River Severn Trip – September 2024

Some photos of an impressive haul from the recant River Severn trip with Dave Ruddle, Mark Saunders and Terry Sullivan.

New Members

You can now purchase Barnet membership at Potters Bar Angling Shop, to do this you must bring a photo of yourself, any photo will do as long as it shows your face, please note this is for New Members only, you cannot renew your membership at the shop.

Open Day

Open Day this Saturday 18th May 2024
This Saturday open day at Shepherds Way where you can renew your membership for the coming season 2024/25, new members can also join and get a £20 discount on the joining fee, returning members fees, seniors £92 plus £10 working party if you have not attended one, OAP returning members £70 Disabled anglers £70 Junior anglers £35.There will be a BBQ on the day, fishing tuition for Juniors, tackle supplied. there will also be committee members available if you have any questions. open 10.00am till 16.00pm.
Shepherds Way fishery, Shepherds Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Herts. AL9 6NJ

Open Day

Barnet and District Angling Club invites you to come to our Open Day at Shepherds Way fishery, Shepherds Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Herts. AL9 6NJ on Saturday the 18th May 2024 where you may fish for the day, you can also join on the day. There will be a £20 discount on the joining fee for new members on the day (cash, cheques, bank transfers or via our clubmate site) £102 for Senior and OAP’s (concessionary price for OAP’s after the first year). Disabled anglers £80, Junior £35. Please note that current members can also renew their membership for the coming season (2024/25) on the day. Tuition for Juniors (tackle supplied) BBQ on the day. Open 10.00am till 16.00pm.

Barnet Membership 2024/25

The Clubmate site is now open for New members and membership renewals, renewal forms will be sent out in the post from Monday 15th April 2024.

Message for any new members thinking of joining Barnet & District Angling Club

Please note we are closing applications for new members as at 01-01-2024 & it will not be available again until 01-02-2024. From this date in February, we will run our usual early membership deal, which means if you join on 01-02-2024 you will have membership from 01-02-24 till 14-06-2025 at current prices, membership prices will increase after the Club’s AGM on 10-04-2024.

The above deal is only for new members joining the club, existing members will receive their membership renewals after the AGM in April 2024.

Andy Binstead

A plaque has been added to the bench at Shepherds Way in honour of the memory of Andy Binstead who sadly passed away a couple of months ago. Andy’s wife Lisa and daughters Hannah and Charlotte attended Shepherds Way on Sunday with Richard Drury to mark the occasion.

I am sure that a vast majority of Club members knew Andy personally and can now share a private moment in his memory when visiting Shepherds Way. Lisa intends to keep Andy’s shop (Potters Bar Angling Centre) open for business as usual. Plese note, that the shop does not open on Wednesdays nor Sundays.

River Severn, 8 – 10 September

7 anglers (Dave Ruddle, Malcolm Foster, Mark Saunders, Ray Mouratsing, Robby Bond, Trevor Williams and Vincenzo Bisogno) made the annual pilgrimage to fish the River Severn over the weekend 8-10 September . The fishing was extremely difficult in the middle of the heatwave and water levels were at least half a metre down. Thankfully, some fish were caught and below are some of the photos from the weekend.

Dave Porter

Dave Porter (aka The Hoarse Whisperer)

It is with deep regret and heart felt sadness, that I announce the passing of another stalwart  member of the Barnet and District Angling Club. He slipped away peacefully surrounded by his family, after that ‘dreadful disease’ reappeared in force, when we all thought the original operation last October had been successful.

For many years Dave was the Club’s Secretary and provided valuable input both of common sense and the ability to swell our coffers at regular intervals through being ‘in touch with people and on the ball’.

His club and match fishing ability was not to be ignored either, in his later years seeming to walk on water pleasure fishing on The River Severn in the Bridgnorth area of Shropshire.

He will be sorely missed.

Open Day – 13 May 2023

The Annual Open day took place on Saturday 13 May and was well attended by both Club members and new anglers looking to fish at Shepherds Way and join BADAC for the coming season.

A big thank you for their efforts yesterday to Mark and Stacey Saunders, Christine and Dave Ruddle and the Committee members who were on hand to give help and assistance – Richard Drury, Paul Hutton, Roger Manser and Ray Mouratsing.

Photos below from the day.