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The new website is now live, with just a few tweaks still to be made. There are much improved venue pages with overhead images and maps of all club waters and photos of every swim, on every venue. Latest news items reside on the home page still, as do venue closure notices. This site also offers better integration, which is soon to be improved and upgraded again, with the stock management solution we use to track fish growth in Home Farm and Alresford. I will also soon be adding a section for member photo submissions of catches and of the lakes, as some of the images provided recently were impressive. Please do remember as a member your have an obligation to keep up to date with our health and safety information which can be found here: https://paxmansac.co.uk/health-safety/

We are aware there are several rumours circulating regarding otters at Alresford, whilst it is true to some degree, it seems some of the rumours have blown things out of proportion.

To clarify our exact position, we have found a small number of fish (less than 10) over the past month or so. This is not new for Alresford, otters have passed through for years, and the occasional fish has been found, there is no denying though, this is the largest number we have seen in one year, and the first kills for a couple of years.

We are actively working with the landowner, to assess the viability of installing an otter fence at the site. Whilst not impossible, due to the topography of the area, it isn’t going to be an overnight install and there are specific considerations as to the path of the fence and boundaries of the land etc.

Committee have agreed the financial aspect of a fence install, ready for if/when it goes ahead.

We haven’t had any kills for over two weeks now, so are confident the otters are passing through and moving quickly across the area which has many stocked lakes.

I hope that clarifies the facts and demonstrates that we are committed to protect Alresford and its stock for years to come.

We  have 12,000 mixed silvers due early March for St.Osyth rectangle, which with the thinning of the Carp, and introduction of almost a thousand Crucians and Tench just before Christmas is set to make the Rectangle a great pleasure and match venue without the normal plague of small carp.