Astwood Bank Angling Club Forum

It was very quiet on Tuesday 5th March, possibly due to some football match being played up north. Not that we could miss it, with the big screen on in the bar area! So my beloved, but currently woeful, Arsenal are the last British team in the Champions League this year. Who would have thought it??!...

All,
We now have a Facebook page for the club, where news will be posted and where you can post pics of your catches, reports of your visits to our waters and more. The page can be found at http://www.facebook.com/AstwoodbankAnglingClub

Enjoy!

Roger,
The lake and river were fishable yesterday (3rd Jan), although the river bank is very wet.

BTW if you are on Facebook, you might want to like the ABAC facebook page. More news will be posted on Facebook in future.

Cheers,
Stuart

Ben,
The barbel are throughout, but the pegs in the high teens through to the high 20s are noted barbel holding pegs.

Keep us updated on progress, and remember to join the ABAC facebook page and post a photo of your double!

Cheers,
Stuart

Anyone else been fishing Alve 2?

The best I have had this year is an 8-15 Mirror, which put up a good scrap.

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Nice work guys. That should do the trick!

Sorry I couldn't join you, but I am over in Nottingham most Mondays and didn't get back til late.

Cheers,
Stuart

Roy, Sorry to hear that you didnt catch at Alve 1. This hot then cool/wet weather has played havoc with the fish on most venues, with them spawning one week, then feeding, then switching off. You didnt say how you fished Alve 1, but to target the carp either fish down the margins to one side of you ...

I couldnt get there on Monday to help (was working to nearly 11pm), but had a walk around yesterday. The small lake looks good to fish, with nice open swims now. Thank you to those who did the work! It has certainly not put the carp off, as I saw a few (mainly small commons but 1 larger mirror) bask...

It might be raining outside, but we're short of water in our rivers and aquifers and much of the country are officially considered to be in drought. Rod Sturdy has posted an interesting article on the Fishing Magic website about this lack of water. http://www.fishingmagic.com/features/opinion/15932-...

All ABAC members, As an ABAC member and Angling Trust employee I have a great membership benefit for any ABAC members who join the Angling Trust on a subs night. ADULTS GIFT OFFER - Join the Angling Trust for the standard price of £25 (adults aged 22 years and older) and receive FREE of charge eithe...

Had a short session last Friday evening, fishing the river just as the light faded and had a cracking 12lb 5oz Barbel. It went off like a steam train and gave the new XT4000 baitrunner a good workout!!

And for those who are wondering, I didnt catch it on pellet!

Just in case you havent seen this, the Angling Trust have launched a website aimed at recording sightings of Cormorants. This data is being collected to help persuade government of the need for action to protect fisheries. So far the site has had over 14,000 reports! To report your sightings please ...

The Angling Trust will be at this weekend's Evesham Festival. As an employee of the Trust I will be on their stall this Saturday, so if you fancy a chat about fishing, what the Angling Trust does, Astwood Bank AC waters or anything else vaguely fishy then please stop by. As a little bonus, if you a...

Martyn,

Alve 2 is a hard pool. Although they can be caught if you keep at it and focus on smaller baits.