also occasionally fish the small lakes, do I have to join both memberships?
No, as a Specimen Carp Member you will be entitled to fish both Bonds and Milton Lakes, but only during permitted daylight hours.

I am a Junior/Senior/Disabled angler, do I get cheaper fishing?
Yes, Juniors, Seniors and Disabled Persons will only pay £20 for annual Concessionary Membership and thereafter pay a reduced priced fishing ticket (see fishing charges above).

What will it cost to fish?
Members automatically receive reduced fishing charges over that of a day membership pass, as an example members will save £3 on a two rod Adult ticket and £9 when using three rods. There will be similar reductions for Concessionary Members.

What will the opening times be?
Currently the fishery opens at 7am, however once the online booking and electronic gate entry systems are active, members will be able to enter the fishery from as early as 6.30am, leaving slightly later than current times.

Are there any special advantages for predator anglers?
Yes, we will be offering predator members the opportunity to purchase a special ‘twilight ticket’, which will allow them to fish through to 21.00 on a restricted basis.

Will boats still be available?
Yes, boats will continue to be available although boat numbers will be reduced to just 4 boats for members use only, which must be booked in advance.

Will the Tackle Shop and Café remain open?
Yes, the tackle shop will remain open, although this will be moved to a new temporary location selling a smaller range of tackle and bait. Whilst the café has now closed, we are offering a new hot and cold food service with delivery directly to your swim.

Will I be able to bring a fishing guest?
Yes, Day Members will be able to bring one fishing guest paying the applicable ‘Guest Fishing Fee’.

As a Member will I be guaranteed a continued membership place?
Yes, existing members will be given a guaranteed membership place..

Do I need to book my fishing in advance?
No, it is not necessary to book your fishing in advance, just turn up and purchase your fishing ticket on arrival from the shop, exactly as you do now. However, once the electronic booking system becomes operational, you will be able to book you ticket online and or by telephoning the fishery which will allow you to access the fishery before other anglers. Payment can be made by either credit card or cash on the day.

I live a considerable distance from Bury Hill and only fish once or twice a year, will I still have to pay a full day membership fee?
No, we offer an ‘Occasional Membership’, which is at a reduced Day Membership cost. Occasional Membership restricts the number of visits to just 5 per year and costs just £10.

Will the parking change?
No, the parking will remain exactly as it is currently, although we will be installing security cameras to the car park areas in due course in order to add to the sites overall security.

Should you wish to become a Day Member, please complete and return an application form with two passport photographs and your payment. Anyone wanting to pay by credit card, can call into the shop or telephone the office on (01306) 877540.

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM HERE

Latest Catches week ending 21/10/18

This weeks latest catches week ending 21/10/18

• Multiple catches of zander in mild weather
• Up to 14 fish per angler on small baits
• 78 lb of bream wins Old Lake contest
• Nine Old Lake carp to 18 lb in one session
• Bonds Lake still producing multiple catches
• Pictures of Nemo at new fishery record weight

FISHERY OPENING TIMES
The fishery currently opens for day ticket fishing at around 7.00am on weekdays; 6.30am weekends and Bank Holidays. Current closing time is approximately 6.30pm.

TACKLE & BAIT SHOP OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!
Open 7 days a week, 362 days a year, when you need it!

• PLEASE BE AWARE, ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ROD LICENCES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE TACKLE SHOP. THEY CAN BE OBTAINED FROM POST OFFICES AND ONLINE AT www.postoffice.co.uk/rod-fishing-licence

• The predator fishing season begins on October 1 and finishes on March 14.

