LAKE MAINTENANCE
LAKE MAINTENANCE Over the last week or so Geoff has been busy repairing the platforms, some of the old wood that was used originally had finally come to the end of its life so it has been replaced ,swims 14,15,16 and 17 …
YSAA NEWSLETTER MAY 2025
Ysaa Newsletter May 2025 Dear Member Hard to believe we are in May already and like me you have been out fishing as much as you can, yet again the weather has played its part, nice one day and cold and raining …
BIG BREAM
BIG BREAM Many of us know the lake and how unpredictable it is but over the last few weeks we have seen quite a few big Bream being caught, over on the lawns they have seen fish to 11lb, plus low double …
LAKE BREAM AND SKIMMERS
Lake Bream And Skimmers Over the last few months the lake has been producing big Bream in the usual areas with 5/6 in a session being reported, some anglers having more and some less. Many of our members were concerned that …
A STUNNING RIVER PIKE
A STUNNING RIVER PIKE Our old cheese factory stretch in Ilchester has been fishing well lately and our bailiff Simon landed this stunning fish weighing in at 17lb 12oz, congratulations Simon for a fantastic river pike and many thanks for sending it in …
YSAA ILCHESTER STRETCH
YSAA ILCHESTER Our river stretch at Ilchester is proving popular with our members and is fishing well, we are seeing many good Chub being caught the biggest reported is just under 5lb, our pike anglers have been catching a fair few pike …
250 CHUB STOCKED BY EA IN MEMORY OF ANDREW SWEET
250 Chub stocked by EA in memory of Andrew Sweet Monday 16th December saw the Environment Agency stock 250 Chub into our river section at the Old Cheese Factory Stretch in Ilchester as a memorial to Andrew Sweet, the fish were from …
LAKE TENCH NOVEMBER 2024
LAKE TENCH Friday 22nd November saw the first of our two Tench deliveries by priory fisheries from Devon, The Tench that were stocked this morning were in fantastic condition and will be an asset to the lake, we put in 500 eight …
SUTTON BINGHAM COARSE FISHING
SUTTON BINGHAM COARSE FISHING The reservoir was created in 1955 to supply water to the Yeovil area. It cost £1,000,000 to build and involved flooding the valley. The remains of Sutton Mill, dating from 1699, are under the water and …
