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Please send in your reports on our waters, all information can allow CALPAC to assess our waters
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Single permit for the River Arun at 'Swan Meadow' (Pulborough) These can be obtained from the Treasurer, John Bygrave. 419, Wickham Road, Croydon, CR0 8DP Tel 020 8777 9489.
Price £35.00 (no joining fee) valid from 16th June 2010 to 14th March 2011.
Also Day Tickets can be bought from The Corn Store (Swan Bridge) Tuesday through to Sunday during shop opening hours.
Mon - Closed
Tue - Fri - 9.30am - 4.30pm
Sat - 10.00am - 4.30pm
Sun - 11.00am - 4.30pm.
You MUST have a current EA rod licence before fishing any CALPAC venue.

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YALDING 1.
Day tickets are now available at Teapot Island, contact Mr or Mrs Blazye. Fishing allowed between dawn and dusk during the coarse fishing season. (15th June to 14th March)


Crayfish Trapping at Padworth
CALPAC now have given permission to Andrew Leech to trap crayfish on their Padworth stretch, if you see any traps please do not interfere with them as they are inspected on a daily basis.
Dave Blake, John Bygrave & MM-S went up to Padworth on Friday 16th April to meet up with Andrew, who went and laid out some traps. Within ONE hour his first trap had caught an American Signal Crayfish. At the same time as Andrew was laying his traps MM-S DB cut out a new path close to the fence, this was done for two reasons, 1) - to allow the vegetation to grow and to provide more cover for the wildlife and anglers.
2) - to keep the general public away from the river bank as it is inclined to collapse after heavy rain and a full flow situation.



Andrew Leech.

CALPAC A.G.M. Comments & Reports

PRESIDENTS ADDRESS – AGM 28 MARCH 2010

Good afternoon everybody welcome and thank you for taking the time to come to the Association’s Annual General meeting. I am sure you all have better ways of spending a Sunday afternoon but your support is greatly appreciated especially, I am sure, by those officers who of necessity have spent much time preparing reports for the meeting.

It seems that each year I and others express our disappointment at the apathy and lack interest of members generally by not attending these meetings and this afternoon is no exception.

Nonetheless, WE are here and clearly without our regular support the Association could not survive – so many thanks to all of us present today. Absent friends, please take note since it is your absence which risks the very future of the Association!!

Finally, rather than risk pre-empting what others may be planning to report, I will say no more and pass you back to our Chairman. Thank you.

General Secretary’s Report.

