Fishing Newbury

[Chris Plumb]

Can anyone tell me what CSAS stands for please?

 

Cheers

 

JP

 

Civil Service Angling Society - they have a nice stretch of river Kennet below Ham Bridge in Newbury. They have both banks down to where the canal joins the river at Widmead - then the South Bank down to the Red Spinners bit at Chamberhouse Farm (Newbury AA have the North bank). Nice bit of water - I've fished it a few times as they do a permit exchange scheme with NewburyAA.

 

 

C.

[Stretpegger]

Civil Service Angling Society - they have a nice stretch of river Kennet below Ham Bridge in Newbury. They have both banks down to where the canal joins the river at Widmead - then the South Bank down to the Red Spinners bit at Chamberhouse Farm (Newbury AA have the North bank). Nice bit of water - I've fished it a few times as they do a permit exchange scheme with NewburyAA.

 

 

C.

 

Hmm the Red Spinners a rather select even secretive club they always strike me as a old boy network group of anglers very much who you know to get in.

 

Correct me if i am wrong but i think they also have another stretch of the Kennet at Hampstead Marshall?

[Chris Plumb]

Hmm the Red Spinners a rather select even secretive club they always strike me as a old boy network group of anglers very much who you know to get in.

 

Correct me if i am wrong but i think they also have another stretch of the Kennet at Hampstead Marshall?

 

 

Correct - immediately downstream of the Wilderness - and THAT weedrack that produced those two 20lb+ pike in APFA. I'm not a RS member - but from what I hear they are a bit 'Masonic'. I have err guested on one of their waters - I did my 6th form at Bearwood College in Wokingham - a school which had 3 lakes - two of which we were allowed to fish - the third and largest was rented to RS - but boys will be boys!

 

 

 

C.

[viney]

Guess is wrong by my reckoning - its further upstream - just below Victoria Park - Side stream is club water or at least used to be - main river is free to Newbury Residents only (strictly speaking). Bread is THE bait for that stretch due to all the freebies that get chucked in for the ducks/swans - of which there are LOADS. Throws up some very big chub to this day. Not fished it since I were a lad (well teenager+) around early 80's,,,

 

 

C.

 

 

who owns the rights to the little sidestream?

[Chris Plumb]

who owns the rights to the little sidestream?

 

NAA - used to be a sign there.

 

 

C.

[viney]

NAA - used to be a sign there.

 

 

C.

 

any idea if it still holds fish?

[Chris Plumb]

any idea if it still holds fish?

 

Not fished it in years - used to be stuffed with chub - especially under the trees.

 

 

 

C.

[viney]

Not fished it in years - used to be stuffed with chub - especially under the trees.

 

 

 

C.

 

 

may give it a shot sunday, didnt do too well at speen moors sunday, far too much water not enough water craft!

[Rusty]

didnt do too well at speen moors sunday, far too much water not enough water craft!

 

I've been biting my lip since you joined NAA and got enthusiastic about Speen, I did exactly the same (probably the main reason I joined). It's a tough venue to learn but I can't think of a better classroom. Discounting tiddlers my record so far is Speen 4 Rusty 1.

 

I believe dry fly fishing is allowed during the close season so I plan to spend a lot of time there this Spring in preparation for the new season.

[Chris Plumb]

It's a tough venue to learn but I can't think of a better classroom. Discounting tiddlers my record so far is Speen 4 Rusty 1.

 

I believe dry fly fishing is allowed during the close season so I plan to spend a lot of time there this Spring in preparation for the new season.

 

To be fair it has been a bit of a struggle this year on the chub front - very few of my 'banker' swims at SM have thrown up chub - and those that I have had have been small. The perch fishing on the other hand.....

 

 

C.