Sad plight of the Wye salmon as the season ends.
In the Annual Salmon Report produced for the Club by Committee member Richard Woodhouse is spelt out the woes of the Wye salmon. The decline of Wye salmon continued in 2023 with the lowest recorded catch for over 100 years. Just 223 …
ROWAC Annual General Meeting.
Members will recall that at the AGM last year it was decided that the Club year will change and run from March to March so as to be inline with the Coarse fishing season rather than the Calendar year that the Club …
The Club gains a new barbel enthusiast.
I had a note from member Ash Bailey telling me the story of his son’s first barbel. Ash tells me his son Ray who is 11 is a really keen angler who loves to fish the Weirend stretch of the Clubs waters. …
Another Salmon for Steve.
Only a few days after member Steve Boswell took a salmon, a rare event in itself this year, he has been busy again. Fly fishing using the same tactics, intermediate leader and a size 10 Bann Special he took an 8lb fish …
Great fishing for Day Ticket visitor.
The fishing on Ross Angling Club’s Town Water stretch in the park can be as good as anywhere on the day. Visiting angler Hanadzi Dubin found just how good it can be. He fished 3 short sessions on the town stretch and …
ROWAC Members Newletter.
Link below to the first edition of the new Members Newsletter. Members newsletter AUG23docx 1 …
At last another Salmon.
Against the odds during a grim year for the Clubs salmon anglers, member Steve Boswell hit silver last week when he landed a 12lb hen salmon from one of the croys on the Clubs Weirend beat. Fishing a size 8 Bann Shrimp …
Roy triumphs in the Club’s new Species Hunt contest.
Our first Club ‘Species Hunt’ event took place at the beginning of July and turned out to be a lot of fun. Competitors had between 9,00am and 4pm to catch as many different species as possible on our club waters. The hot …
Club Member goes the extra mile..
We have some excellent members always willing to go the extra yard for others as Committee member Julian Lane can testify having lost his wallet in Weirend carpark sometime on Saturday when putting his kit in the car as he left. Julian …
Giant Hogweed – ROWAC Safety Bulletin -1
Safety Bulletin 1 – Giant Hogweed Please read the above regarding the dangers of Giant Hogweed which may be present on the banks of our waters. ROWAC …
