Members Annual Night Permits £30.00 are available from Calder Anglers Supplies please attach two passport size photos to your application if you are a member who has not held a permit previously, thank you.


Stephen Hydes with the now famous capture  from the calder- hebble navigation of an ide of 4lb 4oz is an absolute belter.  Widely reported in the angling press it is one of several such fish that inhabit our canal waters particularly the Red beck and Kiddies section at Brookfoot. Stephen is well used to catching better quality fish as he demonstrated in the christmas cheer match (see note in results) with 4lb plus of roach and skimmers from the basin at elland for second place overall.

November 22nd - Pike seem to be moving into the winter quarters closely followed by the dedicated pike anglers- the reason would seem to be following the prey as the roach are being shoaled up tight  look to all the favourite winter venues on both canal and lake-though it may be a bit early in the season for the lakes pike stock to take an interest just yet. 
Rileys pond still producing odd fish on the calmer days and nice to see the better roach showing again clearing water colour will make things more difficult generally but you wont catch em sat at home so a couple of hours in your chosen spot will break up the day nicely and  could easily throw up some beauties.

Much of the tarmac seems to have been laid so erstwhile off limits canal venues eg the willows are worth a session so too browns until the fish all go into the basin as the frost sets in the river has been understandably out of sorts but should fine down well enough for the returning grayling to give good sport throughout our lengths.

The river water continued to provide good sport despite low water levels however the week over half term is likely to throw up the best weights of the autumn as the water gets a much needed flush of warm wet stuff-a long time coming this season. 
pleasure anglers in the industrial length pick up a mixed bag of fish but it seems the railway wall is the place to be for a selection of better fish 
Elland park and Lowfields too provides sport for all but be aware of the closed season for trout as they move into the spawning areas -plenty of grayling and odd chub and pike to keep you going though
 
Even Riley`s Pond has ben slow as the high pressure has built and taken its toll over the last couple of months

Aire and calder navigation all along its length is fishing very well especially for mixed bags of silvers , LOTS OF PERCH  so get along and ENJOY A GOOD DAY OUT.  Directions in book and in club map book also map on web page

Vice president Horace Morton with his best catch of the day from the lake in late September.... about 10lb of carp!

Early August
 See canal results for last two matches in July !!
 
Rileys pond is as consistent as anywhere - even the kids are picking up 2-3 lb of fish  in a short afternoon session and the venue specialists are having a great time-lots of fish to meat and pellet as well as Red maggot- including several catches of quality roach..and some of the biggest Gudgeon in the county!
 
Brookfoot Lake
Looks as well as ever with plenty of colour and has seen a rise in pleasure anglers -between the showers -but stilll plenty of room especially on an evening to go and catch now the carp lads have moved ove rthe border
 
Those of us who just want an afternoons sport should  enjoy themselves on the Lake as the shoals of smaller Roach and Perch begin to show with a vengeance...fifty fish at a sitting is well within reach of the maggot angler who perseveres to find the right depth at which these shoals are feeding.  A little ground bait with chopped worm just over the weed will keep the Perch busy and added hemp and caster plus maggot to encourage the roach a litttler further out.  Fishing loose feed in three feet may bring the fish up in the water when the sun has had chance to warm the uppper layers but little and often may not always outscore the ground bait approach.

Thursday Canal League 30th July  Crem and POp Shop...bream dominated the latest canal Match as the winners all had quality samlpes in their nets but it was young Steve Avenue who took the top spot confirming his potential.  NINE BREAM ..and odd Perch for 28 lb 1/2  oz..hows that for an evenings fishing?!!!! Runner up John Holdsworth often figures  and  it was two Bream (7lb) the night that helped him edge in front of Chris Lees (5lb) in another good contest on these lengths....and who said the canals not fishing when two weeks running the bream have decided to play?!!

RISING SUN SPONSORED OPEN -Calder hebble navigation Brighouse to Elland , Monday 31 August

1st prize £200.00 +    Paying first four places plus all sections draw and presentation White Horse Inn, Rastrck-opposite calder Angklers Supplies -Breakfasts , sandwhiches , tea  coffee etc from7-30am Please ring for detail;s 01484 711063...bookings only strictly by £5.00 deposit at the tackle shop.

 

Photos are of the officials presentation meal at the rising sun, scholes -thanks to Michael and Karl for their hospitality  Memorial Stone   A decision has been madeover the memorial stone (generously provided by marshalls) and we are hoping to see the inscription in place shortly -already completed is the fencing and garden-supported by scotts fecning and landscaping.

Guess The Weight
Send us your guess via the comments page. Thank you for your guesses so far ...but  a little short of the mark. Clues: Fish length 21", condition superb and the strongest fish pound to length that the angler had caught from our river water!!!
This trout was the first sent to the web by this member who assures us that it went 5 1/2 lb..now we know there are several bigger than this one but who will beat this seasons entry????. Thanks for those who guessed.

