Hopefully members will have seen our website and Facebook Posts and recent emails about working parties at Silver End and how the club has been preparing for the installation of an Otter Fence around the Front Pit at Silver End. A handful of hard-working member volunteers along with members of the committee have now cleared some 600m of bushes, small trees, undergrowth and tree stumps. This has not been an easy task and the Club is extremely grateful to those members who have found the time to assist and help and prepare for the anti-predation measures at Silver End on behalf of us all.
We are now pleased to announce that the installation of this new Anti-Predation Otter Fence by Embryo Angling Habitats will commence on Monday 12th of May 2025.
Work is expected to take at least one week and during the installation both the Front and Back Pits at Silver End will be closed for the entire duration of the work. This closure is necessary to ensure site safety for both members and contractors as the car parks will be utilised for machinery and materials with contractors remaining on site 24/7 during the works.
The closure of both pits will commence on Sunday 11th May at 4pm and provisionally re open on Monday 19th at 9am. Any members fishing on Sunday 11th must have vacated the car park by 4pm after which time the gate codes will be temporarily changed to avoid any unauthorised entry.
Depending on the progress of the work there is an outside chance that the closure may be extended for one or two more days, but both the Club and Contractor are hopeful that the works can be completed within the time frame.
There are questions members may be asking; Does KDAA have a predation problem? Why are we installing an Otter fence and why is it only at Silver End Front Pit
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Mark Wilson
Fisheries Manager