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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Membership fees have changed for the first time in over ten years please look at membership renewals section for details.

CHARITY MATCHES

We will be running three Charity Matches open to anyone, details below : -

Saturday April 13th & Sunday April 14th on Mirehouse Top Pond, entry £20 limited to 30 anglers, pond split into two sections, you will fish each section, total weight over two days to decide winner.

Sunday 15th September total weight over to decide winner. 

Both matches are draw 08:00 fish 10:00 - 15:00 and are open to anyone to enter, club rules to be followed (two keepnets). If interested contact Mike Pattinson 07749727584

A Carp Charity Match entry £15 (all proceeds to charity there will be prizes) will be held on Saturday 4th May draw will be 07:00 fish 08:00 - 20:00,  limited to 14 anglers if interested contact Daniel Frankland on 07849693432

Following guidance from potential funders, our insurers and the Angling Trust we have had to develop a new document that give guidance on the expected behaviours of members.

This new document "Safeguarding young people and adults, at risk" is to ensure that all persons with appropriate authorisation/membership can enjoy Angling on Mirehouse Ponds.

As a member of Haig Angling Club it is your responsibility to make yourself aware of this document and it's requirements.

Also added to the home page is the current terms of reference for senior officials of the Club, this is to be updated following the AGM on 6th March to identify all members of the Club committee.

Management of Bottom Pond

Since the bottom pond has been reformed and stocked there has been concerns that the carp present are not growing very well, and several requests made for restocking.

In order to verify the viability of restocking an assessment has to be made on existing stocks, as there are no records available associated with previous stockings, other than the 238lb (14 carp) stocked in January 2020 a netting took place on 6th February 2024 to help estimate the mixed species stocking levels, allow the removal of silver fish, freeing up capacity helping to determine what introduction can be made.  This netting allowed over 600lb of silverfish to be removed and relocated. twenty eight carp were also caught see link on home page to pictures.

Management of top pond

In January 2023 we restocked the top pond at Mirehouse with 500 crucian carp over 6" and 500 tench from 4" to 6" from the Environment Agency's Calverton Fish Farm. 

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Then on 26th March 2023 we were able to secure  additional  stock bolstered with the aid of a grant from Cumbria Community Foundation (CCF). This grant allowed us to secure an order exceeding the limit for transport costs, securing additional tench. 

 

Sport and Leisure Fisheries, Shifnal, Shropshire delivered  1065 6" - 8" F1 Hybrid Carp, 321 4" - 6" Crucian Carp and 317 6" - 8" tench. All young fish with the potential to grow and give good sport for a number of years to come.

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Netting of the bottom pond 6th February 2024 produced over 900lb of fish which were caught sorted and graded, with 429lb of good silvers (roach to 1lb + and skimmers to 1.5lb) transferred to the top pond.

 

There are a few pictures in the gallery.

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