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06/06/22
NEW membership Enquiries – 2022

hello All

UPDATE:

the clubs membership secretary is in the process of sending out tickets to our renewals and to the new anglers from those who have NOT renewed. The waitlist is around 450-500 people strong (01/06/22). as places become available tickets will be offered out.

see below on how to be added to the waitlist.

to apply for membership to the ware angling club please hit the “contact us” button and leave your full details and that you wish to join the club/be placed on the waitlist.

currently there is a 1-2 year waitlist. when you contact us I will send your details to our membership secretary and copy you in this email for future reference.

you will be placed onto the waitlist.

each year in May renewals take place for existing members. following renewals we will be able to offer any remaining tickets to those on the waitlist in date order from application.

New member tickets are offered from about mid May to mid June and you will receive an email from “clubmate” offering you to join the club around this time. once you have paid, uploaded a photo and received a receipt. the membership secretary will confirm payment and send you the “official club tickets”.

if you are not offered a ticket during this time then unfortunately you will need to wait until a space becomes available to you in future seasons.

kind regards

Darren Nixon
Honorary General Secretary
Ware Angling club

14/03/21
NEW membership Enquiries – 2021

hello All

UPDATE:

the clubs membership secretary is in the process of sending out tickets to our renewals and to the new anglers from those who have NOT renewed.

see below on how to be added to the waitlist.

to apply for membership to the ware angling club please hit the “contact us” button and leave your full details and that you wish to join the club/be placed on the waitlist.

currently there is a 1-2 year waitlist. when you contact us I will send your details to our membership secretary and copy you in this email for future reference.

you will be placed onto the waitlist.

each year in May renewals take place for existing members. following renewals we will be able to offer any remaining tickets to those on the waitlist in date order from application.

New member tickets are offered from about mid May to mid June and you will receive an email from “clubmate” offering you to join the club around this time. once you have paid, uploaded a photo and received a receipt. the membership secretary will confirm payment and send you the “official club tickets“.

if you are not offered a ticket during this time then unfortunately you will need to wait until a space becomes available to you in future seasons.

kind regards

Darren Nixon
Honorary General Secretary
Ware Angling club

31/12/20
Club Update and Happy New Year Wishes

the Ware angling club website is an advertisement for the club, it is a point of contact for potential new members who can browse our waters, obtain details of membership costs. it is also for 3rd party interest who wish to contact us for general enquiries and for other clubs looking to rent our waters or speak to us regarding match enquiries etc.

we do not share internal club matters on the open website, we do however have social media for up to minute live updates on all of our waters. i will however give a brief overview of where we are as a club at this present time.

Roydon Marina, this venue is a residential/Hospitality site and is very strictly monitored by the local authorities. due to the nature of this venue whenever Roydon is placed into a tier whereby the residential/hospitality sections are affected it will close for fishing. all other venues are currently unaffected and we as a club are working to the guidelines set up by the angling trust which can be found on their website.

we hope you have enjoyed your fishing in 2020 and i hope that fishing has brought some relief from what has been a challenging year for all of us

we wish you all the best for 2021

Darren Nixon
Honorary General Secretary

06/07/20
2020/21 memberships

new memberships are now closed for the 2020/21 season

any new requests received will now be added to the waitlist

kind regards

Darren Nixon
Honorary General Secretary
Ware Angling Club

12/05/20
MEMBERS – WE CAN FISH AGAIN 13/05/20

members

ok here is the latest advice at 19:00 on 12/05/20. this advice is subject to change at any time due to the nature of the national situation on the virus and fishing in general.

NO Night fishing on ANY venue – (until further notice)

CLUB TICKETS – all members are to have their tickets already out ready for inspection. and they should be available to a bailiff to inspect 2m away from you. in a bag on a pole. or in a bag under a stone etc. I’m sure you can work something out.
(bailiffs should not have to wait for you to search your kit for your tickets)

we are going to be very active, vigilant and strict over this period of time. safety is paramount. and breaking the rules is not acceptable.

Pretty lake – open from 13/05/20. there are 20 swims only available. please read the 2 new signs at the venue regarding covid19. if there are no available swims. please leave site immediately and return on another day. take note on main board of closed swims.
Tumbling bay – open from 13/05/20. NO NIGHT FISHING. dawn to dusk only. please be careful at this lake as the water level is about 2 foot higher than usual and swims are affected. please read the 2 new signs at the lake entrance near the weirpool.
Timberlands – open from 13/05/20 – pre bookings by TEXT message only NOT calls. do not just turn up.
Roydon – the marina is still in lock down and have a meeting with the local council on Thursday to look at next steps. they are not against our return but we must wait until Friday for the updated position for this venue. DO NOT TURN UP AND FISH
TOWPATH – closed Season
RIVER STORT – closed season
Turnford Consortium – Open from 13/05/20. please read the full advice found on ware angling club and Slipe lane pits Facebook pages. NO NIGHT FISHING. dawn till dusk only.
Fishers Green – Open from 13/05/20. please read the full advice found on Facebook pages. NO NIGHT FISHING. dawn till dusk only.

GENERAL ADVICE
wear disposable gloves (and take away with you)
when using gates or padlocks
use hand sanitiser before and after using gates and padlocks
no keep nets
2m social distancing at all times
15m from next angler
no sharing of kit
no sharing of pegs
all general club rules apply

finally, take care and be safe. this virus is still a threat
enjoy your fishing

Darren Nixon
Honorary General Secretary
Ware Angling Clubng your update here…

12/05/20
CAN WE FISH AGAIN (members)? NOT YET

(CHECK HERE DAILY FOR ANY PROGRESS)

As you are all aware Fishing has been given the green light from Wednesday 13th May from the government. This is great news for all of us.

We will ensure our venues are back open at the earliest opportunity. We do however rent all of our waters (we do not own them) with different owners on various agreements. We will have to ensure we have their blessing which will require any required covid19 measures to be put in place.

we are making contact with our landlords to get our venues open as soon as we can. Some of these are on lockdown themselves currently and have been uncontactable during these times.

