Husband went Fly fishing
Man's hobby is fly fishing, he spent all his weekends near the river or lake, whatever the weather. One Sunday, early in the morning, he went to the river, as usual. It was cold and raining, so he decided to return back to his house.
He came in, went to his bedroom, undressed and laid near his wife. "What terrible weather today honey," he said to her. "Yes. And my idiot husband went fishing!" she replied.
Open All Year For Rainbows NRA Seasonal Dates
For Brown Trout
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Congleton & District Fly-Fishers was founded in the early eighties specifically to remove the barriers, real or imaginary and make fly-fishing for trout available to anyone who wished to participate. A disused sand quarry off Giantswood Lane was rented and a small group of like-minded fishermen formed a fishing club. From then until today (and hopefully into the future) the basic tenets have been the same although as described below the operational framework has had to change. From the outset, the core purposes of the club in addition to fly-fishing for trout as described above, included the involvement of the local community through open days, free tuition, free loan of equipment, open competitions, special events for children. Of equal importance in our priorities has been the maintenance of the natural habitat including the surrounding fields and woods as well as the water and our success in this has been recognised in the site being declared a site of special significance because of the wildlife it harbours and the flora it sustains. In 1998, the owners decided to sell the Mere and the club’s contribution to and position within the local community was a prime consideration in the owners’ decision to sell to us, rather than other more generous bids. It was this purchase that necessitated changes in our operational structure. Monies to meet the agreed purchase price were
raised by a mixture of existing funds, personal loans, share holdings We generate funds by selling day-tickets and selling annual memberships to meet the loan repayments, costs of stocking monthly and other daily running costs such as fuel, grass cutting, fence maintenance. |
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Tel: (01260) 270012 |
Westlow Mere, reclaimed by both nature and man from sand excavation in the 1970's, comprises some eighteen acres of crystal clear water, fed by natural springs. Situated just below the town of Congleton in the middle reaches of the Dane Valley, which has for generations catered for the traditional fly-fisherman seeking the river's natural stock of trout, Westlow Mere has benefited from the local experience and expertise; indeed, it was the love of the traditional, handed down from father to son, combined with an appetite for modern fly-fishing which provided the impetus to the formation of the Congleton & District Fly Fishers Ltd., where the combination of good water, charming location, first-class management and the most congenial of atmospheres, give Westlow Mere a very special place in the hearts of all who visit the fishery Tel: (01260) 270012 |
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 Centrally heated wooden lodge with free Tuition
Toilets(incl. disabled),limited tackle and flies
Wheely Boat |
FISHING AT WESTLOW MERE Whatever your appetite in trout fishing there is something for you at Westlow, from specimen hunting to purist fishing.
18 Acres Of High Quality Fly Fishing Water
Likes fishing because... New fly rod and reel
DEEP POOL
Shoot Les Shoot (Mop Man) |
18 Acres Of High Quality Fly Fishing Water
The Fishery consists of two pools, a deep pool with depths to 30 feet.
Six boats are available on this pool, fishing from fixed buoys.
A shallow pool with depths to 12 feet.
Mid Month to Mid Month,s Catch Returns.
Largest Fish Laurie Crawford 6lb rainbow From Warr on a Shipmans Most in session, Les Lockey from Swet 32 on Bunny Leech Flies, Buzzers, small wets, muddlers, zonker Wed 22/6/08
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THE DIRECTORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BAN FOR WHATEVER PERIOD THEY DEEM APPROPRIATE, ANYBODY WHO PERSISTENTLY BREACHES THE RULES. |
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and a Royal Bank of Scotland business loan. In order to qualify
for the business loan, the club had to become a limited company (hence the
share holdings mentioned above) and so today we are Congleton &
District Fly Fishers Ltd. As required by law we have a board of directors
, secretary etc etc. However, everybody works on a volunteer basis and no
salaries, ‘expenses’ or other rewards are paid. 
