The AGM minutes for 2017 have now been adopted by the LDAC Committee (11th April 2017).

Members are asked to review them here

Any comments should be sent to secretary@ldac.org.uk  

Please note that the 2 meadows directly above Ashford Bridge have been leased from Coodes to the occupants of Ashford Mill.

Our fishing rights and our access point upriver is unchanged but the meadows have now been cleared and planted up.

Please ensure you respect the new tenants and when you access the beat stay to the river bank at all times.

Thank you.

Due to the ongoing road works west of Trago and with 4 weeks of planned night closures through April there will be no access to the Lewarne Plantation pull-in/parking between Jacks and the Halfway House.

The club gate will remain locked until all the resurfacing/road works are completed (estimate 2nd May).

Temporary access to the RHB is only from Bodithiel Bridge where a temporary access is being created by the old gate.
Parking is now further up Bodithiel Lane under the viaduct; the lower Forestry parking area we normally use is closed off by Highways England.
Access to the LHB from both Bodithiel Lane and the Halfway House end is un-affected.
Please note that access to Bodithiel Lane is only from the A390.

We will notify you when the Lewarne gate is open.

The FRA will be organising Gravel Cleaning meetings and works this summer.

Please - if you can help, contact Rob Williams on ra.williams@sky.com

I am pleased to confirm that LDAC members will now be entitled to receive 10% discount on all fishing related goods at the Exeter Orvis Store this year.
This includes items of fishing tackle, waders etc and clothing from the dedicated range of fishing clothing.

We just need show the current season membership card (2017) to receive the discount.
Details: http://www.orvis.co.uk/s/orvis-company-store-in-exeter-devon/316  

Reminder - Liskeard & District Angling Club AGM

Date - 7th Feb 2017
Time - 7.30pm
Location - Constitution Club, 9 Market St, Liskeard PL14 3JH

See you there....

Liskeard & District Angling Club will be at the South West Fly Fair again this year.

Date - Saturday 25th Feb.
Time - 10:00 - 16:00
Free parking

LDAC will be there in conjunction with WestCountry Rivers Trust.
See you there ......

More details - http://trout.swlakesfishing.co.uk/2016/12/16/south-west-fly-fair-returns-roadford-lake/

The LDAC 2016 Newsletter is out today

Members with e-mail should have received it already while members with only postal details will receive it in a few days.

Download a copy -
LDAC 2016 Newsletter

The season saw a very encouraging increase in the total of rod-caught salmon year-on-year, rising from 33 in 2014 to 93 in 2015, up 282%.
Sea trout increased from 253 in 2014 to 268 for the 2015 season, a rise of 6% year-on-year.

On a river-by-river basis the Fowey fared better than the Lynher with a higher number of rod-caught salmon (55 in 2015 versus 25 in 2014, up 220%) with the river producing 150 sea trout versus 140 in 2014, up 7%.
The Lynher nonetheless saw a significant rebound in salmon numbers year-on-year; rising from 7 (in 2014) to 37 (in 2015), an increase of 528%; 2015 sea trout numbers also rose, reaching 73 (versus 64 in 2014), up 14%.
Some minor rivers saw a reduction in fish caught, most notable on the Inny where only one (1) sea trout was reported. Fourteen (14) sea trout were reported from the Seaton (up from 8 in 2014, an increase of 175%); probably reflecting a heavier fishing effort last season.

Members can download this report here

Download a copy of the LDAC 2016 mid year Newsletter here

Members with e-mail will have received their copy this weekend.
Members who have only provided a postal address will get a copy in 3-5 days time.

If you would like to update the club with your e-mail address - please send it to sec@ldac.org.uk

Here is an interesting chart (produced by the Lower Teign Fishing Association) for converting Salmon & Sea Trout length into an estimated weight -
LENGTH-WEIGHT-CONVERSION-SEATROUT-SALMON.pdf

The AGM minutes for 2016 have now been adopted by the LDAC Committee (12th April 2016).

Members are asked to review them here

Any comments should be sent to secretary@ldac.org.uk 

** Reminder ** A 'Migratory Fish' license is required to fish LDAC water.

Buy or renew your Salmon & Sea Trout Rod License on the Post Office website
http://www.postoffice.co.uk/rod-fishing-licence

LDAC rent the fishing at Ashford Bridge from Coodes Estate - they have asked if we can distribute details of the some fields available to rent - those North of the bridge, where LDAC have the fishing.

See the map below - please contact Paul Jordan (sec@ldac.org.uk) in the first instance to register any interest

We are very pleased to announce the Lynher webcam is back online - At Measham / Rilla Mill

You can view it here -
http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/locations/rillamill

You may also be interested in these links -
Fowey webcam - http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/locations/twowatersfoot

A useful resource is also the Environment Agency gauging station data pages - here -
Twowatersfoot - https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/station/3139
Restormel - https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/station/3152
Pillaton - https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/station/3184

Please see this post on the FRA website - Please register if you would like to volunteer at the re-opened Colliford Hatchery later this year.

http://riverfowey.org/essays/2016/02/hatchery-volunteers-please-register-here/

The LDAC 2015 Newsletter is out today .!

Members with e-mail will receive a copy today.
Members who only register their postal address will receive a paper copy in the coming week

The Fowey Rivers Association Newsletter is also out today

Download the LDAC Newsletter 2015
Download the FRA Newsletter 2015/16

Closure of Beat 9 (Lynher Farm, Bathpool)

Due to the planned sale of Lynher Farm (Bathpool), LDAC no longer have the opportunity to lease the fishing on Beat 9 from the current owners.

Please note that with immediate effect neither access nor fishing is permitted by LDAC members and you should update your maps accordingly.

The website maps will be updated to show this change for the season opening 2016.

If the opportunity arises for LDAC to lease the fishing from the new owners we will do so and advise members accordingly.

The Angling Trust are seeking Volunteer Bailiffs - applications in by 16th December - so time is short .!

See the note here -
www.ldac.org.uk/documents/Voluntary_Bailiff_Service.pdf

Download a copy of the LDAC 2015 mid year Newsletter here

Members with e-mail will have received their copy today.
Members who have only provided a postal address will get a copy in 3-5 days time.

If you would like to update the club with your e-mail address - please send it to sec@ldac.org.uk