BODSA Blog

We'd like to thank Andy, Brian, Darrin, Erwan and Felipe for their help and hard work on the latest work party. We have reclaimed a lot of water from the willows and now have a really nice beat to fish.
We'd also like to thank Andy, Brian, Ewan, Mike, Erwan, Nigel and Darrin for their help on the previous work party.
Their names will be added to the draw for free membership at the next AGM for each time they have attended.

The next work party will be held on Saturday 25th of July. Please sign up via the Members Forum for details.

just to keep everyone up to date we are monitoring the river temperature on a daily basis and as soon as the temperature drops to a suitable level we will re-open and let everyone know the river is back open for fishing

We are looking to recruit additional Volunteer Bailiffs to help look after our waters. These are unpaid roles, and full training will be provided by the Angling Trust. If you're interested in supporting the club and protecting our fisheries, please get in touch via our website.

. Following careful consideration, the Committee have decided to close all waters until further notice. This decision has been reached because of the very hot weather and the consequent impact fishing might have on fish welfare.

The Committee appreciate this may come as disappointing news to members, particularly those who have joined us very recently. However, we feel it is the right thing to do in the circumstances.

The re-opening of waters is something we will be keeping under daily review and we thank you in anticipation of your support.

The online booking system for our Groves Farm beat has been disabled in light of this decision.

Due to the recent warm weather and the high water temperatures the committee have taken the decision to suspend day ticket sales for the next 7 days to protect the fish stocks in the river

A big thankyou to those members who participated at the 28th June work party. The next one will be held on Saturday 11th of July. Please sign up via the Members Forum for details.

Pleased to report that another salmon was caught in June from one of our members-only beats. Members can see details on our Catch Reports page.

A big thankyou to John Perrin, Andy Davies, Richard Smith, Ashley Fisk and Sam Dromgoole for their efforts at the 6th June work party. The next work party will be held on Sunday 28th of June as some members have expressed difficulty in attending on Saturdays. Please watch the Forum for details in due course.

A big thank you to the 3 members who joined Matt on a scorching day yesterday to clear the path and access points at Chicken Sheds. Brian Hughes, Keith Hancock and new member Carl Williams will all have their names entered into the end of year draw for free 2027 membership. We hope to see many more names added to the list over the coming months as Matt continues his battle to keep our beats accessible.

We're delighted to report the first salmon of the season. It was a beautiful 6/7lb fresh-run fish taken by Andy Davies from one of our members-only beats.

One of our members has spotted coarse anglers on the public stretch of the Dee at Farndon in the last couple of days. All anglers should know that the close season for coarse fish on rivers is from 15th March to 15th June inclusive.