THIS WEEK’S FISHING! (in brief)
Zander anglers are enjoying multiple catches in the mild weather that has marked the first month of the season.
Lake regular David Pocock has carried on where he left off last season, landing 14 zeds to 7 lb during a visit this week.
The Old Lake bream fishing has been back on track this week, after bright weather and clear water made the fishing a little more difficult.
It took 78 lb to win the Hackbridge AS match, and 50 lb was only enough to finish fourth.
Good numbers of Old Lake carp are being caught, one angler landing nine in a session, all of them commons, to 18 lb.
Bonds Lake is also still producing plenty of carp, eight fish to 11 lb on Robin Red pellets being one of the reported catches.
And pictures have been sent in of new fishery record carp Nemo at a heaviest ever weight of 46 lb 4 oz, captor Rob Winters’ sunny midweek first visit being made unforgettable when he captured Bury Hill’s biggest fish.
After a very warm, calm and sunny weekend, temperatures look set to return to closer to normal for the time of year this week, with an average high of 12 degrees C and a mixture of cloud and sunshine, but with little in the way of rain expected. Wednesday is the Full Moon, October’s being the Hunter’s Moon, bringing high pressure, lightish winds, mild days but chilly nights, especially towards the end of the week and into the weekend. Monday looks likely to have a high of 12 degrees, a bit of a drop after Sunday’s 17, but with lots of sunshine still, the sunniest day of the week, but with a cool start and finish, 7 overnight from Sunday and then 6 going into Tuesday. Tuesday is expected to be cloudy but a degree warmer, at 13, with 10 overnight into a cloudy Wednesday and 14, but dropping to 7 overnight into an even cloudier Thursday and just 10 by day, with 6 overnight into a Friday of 10 but with a bit more sunshine. But then the frosts look set to return, with 3 on Friday night into Saturday after the sunshine and just 8 by day on Saturday, 2 overnight into Sunday, then 8 again and 2 overnight into Monday, as a run of proper frosts takes over. Winds look set to be no more than moderate north-westerlies, becoming lighter as the week goes on, but then strengthening into the weekend.

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OLD BURY HILL LAKE – GENERAL & BOAT FISHING

Zander fishing is attracting good numbers of anglers, drawn by the chance of lots of takes, and the possibility of a specimen.
Many visitors are taking the opportunity to land their first one, and the more experienced anglers are honing their techniques to enjoy lots of action and multiple catches.
David Pocock, from Kingston, specialises in catching them, having landed double-figure fish from the lake, and ending last season with well over 100 fish to his name in six months.
His most recent visit produced 14 fish to 7 lb from peg 38, on sardine sections and small leger bombs.
Small pieces of roach, sardine, sprat, lamprey and smelt have also done well, the most important part being a light, resistance-free, single-hook rig and sensitive bite indication, some anglers resorting to floats or quivertips.
Also feeding well are the lake’s bream, the Hackbridge AS match being won with 78 lb of fish to 5 lb for John Swann, winner of last week’s Matchfishing-scene.co.uk contest, this time fishing feeder at peg 34.
Runner-up was Mark Hathway with 60 lb from peg 14, ahead of John Everiss with 58 lb from peg 38, and Dave Fyfield with 50 lb on pole, from peg 42.
Among the best carp catches reported was nine fish to 18 lb for new Specimen Carp Club member Cliff Creed, from Epsom, from peg 2.
Cliff fished a 48-hour session for 129 lb of carp, all nine of them commons, using Sticky Baits The Krill boilies.
Dan Fergusson was back for more action, this time landing two commons from peg 2, the biggest a new personal best of 20 lb 5 oz, on 18 mm NashBait Instant Action pop-ups.
And Connor Lucas caught the best looking fish, in the form of a distinctive, fully scaled mirror of 20 lb 9 oz, from peg 9 on a Mainline Pineapple & Banana boilie.

TEMPLE LAKE – CARP

Pictures have been sent in of last week’s new fishery record, Nemo at 46 lb 4 oz, landed by Rob Winters, from Worthing, at around midday.
Rob was fishing peg 9 on a very warm and sunny Wednesday, on a day session, beating the record set by Chris Spencer, who had the famous fish at 44 lb 11 oz in early May, from peg 1.

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PLEASE NOTE: LEAD CORE IS BANNED ON BOTH TEMPLE AND THE OLD LAKE. PLEASE SEE KEN IN THE SHOP FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

BONDS LAKE

Bonds has been in great form, as indicated by how popular it has been, often the first lake to fill up on warm weekend days.
One of the great attractions is how a variety of tactics work, meaning visitors can fish in a way that they enjoy and still catch plenty of fish.
Pole or feeder, straight lead or waggler, or pellet waggler up in the water with bait fired over the top all work well, and the fish keep on the move, giving lots of anglers a slice of the action.

Jason Nightingale, from Worcester Park, had eight carp to 11 lb from peg 7, on straight bomb and 8 mm Dynamite Robin Red pellets, loosefed and on the hook.

MILTON LAKE

Milton Lake is the place to head for if you want tench, bream, crucians and roach, along with a chance of a bonus carp, either on waggler with a running line, or pole close in or up against the lily pads, where fish can often be lined up with a little-and-often loosefeeding approach using small baits.