I am expecting each venue will be unique each requiring different considerations. Some may not want us back yet. This may be much easier for private fisheries/owned venues but for us it’s quite complex. And it’s unlikely to be a specific date/single solution for all venues.

This does NOT mean you can turn up to any ware angling venue from Wednesday onwards and fish. This could severely damage the clubs relationship with these venues going forward. this is illegal.

I can assure you that we are working on this. safety must remain as the highest priority along with assurances for the landlords, bailiffs and you the members.
Please remember also to renew you rod licences if you have not already. And consider joining the angling trust who have worked hard on our behalf to get angling reinstated.

We are all eager to get bank on the bank
We will keep you in the loop as we progress

Kind regards
Darren Nixon
Honorary General Secretary
Ware Angling Clubng your update here…

09/04/20
Corona Virus – Advice

Ware Angling Club has suspended all fishing activity in line with the government, NHS and Angling authority’s advice. we will of course be monitoring the situation like everyone else on a day to day basis. the waiting list is still open, renewals are still open also for existing members.

I would like to think that once the government start to relax the current lockdown that fishing would be one of the low risk activities that will be reinstated.

but until such time we will as a club continue to align ourselves with the Government, NHS and Angling authorities and continue the suspension until we are advised otherwise.

once we reach this stage we can then and only then start looking at the effects this has had on fishing in general, the club and its membership.

please stay safe everyone and focus on the key message at this time

STAY HOME, PROTECT THE NHS, SAVE LIVES!

kind regards

Darren Nixon
Honorary General Secretary
Ware Angling Club

08/05/19
New memberships

hello

There is a 1-2 year waiting list to join Ware Angling Club.

If you would like to be added to the waiting list please let me have your name address and a contact telephone number via the “contact us button” on the website

If you would like more details of the costs involved and the venues we have. Please visit – “prices” and “Venues” pages of this website

Existing members need to send in their renewals by 1st May annually, the club will then process the renewals and any new members by 1st June.

Postal application forms are sent to those from the waiting list.

Unfortunately places cannot be guaranteed but the club does try to accommodate all those from the list.

I look forward to hearing from you if you would like to be added to the waiting list, thank you for your interest

Kind Regards

Darren Nixon
Honorary Club Secretary
Ware Angling Club

01/02/17
Bulletin 36
Bulletin 36
January was a good month for Perch, Pike and Chub on the Towpath Fishery.
Ware town centre was and still is the place to be for Perch, Pike and Chub, Anglers fishing the Library car park section of the Navigation are catching big Perch up to 4lb 6oz and pike to 14lb 4oz, The large female Pike will start to gather along this section in numbers along with Jack Pike to spawn so good fishing can be had up until the end of the season, Please be very careful if you are lucky enough to catch one of the big Females as these are the future of our sport so return them as quickly as possible to the water.
Anglers fishing with lures along the Ware section are being rewarded with some nice Chub with the biggest going 5lb 4oz.
Broxbourne is fishing well for Chub and Perch, Anglers fishing the conkers section are catching some nice Chub on Wag and Mag or feeder technique using red maggot, One angler banked 5 Chub in a session ranging from 4lb 2oz up to 6lb 2oz.
Fishing the lower end of the Towpath fishery near Wharf Road produce a surprise for one angle, while Fishing for Chub on the feeder the anglers rod bent round and about 20 minuets latter he netted a 23lb Common Carp which fell for double red maggot.
Tight lines.
TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.
05/01/17
Bulletin 35
Bulletin 35
December was a fantastic month for Chub on the Towpath Fishery especially at Broxbourne.
Anglers fishing at Broxbourne were bagging up with Chub this month fishing the waggler with casters or red maggots. One angler managed 6 Chub all around the 6lb mark with one fish going a magnificent 7lb15oz.
Lots of anglers on the bank this month fishing for the Pike and Perch, Broxbourne was a good place to be for them with plenty of fish being caught during the last hour of light. Perch to 3lb8oz were caught on lures and Pike to 15lb7oz caught on dead baits.
Ware town centre was also a hot spot for Pike and Perch this month with Perch to 3lb2oz coming out on lures and Pike at 10lb, 11lb4oz and 12lb4oz being caught on dead baits and lures by the Library car park, Again like Broxbourne the best time to fish for the Pike and Perch was the last hour or so before dark.
Anglers fishing Feildes Weir for the Carp were rewarded with a nice 22lb Common fishing the boilie and also picked up some very nice Bream up to 12lb plus.
Tight lines.
Happy New Year
TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.
14/12/16
Bulletin 34
November was a good month for Perch, Chub and Roach on the Towpath Fishery.
Angler numbers were down along the Towpath Fishery during November but those that braved the cold and wet weather were rewarded with some excellent fishing. Those fishing Broxbourne were catching some good bags of Roach and small Chub fishing the waggler or stick float and using bread punch or red maggot.
Anglers fishing the last few hours of light targeting the big Perch and Pike were also being rewarded with Perch to over 3lb coming from the conkers section and Pike to just over 10lb along the Meadows. One angler fishing outside the Crown Pub caught 6 Pike between 3.00pm and 4.30pm sizes ranging from 2lb up to 7lb.
Anglers fishing the Navigation at Ware are catching Pike on lures up to 12lb and Chub to 4lb also Perch to 2lb.
Some good numbers of Bream are falling for Bread flake in Dobbs Weir with anglers catching them on the feeder, weighing up to 8lb.
Big Barbel are showing at Hertford with one angler banking a fantastic 15lb8oz fish along the Folly island section which fell for Luncheon meat.
Tight lines.
TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.
01/11/16
Bulletin 33
Bulletin 33
October was a good month for Perch on the Towpath Fishery with 3lb fish a plenty.
A number of matches were held at Broxbourne this month along the Conkers and Meadows sections. Edmonton and Tottenham AC fished their match early in the month with 12 anglers taking part. Top weight was 8lb which consisted of small Roach, 2nd was 6lb10oz which included a fantastic 3lb12oz Perch, the angler also lost a bigger Perch possibly 4lb plus, 3rd was 4lb3oz. The remaining anglers weighed in between 2lb15oz and 1lb2oz.
Ware AC fished their match on the Conkers on the 16th October, 9 anglers fished and all weighed in, top weight was 7lb7oz which included a very nice 2lb12oz Perch along with small silvers also losing 3 nice Chub, all caught using the Wag and Mag method fished to the far margin, 2ND was 3lb9oz fishing the pole and 3rd was 2lb12oz.
Large numbers of small Roach and Chublets are now gathering near the Crown at Broxbourne getting ready to push into the old Mill pool for the winter so don’t forget when it gets cold and tough on the Navigation give the old Mill pool a try.
A fantastic 6lb14oz Chub was caught using boilies on the section between Ware Lock and where the A10 crosses the Navigation by an unsuspecting Carp angler.
Tight lines. TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.
16/10/16
Bulletin 32

