Monday 28 November 2016

KINGFISHER CLUB

Kingfisher Club Launched
Poringland Lakes has unveiled an exciting new initiative to recruit and retain more youngsters into the sport.
Following the tremendous success of the Family Fishing Fun Days, the junior academy, known as the Kingfisher Club, will be launched next summer, exclusively for youngsters under the age of 16.
Five Saturday morning dates are planned on 20 May, 17 June, 15 July, 19 August and 15 September.  Club members will be expected to attend most sessions.
The sessions will include a variety of practical exercises including the basics of setting up float rings, shotting, tying hooks etc as well as lots of fishing on the lakes.  
All the sessions are to be kept at a basic level to allow for youngsters to gain new skills and for the coaches and volunteers to assess their angling abilities. Further coaching lessons will be available for everyone by booking in with the coaches.
Sessions will be supervised by Angling Trust approved coaches Mark Casto, Eric Peak and Gary Peppercorn, supported by Poringland Lakes’ own Trust-trained fishing champions.  Lakes’ trustee Andy Dewar will coordinate the activities.
Although the new club will be officially launched in the New Year, youngsters interested in joining can express an interest by going on to Poringland Lakes Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/736776893036958/ or by emailing head coach at thefishwasbig@gmail.com.

Saturday 26 November 2016

Junior Club member completes a four part course on Pole fishing

Darcy Palmer proudly holds his certificate for completing the four-part Introduction to Pole fishing course. The course is a beginner friendly introduction to Pole fishing and teaches all you need to know to make a start at Pole fishing.



As a coach, I get a tremendous sense of satisfaction from teaching young anglers like Darcy and I learn just as much from them as they do from me.

Having completed An introduction to Commercial feeder fishing,  An introduction to Feeder fishing on rivers and now the Introduction to Pole fishing, Darcy is keen to do the next in the series An introduction to Float fishing.

Poringland Lakes where I do most of my coaching is starting up a Junior Club called the Kingfishers club. Along with the Family fishing day events, they have planned for next year it looks like a great family series of events and activities. so if your budding young anglers would like to join please contact me for details and check out the Poringland Website for all their activities. www.poringlandlakes.co.uk




Tight Lines
Mark Casto UKCC level 2 Coach.