Salmon & Trout Association

Lincolnshire Branch

(Site updated Friday 9th May 2012)

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The new season is well under way

The lake is fishing well at the moment with lots of fish being taken on dries. Hawthorne (hawthorn) flies are hatching in huge numbers and imitations well worth a try. Also the sedge-like Alder Fly (sialis) is quite prolific at the moment with some quite heavy hatches. But the adults are rarely taken by trout [Goddard, Waterside Guide, Unwin Hyman, 1988].

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On 12th May we attended the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) adults day at Riseholme Hall, Lincoln. Some 20 people had a go at various country sports from ferreting to clay pigeon shooting to fly casting. I put a few pictures up here.

Burning question of the day!
Do chickens swim?
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Floggit This year we will be trying out a popular method of fund raising for the branch by having a Floggit Table at the Lincolnshire Show on 20th and 21st of June. I've put more information here.

BASC days at Riseholme. We will be attending two days at Riseholme this year, on the 12 May 2012, an adults day trying out fly casting, shooting, falconry, ferreting, etc. and on the 22nd September a juniors day. This event began last year with a day for juniors and was so successfull and by resquest a day has been added for the parents. They have to play too, you know.

Inter-branch angling match It has been suggested it would be nice to have an inter-branch (S&TA) fishing match to be held at Eyebrook in Leicestershire sometime this year. Anyone wishing to join in on this event should get in touch with Barry.

Well, this chicken floats, and seems perfectly happy in a small private lake photographed by one of the Benniworth members and sent in to me. This hen was seen (apparently) happily paddling across a smallish lake, a bit wet and looking bedragled, but nevertheless afloat, looking determined and upwardly mobile, as you can see. PS. I have looked into this and it is a bad idea to put chickens in water, they are likely to catch respiratory disease and suffer from severe chills and will be at peril. Chickens are a woodland bird.