Langport & District Angling Association
July News
Keepnet ban during hot weather
Friday 11th July
As of now, in view of the very hot weather, we are banning the use of keepnets on all the Association's waters, i.e. Combe Lake and the River Parrett, in the interests of fish welfare.
This will continue until further notice.
Bait supply in Langport
Langport Pet Shop & Dog Grooming are now stocking maggots, pinkies, casters, worms, groundbaits, liquid baits and some pellets.
Additional ticket outlet
We are pleased to announce that Mark Ragless, Manager at Thorney Lakes is now selling our Day and Season tickets.
It's the new river season!!
The new season started today, Monday 16th June, and you can now fish rivers until next March.
If you've never fished rivers, maybe now's the time to try them. Together with SLAC waters, we can fish about seven miles of the River Parrett from Oath Lock up to Kingsbury Episcopi.
The river's full of fish; roach, dace, bream, perch, chub, tench, carp, rudd and pike. There's even the odd barbel as well!
Season Tickets 2025/2026
The new season tickets are now on sale in the outlets.
Prices are still the same as last year.
The season ticket is valid from 1st June for Combe Lake and 16th June for the River Parrett.
Day ticket prices have been increased this year to £2 for Juniors (up to and including 16 years of age) and £6 for adults.
These are for fishing the River Parrett only and are available from the 16th June.
Please lock the gate correctly!
Arriving at the lake, I found the padlock had been locked on the handle of the bolt on the gate. So I was able to open the gate without first opening the padlock. Talking to an angler that day, he said he had found exactly the same situation on two occasions the week before. We thought it must be the same person who was locking it incorrectly.
This is a photo of how the padlock should be positioned to ensure the gate can not be opened without first opening the padlock.
Please lock it correctly; this will stop poachers and fish thieves accessing our lake and protect our fishing for our members.
Please take your litter home with you!!
This is just a small part of the litter we found around the lake during the winter.
You may think throwing it into the undergrowth, it won't be found. But when the grass and brambles die back in the winter, all is revealed!
Put you litter in your bag and take it home with you; it's dangerous for wildlife and spoils our environment!
Please Close the gate!!!
This was what I found when I fished at the lake recently. The last angler couldn't be bothered to close the gate when they left. There's signs on the gate telling everyone to close it. Obviously ignored!! I don't know how many days the gate was left open. We know otters patrol around the fence, at times, looking for a way in. Whether one has found its way in through the open gate, we don't know. We'll only know one is in there when we start finding half-eaten carcases of double-figure carp on the banks! Lets hope we don't!!!
Think before you leave! Keep all gates shut at all times! Protect our fish from the otter!
Night fishing on the River Parrett
Following concerns about privacy by a few Oath residents, we ask any members who night fish for carp on the river, not to fish opposite any of the houses in Oath.
Match Organiser
There is currently a vacancy for a Match Organiser. If anyone is interested in organising matches on the River Parrett, please contact us.
Boilies
An angler was caught recently fishing boilies at Combe Lake. They are not permitted in the lake. If you want to fish with boilies, find a lake somewhere else that allows their use. Please read and comply with all rules in the Season Ticket, otherwise you will be asked to leave the lake.
New Angling Trust Website!
The Angling Trust have created a new website with all sorts of videos and information to entertain us during the coronavirus lockdown.
See www.fishingbuzz.co.uk
Somerset Levels Angling Club (SLAC) Maps
I've put the maps of the SLAC waters on the Club Waters page.
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