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On Saturday 13th December 2025, the EA removed 6000 to 8000 fish from the I-Carp Carp lake at Great Oakley and transferred them to Lanes Pond. The fish were mainly small Roach, Bream and Perch. However there were some 8oz plus Roach and 3 Bream of about 3lb each.

Another 600 small Crucian Carp & Tench were added by the Environment Agency on the 8th December 2025.

Photos will be on the on the club waters page shortly, There is a Father Christmas after all.

For new Senior & Senior Citizens members, from 1st January 2026 we are offering half price membership plus the £10.00 joining fee. Membership renewals are due in June 2026.

The gate leading down to Lanes Pond has been repaired and is easy to open and close.

Yours in sport, HAC..

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Lanes Pond. Deform.statement.towards

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Membership

The 2025-2026 membership form is now on the Documents page. New members can join now (from 10th April) and receive 2 months free. Renewal for existing members is 15th June 2025

Signing on night 10^th June 2025 at 7pm in The Dovercourt Bowling Club

Anyone wishing to join, please contact Sean Parmenter-Roberts, by email: membershiphac@gmail.com or on 07814 470387

Gate lock Code

The gate lock code will change to the new number on the 15th June 2026

Lanes Pond, Little Oakley

Another 600 small Crucian Carp & Tench were added by the Environment Agency on the 8th December 2025. 20 pegs are available for members to fish. Pegs 1 to 15 pegs have a gravel base and a oak front board. The water is approximately 5ft deep not far out from the front board, so be careful not to fall in. Life rings are positioned around the lake. The paths to the swims are uneven in places, so be careful. Barbless hooks only to be used and no keepnets between 16th March 15 and June 15 (in line with the close season) unless it is a club match. The lake has been stocked with 2,500 small Tench, 750 small Crucian Carp, over 400 Roach up to 12oz and a few Perch up to about 6oz.

Please let the committee know how you get on. what you caught using the pre formatted Catch Report Email at the bottom of this page.

Please only enter the farm lane via the gate, not by the gap in the hedge. We have helped the farmer to fill in a lot of the pot holes down the lane. The lake is on the left about 400 yards from the gate. Please close the gate after entering and leaving.

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Safeguarding Young People Policy

All Angling Clubs have been advised by the Angling Trust that we need to have a Safeguarding Young People Policy to comply with Government Law. We also need to have a club officer to manage the policy. Peter Standing has been on a course on this policy and has agreed to add this to his Health & Safety responsibility.

Peter has produced our Policy, it’s on our our Documents Page. As it effects all members, please go to the Documents Page, Download it and read it.

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Club Rules

The Club Rules have been revised at the AGM in April 2025. The up dated version will shortly be posted on the Documents Page and download a copy. It is the member’s responsibility to abide by the rules. Also on the Documents Page is the updated Fish Welfare Document 2023.

Work Party Dates for 2026

These will be announced in the new year.

Marc Snelling, Fishery Officer.

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Wednesday Evening Matches

Result of Wednesday Night Matches
1st Graeme 25 points 
2nd Chris 33 points 
3rd Barry 43 points 
4th Con 54 points 
4th Duncan 54 points 
4th Harold 54 points 
5th Dan 61 points 
6th Paul 67 points 
7th Marc 75 points
8th David 79 points 
9th Dougie 80 Points 
10th Stephen 81 points
11th Peter 96 points
Congratulations to Graeme Edgar for retaining the title.

Fish Welfare

RULE 44 That anyone intentionally fishing for Carp or Pike on any Harwich Angling Club waters, should be equipped with a 42 inch landing net, an unhooking mat and forceps for unhooking of at least 10 inches in length.

As some of the Crucian Carp are showing signs of damage and the Tench are growing, along with a number of larger Bream are being caught: the Committee would recommend the use of an unhooking mat on these fish as well. The unhooking mat should be wet when used. At the next AGM the Committee are proposing to amend Rule 44 to this end.

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In line with the increasing concerns about fish welfare Harwich Angling Club would like to highlight key aspects to improve the handling of your catch.

1. Use only barbless hooks 
2. No bolt/fixed rigs.
3. A wet unhooking mat for larger fish, i.e. Carp, Crucian Carp, Tench and Bream.
4. Landing net of appropriate size to be used when landing any sizeable fish.
5. Disgorger of appropriate type for removal of hooks.
6. When landing sizeable fish, it is preferred practice to not swing in fish, but use a landing net, unhook fish in net and return to the water from landing net.
7. If handling fish wet hands do less damage and on no account handle with a cloth.

Harwich Angling Club Committee, 12^th June 2022

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Just a reminder that members should stop fishing during thunder storms, carbon fibre used in modern rods and poles is a very good conductor of electricity.

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Club Documentation

All Club documentation is now on the Documents page, this includes COVID-19 rules, membership application form, club rules, etc

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BRADFIELD LAKE INFORMATION

Only BARBLESS HOOKS are allowed at Bradfield Lake, Rule 37
Please take your litter home.

Several lengths of line, some with hooks attached have been found on the banks, please take any disused line home.

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Request from webmaster

If any members have photos of catches made this year can the please sent them to me along with the location, date, bait used and any other useful information as I am up dating the web site Gallery,
A new itemised email is on the New Catches Report link below, just fill in the details next to the items, this link works with both computers and Smart Phones etc.