Treoes Pond will be Closed 1st March 2014 to 31st March 2014. This time allows the Club to complete all required major maintenance works and obviously gives the pond a well earned rest.

Keep Nets
Please be aware that Keep Nets are not permitted between March 14th 2014 and June 16th 2014 in line with NRW Closed Season. The only exception to this is for official Club organised Matches between these dates.

This years AGM will be on Thursday 29th May 2014 at:
The National Sports Centre For Wales
Sophia Gardens
Cardiff
CF11 9SW

Starting at 7.30pm (on arrival at the Sports Centre, the screen in front of the reception desk will identify the room and floor)

Any Member who has an agenda item they wish to be discussed, please send your details to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
All Club members are welcome and it would be good to see some new faces at the meeting, which is your chance to discuss any issues you may have and to meet fellow members.

Rob Parry who runs the Parc Slip nature reserve near Tondu, Bridgend, advised his ponds had been wiped out by Crassula helmsii, commonly known as New Zealand Pigmyweed or Australian Swamp Stonecrop.
Apparently it’s so successful an invasive species that it literally fills the water to the exclusion of all other life, fish, invertebrates, amphibians – the whole lot.
Tiny parts of the plant can reproduce at a phenomenal rate.
Just to underline how much of threat it is, Rob is planning to drain and fill the ponds in and start again on a different site, a huge loss for the nature reserve.
Members are asked to ensure that all nets are dried after each fishing trip to reduce the risk of any unwanted plant life getting into our waters.

http://www.welshwildlife.org/dangers-invasive-plants

This years event will take place on 27/28/29 June at Treoes Pond.
Any Member who would like to enter the event, would you please either email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Paul on 07804 097857.
Places will be offered to those who took part in last years event, but there will be spaces available for anyone to would like to take part on a first come first served basis.

The still water Barbel that were ordered for Barry Ponds have now been introduced to the water, so good luck to all who intend to try for them.
The Bream, Tench and Crucians for Groes Faen (Bishops Pool) are still waiting delivery, which has been pushed back due to the bad weather, as the supplier can not get to the stock ponds with a trailer at present, but it is envisaged that the fish will be delivered during February.

If any member has any unwanted Sea Fishing equipment that can be put to good use, could you please let the club know by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The equipment is needed to support a Hostel for homeless people in Cardiff, who have asked local clubs if they can help out with any unwanted tackle, be it rods, reels, weights, hooks etc, as the Hostel would like to offer their residents the opportunity to do some sea fishing in the local area.

The Club is considering organising up a couple of Fly Casting sessions later this Spring 2014, but obviously would like to know how many Club members, if any, would be interested and if any accomplished fly casters would consider helping out with tuition.

If enough are interested, the Club may consider purchasing a few fly casting sets of gear to use for tuition in the future.
If you are interested, could you please email the club secretary at : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

A huge Thank You to all the members who ventured out on New Years Eve to fish the Charity Competition at Treoes Pond. It has to be said that at 07.45 that morning, the rain was falling like stair rods, the wind was howling and hail stones were bouncing off the cars, which many of the competitors thought was that we were in for a grueler. Well, the rain stopped, the wind dropped and the clouds cleared into a perfect day for winter fishing.
At the weigh in, there were some nice fish caught, with Bert Ackland landing a nice Bream for 3.5lbs, Head Bailiff, Brian Dickman landing a superb Perch well over 2lbs and Kevin Hunt Landing a nice common Carp, close to double figures.
The winner however was Mick Frazer, who just piped Martin Giddy to the post. Mick wins a Years free Club License.
The total raised on the day was £370.00, so thank you to all who supported the day, including the many raffle prizes that were donated.

Please see the PDF letter sent to us by Gwyn & Allison Griffiths.