Tom Carey had this ex Frogmore fish from the Island Pit at 24-02 on Sunday 10th December

Members should have received their latest VAC newsletter  (number 85) just after the New Year and will have seen the great lead article by Moor Mill Bailiff, Keith Speer. As a number of our members have already discovered these waters provide a real mixture of fishing opportunities. But more than that, they provide the VAC with capacity and scope for future growth. The Island Pit is a large water and has already produced, this season, some remarkable bream bags. We are now finding that the growth rates of carp stocked just a year ago are nothing short of phenomenal. We've literally had fish almost double in weight with one mirror stocked at 14lb now reported as 24lb (see left) and a common (The Perch) going from under 14lb to 22lb.

Therefore we have great expectation for the 100 new carp between 5 & 14lb plus the 600 small tench stocked just before Christmas. And it won't stop there as further stockings are in the planning stages plus bank clearance and swim creation work. With money, hard work and dedication we expect the Moor Mill to become one of the best mixed fisheries in the county.

And it's not just membership that's up. The recent rains now mean our still waters are now lapping at the banks. Hopefully, at Frogmore in particular, things will be a little less 'knife edge' this Summer.

A Night with Mike Wilson. Click the pic for details of this great night out.

25th January at the Trestle Arts Centre, St Albans. Just £4 on the door.

Congratulations to life member Mark Jones for winning the Christmas Match at Riverside on December 17th with 15lb of small carp and roach. The match featured one of the biggest turnouts of the season with 36 fishing, having first, of course, enjoyed a great breakfast (thanks to Chris Knight).

For details of this match and the remaining fixtures this season see the match links on the left column.