September was a good month for Perch and Chub along the Towpath Fishery.
Perch to just under 4lb have been caught along the section between Ware and Hardmead Lock by lure anglers. Big Chub are starting to show just below Ware Lock and Hardmead Lock and can be caught using the wag and mag technique. The big Chub are starting to gather along the conkers section at Broxbourne.
Bream to 8lb have been caught in Dobbs Weir this month falling for Bread flake or Sweetcorn, also Barbel to 9lb have been caught in the fast water of the weir on Halibut pellet.
Roach have been showing in numbers at Rye House opposite the speedway, anglers fishing the pole and using Bread punch or maggot had bags of Roach and Skimmers and the odd Bream.
Some good Tench to 5lb have been caught by Carp anglers above Hardmead Lock on Boilies.

Tight lines.
TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

16/10/16
Bulletin 31
August is traditionally a quiet time on the Towpath Fishery as lots of anglers are away on their holidays but those on the bank had some success, Anglers fishing Dobbs Weir have had good results fishing for Barbel. One angler banked an impressive 4 fish in one session in the fast water of the weir ranging from 3lb up to 12lb, all on Luncheon meat.
Anglers fishing above Hertford Lock have had great success catching Dace, Rudd and Roach on the whip using red maggot.
Carp are still coming out above Hardmead Lock. Some anglers are choosing to fish dog biscuit on the surface and are having some success while others are fishing on the bottom with boilies, also with success.
Big bags of Bream are being caught between the A414 bridge at Stanstead Abbotts and the October Hole with anglers mainly fishing the feeder using Bread or Sweetcorn.
Pike and Perch are being caught along the length of the Towpath Fishery, by the lure anglers with the biggest Perch going 2lb11oz this month and the biggest Pike going 15lb just below the Stanstead Abbotts Lock.
Tight lines.
TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF
09/08/16
Bulletin 30

Bulletin 30
July got of to a good start along the Towpath Fishery with reports of some excellent catches. Anglers fishing above Hertford Lock along the Dicker Mill section were rewarded with Dace, Bleak and some good Tench up to 3lb.
Dobbs Weir is still doing the business as anglers target the Chub and Bream. Chub to 8lb have been caught in the fast water this month fishing Halibut pellet on the tip. In the lower pool anglers fishing Maggot or Caster are enjoying good bags of small Roach and anglers fishing the feeder with Bread or Sweetcorn are bagging up with the Bream.
Good sport can be had just above the Carthagena Lock fishing the stick float with red Maggot as lots of small Chub and Roach are shoaling there, also some Tench have been caught.
Anglers fishing above Hardmead Lock are targeting the Carp on the surface with some success. One angler fishing dog biscuits on the surface banked 2 nice Mirror Carp with the biggest going 17lb8oz.
Please visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/towpathfishery and let us know where you are fishing and what you are catching, Tight lines.

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

04/07/16
Bulletin 29

Bulletin 29
Once again its open season on the Towpath Fishery and a great start it has been with good numbers of anglers on the bank and large Bream, Chub and Carp being caught.

Dobbs Weir has been the place of choice for many anglers seeking the big Bream and they were not disappoint. One angler fishing the lower pool and fishing the feeder, using liquidized bread and bread flake as a hook bait banked 4 Large Bream ranging from 7lb 8oz up to 8lb 9oz. Another angler fishing the same spot a day latter also fishing the feeder but this time using sweetcorn as bait banked 3 Bream with the biggest going 9lb 8oz. Carp are also making an appearance in Dobbs Weir and anglers are catching them on Bread or Boilies.

Big Chub are laying up in the fast water in Dobbs Weir and anglers are taking advantage of this. One angler fishing the stick float and using Bread as bait banked 2 fantastic Chub weighing in at 5lb12oz and 7lb.

Large numbers of small Dace, Bleak and Roach are shoaling above Hertford Lock and would make a great days fishing using a short pole or whip, A good number of large Carp have also been seen in the area above the Lock.

Day tickets remain the same this season at £4 Adult and £2 Concession.

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

05/03/16
Towpath Fishery update – Bulletin 27 & 28
the towpath fishing bulletins are in the photo gallery and on the facebook pages
06/01/16
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 25 & 26
the towpath fishing bulletins are in the photo gallery and on the club facebook pages
05/11/15
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 24

Bulletin 24

October was a very good month for Perch on the Towpath Fishery, Perch to 3lb 3oz were being caught at Broxbourne along the meadows section and good numbers along the Conkers mainly on Lobworms or red maggots, Lots of Perch were also being caught above Dobbs Weir Lock in front of the Café up to 2lb 4oz, Perch to 3lb 1oz were caught at Rye House on Lobworm.

Pike fishing got under way this month with good numbers of Pike being caught at Ware using the Drop shotting method with Lobworms, Fields Weir produced some good pike which fell for dead baits largest 15lb, Lots of small Pike were caught right along the fishery mainly on lures.

