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Editorial 74
Welcome to April, the weather is improving, the real season has drawn to a close and my thoughts turn to a hot fishless summer, floating weed and a cold fishless winter. Well there were a few highlights between the two. The weather plays such an important part in my fishing now, that if conditions are not perfect I would rather not go, and years like last year mean very little fishing at all, lets hope the new year will provide the perfect conditions for fishing.
New Membership Form
I have produced a new form for this year, your details have been printed for you, please check them and write in any changes as necessary, if you have not moved, changed your car or telephone, just fill in the fees and send it off, if you fold it cleverly you can even use a window envelop, so it's even easier to renew your membership!
Knightscote Farm
We reported at the last meeting that we were approached regarding two small waters at the farm. Although approaches, site visits and consideration was given to the project, we got no useful feedback from the people who currently run the waters. It now appears that the waters may go out to tender, we will keep you informed of developments.
Thanks
My thanks to Gary Blinco for the cover, and thanks to Colin Chambers for his skill and time, ably assisted by Stuart Verity, Warren Kencroft and myself, who gave up a Saturday morning, to save a tree on Harefield No1.
Vince Sutton - Editor
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit!
Dear Editor,
Can You Help?
My Sunday lunch time pint is not the same any more! I find myself under constant duress whilst standing at the bar.
I'll explain. Out of common courtesy, I have become a regular, somewhat involuntary participant in a tragic, almost tearful weekly conversation! The topic, not the tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet', but a pastime laughingly known as ANGLING and the culprits who verbally pollute the sanctuary of my pub are grumbling Peter Burt and whinging Keith Hunt. These two turn up more regularly than my paper boy to constantly moan over the lack of Sunday mornings aquatic excitement. On occasions, I've interjected with the occasional relevant remarks, such as,
"Take a pair of swimming trunks!" or..... "You may have exceeded the European fishing quotas for Harefield!"
.....only to be called a Sprat!
These two have indignantly added their observations:
"There 'aint no bleedin' fish in the bleedin' lake to exceed the bleedin' quotas in the first bleedin' place!"
Is this constant bickering just? I have to confess I'm unable to endure their whinging any more! I've subsequently taken the liberty to forward a written request to Mr John Major placing my complaint of Sunday morning harassment before him. At a subsequent meeting with the Prime Minister held at Hodges Fried Fish Shop, Alexandra Avenue, the Prime Minister graciously informed me that Fridays (the fifth day of a working week) was originally called Friday because traditionally fish were fried on this day. Now because of the lack of fish caught by Mr Burt and Mr Hunt, Mr Major has requested Fridays to be removed from the working week. But, the Honourable Parliamentary Member for Harefield is to put forward a Private Members Bill to change the word Friday to Boileday as the country has an ample supply of fresh vegetables! Mr Major suggested the redundant members of Harrow Angling Society would be very welcome to attend Church on Sunday mornings. The Services commence at 9.15am!
M.Pollock 23rd January 1996
The Fishermen!
- Bivvy's up, Rods are set, Bar-b-q alight,
- No it's not a party, it's the fishing opening night!!!
- For the last two weeks they've been boily making
- and down the pub once or twice,
- As this day in June, Couldn't come too soon,
- For Steve Jenner & Micky Grice.
- Steve packs up his fishing Gear
- and is often seen in a hurry,
- cause Mick Grice is supplying all the food
- and he makes one hell of a curry!!!
- Steve takes a can of beer too,
- in fact he takes more than one, they like a few!!!
- Around the lake they carry their gear,
- But with always a hand to hold a beer!!
- Until a place is found to cast their lines,
- These two have done this many times!!
- At last, Bivvy's up, bedchairs out
- Their lines and rods are set,
- The bar-b-que is warming up
- So more beer they must get.
- Sausages, eggs. bacon, steak, beefburgers, onions, too,
- Are just a few of their food delights cooked on the bar-b-q
- "The Fisherman's Tackle" is down the road
- So off for another beer,
- Then back at the lake on the 15th of June
- after midnight there's an almighty cheer!!
- A Rocket explodes in to the night,
- They have a drink, then wait for a bite,
- Because the fishing season once again begins,
- and Fisherman do the Fisherman things,
- and to pass the time they take their "books!!"
- and "pretend" to read about fishing hooks!!!!
- and if they're lucky in the middle of the night,
- Their rods will bleeppp.....They have a "bite"
Liz Abbott
Stocking No1 & No2
The third and final netting of Langley lake took place on the 10th January. The authorities, both our landlords and the NRA were most helpful in allowing us to attempt to remove our remaining stock from our once prolific water. My thanks to all those that turned up to help in the exercise. The fish were slow in coming but the last hour of the day produced some quite beautiful specimens which were successfully transferred to their new homes, one large Carp was rumoured to have got away, well one always does doesn't it! The final results were as follows:
| Harefield No1 | |
| 12 Bream | 6-7lbs |
| 4 Pike | 8lbs+ |
| Harefield No2 | |
| 36 Pike | upto 8lbs |
| 13 Tench | 4lbs |
| Common Carp | 9lb 8oz |
| Mirror Carp | 9lb 8oz |
| Common Carp | 15lbs |
| Common Carp | 15lbs |
| Mirror Carp | 17lbs |
| Linear Carp | 19lbs |
| Common Carp | 22lb 8oz |
| Leather Carp | 25lbs |
John Miles