The Sheffield Piscatorial Society

 Brian Marsh has lamentably gone to fish with our other fallen friends.

  For those who didn’t know Brian he was a member for many years , a committee man, he ran the winter league for a number of years and also played a pivotal role in Bramley Pond’s upkeep. He was the first to put the scarecrows up but also encouraged wildlife with feeding stations and nest boxes etc.

 Moreover Brian was a terrific angler, many is the time I have sat beside him in a match doing exactly what he was doing and he was catching at least twice as fast as me.

 For God’s sake Brian try to make it at least look a bit difficult was an often used phrase.

 Due to personal tragedy and declining health Brian has not been active in the society for a few years but he will be remembered with fondness by all who knew him.

 Fish in peace Brian.

 Regards

 Paul

 Hon Sec SPS

   Well here is a letter I didn’t think I’d be writing but our dear friend Rob Hough has passed away.

 His loss will be a tremendous blow to the society as he was a great angler, a member for many years and has played a pivotal role on the committee as both winter league match secretary and water officer for Bramley which he fulfilled with great dedication. In fact the well kept state of the pond is totally down to Rob’s efforts.

 Rob was more importantly a great guy and never had a bad word to say about anyone but still conveyed his opinion in a gentlemanly way. 

 I can safely say that we on the Committee, the Match anglers and all in the Society will miss him greatly and our thoughts are with his family at this sad time.

 I will let you know when the funeral is.

  Fish in peace Rob.

  Paul Hon Sec and all on the Committee

Robs send off is this Wednesday at Rotherham Crematorium 11am.

Godspeed Rob

Morning Gents,

                           Keepnets are now allowed. No Carp or Barbel to be put in keepnets.

 Thanks

 SPS Committee

Afternoon Gents,

                             There seems to be some confusion regarding the gate a Bramley Pond, It says in rule 1.9 that all gates must be closed but at Bramley the following rule applies,  When you are in the car park close the gate and put the shot bolt back to the locked position. You can only move one number if you want or give it a good jumble. When you want to get out just look at it from the fence by the bolt and you can see the numbers . Hope this makes sense  

This is due to in the past members of the public walking in with their dogs or for a look and damaging poles and tackle etc, This hasn’t been updated in the rules and we can only apologise it was overlooked

 Many thanks 

Paul

 Hon Sec SPS

We are now at maximum membership.

If you wish to contact us about being on the waiting list we will contact you as and when one becomes available. This is on a first come first served basis.

Many thanks, SPS Committee

                                     Due to some carp being caught  recently that have had cuts and damage conducive with braid line being wrapped around their bodies we have decided that to safeguard the stock braid line is no longer allowed in any form at Bramley.

 This will be monitored over the coming months and ratified at the AGM. 

 Many thanks for your understanding.

 Sent on behalf of the committee

 Regards

 Paul

 Hon Sec SPS

   Due to recent incidents at the pond the committee, after due consultation, have taken the following decision to change bylaw 1.11 under rule 21 of the constitution to         “Members are not allowed on SPS grounds until after an official SPS match is over”

 This is to safeguard expensive tackle from being damaged by sightseers. Please note that the gate will be locked from 9am to 4.30pm on match days.

 Also please do not throw unwanted bait on the bank at the end of your fishing session. Please throw it far out into the water or take it home. This is to deter vermin on the bank and waterfowl coming into your peg thinking there will be food under your rod.

 Remember there is a one rod only fishing rule at Bramley Pond, putting a sleeper rod out is not allowed and ignorance of the rules is no defence.

 Read the rules Gentlemen, They’re not there as guidelines.

 If barriers are present do not cross them. We had laid some concrete by the overflow and placed barriers in front and behind it only to find someone had moved both barriers and gone through the wet concrete with a barrow or scooter. If you pass barriers the insurance does not cover you. 

 We are removing the Lilly beds as there are lots of fish being lost in them and for the welfare of the stock we will be replacing them with alternative aquatic plants.

 There is also a restocking of Carp, Barbel and Chub coming later in the year.

  It was voted to allow Boilies and Wafters to be used at the pond for a 12 month period with regular water checks to see if there is a detriment to the water quality.

 Please use them as a hook bait and don’t feed with them (although at the price they are you’d have to be a Lottery winner to do this)

 Regards

 Paul

 Hon Sec SPS

Just a note to say we have checked the water quality and all have come back perfect.

G/H, K/H, PH,NO2,NO3 are all fine. Disclaimer alert.. this does not guarantee record catches unfortunately so any blanks are the anglers fault :-)

Tight Lines Boys

Paul. Hon Sec etc

We have reduced the admin joining fee to £15.

This means any new members wishing to join will now only pay the £85 yearly membership and  a £15 one off joining fee . If you are interested in joining the club please use the  contacts page to get in touch .

To update the joining fees , anyone joining after September pays £45 reduced annual subscription but still the full administration joining fee. Total £60