Exeter & District Angling Association - Club News
🎣 PIKE SEASON IS NEARLY HERE! 🎣With pike season nearly upon us, we’d like to remind all members to familiarise themselves with the club rules before fishing for pike on EDAA waters.For the welfare of our pike, the following equipment and rules are mandatory:❌ No freelining for pike✅ Minimum 30lb braid or 15lb mono✅ A suitable unhooking mat✅ A 42-inch landing net, or a purpose-made pike net with a long handle suitable for the water being fished✅ Minimum 30lb wire traces✅ Micro-barbed or barbless hooks — semi-barbed hooks are also acceptable✅ Long-handled pliers/forceps✅ Wire cutters🎣 LURE ANGLERSThese requirements apply to lure anglers too. A suitable wire trace must be used above the lure.⚠️ RIG & EQUIPMENT CHECKSOur bailiffs will be carrying out rig and equipment checks throughout the pike season.Anyone found fishing for pike without the required equipment will be asked to stop fishing and leave the water. Their membership will then be frozen until they can demonstrate that the necessary equipment has been obtained.Repeat offenders may face a club ban.🐊 WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?Our pike population is under increasing pressure, and unfortunately we have seen far too many dead or badly handled pike as a result of poor angling practices.This needs to stop.Pike are magnificent fish but require particularly careful handling and the correct equipment. Every one of us has a responsibility to protect them and ensure that future generations of anglers can continue to enjoy pike fishing on our waters.Please check your tackle and equipment before you go fishing, not once you get to the bank.🎣 Enjoy your piking, fish responsibly and give these magnificent fish the respect they deserve.Look after the pike, and the pike fishing will look after itself.— Exeter & District Angling Association
⚠️ Hornets’ Nest at AbbrookPlease be aware that there is a hornets’ nest in a tree on the left-hand side of the path, just before the sluice. It is approximately three feet above ground level.Hornets are a native species and an important part of the natural environment. The colony will naturally disperse as the season ends, so we have no plans to destroy the nest.In the meantime, please keep well clear and take particular care if accompanied by children or dogs.
Abbrook was the venue for today’s Over 55s match, 12 anglers fished. After several good pleasure catches at the venue recently, hopes were high. Unfortunately the fish had other ideas. First from peg 13, Tony Potter had 21lb 2ozs. All Tony’s fish fell to the method feeder, wafters as hook bait. Second from peg 3, Tim Woodward returned 10lb 4ozs, again the method feeder proved successful. Third from peg 14, Mark Cottingham had a weight of 9lbs 8ozs. Fourth from a peg in the back water, Graham Davie, also using the method feeder, had 7lbs 10ozs. The next match will be at Fennick ponds on the 30th September, book in as usual.
EDAA AGM 2026 – Thank YouA big thank you to everyone who attended our AGM last night. It was great to see such a good turnout and the meeting went extremely well.It was an opportunity to look back over another busy year for the Association, with continued investment in our fisheries, strong membership, ongoing conservation work and a huge amount of work carried out by our volunteers, committee members and bailiffs.Thank you also to everyone who contributed to the discussions and questions during the evening.We finished the meeting with some particularly exciting news…EDAA is progressing with the purchase of Berry Ponds.A huge amount of work has already gone into transforming the site, and securing the ponds for the Association will protect this fantastic fishery for the long-term benefit of our members.Subject to the purchase completing as planned, we look forward to opening Berry Ponds to members in May 2027.More updates on Berry Ponds will follow as the project progresses.
📣 LAST CALL – EDAA AGM TOMORROW EVENING!Just a final reminder that the Exeter & District Angling Association AGM takes place tomorrow evening, Friday 11th September at 7:30pm, at the Royal British Legion, Alphington.This is your Association, and the AGM is your opportunity to hear what’s been happening over the past year, what we’ve been working on, and some of the plans we have for the year ahead.We’d really like to see a good turnout from members. Come along, have your say, ask questions and catch up with some familiar faces.🍺 Drinks and a small amount of food will be available.📍 Royal British Legion, Alphington🕢 7:30pm📅 Friday 11th September
Exeter & District Angling Association
The E&DAA now controls over 26 miles of fishing in and around the Exeter area, covering canal, ponds and rivers. The Associations aim is to provide low-cost, varied fishing for local anglers
Our membership runs from 1st January to 31st December and we welcome new & returning members of any age.
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The E&DAA now controls over 26 miles of fishing in and around the Exeter area, covering canal, ponds and rivers. The Associations aim is to provide low-cost, varied fishing for local anglers
