Deeping St James Angling Club

Category: Club News

  • Match Result – Sunday 5th September 2021

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    Second trip of the season to Float Fish Farm and what a difference 2 weeks can make to the weather ! It was a very warm and dry day with a very light breeze for the anglers on Phoenix Pool. The Pairs Cup was today’s competition with everyone fishing for an individual weight to then…

  • Match Result – Sunday 23rd August 2021

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    Float Fish Farm’s Wagtail Pool was the venue for a triple header event with a cool but light north westerly wind and heavy showers. The final of the Individual Knockout cup this year contested by Phil Price and Nathan Grech. The committee cup, for the highest paced committee member. As well as, the John Slack…

  • Match Result – Sunday 8th August 2021

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    It was the second visit of the year to Kingsland and the “Silvers” lake was the destination this time around. Warm sun, light showers, heavy rain, windy, calm, fair to say most weather conditions were witnessed. Whilst the lake is called silvers and there is an exceptional stock of Roach, Rudd, Bream, small Carp and…

  • Match Result – Sunday 18th July 2021

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    A very hot day at Decoy, Whittlesey on the Damson Lake with temperatures pushing 28 Degrees. The aerators were on and stayed on all day. Lots of fish were high in the water enjoying the warm upper layer. Fishing for the Newman Cup, donated by Cyril Newman who had a tackle shop on Lincoln Road…

  • Bream Stock Survey in the Lower Nene 2021

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    Jake Reeds from the Environment Agency explores the adult Bream over Wintering spots from Peterborough Centre through to Elton. Watch the very informative video here on DSJAC TV or On You Tube

  • Match Result – Sunday 4th July 2021

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    An evening session on the clubs own Horseshoe lake at Sibson for this week’s Club Day. Warm weather with heavy showers / Thunderstorms was the forecast. Whilst a fairly heavy shower briefly appeared, only distant rumblings of thunder could be heard.Taking full advantage of the fish in the upper layers, winners by a small margin…

  • Fish Refuge Inlet Channel Cleared

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    The Fish Refuge at Stibbington provides an ‘off flow’ haven for fish during Summer and Winter. The inlet channel from the Nene has a tendency to silt up over over a number of Winters and this encourages weed and reed growth further slowing the flow and blocking the channel. This year the management committee decided…

  • Why is the Welland so weedy in Summer?

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    The last few summers have seen weed clogging the Welland around Crowland and last week a number of Bream died in this stretch. What is the cause?The large amounts of weed and algae are a result of 4 factors coming togetherLong sunny days High water temperature Low water flow High levels of nutrients in the…

  • Fish Refuge Roadway Resurfaced

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    Just in time for the new 2021-22 river season the roadway at the refuge has been levelled and completely resurfaced.Recent Winter flooding had taken a toll on the roadway with many pot holes createdThe was originally roadway was laid in March 2016.A contractor with a digger  was used to level the roadway along its length…