Date: 30th April 2009
The Next working/party/clean up will take place this coming Sunday 3rd
May. Please meet at the Brewery Field car park at 9.30am. Please make an effort
to attend
Date: 18th April 2009
Following river works at Ogmore
Vale last season with resultant discolouration and siltation, Jehu Construction has
kindly donated £300 to the Association to compensate for the loss of fishing. Thank
you to Fish Legal (formerly the Angling Conservation Association) for acting on
the Association’s behalf and to Jehu
Construction for this gesture.
Date: 31st March 2009
Please make an effort to attend the next working party/clean up on
Sunday 5th April. Meeting as usual at the Brewery Field Car Park at
9.30am
Date: 23rd February 2009
Don’t forget about ticket issuing night on Monday 2nd
March, 7.30pm at Bridgend Conservative Club, Dunraven
place, Bridgend. Permits will not be issued without a valid catch return and
payment.
Date: 14th February 2009
The Association would like to extend it’s
deepest sympathy to family of one of our members who has been tragically
killed. Mr Hylton Price,
who was 63, died after an air accident near Pothcawl
on Wednesday 11th February.
Date: 21st January 2009
Members are reminded that the Annual General Meeting will take place at
the Heronston Hotel on Thursday 29th
January 2009, commencing at 7.30pm
Date: 14thth December 2008
The venue for the winter trip on Saturday 27th December is Cwm Hedd fishery,
Date: 5th December 2008
There are 2 or 3 places left for the forthcoming trip to the Llyn y Fan Hatchery on Saturday 13th December.
If you are interested in attending, please contact the Secretary.
Date: 28th November 2008
Nick
Bridger of Bryncoch, Neath
has pleaded guilty to fishing the river Ogmore on the
7th May 2008, without a rod licence and without the permission of the Ogmore Angling Association. He was fined £50 for Section 27
(a)of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 for
no rod licence, £50 for Schedule 1 (2)(2) of the Theft Act 1968, fishing
without permission. He was also ordered to pay £75 costs plus the mandatory £15
victim support.
Date: 20th October 2008
Limited Grayling tickets are still available from the Membership
Secretary. If you are interested please send your £10 off soon to avoid
disappointment.
Date: 13th October 2008
The injunction against the Association at the walkway site ends at
midnight on 15th October. Members are advised that they can fish
freely after this time until the end of the season on the 17th
October
Date: 28th September 2008
The last river clean up for the season takes place on Sunday 5th
October. Please make an effort to attend as attendances this year have been
poor. Members should meet at 9.30am at the Brewery Field Car Park. It is
surprising how much can be achieved when a large group of members turn up.
Date: 16th September 2008
The Association was today served an injunction to prevent members
fishing between the
Date: 16th September 2008
Members of the Association today exercised their right to fish the river
at the town centre and halted the ongoing works for the river walkway project.
This was as a result of the Association again not being informed of such in
river works within our fishery. The Association Solicitors have reiterated our
right to fish our fishery at all times. The current situation has arisen
following the continued aggressive approach by the council and failure to give
advance notice of works. The continued aggression by the Council was
illustrated today when
after advising Bridge FM that they were working hard to resolve the matter,
they were actually threatening members with an injunction to remove them from
their own fishery!
Date: 12 September 2008
Important Announcement!!!
As many members are no doubt aware, there is ongoing disagreement with Bridgend
Borough Council over the walkway that is being built in Bridgend town centre.
Today, the contractors carrying out the work were driving machines
through our river stretches in the town centre, the Environment Agency were
called in an attempt to prevent them from disturbing the river bed and the
Secretary has been to the Council Offices to speak with their legal department
to lodge a complaint.
In the near future, the contractors will be installing a new bridge over
the river. To achieve this, they will have to have machines actually in the
river to place the bridge. After all the water we have seen so far this season,
this will be the first weekend that the river has been a position to respond
positively to angling attempts. However, should the contractors
machines enter the river, in all likelihood, the river will be turned into a
mud ditch from the Town Pool to the estuary and fishing will be fruitless.
The Association therefore request the support of all available members
to boycott these attempts until an agreement has been reached with Bridgend
Borough Council. All the involvement requires is for all members to fish
between the Town Pool (
To whet your appetite, already this evening a 5lb and 10lb fish have
been caught on this stretch and have been donated to the Brood Stock Program.
Date: 5th September 2008.
With us fast approaching the last few weeks of the season, please be
aware of the following: Members must not throw out their 2008 permit as this
will be you new permanent permit. From next season we have ended the need for
you to send in a photograph as you will be issued with an annual card to
accompany your permit. Grayling tickets will be available shortly. Please wait
for details in our end of season newsletter which will be dispatched in early
October.
Date: 27th August 2008.
Ten fish have now been donated to the Association’s brood stocking
program. The fish which are a mixture of sewin and
salmon have been delivered to the Llyn y Fan Hatchery
were kindly donated by members. For more information
on how you can donate fish, please sign into the forum.
Date: 8 th
August 2008.
It's that time of year again where some of the fish that are caught in
the system aren't as fresh as we would like them to be. Obviously in a few
months they will be turning their attention to spawning.
The Association request that any Association member that catches a
non-silver seatrout or salmon over 2lb could you please donate it alive for the
OAA brood stocking programme 2008. It will be collected for transport to
Llyn-Y-Fan hatchery.
