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The
AGM will be held on
Wednesday 9th December 2009 at 7:30 pm, at YAL headquarters. Notices of motion must be received at the
club (in writing) by 25th November 2009. Otter-proof
fencing at Halnaby The
‘Otter proof’ fence has now been erected around Halnaby
Lake. For
added security, the car park access gate at Halnaby
will be locked– using the same combination type lock that is used on our
river stretches .
For those who intend to fish at Halnaby, the
access number will be available from the Club, Paul Richmond (07815 818030)
and Richard Sidgwick (01642 790240). When phoning,
members will need their YAL (and ATDAC) membership details to hand. After using the gate, always re-lock and
‘spin’ the numbers. Members are
also reminded that parking on the grass verge outside is not allowed. Remaining fish stocks are being assessed
but we have provisionally ordered Mirror and Common carp for restocking next
spring. Riverbank
maintenance continues on an almost weekly basis and many fallen trees have
had to be felled, sawn or trimmed and some are still to be done. Several of the wooden platforms have had
new plastic tops fitted and this will continue as and when they need replacing. Combination locks, which are now welded to
the chains, have once again been fitted to the gates at 165/166 and
160/161. The wooden bridge at peg 193
has been repaired with new 2” thick boards and is now 9” wider than the
original. Turlwick The car parking area at Turlwick
has now been covered with hardcor. Subscriptions After
3 years without increases to membership subscriptions, it has been necessary
to raise these for next year due solely to increasing costs. The new rates
are shown on the membership fees page. The
entry fee for new members remains unchanged, as does ATDAC membership. Membership can be paid anytime from late
December through until 30th September – but members cannot fish any of the
club waters or enter any of the competitions until their subs have been paid
– nor can they fish ATDAC waters if their membership (of ATDAC) is via YAL. Juniors The
juniors again fished all their matches at Halnaby,
and while weights were not as heavy as the previous year all the matches were
keenly contested. Joe Trattles performed
consistently to win 3 of the matches, with Jamie Moore winning the other. Ben
Nash ran them very close, and clinched the Specimen Fish in the final match
of the series. We encourage all junior members to get more involved, you
don’t need to be a match angler to join in and be in with a chance of getting
your name on one of the trophies. Browning Tackle also sponsored a match
which was opened up to members from Thornaby,
Stockton and Darlington Brown Trout and 11 juniors enjoyed a good day with
plenty of prizes. We hope to be able to run this match again in 2010. We
are keen to develop the juniors section further, and Paul Richmond is about
to train for a coaching qualification. Anyone interested in helping out with
the juniors section, and to also gain the coaching qualification, please
contact Paul on 07815 818030. If we can get a few more coaches we can then
gain Clubmark status for the club, which will put
us in a better position to establish links with local schools and to grow the
membership from the “bottom up”. National
Championship YAL
competed in the Angling Trust National championships which this year was held
on several Midland canals. Considering
that canal fishing is not one of our strengths, the team finished a
respectable 41st (out of 69) and ensured that we have retained our
Division 1 status. On the individual
front, congratulations must go to Peter Close who was second on the day and
had it not been for one lost carp would have been Individual Champion. Cancer
Research charity match The
Cancer Research UK charity match held in June was again a huge success with
over £660 being raised. YAL have
rounded up this donation to £700.
Thanks again to all those who supported this worthwhile cause. Angling
Trust The
‘Angling Trust’ is now the governing voice of angling – taking over from the
National Federation of Anglers, ACA etc - and now incorporates the interest
of all disciplines of angling – Coarse, Game and Sea. Whilst the Club is an affiliated member,
the success of the AT is dependant upon anglers becoming individual members
and the club supports the view that our members should consider becoming members
so that the AT can continue to tackle such issues as pollution, predation and
canoes. Enrolment forms are enclosed for those interested – or call AT direct
on their membership line for details – 0844 7700616. Fish are
being harmed by people using barbed hooks. The rule book clearly states that
barbless hooks only are to be used. Yarm officials
will be making spot checks in the near future on this issue and action will
be taken against any members found breaking this important rule. General When
fishing Yarm A L waters members must carry the
current year’s membership cards with them and must display the up to date
Parking permit on their car windscreens if using and parking their cars on Yarm A L Car parks or road sections if used. Email We can save
money on postage if we can email out the newsletter and other information. If
you have an email address please email the club’s email address and you will
be added to the circulation list. Yarm’s email is yarmaa@ntlworld.com. Of course
this only works if it is kept up to date so any changes throughout the year
should also be emailed in to the Yarm email address.
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