BAA would like to thank TRI-cast for the luggage raffle prizes and those members who regularly buy lucky -and not so lucky ! -numbers. Lee Shaw, the latest winner of an 8 tube rod / pole holdall donated his prize for the kids so one youngster will be very lukcky in the end of summer FREE DRAW !!

Members will have noticed that the Memorial Stone in the car Park has yet to recieve its inscription.... we will sort this asap
 
Night permits for the rest of the year on an annual basis   £30.00 are still available.  Note that we are trialling a photo card system this time and you will all,  old and new, night members   will be asked to provide two passport size photos-thanks from the secretary here for returniong yours asap.
 Single night permits are aslo available £5.00 for those who just fancy the odd session.

Thursday 2nd April
Carp are starting to move on lake -witness a nice mirror @14lb mark for one of the regulars and a shoal of mixed sizes on the canal side bank, only odd bream so far from  the lake. River calder reports of several trout  along all our reaches but none of the biggies ......yet!!

Confirmed winter stocking of  the lakeBream = 365lb mixed sizes with lots of skimmers;  Tench 700+ and 475 roach 8-10inch  
sample of all fish @ 25 of each  into Rileys Pond   these fish are responding to anglers baits in the week  (but not the tench during the match) all fish will likely shoal up prior to spawning and the BIG PIKE and PERCH follow closely so expect to have some spectacular action as the big female pike feed up in what is the prime time of april for these predators bailiffs are checking the canal for catches -particularly around the RED BECK and CLIFF FACE at Ganny Lock.

We seem to have waited quite a while for the pond to turn on and now it has -with a vengence too for some pleasure men. First RILEYS POND league match on saturday 28 march saw 24 anglers fish in a biting northerly with the odd freezing shower for good measure !!  a couple of blanks but most people had hold of a carp and a good slection of silvers too.  top weights  for 1,2 and 3 were 17lb +, 14lb+ and 11 lb +  A PLEASING START TO THE SERIES - particularly as some of the pleasure men had "emptied it" on thursday

Mr Colin Richardson RIP “A guy who loved to fish.”
Colin died on the 2nd February 2009 Colin was a Vice President following on from his committee membership
(1968 – 1985).  A keen and accomplished Roach and Bream angler, Colin sharpened his skills in the highly competitive Brighouse match scene prior to moving onto the commercials. Most of our trophies bear witness to his skills as one of our finest match men over a 20 year period. As recently as 2006 he won the Calder championship with several big chub and in 2007 took a huge *Swale barbel on his first outing with the halibut pellet! The Brighouse Angling Association has lost one of its greatest supporters in general committee and especially the match committee. 

All aplications for new 2009 night permits (annual) will be considered by the committee-application forms available from Calder Angling Supplies only

BIG FISH FOR THE FEW -those ofus brave enought to face the cold have had little to shout about EXCEPT for the Grayling catches and out of season Trout on the river ONE BEAST of a fish around the 9lb mark and a couple at 4lb+ for one of our Bailiffs. All fish are tightly shoaled up and hard to find

Jan 09 The stocking of our Bream and tench has taken place successfully into the Lake ove rthe last few weeks so get ready for some action as soon as the weather turns

FISH STOCKING
TWO big inputs of stock fish have taken place over the last few weeks  - firstly @500 tench 8-10" into the Lake in the middle of November with a few more to come in the New year.  Secondly many splendid Bream and quite a few Roach again into the lake on Christmas eve.  Both stocking activities were well witnessed by Bailiffs and committee members and some keen types have already been down to fish...and caught...
We expect the big |Roach stock to arrive in the New year with the likelihood of some for the canal too..depending on what our supplier is able to get for us.  As in recent years all stocked and ordered fish are mature and over the 8" length..we hope to place photos on line.

Thought we ought to spread the good news Dec 11th - that the roach Are back in the canal -not everywhere yet but the winter hotspots worth a look from now on best confirmed report of 20+ fish to the lb From outside the lake all on punch.... unless you can better this?... photos to follow.

Night permits are now in the calders anglers suppliesso join up and get yours - annual permits must be applied for but single night sessions are available on a limited basis for members only in both cases. The river threw up some cracking gayling and trout before the rain -fiSh to 9lb big olg Brown trout!! and a couple to 4lb 13oz for the bailiffs.

Members need to be aware of the dredging done to red beck and ganny lock last week19-23 jan when 800 tons of silt were removed.  this channel downstream of the beck end should now go to 6 feet in places and we should not have the spectacle of beached barges on red beck corner  and hopefully the bream shoal will settle in soon.  watch out too for the resident chub on the beckend be aware of match bookings here on the weekendsand full closure of the ganney lock last week in February, first in March as the gates are repaired.

Photos of Brian Clegg and David Airey and wives with my hostKarl and Michael at the rising sun after enjoying their celebration meals courtesy of BAA long service recognition awards.