G.A.C. Annual General Meeting. 2008
On Thursday 22nd May at 7.30pm

The Club would like to thank all members that attended this years AGM.
It was a very informative night, the club secretary outlining future plans for sustainable fish stocking and and plans to make all the club lakes as angler friendly as Treoes, Pysgodlyn and Gribbles Covert, which are now to a very high standard in both fishing and angler amenities.
We had our annual in-depth financial report showing the club to be in a good financial shape for the future.
Trophy's were awarded for the Junior Matches, Specimen fish award, recently run and very popular 24 hour Carp Competition.

Junior Match Winners 2007.

14th June. Cadoxton pond. Jean Hooper trophy Kyle Lee. Roy Hooper trophy Lisa Williams.	28th June. Gribbles Covert. First match Lyn Villis Shield Under 14's. Kyle Lee. 14 to 16. Ryan Reed.
05th July. Gribbles Covert. Paul Nelmes Memorial Cup. Josh Bowley Silver fish trophy. Thomas Harrison.	August 9th. Treoes Pond. Mums/Dads Lads/Lasses. Ray & Adam Burniston.

Annual Best fish Award.
2007/2008
Both winners will receive a full years club licence.

Senior Winner	Species                                         Venue
K. Sullivan.	14lb 2oz Barbel              (River Wye, Bibblins)
Junior Winner
Josh Brown. (8yrs)	5lb 0oz Tench                         (Treoes)

24 hour Carp Competition.

Singles results.. 1st Julian Addecott 2nd Ian Griffiths 3rd Nigel Sproston 4th John Monkley 5th Greg Jerrett 6th Janice Ravenhill 7th Kevin Feeley 8th Robert Ellis 9th John Wood 10th Steve Cochran 11th Chris Williams 12th Alan Trowbridge 13th Jenny Collins 14th Steve Curtiss 15th Roy Tomlinson 16th Rhys Mahony 17th Ben Philips 18th place shared by Adrian Carmody, Keeran Carmody, and Adam Preddy Pairs results.. 1st Ian Griffiths and Kevin Feeley 2nd Julian Addecott and Jark-van-Vuuren 3rd Chris Williams and Nigel Sproston 4th Steve Cochran and John Monkley 5th Dennis and Joshua Boley 6th Jenny Collins and Janice Ravenhill 7th Robert Ellis and Steve Curtiss 8th John Mitchell and Steve Marsh 9th Adrian Carmody and Keeran Carmody Biggest fish results (Specimen trophy) 1st Nigel Sproston Grass carp 17lb 10oz 2nd Nigel Sproston Common carp 15lb 8oz 3rd Robert Ellis Mirror Carp 13 4oz 4th Julian Addecott Common Carp 12lb 2oz 5th Ian Griffiths Common Carp 11lb. Fish statistics. A total of 75 carp were caught with a combined weight of 392lb. 11 bream were caught with the biggest being caught by Ben Philips 6 Tench were caught, the  biggest by Julian Addecott 1 eel was caught by Joshua Boley.

Well done to all the winners above and I look forward to meeting more members at the 2009 AGM.

GAC Maintenance work.
20th May 2008
The Clubs Contractor will be doing maintenance works on Gribbles Covert and Llantrythid over the next week. Most of the work will involve strimming back the foliage around the pegs and paths. Would all Club Members fishing these venues whilst the work is taking place Please be mindful that there will be Noise Disturbance.

Treoes Pond work party.
A few more of the pegs have been enlarged and for the night group, carp comps and 48 hour charity comp, there are now 34 Bivvy pegs to choose from.
As you will see from the photo's, the toilet unit base has been set level ready for the arrival of the unit on Friday this will be a disabled toilet and a single cubicle for use by all club members, there are now 5 disabled friendly fishing platforms. A representative from the EA attended to have a look and a chat and was more than impressed with the work done.
We now have a Club water that is unparalleled in SE Wales for facilities and maintenance work done!

Thanks to Brian, Keith and Alan, who worked hard to make sure the concrete footings were completed correctly. Thanks also to Andy, Mike, Mick F, Colin, Richard, Paul, Steve and Dennis, who labored all day completing the pegs, burning rubbish, sorting the far bank and thinning out the trees around the edge of the islands.

Treoes Pond.
02-04-2008.

Investment for the Disabled
Glamorgan Anglers Club Ltd have invested a large proportion of its funds over the past two years in providing Wheelchair friendly and disabled access fishing platforms at 3 of its still waters.
With financial assistance from the Environment Agency Wales, there are now 4 wheelchair friendly pegs at Gribbles Covert pond, 2 Wheelchair friendly platforms at Pysgodlyn Mawr Pond and 4 wheelchair friendly platforms at Treoes Pond.
In addition, the club enforces a policy of Disabled Priority Platforms closest to Car Parking Facilities on each site.
It is envisaged that in the near future Wheelchair/Disabled access will be provided at Barry Ponds
Full Coarse Disabled License is £34.00 annually.
Full Game Disabled License is £50.00 annually.


