10-Jul-2006
- An Angling Open Day is being organised by Norfolk
Anglers Conservation Association (NACA) and sponsored
by the Environment Agency at Bawburgh Lakes, Bawburgh,
Nr Norwich
The Open Day at 9.30am to 3.30pm,
Sunday 23 July aims to encourage newcomers to
try angling and lapsed anglers to return to the
sport. Both adults and children will be able to
get free coaching with qualified angling coaches
who will be set up on Semons Lake.
Entry is free and juniors must
be accompanied by an adult.
Special guests for the day will
be Dave Lane and Nick Helleur of Carp Fishing
fame.
There will be demonstrations
on carp fishing, boilies-making, long distance
casting with Terry Houseago, lure fishing for
pike and trace making by the Pike Anglers Club,
feeder fishing with Nick Larkin, pole fishing,
pond dipping and guided bird watching with Bob
Bradley.
The event forms part of the
Associations 20th Anniversary Project to develop
participation and good practice in angling, which
has recently been awarded a £5,000 lottery
grant.
Bawburgh Lakes form part of
a nationally recognised wetland habitat conservation
site, managed by Norfolk Anglers Conservation
Association for CEMEX.
Entry to the event is in New
Road between Bawburgh Village and Bowthorpe, approximately
4 miles west of Norwich. Turn off from A47 main
road bypass, signed ‘Watton’ and then turn right
into Bawburgh village off main Watton Road. New
Road is immediate right turn after bridge in Bawburgh
village. From Bowthorpe, New Road turn is directly
off the perimeter Chapel Break Road.
Graham Gamble from the Environment Agency said:
‘This event gives everyone a great opportunity
to have a go at fishing to see if they like it.
It is an opportunity for free expert guidance
in pleasant surroundings.
We're really pleased to be sponsoring
the Open Day and appreciate all the work Norfolk
Anglers Conservation Association is doing to look
after this area.’
Boilies making:
For those new to fishing, this means making your
own bait with a mixture of things including egg,
flour, meal and nuts. The mixture is rolled into
soft balls from 10mm to 20mm diameter, and then
dropped into boiling water to give it a hard outer
shell so it stays in one piece when put on a hook.
Rita Penman