Large numbers of Roach, Perch and Bleak were shoaling up above Dobbs Weir Lock along with the odd good Chub and Trout with anglers making the most of it and catching some big bags mainly on the red maggot,

At the very upper limit of the fishery on the Folly Island in Hertford one lucky angler banked a stunning 13lb Barbel which fell for a piece of Luncheon meat.

Good bags of Roach have been caught along the Conkers at Broxbourne also on the picnic site at Dobbs Weir opposite the caravan and camping site mainly on Bread punch.

11/10/15
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 22

Bulletin 23

September has always been a good month for Roach along the Towpath Fishery. Anglers fishing above Carthagena Lock were rewarded with some good bags of Roach. One angler managed to bag over 20lb of Roach with some of them weighing in at over a pound all caught on bread punch or red Maggot.

Lots of Perch are also being caught this month on lures or red maggots with fish to over 3lb coming from Broxbourne and Rye House. Pike are also being caught from most stretches of the Navigation on lures.

Dobbs Weir produced 2 Barbel, one at 2lb and one at 12lb, both caught from the fast water on Halibut Pellet. Chub are also coming from Dobbs Weir up to 4lb.

A club match was fished along the Conkers and the Meadows sections at Broxbourne this month, 14 anglers fished and all weighed in. 1st place was 15lb 3oz, 2nd was 13lb 15oz and 3rd was 11lb 14oz. Most of the anglers managed around 7lb to 8lb of fish which consisted of Roach and Perch. Some of the fish caught included Perch to 3lb 3oz, a Common Carp at 4lb and chub to 5lb 12oz. Most anglers fished the pole using red Maggot or Worm.

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

Lysander Lake

Ware Angling Club as from 1st June 2015 are in partnership with Verulam AC in sharing the Lysander lake on the complex.

This is the 28 peg match lake on the Lysander Park fisheries complex..
The lake holds good numbers of carp to over 15lb with 4-5lb being typical. There are also a number of very big bream to over 9lb, some colourful golden ide plus the usual roach, rudd and perch.
It is known as a match type lake but is recognised as a good general fishery.

Ware Angling Club Fishery Rules apply (See Handbook)
Members are only allowed to fish with one rod. NO keepnets are allowed except in authorised matches.
NO night fishing

Open All Year!

04/03/15
River Lea Catchment Partnership


The River Lea and its tributaries – the Mimram, Beane, Ash, Rib, Quin and Stort – drain over 1000 km2 of south-east England. These rivers include rare and precious chalk streams, canals and navigations, and urban watercourses. To find out more about the rivers, the catchment partnerships, and to view the catchment plans, please navigate to their website using the link below

http://www.riverleacatchment.org.uk/

04/03/15
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 19

Bulletin 19
Febuary was a good month for Chub along the Towpath Fishery with catches coming from most stretches. The Conkers section at Broxbourne saw the most Chub caught with one angler banking 6 fish in a session which included 2 fish at 5lb7oz and the biggest going 6lb12oz, all caught on the Wag and Mag method. Anglers fishing Dobbs Weir opted to fish the tip using Bread and managed to catch Chub to 5lb2oz along with Trout, Chub were also coming out on the tip just below Dobbs Weir Lock.

The Mill Pool at Broxbourne has been fishing well for Pike this month with one angler stopping for a short 2hour session and banking 3 fish of 9lb, 10lb 4oz and 12lb all on Smelt.  Dobbs Weir also produced a nice 12lb Pike which fell for a piece of Lamprey.

Anglers fishing for Carp this month have done well with fish coming from Ware and Dobbs Weir, 2 fully scaled mirrors were caught just above Ware Lock on a white popup Boilie weighing in at 7lb and 13lb and in Dobbs Weir after a bit of a battle a fantastic 20lb 4oz Common Carp was landed.

Bream have been hard to find this month but one lucky angler managed to locate them about 100 yards below the A414 bridge at Stanstead Abbotts, he managed to catch 5 Bream with the biggest going 5lb all caught fishing the float and using Bread.

Perch have been very elusive this month but those angler fishing for them have been rewarded with some nice Perch, Ware town centre was a good venue with Perch to 3lb+ coming out.

With the river fishing season coming to an end next month time is short so grab your fishing gear hit the banks and try and catch that PB.

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

02/02/15
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 18


Bulletin 18

January is traditionally a slow month on the Towpath Fishery last year it was the rain but now with the cold weather and fish shoaling up tight in places, fishing becomes difficult.  Anglers that have braved the cold have been rewarded with some good catches.

Trout have featured a lot this month with many being caught on Lures and dead baits from the Dobbs Weir area and above Stanstead Abbotts Lock.

Some nice Chub have been caught this month on the conkers stretch at Broxbourne using the Wag and Mag technique, also anglers targeting Carp fishing with Boilies have caught Chub, one angler above Stanstead Lock landed one of  5lb Chub on a single white Popup Boilie.

An angler fishing for Carp above Ware Lock was rewarded with a nice 10lb Ghost Carp this month using a single pink Popup.

Large Perch have been hard to find this month but one lucky angler was rewarded with a nice 3lb fish caught at first light along the Ware town centre stretch.

Roach are still plentiful in the Mill Pool at Broxbourne  fishing with Maggot or Bread Punch.

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

31/01/15
Towpath Taskforce
Come and help brighten up Stanstead Lock with a litter pick and trim of the vegetation to brush off the winter cobwebs, see details below….
02/01/15
Happy New Year – 2015


we hope that 2015 will be filled with happiness,  good health and plenty of good captures!

A happy New Year to all of the Club Members, Website and Facebook visitors from Ware Angling Club

02/01/15
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 17

Bulletin 17
As we moved into December the weather started to get a lot colder and the fish started to shoal up and became hard to find particularly, Roach. One of the best places to find large shoals of Roach is at Broxbourne’s Old Mill Pool where anglers throughout December managed to bag some good numbers on the pole fishing Bread Punch, Maggot or Casters. Roach can also be found on the Navigation by the Dobbs Weir Café.