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, As usual I would like to thank all who have supported me this past year.
As I made mention in October minutes, I will be standing down after this AGM. – But as usual no one has come forward to replace me and as I have not got a definite date as to when I will be moving I will TEMPORARILY continue to fill the post of Hon Gen Sec but, you the Delegates and members MUST find a replacement as the other senior members of the committee are not willing to add this burden onto their already late retirement lifestyle. And another thing due to the nature of the CALPAC web site I have had my arm twisted and can continue to host the site as long as I have information to put on it – but if you know of somebody who is willing to continue to run the web site I will only be too happy to hand it over to them.
No more information about Yalding 2 marina has been made available. I have been on the web site but there seems to be held up for some reason or another
I am pleased to have Dave Blake as a Delegates minute writer as I’m having difficulty in keeping up due to continuing Arthritic problems.
As most of you are aware the Stew Pond desilting project is well on its way to becoming a reality and it requires the newly formed sub committee in Mark, Dave and Snowy to get the funding sorted.
This past season saw the withdrawal of the night permit for the Stew Pond due to unacceptable behaviour of loutish morons and to the removal of the CALPAC padlock (for the same reasons) which unfortunately is detrimental to the early morning CALPAC member angler who has to wait for the rangers to open up.
I have not planned for a newsletter this year but am willing to type it out and print it if someone else writes it.
We have produced a single permit for Pulborough and we don’t know how it has fared as the seller (Tidal Angling) has not been in contact and when enquiries have been made he has been away and the other shop operative hasn’t got a clue on the sale of these permits, now Mark has moved to Hastings he can perhaps chase this matter up.
Balls Green padlock saga is still continuing and should be sorted out but it wont stop the poaching going on as access via the bridle path is too easy, I have written to the farmer (by email) and his resources have to be applied to farming matters!!!
Assisted Mark during the summer months on ‘Crafty Carp’ exercises as well as work parties, hopefully this year we wont clash with the scouts at Manor Pond as they have already advised us on their scouting weekends. Met up with some of our members that I had been in email contact with, such as Dean Hawkins who proved to be invaluable on the Mole work party and has kept me up to date on a regular basis with all his excursions out in the countryside at our fisheries.
I handed over to Mark Andrews a long reach Stihl hedge trimmer which can be used for cutting down nettles and a McCullough hedge trimmer, both machines have been serviced and a 5 litre can of 2 stroke at 50:1. (With stabilising additive)
One of our biggest problems at the moment on our fisheries is the absence of CALPAC yellow signs. – We must advertise the fact that the fishery is a CALPAC one, this is a job that can be done any time not just during the close season.
Which brings up a mute point – there are few and far between, members who contact me direct or via other delegates/ committee members about the state of our fisheries and of the capture rate that they enjoy whilst putting their bums on the CALPAC bank. – CALPAC needs ALL the information to be able to ADVERTISE how good or bad each venue is, this is where the website comes into it’s own. With this information it can be disseminated and put into the fisheries report on the web site. I do get quite a number of enquiries from prospective members who have visited the site and in general I get the feeling that it is quite easily navigated and understandable but if any of you have constructive criticism please contact me and I will rectify the problem.
CALPACs’ internet presence is continuing to gather in new member as a large number of enquiries and memberships are through this medium, as of today we have had 54000 hits.
I can only hope that this season is better than the last and that we can get the 50 new members on top of what we had last season that John wants to balance our books.

Finally, thank you all once again for your support.

Hi Malcolm
 
I would just like to pass on my gratitude to all the committee members of CALPAC for continuing to run our club efficiently. I would also like to take this opportunity to appeal to all the club members, who for one reason or another decided not to attend yesterdays meeting.
 
We all have very busy lives and may be suffering financially in the current economic depression, but if we do not attempt to become pro-active in the running of our club, then the long term future of CALPAC will be under threat. I am aware that many people and I include myself in this, generally think that an organisation such as ours is run by a never ending team of well paid executives, having attended yesterdays meeting I realise now that our humble team are just like you and I. They work extremely hard with out financial reward and surely deserve better than 1 or 2 associate members turning up to an AGM.
 
I do hope that whoever takes the time to read this via the club website will in future support the club not just by financial renumeration; ie. Membership Fees, but give a little of their own time to ensure that CALPAC is still serving Anglers in another 140 years.
 
kind regards
 
Dean Hawkins.

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STOP PRESS

At the instructions of EPSOM & EWELL Borough Council all Night Permits for the STEW POND have been suspended as from 28th August 2009 until further notice as well as the CALPAC Car Park padlock will be removed from that date, entry by car will be at the discretion of the Rangers as to when they will open the car park (normally by 7.00 am). - This is due to anti social behaviour after dusk - not necessarily by anglers.


Please Note.

All our STILL Waters are now Cefas Certified as of 04/07/09

NEW WATER

CALPAC are pleased to announce that they have just acquired a stretch of the River Mole at Cobham (Members & Day Ticket)
The stretch runs from Cobham road bridge (A245) under the A3 for approximately a mile (left hand side with flow)

CALPAC Bailiff Recruitment.

