Club meeting postponed

Due to circumstances beyond our control we have had to postpone the club meeting scheduled for Thursday 3rd October. This meeting will now take place on Thursday 10th October at 8.00pm. The venue will remain the same – The Beehive Pub, Leopold Road, Norwich, NR4 7PJ.

We are sorry for any inconvenience but look forward to seeing you next week.

Upcoming club meeting

The first club meeting of the 2024/25 Season will be held on Thursday 5th September 2024 at the new venue (to those that did not attend the AGM) of the Beehive Pub, 30 Leopold Road, Norwich NR4 7PJ. The start time will be 8.00pm.

Non Members are welcome. Renewal and new memberships can be processed on the night.

Look forward to seeing you there.

No summer Pike fishing

The club committee have decided that Pike fishing will be NOT be allowed from Norwich and District Pike Club facilities until the 1st October. This means that the club rules will now be amended to reflect that in future no Pike fishing will be permitted from club facilities between 16th June and 30th September each year. There is extensive information that shows that Pike suffer from being caught during the warmer months. Although they may not appear in distress at the time of capture, they may come to harm in the hours afterwards. We do want to look after our Pike to ensure there are fish to be caught in the future.

Secondly, on the Trinity Broads system (Filby, Ormesby Little Broad, Jerusalem Bay, Eels Foot Broad, Lily/Lady Broad and Rollesby Broad) no lure fishing or live baiting (with fish) for other species such as Perch will be allowed between 16th June and 30th September each year from club boats. This has been brought in because there have been disputes with stakeholders about whether members are fishing for Pike during the summer months and the best way to avoid confusion is to ban the use of lures and live fish baits until the 1st October.

This does not apply to Sportsman’s Broad, however the ban on pike fishing remains.

Perch may still be targeted using other natural baits, but not artificial lures or live fish.

Please respect these rule changes, otherwise the committee will be forced to discipline any members who are found to be in breach. Penalties may include being banned from the club.

It is important that we are seen to be responsible, not least because we do not want to loose the ability to have boats on this system.

If you have any issues or concerns with this decision please contact:

Club Chairman, John Currie (tel. 07776 221959, email curriejohn16@yahoo.co.uk)

Annual General Meeting 2024

In a break from the usual venue, time and day of the week the club AGM will take place this year on Thursday 6th June 2024, starting at 7.30pm.

The venue will be the Beehive Pub, 30 Leopold Road, Norwich, NR4 7PJ.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Thurne tagging

The next club meeting will have representatives from the Environment Agency in attendance to discuss the forthcoming tagging project that the club are assisting with on the River Thurne. Please come along, it should be a very interesting evening.

Non members are welcome as usual.

Presentation by Dennis Moules

Dennis Moules holding large pike

At our next meeting Dennis Moules will be giving a talk and slideshow presentation. Dennis is well known for his captures of large Pike in the Fenland area. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience and his presentations are always interesting.

This meeting will take place on Tuesday December 5th 2023, starting at 8.00pm. The venue is the Woodman Public House, North Walsham Road, Norwich, NR6 7QA.

Please be aware there will be an entry fee for attendance, £4.00 for NDPC/PAC members or £5.00 for non members.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Club meeting date changes

NDPC club meeting

We are changing the dates for our club meetings (previously first Monday of the month) so that they will now be held on the first Tuesday of the month.
This means that our next club meeting will now be on Tuesday 7th November 2023 at the Woodman Pub, North Walsham Road, Norwich, NR6 7QA. The start time will be 8.00pm, as usual both members and non-members are welcome.

October meeting cancelled

Apologies for the very short notice but due to circumstances beyond our control, the Club meeting scheduled for tomorrow (2nd October 2023) has been cancelled. The first meeting of the new Pike season will now be on Monday 6th November 2023, starting at 8.00pm at the Woodman Public House.

Presentation by Steve Pitts

The head of an eel

NDPC and Region RA33 of the PAC will be holding their first meeting of the new pike season on the 4th September. This will take place at 8.00pm at the Woodman, Norwich. Steve Pitts will be giving a presentation on Eel fishing and conservation. Steve is a very interesting speaker and will be well worth a listen. There will be a charge for the evening of £4.00 for NDPC/PAC members or £5.00 for non-members.