The Conkers strech at Broxbourne produced some good Chub this month with one angler bagging 5 Chub upto 4lb fishing Bread Flake on the tip.

Trout featured heavily this month in and around the Dobbs Weir area with anglers catching them on lures and also Bread.

Pike were making apperances along the Towpath Fishery this month with a nice 13lb fish coming from the Old Mill Pool at Broxbourne and another 13lb fish from above Stanstead Abbotts Lock on a lure.

Anglers fishing along the Ware town streach of the Navightion were catching some nice Perch on lures as the light was fading biggest, around 3lb.

Carp are being caught along the stretch between Hertford and Ware up to 20lb,
One angler whilst fishing for the Carp landed a suprize Chub weighing in at 6lb10oz caught on a boilie.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL AND GOOD FISHING

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

20/12/14
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
Members are asked to submit any photographs a maximum of three, taken between 18th December 2014 and 1st March 2015 on any Ware Angling Club venues. These picture will  be viewed by a panel and a winner selected, this competition is to encourage more photographs of the clubs venues and catches to be available for display on our website.
If you would like to enter the competition it is for members only, please send your picture(s) remember a maximum of three, to wareanglingclub@yahoo.co.uk, giving your name, membership number and the location of the photograph.
There will be a prize for the selected winning photograph.
Suitable photographs will also be added to the clubs website. 
09/12/14
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 16
Bulletin 16
November saw a number of matches take place along the Towpath Fishery, Lee Division fished Rye House, 7 anglers fished and they all managed to catch manly Perch, Roach and a Trout.
Hemmel Street Social Club fished along the lock cut above Dobbs Weir Lock by the café, 7 members fished and manly Perch were caught with the top weight coming from nearest the lock gates.
Large numbers of good size Perch have been showing at Stanstead Abbotts with one angler managing  to bag 6 fish ranging from 2lb3oz up to 2lb9oz, Also a nice Perch weighing in at 3lb7oz was fooled by a lure below Hardmead Lock.
Some cracking Tench weighing in at 6lb and 7lb have fallen to the wag and mag tactics along the conkers stretch at Broxbourne this month along with some good size Chub.
Dobbs Weir was the place to be for one lucky angler this month, whilst fishing a large Halibut pellet in the upper part of the weir he was rewarded with a fantastic 15lb Barbel.
Dobbs Weir also played host to another fantastic fish this time a 7lb14oz Brown Trout cock fish which was caught on a piece of bread flake.
Good numbers of Pike are coming out along the Towpath Fishery on lures and dead baits with the biggest pike coming from above Stanstead Abbots Lock which weighed in at 13lb.
TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.
08/11/14
Check, Clean & Dry
Latest advice from the EA: please Check, Clean & Dry your fishing equipment (especially your nets) every time you go fishing to help stop the spread of invasive species
08/11/14
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 15

Bulletin 15
October saw lots of Perch, Roach and Gudgeon caught along the Towpath Fishery. Hot spots for the Gudgeon were Dobbs Weir and the picnic area below Dobbs Weir where good bags of Roach were also being caught on red maggot and casters.
Some good size Chub started to show themselves this month with a 5lb3oz fish falling to a peace of bread flake on the tip just below Dobbs Weir Lock and also Chub to just over 5lb coming from the conkers stretch at Broxbourne.
Predator anglers are once more on the bank fishing for the Pike and Perch, Those fishing the weir pools had sucsses with Perch to 2lb8oz coming from Dobbs Weir on the lure and pike to 16lb from Fieldes Weir on dead baits. Some nice size Perch also being caught at Broxbourne by the Crown Pub with one angler landing a fantastic 4lb fish on sprats.
Carp are being caught in numbers right along the navigation, At Hertford one angler fishing with luncheon meat landed a nice 22lb mirror and a 10lb common, further down from Hertford another angler managed to bank 3 carp ranging from 12lb upto 18lb with one of them being a nice ghost carp
The section just above Dobbs Weir has also produced some big carp biggest reported at 26lb.
Some matches were held this month on the Towpath Fishery one behind the pub at Dobbs Weir 6 anglers fished and the top weight was 5lb7oz of Roach, Perch and Gudgeon.

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

06/10/14
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 14

Bulletin 14
September saw lots of small Perch and Gudgeon being caught, mainly in and around the Dobbs Weir area, in general there seems to be lots of Gudgeon around this season up and down the Towpath Fishery.
Some nice Bream and Carp are being caught from the picnic area below Dobbs Weir, with one angler catching 3 Common Carp up to 20lb12oz, 5 Bream, some small Chub and Perch during a weekend session.

Dobbs Weir itself is fishing ok with one angler banking a nice 10lb Barbel from the fast water in the upper weir on luncheon meat, he then went on to fish the lower pool for Bream with no joy but when retrieving a small Roach a large Pike managed to attach itself to it and the Pike was successfully landed and weighed in at 12lb.

Pike are now becoming very active along the navigation with many anglers having small Roach and Gudgeon snatched from their hooks so with October arriving it might be time to dust down the pike gear.

A fantastic 32lb Mirror Carp was caught on the navigation at Hertford this month, on a lump of luncheon meat

A lure fishing angler was surprised at Stanstead Abbotts when a 6lb6oz Trout grabbed his lure instead of his intended quarry the Perch.

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

02/10/14
NEW FACEBOOK PAGE

02/10/14

Please be aware that a new FACEBOOK page on Social Media for Ware Angling Club has been created and is once again supervised by elected members of the Club.  The New FACEBOOK Page is called “Ware Angling Club – Coarse Fishing”.

However the old page is still live on the internet. Therefore any content, comments or photographs posted on the OLD  site, that have previously been controlled, is no longer possible.

