The lake will be closed the weekend of Saturday 23rd January and Sunday 24th January 2021. Due to the nature of the work to be undertaken the lake will be fully closed and the gates locked.
The committee have reviewed the latest statement by the Angling Trust and are pleased to announce that we are reopening the Dell. It is up to members to abide by the rules of only travelling locally and fishing overnight is not permitted. Note that until the government confirms what they have said to the Trust in their own guidance the… Read more »
We have now seen the guidance from the Angling Trust and in line with their recommendation we will be closing the Dell with immediate effect. As soon as we are permitted to reopen we will do so. During the lockdown period, members of the committee and the bailiffs will be making frequent visits to conduct essential maintenance and to make… Read more »
Following Boris’s announcement and pending further clarification the Dell will remain open. Members must fish alone or with others in their bubble; please observe social distancing. Sanitizer must be carried and used. We will post an update as soon as we get more information.
Our understanding at this time is that we can keep the Dell open for members and guests to fish but that we can’t hold competitions. Please abide by the Covid guidelines; fish with members of your bubble, use sanitizer and clean the toilet after you use it.
Following government guidelines and the new tier system to become effective from midnight Wednesday 2nd December London will be in tier 2 meaning match fishing can continue at the Dell. Kent however is in tier 3 and therefore any matches in this tier will be moved to the Dell until further announcements.
A very productive weekend’s work by the committee. The blocked ditch has now been cleared and once Tony is happy with the quality of the run-off water it will be allowed to trickle into the lake once more. Thank you Keith for manning the digger and laying the new pipework ably assisted by Tony. Our resident pyromaniac Paul dealt with… Read more »
Now that we have seen all developments during the day the committee has decided to keep the Dell open for fishing We would like to ask you to keep to the government guidelines in social distancing and make sure you have some hand sanitizer on you. Night fishing will still be allowed. Day tickets will still be available but only… Read more »
At a meeting of the committee this week it was agreed to introduce the following 3 rules to further protect our fish and wildlife. The largest hook size permitted at the Dell shall be size 6. All ledger weights including feeders must be free running to allow them to slip off if the line breaks above them. When fishing floating… Read more »