Juen 2015 - Sunny Afternoon with KS3

Another afternoon in the sun with KS4 Students, Harry, Jack and Anthony. Mixture of whips, wagglers and Carp rods in use. Good Specimens of Roach, Tench, Bream and Carp,
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June 2015 - Half Way through Sportivate Course

Half way through our 6 week Sportivate Course at Westbrook Mere. This week we were working on building pole rigs with loop and blood knots then off on the bank to put them through their paces. Small Roach and Perch were the order of the day and ensured that all 8 caught.
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June 2015 - Lewis has a great first session with KS3

Great afternoon session with our KS3 Students who were joined by Lewis who wanted to come down and try the fishing programme as a one off. Jack was the first out of the blocks with a lovely scaled Carp, Lewis and Anthony on the other hand were struggling after a slight case of overfeeding the swim! So a move was soon undertaken and it was then that Lewis started getting into the fish...a lot of fish! Personal bests tumbled...
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June 2015 - Harley pops in to fish with KS4

Well Harley didn't take long to take us up on the offer to return and let us see how things were going...back behind the rods in a week! Anyway, glad to hear that the work experience is going really well, as he joined the others for our Thursday morning session. Harley had the honours of two Carp gracing his net with the others catching plenty of bream and Tench, good stuff!
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June 2015 - Week 2 of DAP Sportivate

Week two of our Sportivate Course at Westbrook Mere. Classroom session working on the knots required to use in next weeks pole rig making session then it was out to fish in the sun. Quite a breeze blowing which made bite indication difficult to spot, especially with the delicate Roach bites, but pleased to see that everyone managed to catch.
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Jne 2015 - Sunny Afternoon with KS3

A sunny afternoon with our KS3 Group who were also joined by KS4 member Jake who was unable to attend the morning session. Welcome back to Anthony who hasn't been on the course for a few months now. Was a tough afternoons fishing, with the heat takings its toll on the amount of fish who were up for a feed. Still in his final session with us, Jake managed to up his PB with this Common, Anthony tempted...
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June 2015 - Farewell to our KS4 Students

Poignant morning session with our KS4 Group as the time has come to say farewell to a number of students, with whom we have worked with for many a good year. So our best wishes go out to Sam, Harley & Jake we can honestly say its been a pleasure to work with you and see you all develop you skills to such an impressive level. As always, if your passing and we are there then kettle is always...
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June 2015 - New 6 week Sportivate Course Commences

Last week saw the first session of our 6 week Sportivate Course in the Dacorum Angling Project. Being held at Boxmoor & District AS Water, Westbrook Mere. A full house for the first session. For 6 of them we will be working towards CAST Level 1 accreditation, plus we have 2 returning from last year who will be undertaking the Level 2 course. There has been a significant amount of work at the lake with replacing swim fronts...
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May 2015 - Final Session of Half Term

Final session of this half term with our KS4 and KS3 groups, fishing in the sunshine was a nice change! Tench were in a feeding frenzy especially on the boilies where the alarms were sounding all day. On the float rods we were experiencing more takes from the bream picking up corn and chickpea fished just over depth. Enjoy your Break chaps see you in June.
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May 2015 - Rickmansworth Canal Festival

A great weekend helping out at the Rickmansworth Canal Festival where Hertfordshire and Middlesex Angling Development had organised fishing taster sessions at West Hampstead Angling Society's lake, Sabeys Pool. We worked with our fellow coaches from the Professional Anglers Association alongside the team from Tring Anglers. A great venue, great team of coaches, loads of fish and lots of people wanting to try their hand at fishing. Perfect recipe! See our events gallery for more pictures
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