Langport & District Angling Association
March News
The Close Season has started.....
The River Parrett (and all other rivers) are now closed for three months. We can start fishing the rivers again on Monday 16th June. During the Close Season, you can fish Combe Lake, if you are a Season Ticket holder.
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.
New River Season
The new river season has now started and you can fish the River Parrett once more.
If you have never fished a river before, it's worth giving it a try.
There is usually very little flow at this time of year. The river is quite deep, typically up to about 10 feet. The banks can be high above the water although there are sections where the bank is nearly at water level as you can see from the photo above near Combe Lake.
All the usual species can be found in the river including carp and a few barbel.
With a pint of maggots you can soon put a nice net of roach, rudd, perch and skimmers together.
New Season Tickets now on sale!
2024/25 Season tickets are now on sale from our outlets. They are valid from the 1st June 2024 until May 31st 2025.
Day tickets will be valid from 16th June for river use only.
We are pleased to announce that the TackleUK retail shop in Yeovil are selling our tickets once more.
TackleUK Retail Store re-opens
TackleUK Retail Store in Forest Hill, Yeovil re-opened on the 15th March.
The shop has had a facelift and will again supply live baits.
The shop is open 08:30 to 17:30, Tuesday to Saturday inclusive. Closed Sunday and Monday.
You can still order online and collect from their warehouse if you wish to.
Closed Season
The River Parrett is now closed to anglers until Sunday 16th June 2024 when it re-opens with the start of the new river season.
Coombe Lake
Our lake is now open again after the winter break.
Extensive work has been carried out by the tree surgeons to tidy up some of the trees.
Sport will probably be slow to start with due to the low water temperature and clarity.
Rod Bag found
Wednesday 6th December.
A rod bag containing made-up rods and reels has been found on the bank, submerged in water, on Cocklemoor in Langport.
If you have lost it, please contact me.
David Jolly, Club Secretary.
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.
Disabled Fishing Platforms Update
Cocklemoor
Huish Bridge
The new replacement fishing platforms for disabled anglers have finally been completed. These have been provided by the River Project initiative organised by Langport Town Council.
The original platforms at the top of Cocklemoor were removed to make way for the boating pontoon.
The new platforms are now a little further down Cocklemoor, opposite Stacey's Court car park.
In addition, there is also a new disabled anglers' fishing platform at Huish Bridge at the upstream end of Langport.
I know even able-bodied anglers will want to fish from these platforms, at times, but if a disabled angler arrives to fish, please vacate the platform for them without argument!
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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