CALPAC want to recruit three more bailiffs for our stretch of the GUC (between bridge 191 and 200 Yiewsley to Hayes) the work is voluntary but the bailiff will receive a percentage of each day ticket sold. day ticket books, warrant card are provided free if you are interested contact Mr John Bygrave 020 8777 9489
or
Malcolm Milford-Scott email: or tel 020 8645 6820

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Night Permits can be obtained for the following venues (MEMBERS ONLY) Padworth £35.00 Manor Pond £35.00
ONE Permit to cover two venues £50.00. Contact the Members Secretary Denise Wheeler 020 8660 2766 (Passport Photo Required)

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A visit from the EA bailiff? These photos were taken for the EA for their publicity brochure and CALPAC have been informed that the EA will be making many visits to their waters due to the high volume of poaching and fish theft taking place. don't forget £2500 fine and there is an increase in the fine if you are caught taking fish away from a venue under the NEW European Union Laws up to £5000 min.
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Update on Stew Pond de-silting project
The EA sent in a team of surveyors during January and they were hampered in more ways than one by the pond being frozen over to a depth of 5 cm which made it impossible to do the under water part of the survey. The banks and margins were finally surveyed and the team gave up as it was too impracticable to break the ice and guide the boat in a straight line so that the depths could be obtained in an exact grid pattern. After a few days of thawing the pond was ready to be surveyed by boat this was finally accomplished by 20th Jan and all the data collected (by a super duper GPS theodolite) was downloaded to the engineers department and with this information will be able to determine how much silt can be removed and where it can be moved to, to make new islands for the fish to have refuge and to break up the direct line of casting over the other side of the pond. On Friday 7th November Members of CALPAC accompanied the EA team to the Stew Pond to take digital photos and to take uptodate silt samples. The EA team consisted of two EA officers an EA engineer and a EA Laboratory Technician.
EA officer (Tom Cousins) discussing the old engineering documents with the EA Engineer, CALPAC Fisheries Officer (Mark Andrews) looking on.

EA officer (Tanya Houston) watches the EA Laboratory Technician taking samples.

More news from August 20th 2008 Junior Fishing Day.
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CALPAC & EA set up their marquees




Some of the participants

Coaches give advice

Some of the fish caught are put on display in this special aerated tank so that the participants can see a close up of some of the catches.

one of the many Bream caught during the day.

The coaches and EA reps There were 35 participants who were instructed and coached during the day all of whom thought it was a resounding success. Many thanks to MARK ANDREWS for organising this day and to all the coaches and angling representatives that were present, with of course, the EA who provided many of the goodies that were given away to the participants during the day. Also to the CALPAC members who were there supporting the event. -'Snowy' Winter, Mark Andrews, Lee Norman & Dave Blake =====================================================

Work Party Dates for: 2010

Stew Pond 25th April for a general tidy up, no major work planned
Manor Pond 2nd & 9th May at the Manor Pond carpark 9.30an for 10.00am start.
River Mole 2nd & 9th May at the Manor Pond carpark 9.30am for 10.00am start
Please bring with you rakes, scythes, pruning shears, loppers, and if you can heavy duty brush cutters (Mole bankside).
This season CALPAC want to hold the Invicta Shield match on the Mole if we can get enough swims cut and access points made this Spring. So please let this happen.
Snargate work party end of May contact Mark Andrews tel 07740986464

Hi Malcolm,

Just to let you know that I and a few of the lads will be working at Yalding 1, from 9am on Sunday 6th June, hopefully if you announce it on the website, we might get some help.

Tight lines Ray.





Tight Lines for the new season

Junior Fishing Days for season 2010/2011

29th July and 18th August 2010 (to be confirmed) contact Mark Andrews tel 077 4098 6464 or email: gadget-igs@hotmail.co.uk

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Junior Fishing Day @ the Stew Pond 29/07/09.

Tom E.... 13 yr With Bream


Luke S..... 13 yr With Tench





Many thanks to the organiser - Mark Andrews - the EA officers - Epsom & Ewell County side management - CALPAC Committee members & Bailiffs plus of course the Angling coaches who were giving invaluable lessons to all the youngsters who were present
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Many Thanks to all the Participants at the work parties this weekend 14/6/9.
The Mole @ Cobham: Dean Hawkins, Dave Jackson (Raynes Park) & MM-S.
Yalding 1: Southwark & Camberwell Ray Wilkinson, Ronnie Moore, Brian West, Bernard West, Roy West & Gary Johnson.

