6/11/25…Wildings track now closed…New club shop with many more items!

Welcome to the new-look Notices section. Instead of individual notices that are replaced when we add the next item, we’ll be simply adding them to the noticeboard so they stay visible for longer. Off we go, then.

• The track down to Wildings lake is now closed until further notice due to the weather. Please follow the signage to park at the top and walk down to the lakes until we’re able to tell you otherwise.
• We’ve got a new club shop which you can browse by clicking on the Club Clothing menu item on our website. There you’ll find lots of new stuff in lots of new colours – including hats and headwear, luggage and bags, cups and mugs. And all just in time for Christmas!
• The maintenance crew keep finding braided hook lengths caught in trees or strung up in bushes, especially at Wildings. A reminder that no braided hooklinks OR Bolt Rigs are allowed on company waters. Bailiffs will begin asking you to reel in from time to time to check your end tackle.
• Jean Fisher, the Membership Secretary, has a new email address – it’s hassocksangling@gmail.com. Please use this to contact her from now on.
• We shouldn’t have to keep saying this but STOP USING OUR VENUES AS A TOILET. This has happened again at Oldmans and as the owner points out – there is a farm loo you can use.
• From time to time, you may be asked to tell a rambler or dog walker the padlock code – please don’t. The codes are in place to protect our fishing stocks and restrict access to the land around our waters. We’ve been made aware that this happened recently at Masons. Many thanks!
• Although the track down to Oldmans lake is currently open, please be aware that if there’s a significant period of rain, it will be closed and you’ll have to park in the designated car park and NOT in front of the containers. If that happens, you’ll see a sign that says the track is closed. Thanks for your co-operation.
• If you fish More House Farm, the procedure for getting into the fishery has changed. Please watch the video on the More House Farm Facebook page here.
• Again we have to remind you to ALWAYS PADLOCK GATES WHEN YOU LEAVE a fishery. One of the gates at Decoy was left open last Saturday night. Locking gates keeps poachers from plundering our waters.
• Another reminder that every member should do everything they can to leave no trace when they go fishing. Recently discarded hooks, line, pliers and bits of rubbish have been found along the banks of the Adur in the Frylands section. These were found by the landowner and is the kind of behaviour that could easily lose us the rights to fish that section of the river. It’s also important to stick to the banks when moving around on the Adur as the farmer has various areas of hay which are used by grazing livestock – trampling through these also causes problems.
• Same thing happened at Decoy where a match angler found a length of braid discarded on the bank. Braided hooklengths are banned. 
• If you find a broken lock at one of our fisheries, please call Roy Fisher on 01444 235978 so he can replace it. Padlocks are the best way of keeping out poachers, so help us out by letting us know if one’s broken. And always lock the padlock again when you leave. Thanks!
• After consideration we’ve decided to re-instate the Parking Permit and these have been emailed to all members. Please check the Spam/Junk folder of your email program if you haven’t received yours. These should be displayed on your car dashboard whenever you fish a club water. Just right click on the permit image with your mouse and then save it. You can now print it out in colour or black and white – either version is fine. Thanks!
• Can we remind all disabled anglers using Decoy that they must shut and lock the barrier when leaving the car park. Thanks!
• Please note that we no longer have access to the stretch of the Adur upstream of Wineham bridge. The landowner is selling the land.
• “Magic Twig’ rig – this new carp rig is currently not permitted for use on any Hassocks water until we’ve had a chance to evaluate its safety properly. Please don’t use it – there are plenty of other ways to catch a carp!