November 2015 - Kian joins the weekly school course

  A warm welcome back to Kian who has joined our weekly school sessions. Kian originally came down for a few weeks in the summer to have a go and will now be undertaking his CAST course. Reece was also with us for the day as he continues to work towards his AIMS qualification, this week we were working on the Countryside Code and how it relates to Angling. On the bank the fishing is starting to...
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November 2015 - Reese starts his AIMS Qualification Course

 Quiet session today with just Reece in attendance. Classroom session to kick off with as he started his Level 1 Aims course on Angling and the Environment. Once all was written up it was time to get the rods out and we were soon in amongst them as the fish continue to feed in this mild weather. some nice double figure Carp were his just reward.
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October 2015 - Rickmansworth Scouts Bag Up!

  On 24th October we were delighted to host the Rickmansworth Scouts competition at Cassiobury Farm and Fishery. The event was laid on by Professional Anglers Association and our PAA Coaches, Paul & Tony were joined by Roger Smith. PAA President, Mike Heylin OBE was in attendance originally to hand out the prizes at the end, but you cant keep a good man down as they say and he was soon...
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October 2015 - Carp for Stuart & Reece

 Back on the bank with Stuart & Reece. Was a strange day fishing wise as feeding spells were few and far between. On the other hand it was great to see those subjects from previous sessions this term all falling into place; from casting, feature finding, and feeling down the lead through to fish handling and unhooking. Efforts were rewarded with a Carp each as well as a couple of Tench and some good sized Roach.
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October 2015 - Jack & Oliver pass their Level 1 CAST Course

  Great to have Jack and Oliver Osler back at the lake to complete their Level 1 CAST accreditation. Both boys have been studying hard since their first session and used the time well to master their knots and fish identification. Fishing was slow due to the unusual absence of small silver fish and Perch on the feed so it was a case of waiting for any of the larger residents such as Bream, Tench and...
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October 2015 - Birthday Party for WIlliam

 Had a great day hosting a birthday party for young William. The weather held up for us and we were really pleased that everyone managed to catch with a mixture of Roach, Perch, Bream and Tench being landed on the whip rods. Children then had pizzas and party food to wrap up the day before they all left with smiling faces and some brilliant goody bags hand made by Williams Mum, which were a lego goldfish in...
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September 2015 - New Personal Bests for both Stuart & Reece!

  A day of personal bests for Stuart and Reece. We started off homing their skills on pole rig making before getting bankside. Proved to be that there wasn't a great deal happening on the nearside margin but the carp rods cast to the opposite treeline were to be a different story. Congratulations to Stuart who is on a roll after landing his first carp last week, his first Carp of the day was a new personal best, bringing the...
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September 2015 - Great Catches on 1st CAST Course for Jack & Oliver!

 Lovely afternoon in the sun with the Osler Family. 10 year old Jack, first joined us at one of our National Fishing Month Events and is now undertaking his Level 1 CAST Course, alongside his brother Oliver. Our 3 Hour session was a great start not only was the weather perfect but the fishing was just incredible. These boys outwitted Gudgeon, Roach, Perch, Skimmer Bream, Bronze Bream, Tench, Mirror Carp and Common Carp up to 18lb all...
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September 2015 - Start of the new schools programme

  After the long summer break we were back at the lake with our schools programme. Today we were joined by Stuart for the morning and newcomer Reece who stayed for the day. It was a tough days fishing, whilst in the end the lake produced a fair number of good specimens the boys had to work at it as we kept relocating swims in order to keep on the fish. Good start...
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August 2015 - Final National Fishing Month Event of 2015

  Well our last National Fishing Month for this year was held on Monday 31st August. The weather at the start was awful as the rain constantly bucketed down, but our Coaches, Tony, Dave Roger, Alan and Del braved the conditions and held the 30 minute sessions for those new anglers to have a go, by 1pm the rain had finally eased and the coaching stations quickly became fully booked as just over 30 participants...
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