The removal of our club supervisors/administrators has been done without the Clubs permission by the Member who created the account on behalf of the club and at that time was a serving member of the Committee. He was a recognised manager of the FACEBOOK page when it was created.

A report has been sent to FACEBOOK head office notifying them of this situation.

The FACEBOOK page has certainly been an excellent way in which the club can keep members regularly updated on events, catches and such like and had a great number of followers. so please come along to the new site and follow the news and reports

Unfortunately there is no way that members or users of the OLD page can be informed of this sad event until the next newsletter is published.

Regards The Committee for Ware Angling Club 

24/09/14
FACEBOOK – “Club Members Please be Aware”

Please be aware that the management of the FACEBOOK page on Social Media for Ware Angling Club is no longer supervised by any elected members of the Committee. Therefore any content, comments or photographs posted on the site, that have previously been controlled, is no longer possible.
The removal of these supervisors/administrators has been done without the Clubs permission by the Member who created the account on behalf of the club and at that time was a serving member of the Committee. He was a recognised manager of the FACEBOOK page when it was created.
A report will be sent to FACEBOOK head office notifying them of this situation.
The FACEBOOK page has certainly been an excellent way in which the club can keep members regularly updated on events, catches and such like and had a great number of followers.
The management team will look at the best way to create a NEW FACEBOOK  entry representing the Ware Angling Club.
Unfortunately there is no way that members or users of the page can be informed of this sad event until the next newsletter is published.

Regards The Committee for Ware Angling Club

19/09/14
Bulletin 13

Bulletin 13

August started hot and sunny with plenty of anglers on the bank, Carp featured heavily this month on the Towpath Fishery, with the hot weather they were on the top and anglers were taking advantage with some nice commons, the biggest, 21lb coming from the Hardmead Lock area, also from below Dobbs Weir in the picnic area, 2 commons, a 12lb and one of 11lb were caught. Between Hertford and Ware carp to 29lb have been caught.

Dobbs Weir has been producing some big Bream this month with one angler catching 3 Bream in one session 6lb,7lb and a magnificent 12lb4oz specimen all on the tip with double red maggot. Barbel to 11lb are coming from the fast water mainly on halibut pellets, Bream also coming from below the weir on the picnic site to 8lb along with plenty of Perch up to 2lb.
Roach are being caught on elderberry above Carthagena Lock on the pole also at Rye House.

Bream are showing in big numbers by the A414 Bridge at Stanstead Abbotts with some anglers achieving big bags on the tip fishing red maggot or sweetcorn.

September can be an excellent month for fishing the River Lea Navigation give it a go.

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

04/08/14
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 12

Bulletin 12

Edmonton and Tottenham fished a match at Rye House at the start of July, a total of 9 anglers fished and they all weighed in, first place was won with 43lb which was mainly Bream, total weight from all 9 anglers was 88lb, Hertford A.C also fished a match at Rye House only 5 fished top weight was 3lb4oz with a total weight from all anglers of 11lb.

Bream are showing mainly at Stanstead Abbotts above the Lock and by the A414 bridge with many anglers catching good bags on mainly sweetcorn or dead red maggots, I had reports of one angler bagging over 130lb of Bream by the bridge and another above Stanstead Lock bagging 60lb of Bream.

Carp are being caught off the top above and below Hardmead Lock to around 18lb.

Small Barbel are being caught from the upper part of Dobbs Weir in the fast water on pellet or luncheon meat while some nice Tench are coming from the lower pool up to 7lb on sweetcorn or worm.

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

29/06/14
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 11

Bulletin 11

It is open season on the Towpath Fishery for 2014/15 and it has started with bright sunny days and already there are plenty of anglers on the bank of the fishery

On Monday 16th June Dobbs Weir was the place to be with some good fish coming out, including two Mirror Carp weighing in at 17lb and 19lb, both were caught on boilies in the lower pool of the weir. Bream were also making an appearance being caught on the tip with bread flake, the best fish was caught in the upper pool, a 6lb8oz Chub taken off the top with bread crust.

Later on in the week Bream were being caught by the A414 road bridge at Stanstead Abbotts, on the tip using red maggots, also above Stanstead Lock on the broad water.

On Thursday 19th June, a junior fishing match was held on the Dicker Mill section of the Towpath Fishery at Hertford, organised by the Herts County Action Group, 40 young anglers fished and 90% managed to catch. Top weight was a single Mirror Carp tipping the scales at 13lb 6oz, Second place was a bag full of Roach and Dace weighing in at 5lb 2oz.

Carp are making an appearance above Ware Lock with one angler managing to catch 7 Carp over 4 days, the biggest at 17lb.

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

17/06/14
New Season
Its now the start of a new coarse fishing season for those waters where we have to observe the close season. The club hope that you have some good fishing and let us know how you get on. Enjoy your fishing.
26/05/14
Updated – Presidents Message

Presidents Message;
Welcome to Ware Angling Club. The club was born in the back room of The White Swan public house in Ware in 1968 by our founder and first President ‘ Mr Alf Hanmore.’ In its first year the club had 35 members and the subs were paid on a monthly basis of one shilling and sixpence or seven and a half pence in today’s money, that is 90p a year.

