YAL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER
The Annual General Meeting will be held in the clubhouse on Wednesday 13 December at 19:30.
Any
Notices of Motion you wish to be presented to the meeting must be sent
to the Secretary by Wednesday 6th December in writing (either by post
to the clubhouse or via email to yarmal@virginmedia.com ).
Any
nominations of member(s) for election to the management committee must
be submitted in writing prior to the start of the meeting. The
nominated member must have been a member of the club for at least 2
years. The nomination must include the name of the proposer and
seconder.
CLUBHOUSE AND BAR OPEN TIMESThe
clubhouse and bar are open on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
evenings from 19:00. On Sunday afternoons when there is a match on the
Yarm club waters, the clubhouse and bar are also open on Sunday
afternoons from about 16:00 (17:00 in the summer months).
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We
have over 5 miles of prime fishing on the River Tees around the
historic town of Yarm, and we have 1 mile of water on
the middle Tees at Bowl Hole (Low Middleton). The fishing at Yarm is
mainly for the good stocks of bream, roach, perch, chub, dace and
pike. The Bowl Hole area is mainly chub, barbel, bream, perch,
dace, roach, trout and grayling. We
also have the 5-acre Halnaby Lake containing bream, carp (to mid-double
figures), roach, perch, and a few tench, chub and barbel,
and Turlwick Pond containing tench (to
7lbs), bream, roach, carp, F1 carp, ide and perch. These
stillwaters
have been protected against otters and have private off-road car parks.
Most
pegs on both stillwaters and on the Yarm pegs on the river have sturdy,
plastic platforms installed to make the fishing even more comfortable
and safe.
For more details of these waters visit our venues page .
Yarm
Angling have possibly the biggest match calendar in the area, with good
payouts at individual matches
and for the overall club championship which is run across the whole season. There is
also a Golden Peg fund running for qualifying club matches, currently
worth £250. Follow this link to the match calendar, and this link to find out more about matches and the championship
There is no waiting list for new
membership, follow
this link for details of membership costs and how to join.
Day
tickets are available for non-members (£3 for the river
and £6 for the stillwaters), but they must be accompanied by a member
and the tickets purchased in advance from the clubhouse (open
7.00
p.m to 11.00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday). Contact the clubhouse for more details (01642 786444).
We
are also one of
the few clubs in the country to have our own licenced
clubhouse, including meeting room facilities.
IF
YOU WANT TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR ANY REASON PLEASE
CONTACT THE CLUB THROUGH LETTER OR EMAIL. THIS COULD AVOID YOU HAVING
TO RE-PAY THE JOINING FEE IF YOU DECIDE TO RENEW YOUR
MEMBERSHIP IN THE FUTURE.
Members
of Yarm Angling Limited must also be members of the Association of
Teesside and District Angling Clubs (ATDAC), giving access to a further
8 miles of Middle Tees water and a couple of stillwaters. YarmAangling
Limited are also a member of the Lower Tees Angling Association (LTAA),
with access to about 3 miles of the Lower Tees at Bowesfield. Note that
this LTAA water is used for several small matches each year, click
here for a list of dates.
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MAINTENANCE WORK ON YARM AND ATDAC FISHERIES
Farmers
and gamekeepers have reported continuing problems with suspected poaching as well as theft of
farm property.
Whilst
we as fishermen enjoy the right to roam the river bank and cast a line, the
sight of somebody wandering around without fishing tackle isn’t allowed (our
rights are to fish) and can sometimes set alarm bells ringing.
The
legality is that maintenance work including the trimming of trees and clearance
of access paths should be agreed with the farmer or landowner prior to any work
being carried out. There are also potential implications regarding insurance
cover for members acting independently on unapproved maintenance.
Occasionally
there have been reports of members on the river bank who don’t have fishing
tackle but they were believed to be in fact carrying out well intentioned
maintenance work.
We do not want to discourage
this, far from it, all help is much appreciated. However, this needs to be done
properly and the right people informed beforehand of your expected presence and
activities.
Dick
Sidgwick Tel 07870680953 and Paul Richmond Tel 07815818030 plan and carry out
regular work on the stillwaters and river stretches respectively, liaising with the farmers or landowners to
ensure that we do not cause them any problems.
To
preserve good relations we request anybody planning or wishing to help with work on
the river bank to please speak to Dick or Paul beforehand.
All offers of help will be very welcome.