Gribbles Covert.
Maureen Smith kindly sent the Club her views for the Autumn/Winter Newsletter, It's nice to see all members now enjoying the club waters. The club are continuing the work with disabled access being done at Barry pond in the near future.
Read More.>>>
Further Information can be obtained from our Membership Secretary Secretary@glamorgananglersclub.org.uk

Treoes Pond, Planned Work.
Would all Club Members please note that work will be commencing during November 2007 on Treoes Pond and will last approximately 8 weeks. There will be contractors working on the pond site. The works will involve heavy machinery and some bank side disturbance will be caused.
Would all members please be mindful of where they park and please be willing to move their vehicles if the need arise.
The Cormorant deterrent ropes will be put up Monday 29th October.
The work will involve bank side restoration, the construction of another two disabled platforms, fencing and hedging renewal, replacing the existing gate with a much more secure gate, which, once installed will be permanently locked, so members will not be able to gain access without a club key. It is our intention to make the gate replacement a priority.
If you do not already have a key, bailiffs Mr. Colin Farnham or Dennis have spares which cost £10.00 each.
 Alternatively, keys can be purchased from Gary Evans Tackle Shop, Whitchurch Road, Cardiff, or Ewenny Angling, Ewenny Road, Bridgend.
(You will need to produce your club license and rod license before a key is issued)
The Committee apologizes in advance for any inconvenience this may cause, but it is important works to ensure a more secure perimeter.
We will keep the web site updated with progress.

24 Hour Carp Competition.
Treoes Pond. 29th-30th September.

Eager anglers arrived for the start of the carp competition, with a dozen or so getting in some early practice before the organizer, Nigel Sproston, arrived at 10am. The mood was very good with everyone looking forward to the draw at 11 so they could get started.
As a break from tradition, it was a 'walk on' draw rather than a 'peg' draw, which caused a few laughs whilst watching the juniors race to stake their claim on a swim.
The competition started promptly at 12pm to the sound of the horn. At this point Nigel took a walk round the lake to ensure everyone was happy.

An hour into the comp the early leader was Jenny Collins, who had already bagged 4 carp and 25lb in the bank. At this point it was starting to look like a three horse race, with Liam Owen and Jark Van Vuuren in close persuit. Everyone else was struggling with one or two fish, and even none at all!

As it got dark the anglers prepared for the night leg of the comp. At this point, things started to go downhill fast for a few, with absolutely no fish showing in their swims. To say it rained would be an understatement, as the weather decided to worsen the fishing conditions and drove one or two anglers into their bivvies.
As the night drew on, most found the fishing very quiet, but towards the early hours some managed to catch their first fish, which obviously improved their mood. This was no doubt helped by the improved weather, no rain or wind and the moon in full view.
Two lads, Liam Owen and Jack Landon, had had a good night, with Jark pulling in a few too.

The horn blew at 12pm Sunday, signaling the end of the comp. One by one the results came in and it soon became apparent that this match belonged to the juniors!

CONGRATULATIONS goes to Keeran Carmody age 16, the winner, with a combined weight of 86lb 14oz. With a difference of under 4lb, the runner up was Liam Owen age 14, a close run in the end.
Third place went to Ian Griffiths, with 60lb 10oz, who also won the biggest Fish Award with a 14lb 8oz mirror carp.

Keeran Carmody.

Liam Owen.

Commiserations go to Paul Addecott and Jack Smith, who picked up the Spam Award for not catching a single carp in the whole 24 hours. They did, however, catch a few bream between them.

Nigel (pictured above presenting the awards) would like to thank everyone who took part and hopes you all enjoyed yourselves. Special thanks to Paul Addecott for encouraging Nigel to go forward with the whole idea. Nigel also hopes to see you all again for the next one!
A final word of thanks to the committee for allowing us to do it in the first place, and for closing the whole lake for 24 hrs.
Click HERE for the full results.

Barry ponds Work Party.
12th August.

Mums & Dads, Lads & Lasses.
Treoes, August 4th 2007.


This years competition was a great success with 11 teams fishing.
The fishing started slow to begin with only the odd fish showing around the pond. The anglers on the car park swims were the first to start catching but it wasn't long before all competitors began to start hooking into a few fish. The weights were made up of mostly silver fish, with the winners hooking into a few carp to tip the scales their way. It was a very hard fought contest with only 8oz between first and second place.

June 2007
Gribbles Covert.
Work is now complete on the pond.
To give you an idea of what has been done, 34 ton of top soil, 16 ton of Stone dust, 90 ton of stone chippings and approximately 30 x 8ft lengths of 8x4 planking has been used.
There are 4 disabled friendly platforms with solid access down from the car parking area, all of the pegs have been renewed including resurfacing to the car park and paths.

June 2007
Pysgodlyn Mawr.
Bank side work is now completed at Pysgodlyn, providing a solid gravel track around the lake and excellent swims, as you can see from the photo's (no mud !!). The work included a horse barrier to the side of the dam wall to keep horse riders on their allocated bridal path and has provided disabled friendly fishing platforms. These have been constructed using the same materials as the path, making them slightly uneven, but with Pysgodlyn Mawr being a SSSI site the contractor was limited to useable materials.