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Mr Reg Butcher, B.E.M.
It is with great sadness that we inform the membership of the passing of our President, Mr Reg Butcher, B.E.M., on 16th February 2023.
We offer our sincere condolences to Reg’s family and to his numerous friends within the Society
Covid-19
We continue to follow guidance from the Government and from Angling Trust. Members are advised to check the latest Government advice for keeping safe; Covid-19 is still with us and can still be a risk for anybody, not just those deemed vulnerable.
Please note the following reminders for the 2023 season:
All gates, doors and boats should be kept locked at all times when not in use, the top entrance gate being the exception when the Castle is open — normally on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays 12.00 to 17.30 from Easter until the end of October;
Please aware that our Bailiff will be checking Membership and ID Cards. Please ensure you are carrying these with you when fishing. If he asks you to assist him with any unauthorised fishing or poaching please give him all the help you can, but do not risk any confrontational situations.
In the unlikely event that Life Jackets are activated due to accidental immersion these must be reported to Mick Lee, Martin Duffell or Roger Kiddie immediately so that they can be serviced.
With regard to Life Jackets at York's Hill, if members are to visit and want to use the boat there they must take a Life Jacket with them. There will NOT be one available at this venue.
KAPS Chairman Mick Lee has been speaking to Kent Police's Rural Liaison Team.
The team, comprising six specialist officers in three teams of two, are all fully-trained Wildlife Crime Officers and part of their brief is to help in the battle to combat poaching.
Our local team member is PC Nick Lingham. He may be contacted directly on 07817 956427 or by email at nick.lingham@kent.pnn.police.uk
More information about this team may be found on our Latest News page
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Top table at the 2020 Opening Day Lunch
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Yorks Hill Farm opens on 1st April. The returns book is in the plastic box just inside the gate nearest the Lake.
Some Good Links
· North Kent Fly Dressers Guild
Website Contact: mikedoran@kapstrout.co.uk
The Society consists of both coarse & trout sections. The larger coarse section has extensive waters throughout Kent.The Trout section was formed in 1954 and has two Kent waters at Lullingstone Castle in Eynsford, & at Yorks Hill Farm, Ide Hill. The season runs from March through to the end of November.
Lullingstone Castle Lake is about 14 acres & is the habitat of many species of fly-life, such as Damsels, Pond Olives, Sedge, buzzer & Mayfly. Although it is possible to fish from the bank most of the fishing is from boat of which the Society has a number for use by the members. The lake is stocked on a regular basis with Rainbow trout of around one & a quarter pounds but with occasional larger fish. The Society operates a limited catch and release policy and as such there is a limit on the number of fish that can be caught and taken but there is no limit on the number of days members may fish.
Yorks Hill Farm is a lake of about one and a half acres. This fishery is entirely Catch & Release and the lake is stocked prior to opening and again later in the season.
The Society also has a stretch of the River Darent at Lullingstone that is stocked with brown trout and a full catch and release policy is the rule on the river.
Membership of the Trout Section is restricted and at present there is a long waiting list and subject to the Society's rules, members of the Coarse Fishing Section have priority on the waiting list.
The current Annual Membership Fee is £425.00 and there is a joining fee of £250.00. Each member is allowed to purchase a limited number of Guest Tickets per season which can be used on either water.
Guest tickets cost £20.00 and must be purchased prior to fishing and members can use six per season. Application may be made to either Mick Lee at micklee@kapstrout.co.uk or Martin Duffell at martinduffell@kapstrout.co.uk . No telephone requests please. As we do not think it appropriate to publish personal addresses on the web they will then advise you of the address and applications must include a SAE and of course the appropriate cheque. Guest tickets have no time limit and it may suit members to purchase several at a time. Please note there is a separate returns book for guests and the guest's name and number of the ticket must be entered in the book before fishing and of course the catch return when fishing is finished.
We also have a "Young Angler Scheme" whereby members can, on a limited basis, take Guests up to the age of eighteen free of charge. Once again, either Mick or Martin will supply the details.
The season at Lullingstone in 2023 runs from 15th March until 30th November. At Yorks Hill and on the river the season opens on 1st April, then the river will close on 30th September and Yorks Hill on 30th November. For details of Work Parties etc please see Diary.
For more Information regarding membership please contact Mick Lee. via this Email Link
Updated 02 December 2022
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