[Tracey Lacey]

Of course you are correct – i wish all our members thought the same – a warning of the fact that this type of check will be made may prompt immediate action to make sure that members are fishing safe – and perhaps save a fish from this type of miserable end that 27 lb carp had.
But please be sure we will take necessary action against anglers who abuse the clubs and common sense rules.
Thank you for your support

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Another new Pride Lake record Common 44 lbs 8 oz caught by Dan Johnson on Saturday 28th April from the M1 bank on the Double Peg.

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New Pride Lake Record caught by Paul Walker on the morning of the 20th April on Pride Lake on the Gate Corner Swim – Common carp weight 44 lbs 6oz – well done Paul and another great fish from the Pride of Derby waters.

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On line payment system is now up and running – It will be possible for all renewals and new purchases to be made using this system from now on. Also for those who prefer the other options of purchase – they will remain as before.

Hopefully now a step forward for those wishing to use this system of renewal and new purchase –

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New Pride Lake Record fish of 43 lbs 4 oz caught from the M1 bank of the Pride Lake on Monday 11th September – note without spawn so a genuine weight – well done

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No you cannot fish the Silt Lake using the Pride of Derby ticket – at present we have no rights on this lake. The Pride of Derby though at all times tries to obtain new waters for its members to fish. The silt lake is one of these where we have an interest and have made enquiries but at present we have been led to believe by the owners ( Tarmac) no one has a lease on this water and it appears Tarmac are in no haste to grant one.

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Paul

Thank you very much for your offer please do be observant but take no risks in confrontation – i have of course reported this issue to the Environmental Agency who have taken this matter very seriously – they are to take actions which i cannot explain on this site but they do say that if you see anything suspicious by all means take photographs but also call them and report it on the number 0800 80 70 60

Thank you again Paul for your support

[Tracey Lacey]

One of our members lure fishing on the canal at Arleston caught something quite heavy but managed to drag it out of the canal – it was a fish trap set in about three feet of water towards the tow path side of the canal – approx 10 meters downstream from Arleston Bridge – Near Sinfin Derby. The guy who got it out got on touch with one of our bailiffs who collected the Fish trap and this is shown in the photo attachment below- it is approx 7 feet long.

The use of Fish traps as we know is illegal and should you see anyone setting one or taking fish from one of these traps – please take photographs if possible and report to an official of the Pride of Derby or the Environmental Agency.

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Yes parking is behind the peg that you choose – there were a number of pegs stimmed out yesterday and it looks good – also the hedge has been cut back to provide better vision splay when leaving to access Repton Road.

Sometimes the persons living on the bank opposite express concern that we with our cars are blocking their clear view of the countryside ( they are very lucky to have this view) – the best way to treat these people is to ignore them – don’t get into any discussion. We own the fishing rights and also the access rights so their case for us having to move is non -existent

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Sorry you feel this way Jimbob but we sell tickets – which we class as standard tickets which cover all the fishing we have on the Rivers – Canals and lakes other than Pride Lake and Olvers Lake which are premium tickets.

When we sell a standard ticket as you say cheaply it is for anglers wishing to fish on all of our waters not a specific water which i assume you mean as Grimshaws. If we only sold tickets on the basis of the number of fishing positions we have we would have to increase the ticket price 10 fold or be unable to generate the cash required to run the club – if a water become popular then fishing places must be on a first come first served basis -“this is not a syndicate system” – it is fact of life that you cannot always get the peg you want on the water you want.
This is possibly why anglers are willing to wait for the Premium ticket which for the additional price paid you more often than not get a peg where you want or very near to it.

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Pride Lake record – 42lbs 4oz Common – caught from the M1 bank on Wednesday 19th April 2016 – by Roy Cocksedge

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Good debate on this subject – i think we all know more than we did before – perhaps you can see the reason why we put Otter fencing around the complex hopefully protecting this area.
Again we do ask that if evidence of Otters is seen in the form of dead fish left on the bank you keep us informed – so we can possible track the movements.

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I am sorry i had to make the point about “Clubbing Otters” -This club has to disassociate itself from this point of view – i am sure Simon is a good guy who is drawn on a very emotive subject – Otters and the destruction of our fish stocks.

A lot of what has been said is correct – but we all have short memories – we have all heard of anglers in the past catching vast numbers of roach bream etc in the 50s and 60s ( but this is when Otters were prevalent in our rivers ) – we are told they only diminished in numbers in the 70s – so why did we catch so well in the 50s & 60s ?

The facts are often so different to the rumours – one note advises of the the breeding of Otters and the damage the young do – but if you research the adult otter when the young is old enough to support itself chases of the young to find its own territory.

On a more proactive note so we can distinguish the facts from the stories can our members advise when they see evidence of the Otter – i.e. dead fish remains partly eaton on the river bank and lake side – then we will know where they are active – also it is known they do not just eat large fish – they eat small as well but with these they eat the full fish.

Anyway sorry Simon for putting you in jail and fining you £5000 – it was just to make the point of how the law on this issue stands –

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Otters on the Trent

Simonb – don’t even think about clubbing an Otter on the head unless you want to spend six months in prison or pay a £5000 fine. The Pride of Derby disassociates itself from this view and would never condone it – any member caught in the activity of breaking the law on this issue would immediately cease to be a member of this club and the police would be notified.

It does though give us great concern and because of this you will have possibly noticed Otter fencing being put around our lakes at Sawley – hopefully this will protect this area. As for the rivers Trent and Derwent – we cannot protect these areas for obvious reasons and Otters have been in these areas for many years – or should I say “Otter” as it is well documented by conservationists etc. that Otters are very territorial with domains of around 20 km – at all times protecting their domain / territory from the integration of other Otters.
So the Otter that we have or may not have in our area perhaps travels between Attenborough and Burton on Trent – it will have places to rest at several locations – called “Holts” in the 20km territory – if this Otter was destroyed another one would most definitely take over its territory. The Otter is nocturnal – so anyone who thought they had seen one unless at night saw what was possibly a Mink.

If we consider this rationally then predation is an issue, but then consider the waterways that we have within 20 km of our section of the River Trent – in this area we used to have several hundred Cormorants – these numbers appear now to have decreased and the fish population has survived and is good – in some areas become very good.

Otters need to eat between 1 and 1.5 kg of fish per day – sounds a lot but divide that between 20 km of Rivers, Lakes, Canals and Ponds per Otter and it becomes more sustainable.

We are not happy with it but we have to live with it (The Otter)

See web site – http://www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/animal-facts/otter

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Hi,

That has now been removed.

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