2008 Annual news letter
Welcome to the 2008 news letter, a lot of
water has entered the lake since our last communication, all due to last years exceptionally
wet summer we all had to experience.
It certainly made for some difficult angling,
however there were still some exceptional catches made along the way. One of
the most memorable for me took place in the first match of the season, Lee
Burton turned in a master class to bag over 72lb of Rudd, Roach & Crucian
Carp winning the match by some considerable margin. In the world of king Carp, the
best report I had was a Mirror Carp which provided a personal best at 24lb for David C.
No doubt
there were many other anglers with PB’s or great days to remember.
An awful lot of hard work goes into the up
keep and development of the lake & park, as Chairman I would like to take
the opportunity to thank the management committee and permit holders for their
continued support over the past year. Your personal time and effort provided on
Saturday afternoons come rain or shine is what makes it all worthwhile, it is
so rewarding seeing the lake & park in such good condition for all our
visitors and permit holders to enjoy. So a big thank you to all.
Lastly a formal welcome to Maureen as our
new secretary, please join me in wishing Maureen every success in her new role
on the management committee.
Tight lines to all for the new season.
Andy Jackson
Chairman
Management Committe
Due to other commitments Simon & Sue
Crooke have decided to stand down from their positions as Secretary and
committee member after several years’ involvement. We don’t lose Simon’s
support completely as he will continue to hold a position on the management
committee. At this time it is appropriate that we thank Simon & Sue for their
support & input into the management of Feldale Lake
& park.
Taking the opportunity to introduce myself
as the new Secretary my intentions are to continue the development of Feldale
Lake & Park for the benefit of the local community, both anglers and
non-anglers alike. The area is a wonderful place for all to enjoy the angling,
wildlife and feeling of country life. Over the past years we have welcomed a
few lady anglers to our ranks and I would certainly like to encourage more to
participate.
Permit Prices
& Sales
Great news, there will be no price increase
for Permits in 2008 season. Our season Permit price works out at less than 9p
per day over the angling season and no commercial fishery can offer that kind
of value. Even the bait costs more.
Whether you have been a member for many
years or last year was your first, you will appreciate the quality of water
& angling that Feldale
Lake has to offer local
anglers. The lake has good stocks of most species,
there are the Roach, Rudd & Crucians for the match angler and King Carp for
the specimen hunter, all in tip top condition.
Season Permits will be available for
purchase at the Lake on Saturday 26th
& Sunday 27th April, 10am – 4pm. Also at the Coates Mayday fair
on Saturday 3rd May.
Charity Donations
Our selected charities / organisations for
2007 were the British heart foundation, Special care baby unit & Coates
Brownies. Through the kind generosity of all those that supported the
fishing matches or took part in the fun & games at Coates Mayday
fair a total sum of £375 has been awarded to these good causes, many thanks to
all for your support. Our chosen charity for 2008 is going to be Papworth Heart Hospital,
visitors and anglers of the lake have benefited over the years from the health
care provided at the hospital and we felt it would be nice to give something
back from the community.
Junior
Mid-week Aggregate Matches
We will once again run a series of mid-week
matches for the junior anglers. These take place on Thursday evenings
commencing 19th June for six weeks, draw at 5pm and fish 5.30 to
8.30pm. All juniors are welcome to join in please come along and have some fun,
whilst there is an opportunity to learn new angling skills. So that all have a
fair chance of taking the spoils a handicap system based on age will be
employed for the series, making for a level playing field. Each match will
carry a prize pool of £6 plus medals for first, second & third places. On
conclusion of the series points scored from each match will determine the
winner & runner-up with trophies being awarded.
Sponsorship for the series is provided by
P&L Motors (Proprietor Lee Burton).
Fishing
Matches
So as to maintain the spirit of angling and
the competition that anglers enjoy, not forgetting the post match discussion
“what did I do wrong” we’ll continue to run the weekend matches. The matches
are run with enjoyment in mind, there are no secret tactics or close shop, other
anglers will provide a warm welcome, helping with advise. So regardless of what
you believe your angling ability is please come along and have a go.
Feldale Lake Clothing
Move over M&S, Feldale Lake & Park
is branching out into the fashion business.
We have commissioned a range of clothing for
the fashion conscious angler, available in a range of sizes and colours.
Limited stocks will be on show & available during sale of permits, plus
orders can be taken. Items are competitively priced with just a small mark-up,
all proceeds going towards the 2008 charity collection.
Polo shirts - £12, Fleece tops - £15, Caps
- £9, Beanies - £7
I hope the new 2008-09 season will be a
great success for all our permit holders and visitors to the lake & park.
Just leaves me to thank you for your continued support and wish you all tight
lines.
Mrs Maureen Tuteckyj
Secretary - On behalf of the Management
Committee
14th April 08
|
2007 Annual news letter
Name change - It was felt at the AGM that Feldale Lake did
not truly represent the whole area as a place to come and enjoy with
friends & family. It was therefore voted that we should be known as
Feldale Lake and Park.
