Fun.Friendship.Fishing.
About Us
We are an Angling Trust Registered Club.
Starting out as a Lincolnshire Ambulance NHS Trust service sports and social club in the April of 1997 in the cathedral city of Lincoln, the club's membership consisted of ambulance staff, support service professionals, family and friends across the county.
Whilst no longer associated with the ambulance service today, over the years the club has grown and prospered; which is a tribute to our angling members and friends who have served as officers since formation- those still fishing with the club, those who have moved away from the county, and those members and friends who have sadly since departed.
An important part of the clubs history was in the early 2000's when the club joined forces with members from Sleaford Angling Club. One of the officers from Sleaford served this club with distinction for many years, and we were all greatly saddened at his sudden passing in late 2023. Without the significant contribution of Terry Moss, both on and off the bank, this club would not be in the position it is today,
This club has a long and distinguished history of match fishing. The match series is an important part of what we do, however, as a club, we absolutely recognise that whilst this is an important part of club, there are other disciplines that our members enjoy: Sea fishing, both beach and boat, , Fly fishing, LRF, Specialist, River and Carp. We offer fun, friendship and fishing, no matter what your area of interest is, and, to be honest, this is YOUR club. So, Your voice and your ideas will help shape the future- whatever your discipline is.
Our three point strapline is Fun. Friendship and Fishing, and we would encourage all anglers from all disciplines of the sport to join us in supporting to share and help us and our partners in simply enjoying our fishing.
We anticipate a 30th Anniversary Celebration in 2027 which will hopefully be without any restrictions, COVID or otherwise.
Tight lines for the forthcoming season!
FRANK ON THE BANK
Matches 2024
March
SAT 23 MAR Westwood Lakes Swallow Lake PE21 7JA SAT 30 MAR Springvale Duke Lake NG22 0BT
April
SUN 7 APR Torksey Locklands Lake LN1 2EL SAT 13 APR Metheringhm Fen Lake LN4 3AQ SUN 21 APR Fox Covert Roadside Lake DN22 0NF SAT 27 APR Portland Waters Old Wood Lake NG23 5PN
May
SUN 5 MAY Metheringham Meg Lake LN4 3AQ SAT 11 MAY Fox Covert Roadside Lake DN22 0NF SUN 19 MAY Wold View Ultimate Lake LN8 3RY SAT 25 MAY Westwood Lakes Skylark Lake PE21 7JA
June
SUN 2 JUN Torksey Locklands Lake LN1 2EL SAT 8 JUN White House Farm Carp Lake LN4 4DR SUN 16 JUN Portland Waters Lake TBA NG23 5PN SAT 22 JUN Metheringham Fen Lake LN4 3AQ SUN 30 JUN Wold View Gold Lake LN8 3RY
July
SAT 6 JUL Eastfield Farm Fishery Minting LN9 5NP SUN 14 JUL Torksey Locklands Lake LN1 2EL SAT 20 JUL Portland Waters Long Island Lake NG23 5PN SUN 28 JUL Westwood Lakes Hawk Lake PE21 7JA
August
SAT 3 AUG Metheringhm Meg Lake LN4 3AQ SUN 11 AUG Fox Covert Roadside Lake DN22 0NF SUN 18 AUG Torksey Locklands Lake LN1 2EL SAT 24 AUG Metheringhm Meg Lake LN4 3AQ
September
SUN 1 SEP Fox Covert Roadside Lake DN22 0NF SAT 7 SEP Portland Waters Kingfisher Lake NG23 5PN SUN 15 SEP White House Farm Match Lake LN4 4DR SAT 21 SEP Metheringham Meg Lake LN4 3AQ SUN 29 SEP Torksey Locklands Lake LN1 2EL
October
SAT 5 OCT Fox Covert Roadside Lake DN22 0NF SUN 13 OCT Torksey Locklands Lake LN1 2EL SAT 19 OCT Springvale First Spring Lake NG22 0BT SAT 26 OCT Springvale Oak Avenue Lake NG22 0BT
November
SAT 2 NOV Portland Waters Canal Lake NG23 5PN SUN 10 NOV Metheringhm Fen Lake LN4 3AQ
Club Shop
CLUB SHOP IS NOW OPEN!
Members will be pleased to know that the dark old days of ordering from an "Open All Hours" establishment with bulk ordering and all the normal hassle involved in club merchandising is a thing of the past.
We are pleased to announce a partnership with local Lincoln firm Sports and Leisure Brands Ltd to make exclusively designed bespoke club garments and apparel available to members at a very reasonable price.
HOW TO ORDER
1. Click on the link at the top of the page or here: ENTER YOUR CLUB SHOP
2. On your clubshop home page enter Club code into ’Club Login” tab. This code is exclusive to members and is published on our WhatsApp Group page.
2. Browse and choose the kit that you want, fill your details in and pay.
3. Your kit will be delivered to your door.
if you want to save money on postage you can opt for collection when ordering. The Lincoln collection address is on Your Club Shop site.
We are trying to evolve and develop this section of the club and would welcome any contribution to this section of the club as we have little experience in this specialist field and would welcome any Carp specialist anglers wishing to join and help us form, and establish a dedicated club specialist Carp Section.
We have some absolutely fabulous carp waters in Lincolnshire. Including Danny Fairbrass's premium water at Norton Disney, close to Lincoln.
Please get in touch with us if you can help.
FRANK ON THE BANK
Mick taught me such a lot and continues to do so. We had a deal that I would teach him to fish Lincolnshire ponds and lakes which he hadn't done before and in return he would teach me beachcasting.
I have even fished competitions with Mick, notably the European Open Beach Championship (EOBC) which I think that every angler should have a go at at least once as it is quite an experience.
Mick is known simply as "The Skipper". Thank you mate for your friendship.
Mick writes:
"The EOBC runs every year around late February, early March and attacts upwards of 1500 anglers to the Holderness Coast between Spurn Point and Bridlington. It is a 4 day event, but you don't have to fish every day. There are some decent prizes for the biggest fish, usually a Cod or a Ray on the Saturday and Sunday of around £2k.
Competitors come from all over the world, Including Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, Poland and The Irish Republic, and of course from all over the UK. It is the biggest competition of its kind in Europe.
I took a few novices from this club a couple of years ago and although it was hard going, our entire group was out fished by a novice!
I'd be happy to help and encourage any club member get into Beach Fishing. In fact I look forward to it."
Please contact us if you'd like to help Mick and the club grow our Sea Section.
FRANK ON THE BANK
As a novice, a few years ago I had a go at fly fishing at Toft Reservoir, near Market Rasen . This is a concrete bowl in the ground and is not very pretty to fish. After learning how to cast, we caught loads of fish. We even smoked the fish and it was very tasty indeed.
This got me into thinking fly.
So I tried big salmon flies for Bass on the North Cornish Coast. Remote location. Yep. Caught Bass. Great fun, and plenty of schoolies, but nothing to write home about. Nearly drowned. Beautiful summers day, but got caught in a freak swell and wave that knocked me off the rocks whilst wearing waders. Banged the old Turnip on the way down. Memo to self and to others: Respect the Sea: Do not fish remote spots on your own and be careful when wearing waders- they fill up with water very quickly and make any movement difficult. I was very, very lucky!
I rather confess that I am in truth a fly fishing peasant, but a trier. I enjoyed, and will continue to enjoy my adventures with my mates
We have some fly fishing lads who would love to meet you and share in some friendship if fly fishing is your thing!
FRANK ON THE BANK
Contact
- Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
- +44-07453 978302 - Chairman
- +44-07446 522328 - Committee (Membership)
- admin@lincolnshirepoachers.com
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