Please see the Association Forum for contact details and procedures.
Remember, we need as many fish as possible to ensure that fish runs are
preserved, and are still healthy in the future.
Date: 29th July 2008.
Due to the continued failure of
Date: 20th July 2008.
Spaces are still available on the free bus to the 50th CLA Gamefair at
Date: 15th July 2008
The Association today jointly launched the Campaign For
The Protection of Welsh Fisheries along with the Clwyd
Federation of Angling Clubs on the steps of the Welsh Assembly. With over
20,000 supporters the campaign was launched in the presence of Assembly Members
Alun
Posted by Association Habitat &conservation Officer
I am pleased to announce that the River Ogmore
has joined the South East Wales Rivers trust. The trust was launched in January
of this year and is still in the start up phase. Our river is slightly West of
the trust's original catchment area but has much in
common with the other rivers within the trust including the Taff,
Rhymney, Ebbw, Rhondda and Sirhowey in that it flows from former mining valleys
through predominantly urban environments.
This is good news, we were somewhat "left out" being too far East to
be included in the Pembrokeshire trust and too small
to start our own trust.
Rivers trusts are not just about fish and fishing they cover
all aspects of river systems including habitat, wildlife, education and water
quality. The trust will work with all interested parties to promote the
well being of the river and to secure funds for improvement projects.The
website is currently in development but some basic information can be found
at: www.sewrt.org
Posted by Association Secretary
Spaces are still available for the 50th anniversary CLA Gamefair at
Posted by Association Secretary
Well done to 12 year old Callum Elliot who won
the Junior Competition on 7th June. Callum caugh
4 brown trout just short of 5lb. A special mention also
to Luke smith who caught the largest fish, a brown trout 1lb15oz. The
annual trip to Llysyfran was won by Michael Griffiths
who landed 6 fish. The largest fish was a 5lb 9oz rainbow caught by new member Alun Kelly. Trophies and prizes will be presented to the
winners at the Half Year Meeting on Thursday 19th June.
Posted by Association Secretary
Spaces are still available for the Llys y Fran
trip on 14th June. A complimentary bus is included. Please support Association
events otherwise these will cease to take place from next season.
Posted by Association Secretary
Date: 25th May 2008
Don’t forget about our forthcoming events. The junior competition
will be taking place on 7th June. The Adult trip to Llysyfran will take place on 14th June and the
Half Year Meeting on 19th June. We will also be running a bus to the
CLA Gamefair at
Posted by Association Secretary
Attendance at river clean ups has been extremely disappointing. Please
make an effort to attend the clean ups which take place on the first Sunday of
the month at 9.30 am, meeting at the Brewery Field car park.Posted
by Association Secretary
The Association has invited Mr Peter Gray to
carry out a presentation at the Heronston Hotel on
Wed 9th April at 7.30pm. Peter who was manager of the Kielder Hatchery for 27 years masterminded the massive
brood stocking program on the River Tyne which is now the finest Salmon river in
Posted by Association Secretary
A reminder to all members that the river clean ups will commence on
Sunday March 2nd, meeting at the Brewery Field at 9.30am. A further
clean up will take place on Wednesday March 5th, meeting at the
Brewery field at 9.30am. Clean ups will continue throughout the season on the
first Sunday and Wednesday of each month meeting at the Brewery field.
Posted by Association Secretary
Posted by Association Secretary
Posted by Association Webmaster
A new Forum has been added to the Forums page:
Posted by Association Secretary
Date: 26th September 2007
BROOD STOCKING
The Association urgently needs volunteers to assist with the above
project. We require members to donate any live sewin/salmon
to our hatchery for stocking next season. The Association Fish tanks will be on
standby on Saturday to transport any fish caught to out hatchery. Members
should meet on Saturday morning (29th) at the
Posted by
Association Secretary
Date: 07
August 2007
OIL POLLUTION
Many members may have noticed diesel/oil present in the river in recent
weeks. This has been discharging from an outlet at Brynmenin
Industrial Estate, mainly in the evenings. Environment Agency Wales are aware
of the problem and are continuing to investigate. Members are encouraged to
ring The Environment Agency Helpline: 0800 807060 should they notice this
problem.
Posted by
Association Secretary
Date: 02
August 2007
RIVER CLEAN UP
Just a quick reminder to all members that the next river
clean up will take place on Sunday 5th August, meeting at
09.30 at the Brewery Field car park. Please make an effort to attend.
Posted by
Association Webmaster
Date: 25 July
2007
WEBSITE NEWS
After some
several weeks of static content, the website will shortly be updated with
further articles supplied by 'Peter Ross' who concludes his fly casting series.
Furthermore, he has been very busy compiling an 'Introduction to Fly Fishing' series for those that are new to the sport.
Hopefully in
the near future, the Association News will be updated on a more regular basis,
more content including flies, how to's and matters of
interest will also be included.
Posted by
Association Secretary
Date: 04 June
2007
Posted by
Association Secretary
JUNIOR
COMPETITION
A reminder
that the junior competition will take place on saturday 9th June. Members should meet at the Dipping
Bridge for 1000hrs. Further details are contained in the half year newsletter
which has now been sent to all members.