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Evening Series 2020

Evening Series @ Nutford Farm, Blandford Forum

Book by Monday 18:00 before each match by contacting Craig Whelan (07525 966 187), via Facebook or via Club website (www.blandfordangling.co.uk)

Please ensure you book your bait early with Conyers (01258 452307) if purchasing from them, they are open and welcome your custom.

Draw to take place bank side in the first field. If cattle are in the field – please keep hard left, follow the fence line around the field and meet near peg 1.

Club members only, no match fee. Please bring valid Blandford & District Angling Club membership card and valid EA rod licence.

Draw @ 18:00 (prompt)
Fish @ 18:30 – 21:00

COVID-19 Considerations

In response to the measures in place for managing the spread of COVID-19 we are applying a strict code of rules to our matches, as follows. Any queries at all, please contact Craig directly.

Craig Whelan (07525 966 187, craig@blandfordangling.co.uk ) will officiate the match

The following rules have been drafted taking guidance from the Angling Trust published Best Practices for Coarse Competition Fishing under COVID-19

https://joinanglingtrust.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WWFA-Competitions-26-05-20.pdf

All rules are to be obeyed, without question, for the safety of each other, our communities and the continuation of our sport

Pegs will be checked for distance prior to the match proceeding, where two pegs are less than 15m apart, the next peg will be allocated to the draw

Anglers will meet bank side at Nutford Farm, observing a 2m distance

Those arriving by car are requested to give enough space to navigate around cars with equipment and ensure social distancing can be maintained

Draw will take place by Craig, peg numbers will be pulled from the bag and advised to the anglerAnglers are to make their way to the allocated peg immediately, maintaining social distance

At all times (draw, match, weigh in and post match), anglers are to maintain social distance, no visiting of other anglers or pegs during the match or weigh in

Craig will nominate, at the draw, an angler (ideally another committee member) to record weights at the time of weigh in

Anglers are to stay in their peg for weigh in, the angler will be asked to transfer the fish in to the weighing container at which point Craig will weigh the catch on a tripod setup

Craig will return the fish to the water and the angler will continue to pack away and leave the peg, maintain social distance

Results will be calculated and published to Facebook, Club website and where appropriate, text message

Unfortunately, we will not be permitting Junior members to fish the Evening Series at this time, we will update the guidance in due course

Evening Series 2020

We are pleased to say the Club will be hosting Evening Series matches from 16th June 2020.

Details and bookings as follows, including considerations for hosting events under COVID-19 measures

Evening Series @ Nutford Farm, Blandford Forum

Book by Monday 18:00 before each match by contacting Craig Whelan (07525 966 187), via Facebook or via Club website (www.blandfordangling.co.uk)

Please ensure you book your bait early with Conyers (01258 452307) if purchasing from them, they are open and welcome your custom.

Draw to take place bank side in the first field.

Club members only, no match fee. Please bring valid Blandford & District Angling Club membership card and valid EA rod licence.

Draw @ 18:00 (prompt)
Fish @ 18:30 – 21:30

COVID-19 Considerations

In response to the measures in place for managing the spread of COVID-19 we are applying a strict code of rules to our matches, as follows. Any queries at all, please contact Craig directly.

Craig Whelan (07525 966 187, craig@blandfordangling.co.uk ) will officiate the match

The following rules have been drafted taking guidance from the Angling Trust published Best Practices for Coarse Competition Fishing under COVID-19

https://joinanglingtrust.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WWFA-Competitions-26-05-20.pdf

All rules are to be obeyed, without question, for the safety of each other, our communities and the continuation of our sport

Pegs will be checked for distance prior to the match proceeding, where two pegs are less than 15m apart, the next peg will be allocated to the draw

Anglers will meet bank side at Nutford Farm, observing a 2m distance

Those arriving by car are requested to give enough space to navigate around cars with equipment and ensure social distancing can be maintained

Draw will take place by Craig, peg numbers will be pulled from the bag and advised to the anglerAnglers are to make their way to the allocated peg immediately, maintaining social distance

At all times (draw, match, weigh in and post match), anglers are to maintain social distance, no visiting of other anglers or pegs during the match or weigh in

Craig will nominate, at the draw, an angler (ideally another committee member) to record weights at the time of weigh in

Anglers are to stay in their peg for weigh in, the angler will be asked to transfer the fish in to the weighing container at which point Craig will weigh the catch on a tripod setup

Craig will return the fish to the water and the angler will continue to pack away and leave the peg, maintain social distance

Results will be calculated and published to Facebook, Club website and where appropriate, text message

Unfortunately, we will not be permitting Junior members to fish the Evening Series at this time, we will update the guidance in due course

A Letter To Our Members

Our Chairman, Anthony Beddingfield, has written to all our members to welcome in the 2020 season.

The full letter can be downloaded from the website by clicking this link.

2020 Memberships & Conyers Opening

Conyers Gunshop – Angling Supplies – On The Peg Tuition is opening on the 1st June, select days – please see link if you haven’t already.

https://www.facebook.com/conyersguns/posts/3138667702857169

Membership for Blandford & District Angling will be available, please phone ahead just like any other purchase. Please take correct cash or cheque made payable to Blandford & District Angling Club.

The shop will be selling tackle and baits; please help the team out by phoning ahead with your bait order (a week in advance if at all possible). This means the shop can order the correct amount of bait for the week, and avoid over or under ordering.

Please call the shop on 01258 452 307 to book your purchase or make the guys aware you’ll want a membership.

Prices for membership frozen again for this year £40, £25 and £10 (adult, seniors, juniors).

Tight lines for 2020-2021!

Website and web shop
We have successfully moved to our new website and also have setup a webshop!

Please have a browse – let us know if anything needs updating and check out the shop to buy memberships.

Closed Season Fishing

Whilst the rivers are closed for coarse fishing, you can still get your coarse fix – especially now restrictions have been lifted.

Your BDAC annual membership will allow you to fish at Revels Fishery & Tackle Shop.

We have been in touch with Jason and can confirm the following

• The fishery will permit a maximum of 20 anglers on any one day
• This will be limited to 10 club ticket members (across all affiliated clubs)
• Bookings must be made – via Facebook, email or phone, between 08:30 and 11:00
• You can book your session up to a week in advance
• You MUST arrive between 08:30 and 11:00
• The fishery will close at 19:30
• You MUST sign in regardless upon entering the fishery

This is fantastic news and a great effort by the team at Revels Fishery & Tackle Shop to accomodate the measures put in place to look after us all.

Any queries at all – please contact the fishery direct on 01300 345301

Thank you

BDAC Committee