WORK PARTY NOTICE
Saturday 14th March
0900-1300 (approx)
Priority tasks are to get the southern corner fishable for
the Ash Lea kids and disabled anglers
- removal of peg 1
- removal of first disabled platform with a view to
rebuilding at site of peg 1
- repairs to the second and third disabled platforms
Other tasks in no order of priority and dependent on numbers
as to whether we can include them:
- removal of the old net dip bin from the north shore car
park (quick win)
- clearance around pegs on south side of lake
- possible removal of the old wooden pegs at 19-21 ahead of
planned installation of composite pegs
The club does not have a stock of tools. Please bring
anything you can that might help.
Make sure you are suitably dressed and if you've got them,
bring waders
Please let us know if you can make it..it'd be great to see
as many members as possible at the lake, and through working together on our
club we all stand to reap the benefits 
Please comment on the Facebook
group post, email cotgraveanglingclub@gmail.com or text Mike Hayes on
07966 665531 to confirm you can attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
Enforcement/Bailiffing on Heron Lake
For those that are interested in taking this a stage further
the Angling Trust has some online learning which forms the foundation of
getting involved with the Voluntary Bailiff Service. Once this is done (it's
about 2 hours worth of e-learning, is pretty straightforward and free of
charge), intermediate training is then done via an online workshop, the next of
which is scheduled for May 5th and is also free of charge. Applications open in
April this year. I've registered the club's interest in the VBS on behalf of
the members that have already completed the Introductory training; obviously
the more members we have involved the better it is for the club. We all know
the history of poaching on our lake and if we're planning on stocking this
winter we need to be as well placed to bailiff the lake as we can to protect
our investments, which will need support from members, the AT, EA and local
police. We are engaging with the other agencies as well to seek that support.
More information can be found here
https://anglingtrust.net/fishnet-learning-hub/
And at Angling
Trust Fisheries Enforcement Support Service
I've also set up a group for club members to communicate and
arrange certain club activities out of the public eye, for obvious reasons.
Please go to Cotgrave
Angling Club if you want to be kept up to date.
Other members that complete this and wish to support with
enforcement on the lake please let me know.
Cheers
Mike (Secretary)
Hi all, as you are aware the 2025 AGM concluded with the
news that, as there was no-one willing to fill the vacant roles required to keep
the club going, the club had sufficient funding to provide two years of fishing
for members, with no dues required, after which the club would fold.
As of the AGM this year, we have now filled the roles of Chairman
(Mike Mason), Secretary (Mike Hayes) and Treasurer (Mick Quinn) who are taking
the club forward with support from members who have volunteered to form the
club committee. There were insufficient funds in the club account to cover a
second year’s fishing, hence members have been asked in their renewal letter to
continue supporting the club and are required to pay fees if they wish to
continue as a member and fish the 2026-27 season.
·
To rename the club to Cotgrave Angling Club with
immediate effect
·
To arrange club affiliation with the Angling Trust
for the purposes of tailored public liability insurance and access to fishery
support
·
To increase membership fees for the first time
in several years to reflect the rising costs in maintaining and stocking the
lake.
New adult memberships will now be charged at £50 for the year. Renewals will remain £40 until 1st April from which they will rise to £50, so if you’re planning to renew get in sharpish. Junior memberships for those aged 13-18 at the start of their membership year will be maintained at £10 to ensure angling remains accessible for the younger generation. Guest day tickets (i.e. for non-members fishing their own rod when accompanying a member on a session) will remain available at £10. All proceeds from guest tickets will be ring-fenced to include to the club’s annual donation to Ash Lea School.
As of 1st February 2026 membership MUST be renewed to fish Heron Lake. Please refer to your renewal letters or call Mike on 07966 665531 for membership enquiries.
Next committee meeting is planned for Sunday 1st March.
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