To promote the lake & park to the community please join us at the Coates May Day fete on Saturday 5th May.
Junior Representatives
- There are now two junior reps on the committee, they are Dominic
Tuteckyj for the under 12's and Thomas Pearson for the over 12's.
Dominic & Thomas will be seeking feedback from our junior members,
please give them your support with ideas and match attendance. We wish
Dominic & Thomas good luck in there new posts.
Toilet facilities -
The committee is pleased to announce that after a successful trial last
season we have now purchased our own toilet system. This will be open
to all users of the lake & park and will be cleaned on a regular
basis. Our objective is to encourage more people to use the
area.
Junior mid week matches
- After a very successful running of a mid week league for the juniors,
a repeat series will take place in 2007. A big thank you goes to Mr Lee
Burton for his donation of trophies and prizes.
Sponsors - We would
also like to thank Jacko's of Whittlesey for their sponsorship in the
season ticket book. If there are any other companies willing to place
an ad in the book please contact the secretary.
Adult matches -
Just to lay to rest some fears over the matches. We do not run a winner
takes all pool. Entry is £5 of which £3 goes to pools
payout and £2 to charity. Once the match starts a peg is chosen
at random by a member of the public we then divide the lake into 2 or 3
sections, in each section there will be winners &
runners up sharing the pool payout. So the lad in the next
peg who is bagging up may well be in a different section to you and you
could still run away as a section winner. Make 2007 the year you give
the matches a go its fun for all, nothing too serious and provides a
donation for a local charity. It also lets you meet other members over
a bacon butty and cuppa afterwards.
Please see match section for dates.
Rule change - After a successful trial of allowing two rods the committee has agreed to continue with this ruling.
The two rod usage will run from the 1st September to season
end. The rods must be under the anglers control at all times and
please respect adjacent anglers swim.
Carp fishing by junior anglers
- So as to give junior anglers over the age of 14 the opportunity
to fish for the specimen carp without an adult present a permit scheme
will be introduced. Anglers will need to demonstrate an understanding
for fish safety and have the required tackle for large carp. Please
register your interest when collecting your season ticket.
Lake water level -
After some heavy rains during the winter months, it is good to see the
lake back to a healthy water level. All bodes well for
some really good fishing when the new season begins.
Waste disposal - An issue where we are all being asked to make a contribution in our daily life.
With the increased pressure to keep costs down and recycle waste we
would make a plea for you to take waste bait packets, tins etc away and
place in your home bins.
Last season there where a couple of incidents of personal injury,
the discarding of tins is a dangerous practice for both angler &
wildlife. Inappropriate discarding of tins cannot be condoned, the
management team appeals to all, please be sensible and respect the
wonderful area which we all enjoy.
Well let's hope that the 2007 -08 season is a great success and that we
have the opportunity to welcome into our fold new members both young
and old.
Lastly please do join us for the matches, the chance to get in the frame with a trophy to remind you of the event.
Have a great season, tight lines to all & heres hoping for a 30lb carp in 2007.
Simon Crooke
Secretary - On behalf of the committee
12th March 07 |
| The Nature Reserve - As with all lakes there are areas that are not accessible
by boats or by anglers. At Feldale we are lucky to have two such
places.
The first is the area of reed beds next to peg 13 over
the years the committee has allowed this area to become over grown and thick
with reeds. When we cut back the reed beds in the main lake we left this area
for wildlife and I am glad to say that the coot’s moorhens and ducks have made
good use of it to nest. As can be seen by the proud mum of 6 ducklings that swim
round the lake clearing up our unused
bread.
This area has also been heavily used by the fish to spawn
this year and those fishing pegs 13 and 14 would have heard the commotion going
on over the past few weeks.
Then we have our designated reserve by pegs 19 and 20.
Again this area is used by the wildlife of Feldale to rest and as a safe
haven.
You may have noticed that this area has been dredged at
the front, this is due to the fact that last year with the low water and high
reed beds at the entrance the water in the reserve was getting stagnant. I have
noticed on my travels round the lake this year that the second of our breeding
ducks has used this area to keep her ducklings safe after losing several to
various reasons. This area is also a
haven for the carp and on a hot summers day many can be seen just sunning
themselves by the lily beds. If you are also lucky you will see now and again a
kingfisher which comes to the lake.
Due to this area being more open we have divided it from
the rest of the lake by using a rope and a sign. This affords the fish and
wildlife a save haven from the noise and confusion of the lake. Especially at
this time of year just after spawning we need to have somewhere for the fish to
go to relax.
So please could I ask all anglers and dog walkers to keep
out of these areas and in respect of the nature reserve by pegs 19 and 20 keep
at least a metre from the rope to allow the wildlife somewhere on the lake to
rest. By doing this we can keep our fish in excellent fighting condition and
keep these areas a tranquil part of the lake.
Simon Crooke
Secretary
20th June 06
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