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Maintenance

Environment

Darlow Water quality update – 16-Jan-2023

With so much wet weather recently, Darlow is currently in flood, but the good news is that the bank repairs to the bypass channel seem to be holding up and we are not seeing water flooding directly in from the river. Water levels are very high, so most of the Read more…

By Matthew Crow, 2 weeksJanuary 16, 2023 ago
Fishing

Temporary closure for chalking – 16-18th November 2022

*******Please note updated dates******* Darlow Water will be temporarily closed to fishing for 3 days, 16-18th November, to allow the annual chalking to take place. Access to the lake grounds will be very restricted during this time. This important process is carried out each year to help reduce the build Read more…

By Matthew Crow, 3 monthsOctober 27, 2022 ago
Maintenance

Weed clearance begins – 04-Oct-2022

This year the club has decided to employ a contractor to help clear some of the vigorously growing aquatic weed from the lake. The most prolific weed seems to be a species of Elodea (probably Canadian pond weed), which has grown to several feet deep in places and may impact Read more…

By Matthew Crow, 4 monthsOctober 4, 2022 ago
Maintenance

Road repairs

Thanks to everyone (tireless Committee members included) who helped with the access road repairs last weekend. All large potholes now filled. Please drive slowly along the track so the repairs can last as long as possible!

By Matthew Crow, 9 monthsMay 17, 2022 ago
Bulletins

Preparing for the 2022 season

Today, we stocked 200 very good-looking rainbow trout in Darlow. The lake now contains between 300-400 trout ready for the new season, starting on 01-Mar-2022. We have more fish to follow! The good news is that Darlow has, so far, avoided any unwelcome influxes of flood water, and we hope Read more…

By Matthew Crow, 11 monthsFebruary 22, 2022 ago
Maintenance

Chalking underway – 07-Dec-2021

AJS Fisheries began the process of chalking Darlow Water today. Weather conditions declined throughout the morning, but the team made very good progress. We’ll be watching the water conditions closely over the next few weeks to see if it has any immediate effect on ammonia levels, oxygen and pH, but, Read more…

By Matthew Crow, 1 yearDecember 7, 2021 ago
Maintenance

Darlow Chalking w/b 06-Dec-2021

******* Update – Please note new date ******* For the ongoing improvement of the environment and water quality at Darlow, chalking will take place during the week beginning 06-Dec-2021. Please be aware that the lake will be closed to fishing from 6-10th December. Refer to your FFFC email for further Read more…

By Matthew Crow, 1 yearNovember 4, 2021 ago
Environment

Darlow water chemistry update – 26-Oct-2021

The latest water testing has shown that water conditions have not improved, but have stopped deteriorating as sharply as at the start of October. Ammonia level has risen to 0.25 mg/L, but appears to have stabilised over the last two weeks. Oxygen levels also appear to have stopped declining in Read more…

By Matthew Crow, 1 yearOctober 26, 2021 ago
Maintenance

Floating reed bed completed

A special thanks to Jim Thomas (and assembly team) for designing and building the prototype reed raft. The new raft looks fantastic, and will hopefully contribute to removing nutrients from the water and provide fish with additional cover in the coming seasons as it becomes established. Several willows have now Read more…

By Matthew Crow, 1 yearOctober 25, 2021 ago
Maintenance

Tree down

We have lost one of the fir trees on the edge of Darlow on the Windrush bank. You may be able to spot Roger in there somewhere.

By Matthew Crow, 1 yearSeptember 29, 2021 ago

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