In the early days the Club had its junior and adult members and they travelled far and wide to the away club matches, by coach. There was also a strong following of anglers who formed a sea fishing section and they travelled to the coast to fish from the piers and those with the stomach for it went and fished the wrecks from a boat.
please go to the “about us” page for the full message 

22/05/14
Roydon Marina Village
For 2014 we have taken on an additional venue to add to our portfolio of fisheries. Roydon Marina Village. the club had this venue for one year back in 2009 but the licence was not renewed due to the 315 berth marina that was built. This has now been completed and we have been invited back. fishing is restricted to the main body of water away from the marina village area. this site has excellent facilities available to club members, full details including the rules are available to our members via the annual handbook received with your new membership. please visit the club venue section of the website for more details
10/04/14
Day Ticket – Local Carp Lakes
if anyone is looking for a local carp day ticket fishery then the Lee valley Banjo and Stock pits have been fishing very well in recent months with good captures reported. for more details click on the link at the bottom of the home page of this website. or visit the lee valley fisheries website http://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/go/fisheries/ 
01/04/14
Close Season
 remember if you see anglers fishing out of season on those waters where the close season is imposed report it to the Environment Agency 0800 80 70 60
Whilst they may not be able to react immediately if there is no enforcement officer in the area it will enable them to collate the areas where it is frequently occurring and direct patrols accordingly.
05/02/14
~~Towpath Fishery Update – BULLETIN 9

BULLETIN 9

RAIN RAIN RAIN and more RAIN will it ever stop?. January has all but been a wash out on the Towpath Fishery with water levels ever rising with more and more colour in the water anglers have stayed away. Those anglers that have braved the weather and conditions have been rewarded with some nice catches, hot spots include the lock cut above Dobbs Weir Lock were lots of small Roach have been shoaling up and being taken on red maggot fishing the pole, Other hot spots include the Old Mill Pool at Broxbourne where plenty of small Roach and predators are being caught, One angler fishing for Chub in the Mill Pool with a large piece of bread flake as bait was surprised when a Pike of 6-7lb took the bait. Chub are starting to show just below Ware Lock, I had reports of Chub being caught up to 7lb on the tip. On the days where the water colour cleared very briefly Perch up to 2lb 7oz were coming out below Hardmead Lock on Lobworm. Just a quick note to all you Pike anglers, towards the end of February the large female Pike will start to gather below Ware Lock and down to the library car park bend in preparation for spawning, so get it right and you will have a good days fishing.

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

05/02/14
Club Water – Flooded
due to the relentless rain the club’s Pretty Lake is flooded at the moment. with at least another week of rain yet to come this will not recede just yet. on the bright side there were 4 anglers on the lake having a go!
29/01/14
January Fishing Update

MP TOWPATH BAILIFF 25/01/14  Lots of pike coming out of the Mill Pool at Broxbourne today including one of 7lb caught on a large lump of bread flake, The angler was trying for Chub.

MP TOWPATH BAILIFF 21/01/14 Had reports of some big Chub being caught just below Ware Lock up to 7lb.

MP TOWPATH BAILIFF 21/01/14 Chub are being caught again along the conkers at Broxbourne now that the water colour has started to improve.

DF 13/01/14 an angler fishing at Broxbourne Meadows caught a trout of 1lb 8 oz another angler had a nice chub of 4lb 8oz on bread today

MP TOWPATH BAILIFF 11/01/14 as the water is losing its colour and dropping some anglers are getting out and giving it ago, lure anglers were finding Jack Pike above Stanstead Abbotts Lock today, others were catching Roach around 6-7 inch next to the 414 bridge at Stanstead Abbotts on the tip.

MP TOWPATH BAILIFF 10/01/14 lots of Roach being caught in the Old Mill Pool at Broxbourne today on single red maggot.

29/01/14
Jeremy Wade – Hoddesdon 14th March 2014
Broxbourne Civic Hall have a new show this March which may be of interest to your members and I wondered if you would be interested in possibly sending this out to them? River Monsters Face-to-Face, with Jeremy Wade Friday 14 March, 7.30pm Broxbourne Civic Hall Man-sized piranhas, fish that electrocute, nine-foot river sharks (yes, riversharks) … You’ve seen the programmes; now find out what it takes to deliver these outlandish creatures to your living room – and why nobody had done it before. Join the presenter of the global hit series River Monsters, biology teacher and angler turned seat-of-the-pants explorer Jeremy Wade, for an evening of mystery, mayhem and monster wrangling. What do you do when something grabs your hand in a pitch-dark underwater cave? When your aircraft engine fails above the Amazon jungle? When a doctor tells you about fish boring people to death? And why is it all worthwhile? It’s also a rare chance to put your own questions to Jeremy – but catching him when he’s not on an Amazon riverboat or living in a cockroach-infested hut is just like catching a fish: you must be in the right place at the right time…. Tickets £18, concessions and under 16s £12. Call the Box Office on 01992 441946 or click on the book online logo. “The greatest angling explorer of his generation” Independent on Sunday More information is available at the River Monsters website.
09/01/14
2013 fishing report – Member – Bob Hornegold
Bob Hornegold has had a very successful year whilst fishing the Old river and the relief channel at Fishers Green. Targeting the chub he caught plenty of fish from 3lb 8oz up to a beauty of 9lb. One of only a few reported at this weight in recent times. bob has also had some excellent catches from the River Lee Navigation at Ware in 2013 – Large Perch including ones of 2lb 8oz, 3lb 4oz and one of 4lb – Bob also plans to write a book this year in memory of a good friend lost to cancer in 2013 and plans to donate the proceeds to Cancer Research UK. Well done Bob Hornegold on your 2013 captures and good luck for 2014. please check the Gallery section for Photo’s
09/01/14
Towpath Fishery Update – BULLETIN 8

