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Please help to promote the Angling Trust’s raffle and survey

Dear Angling Trust Ambassador,
I’d like to ask you for a little bit of help to get the news out about a couple of projects we are running at the moment. If you have a website or blog or use Facebook or Twitter please include some information in your next post and encourage readers to visit the links below. If you could please click here to forward this email to a friend that will help too. Thanks.

The Angling Raffle – www.anglingraffle.net

You might have heard that the Angling Trust are running a fantastic new big money supporter raffle with a top prize of £5,000 in cash or six chances to win up to £2,000 of coarse, sea or game fishing tackle from Daiwa. The proceeds from the raffle will help the Trust to do more to protect fish and fishing now and in the future.
There’s less than a month left before the raffle closes so please encourage everyone over 18 to enter at www.anglingraffle.net before 10th October.

Our New Online Survey – www.anglingtrust.net/membershipsurvey

Make your views known on the angling issues that matter by taking part in our online survey at www.anglingtrust.net/membershipsurvey – it should take you less than 10 minutes.
We’ll publish the results in November and use them to prioritise our work over the coming year. Please forward this email to your angling networks so that others can participate in the survey too.

We really appreciate your continued support as an Angling Trust Ambassador – please continue to encourage every angler you meet to join the Angling Trust – many thanks!

Will Smith
Membership Manager
Angling Trust
will.smith@anglingtrust.net

The famous Throop Fishery on the Dorset Stour has benefited from a boost to barbel stocks with the introduction of 1500 small barbel, in a stocking project organized by the Barbel Society, with funding shared between the BS and controlling club, Ringwood DAA.

The barbel have been marked, and their progress will be monitored by Bournemouth University, who will be asking for catch returns in the next few years to see how well the little barbel survive.

“Stour barbel have suffered a decline in numbers in recent years, most likely due to loss of spawning habitat after extensive dredging work, but there are signs the population is recovering, and along with continued habitat work, the Barbel Society will continue to help with further research and stocking where appropriate” said Pete Reading, Barbel Society Conservation Officer.

“We have been pleased that the EA have provided 10,000 small barbel in stockings further upstream in the last five years, and these small fish will provide a kick-start to a self-sustaining barbel population in the future”

Saturday 16th August

Advice on Teme barbel fishing and a chance to see the special and secluded fishery.

ALL PLACES NOW FILLED

Berkshire Regional organiser Paul Rogers had his first fish-ins last weekend, with a group of happy anglers fishing the Reading DAA waters on the Kennet at Lower Benyons on the Saturday, and the Loddon at Whistley on the Sunday. Barbel were caught both days, and a couple lost, and all had a great time and learnt a bit about new techniques and new waters.

Paul had a nice ten pounder from the Loddon.

Next fish-in on the same Reading DAA waters will be on 4th/5th October.

A few places left for BS members.

BS membership will give you a reduced fee for Associate membership of RDAA, and some great Kennet and Loddon barbel fishing on their waters!

Next Yorkshire Meeting
Thursday 12th June
A Night With Kenny Parsons
www.kpanglingguide.com

Doors Open At 7pm For An 8pm start

Members £3
None members £5
Ladies,juniors And Senior citizens Free

There will be the usual great raffle so bring your loose change

Trade Stands Confirmed

FFF fiskysfantasicfeeders
Andy Clitheroe AC Baites (Dave Mason Originals)
Barbel Society Merchandise

Rob Hilton will be Running the night due to work commitments on Pip’s part

Wetherby Social Club
Sandback Way
Wetherby
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