Lowbell Lane
Category : Fishery Reports
A great start to his BADAC membership as Robert Dalzell lands a 23lb Carp on his first visit to Lowbell Lane – well done.

Category : Fishery Reports
A great start to his BADAC membership as Robert Dalzell lands a 23lb Carp on his first visit to Lowbell Lane – well done.

Category : Fishery Reports
As you are all aware, work has been ongoing for repair to the bank at Shepherds Way.
Attached are photos of the work undertaken so far to pegs 3 & 4.
Many thanks to the members involved in completing this work.





Category : Club News
Many thanks to Ron Karasavvas and Richard Drury who were both on hand to lead a teach-in for students from Cranborne Primary school at Shepherds Way on Friday 12th and 19th September. Under the expert tutelage of Ron Karasavvas and Richard Drury along with special thanks to all of our other anglers who were on hand to assist with children. All of the children had a great time and I am pleased to say that they caught plenty of fish. Who knows, a future BADAC fishing champion maybe amongst the happy attendees?


















Category : Fishery Reports
Many thanks to bailiff Stuart Butterfield, Richard Drury and Ron Karasavvas who did some much needed work at Blunham HamBarn trimming back the trees – cheers guys.



Category : Fishery Reports
A nice 7lb catch of Roach from Blunham, Spinney today on hemp and tares.
Not been there yet? It is well worth the journey up to Blunham.
Speak with local bailiff Stuart Butterfield for the information on this lovely venue.


Category : Club News
Winter tickets will be available to purchase on open day, which takes place at Shepherds Way fishery (Shepherds Way Brookmans Park Herts AL9 6NJ) on Saturday 6th September 2025 10am-3pm. Any new members who join on this day will be able to fish from 6th September 2025 & your ticket will be valid until 15th June 2026, fees as follows:
Adult member £67.00 plus £30.00 joining fee = £97.00
Junior £23.00 joining fee n/a
Disabled member £52.00 plus £30.00 joining fee = £82.00
Associate member £50.00 plus £30.00 joining fee = £80.00 ( please note you need to be a full member to fish Shepherds Way)
OAP (first year) £67.00 plus £30.00 joining fee = £97.00
Members that have been a member within the last five year, can re-join on a winter ticket on open day or as from 1st October with no re-joining fee applicable.
Adults £67.00, juniors £23.00, oap/disable members £52.00 & associate members £50.00, all tickets will valid until 15th June 2026.
Membership Application Form https://badac.co.uk/contact-us/join/
Category : Club News
BADAC, Isabel Hospice and myself would like to thank all the anglers, helpers and external donors for making the charity fishing match held on Sunday 13th July such a great success.
I can confirm that the total raised for this worthy charity amounted to £3,641 for which donation they were most grateful. A big thank you goes out to all the sponsors for the day:
Macaroni Restaurant
Angling Direct
Cock of the North
Dutch Nursery
Essendon Golf Club
Furzefield Inspire Leisure Centre
Oakwood Angling
Potters Bar Angling
Tesco’s – Potters Bar
The individual fishing results and the guesses for the total weight of fish caught on the day can be found on the BADAC website https://badac.co.uk/https-badac-co-uk-fixtures-2022-2023/match-results-2025-2026/match-results-july/
We hope that you all enjoyed the day.
Many thanks to all.
Ron Karasavvas
Event Organiser


































































Category : Fishery Reports
Dear Members,
Below is a picture of a rig recovered from one of the floating islands at Shepherds Way. This rig is not acceptable at this fishery as it is a fixed rig and was being fished with strong braid.
Please can all members familiarise themselves with the rules for this fishery? Anyone found to be breaking the rules may have their membership revoked.

Category : Fishery Reports
Thanks to Stuart Butterfield for his work at Blunham, Hambarn.
Here’s a few pictures of the nicely cleared swims.


Category : Club News
Membership via Clubmate is now open for new members and membership renewals via the club’s web site forms will be sent out within the next few days