13/6/9.
Pulborough: Keith Bygrave, Mark Andrews & MM-S.
Yalding 2: Ray Wilkinson, Keith Bygrave, Mark Andrews & MM-S.
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Many Thanks to all the Participants at the work parties this weekend 7/6/9.
Padworth: Robin Ranger, Keith Hurd, Lee Roff, Phil Hawkins & MM-S.
Balls Green: Mervyn & Roy Pollard, Mark Andrews,Alphonsus Duffy & Brother.
Manor Pond: Eddie Hammond, Dale Aldridge,John Bygrave, Phil Oakeshott & Mark Andrews.
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Work Party to be held at YALDING 1 on Sunday 14 th June
Meet up outside the the 'Tea Pot' cafe at 9 am bailiff in charge Ray Wilkinson - bring normal gardening tools - shears, scythes, secateurs, rakes etc.
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Work Parties 2009

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Manor Pond
Work Party April 26th 2009


Dragging out a sawn off branch






Canoes on a work party date 150+ canoeist!!!


Revamped swim May 10th 2009

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Work party at the STEW POND
Sunday 17th May. 2009



One of THREE truck loads of wood removed from the pond



Dragging with a grappling hook for fishing lines


Pulling in snags with a grappling hook

Work party at the STEW POND
Sunday 24th May. 2009

Installation of signage

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Removal of redundant floating island anchors
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Clarification of rules at Stew Pond. There has been confusion regarding the use of bivvies and tents at Stew Pond. We have obtained a clear ruling from Epsom and Ewell Council that you are NOT allowed to erect any tent or bivvy at the Stew Pond. UMBRELLAS ONLY can be used as shelters & NO FIRES OF ANY DESCRIPTION ARE ALLOWED ON THIS VENUE. Bailiffs have been made aware of this.
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Stew Pond
Due to unruly members of the public, Day Ticket holders as well as Members are requested to report to the EPSOM RANGERS (01372 721977 / 01372 741191) any act of vandalism seen, as these miscreants are spoiling the venue for all. PLEASE PICK UP ALL LITTER AND DISPOSE OF IN THE BINS PROVIDED OR TAKE IT HOME AS EPSOM COUNCIL ARE SERIOUSLY THINKING OF CLOSING THE VENUE DUE TO LITTER LEFT BY ANGLERS / MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
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Keep Nets:
All Anglers, remember use of keep net is restricted to MATCHES only, see RULE 4 (Fisheries), Club Members books & Associate Members books. During the hot weather with low oxygen levels it is detrimental to keep any fish in keep nets, please be responsible and restrict the use of keep nets to club matches only - bailiffs will enforce this ruling by asking the offender to leave the fishery.

New Record Species Claim
We keep on getting members who tell us that they have caught specimen sized fish but they don't fill in a claim form so that it can go on record that they have the 'biggest'. So make sure that when you think you have caught a 'specimen' you get witnesses and photos with time date method used to catch the specimen and contact me or call John Bygrave 020 8777 9489 and ask for a form

See Gallery for Fish Theft Sign. Kind permission of British Waterways

Association News Letter.
If any member has any anecdotes that relate to any CALPAC venue / outing / match please contact the General Secretary malcolmmilfordscott@hotmail.com

Affiliated Club Members - If you have visited one of CALPAC,s fisheries on a club outing and would like to pose a comment. please email the General Secretary with your comment and it will be added to the appropriate fishery and noted at the Delegates Meeting.

Members Comments Page: see this page for the 'gruntled' and 'disgruntled' missives!

GPS
I have very kindly been given the translation from O/S location to GPS location by Colin DANN, many thanks Colin.
For Rota Bookings click here
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