BULLETIN 8
December saw large numbers of Perch ranging from 1lb8oz up to 4lb being caught at Stanstead Abbotts mainly on Lobworms and some on lures. Ware town centre also produced some nice Perch biggest weighing in at 3lb15oz also on Lobworm. Carp were showing themselves on the Folly Island at Hertford, anglers were fishing boilies and producing Carp up to 18lb. With plenty of colour in the water, later in the month Bream up to 6lb were being caught on the broadwater above Stanstead Lock, mostly on sweet corn fishing the feeder. The Towpath Fishery restocking program started this month with 350 Tench supplied by the Environment Agency going into stretches of the Lee Navigation. Chub are still coming out along the conkers at Broxbourne but with gin clear water at the beginning of the month it was hard work. The Broxbourne mill pool is still producing plenty of sport for the Roach angler, with roach coming out one a chuck on bread punch or maggot, also Gudgeon and the odd Dace. Not many Pike anglers on the bank this month but one angler landed a nice 10lb4oz Pike at Rye House on Dead bait. TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.
28/12/13
Lea Valley Day Tickets
A new bailiff has been appointed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority to oversee the angling at their day Ticket Fisheries known as Banjo Lake and Stock Pit, Marsh Lane, Stanstead Abbotts, Herts, SG12 8HL. The new bailiff will start from 1st January 2014, All swims MUST be booked in advance, to do so please TEXT ONLY 07907 212035 or by EMAIL at bailiff.martin@yahoo.co.uk.
16/12/13
Fish Stocked – 16th Dec
Ware Angling Club; Today 16th December 2013 the Environment Agency stocked 1,000 Dace, 500 roach and 400 chub into the Old River Lea, at Star Street Ware, Herts. These fish were from the EA’s own hatchery. The fish were second year fish. Photo’s to follow
15/12/13
Towpath Bailiff – 13th Dec
TOWPATH BAILIFF 18lb Carp caught today at Hertford on boilies.
15/12/13
Towpath Bailiff – 10 Dec
TOWPATH BAILIFF 2 Chub caught on the conkers at Broxbourne today 3-4lb on wag & mag.
15/12/13
Brace of Perch – 9th December
A brace of Perch caught at Stanstead Abbotts today 1lb12oz and 2lb12oz
04/12/13
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 7

 BULLETIN 7

The early part of November saw some heavy rain which in turn produced a lot of colour in the water and caused the river levels to rise, much to the delight of the Barbel. Dobbs Weir produced a number of good Barbel on boilies and luncheon meat to 10lb1oz, some big Bream were also being caught in Dobbs Weir up to 12lb6oz fishing the feeder with red maggot. Carp were showing themselves along the Towpath Fishery; one was caught in the Hardmead Lock area around 14lb which fell for a rubber shad lure, and one 6lb Common was tempted at Rye House with a tiny piece of bread punch. The Old Mill pool at Broxbourne has started producing large numbers of small Roach which are being caught on bread punch or single red maggot on the pole. As winter draws in the Chub along the conkers stretch at Broxbourne are starting to show, one angler fishing the wag and mag bagged a total of 12 Chub ranging from 2lb up to 6lb, meanwhile other anglers are fishing the tip with liquidized bread in the feeder and flake as hook bait which are producing Chub to 6lb3oz. Large numbers of Perch are being caught at Stanstead Abbotts falling to lures and baits. Fields Weir has produced some Pike to 8lb but the best Pike this month which fell for dead bait was caught in Dobbs Weir a magnificent 28lb fish.

TOWPATH FISHERY BAILIFF.

04/12/13
Towpath Bailiff – 02nd Dec
TOWPATH BAILIFF a 10lb4oz Pike was caught at Rye House today on dead bait also some fantastic Perch still being caught at Stanstead Abbotts today I witnessed 4 weighing in at 3lb2oz 3lb6oz 3lb8oz and 3lb11oz.
30/11/13
Towpath Baififf – 28th Nov
Wednesday afternoon a fantastic pike weighing in at 28lb was caught in Dobbs Weir on a dead bait.
30/11/13
Club Secretary
voluntary bailiff service for the Environment Agency see Angling Trust website. We already have one member that has taken on this role and two others are interested in doing likewise. Any other members please email Ware Angling Club your details and I will give you further information.
25/11/13
Towpath Bailiff – 22nd Nov
3 Pike caught today at Stanstead Abbotts between 6-8lb on dead bait, also a very nice Perch weighing in at 3lb12oz on a lure.
25/11/13
Turnford Consortium
We are members of the Turnford Angling Consortium and for next year there are vacancies for other clubs to be considered for membership. If you know of any clubs that may be interested then please send a message so the details can be forwarded.
17/11/13
Towpath Bailiff – 15th Nov 
5 Chub up to 5lb and a 18lb Carp were caught today on the Broxbourne Meadows stretch of the Towpath Fishery all on the feeder with bread flake.
11/11/13
Towpath Fishery Update – Bulletin 6

BULLETIN 6
October started with Chub showing under the trees along the conkers at Broxbourne then later on in October anglers started to catch them
up to 4lb.Using  waggler and casters as bait.
There were good numbers of Perch featuring heavily this month along the Towpath Fishery with some good sized fish being caught at Rye House, the biggest reported was caught fishing with lures weighing 3lb15oz. A big 4lb 6oz Perch was caught from the disabled swims behind the Fish and Eel pub at Dobbs Weir on lob worm.

October 1st saw more Pike anglers on the Towpath Fishery with some good results so far, a Pike weighing 18lb 2oz was caught between Hertford and Ware on a Herring, suspended under a float, also Pike are being caught at Stanstead Abbotts and the Old Mill at Broxbourne.
Large numbers of very small Jack Pike, around 8-10 inches are being caught all along the River Lea Navigation on different methods and baits, including lures, maggots and worms.

Roach are coming out thick and fast between the Nazeing New Road bridge downstream to the rowing club at Broxbourne, some nice Roach of 8-9 inches on bread punch.

Carp are still being caught between Hertford and Ware, the biggest at 19lb on boilies.

After some heavy rain this month the water colour at Dobbs Weir was quite murky and Barbel were being taken on the feeder with double red maggot ranging from 8oz up to 6lb.

24/09/13
Ware Angling Club has a new website!
Great news for all our Ware Angling Club  website viewers, we have a new website. You can now read up on our latest news, check out our venues, view our gallery and contact us with just the click of a button.
16.10.2013 excellent reports of fish catches from the Towpath Fishery bailiff. Barbel from Dobbs Weir, good bags of silver fish along the River Lea Navigation.
20.10.2013 reports from our bailiffs that anglers are now starting to target the Perch and The Pike on our waters. Any significant catch reports will be posted.
27.10.2013 weather forecast is for very high winds, please be aware and take care.
There  seems to be an abundance of small pike being caught all along the River Lea Navigation

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