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Re-arranged Match postponed from 06th October will be held on Sunday 27th October - Draw at 08:30


We have now resolved the water level issue and the overflow has been cleared and the levels dropped.  However some platforms were damaged and some repairs are in hand.  Please do not use any platform which has been marked as Out of Use . 


FISHERY MAINTENANCE 20th September


Club Members were previously advised that Salden Lake was closed for fishing on Friday, September 20th.

We targeted the removal of lily pads in five areas and to carry out a general tidy up and complete some minor maintenance tasks. These objectives were completed in the day, as planned, thanks to the hard work of 8 members, Antony, Dawn, Clive B, Clive J , Tony, Paul, Fred, Charlie and of course the contractors Ollie and Reece.


More work will be done on an ad hoc basis through the Autumn and Winter. If you are willing to help with work through that period please email to Dawn (memsec@wd-fc.co.uk)  We will continue to publicise any major works here, as they might be planned.


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About us


The Winslow and District Fishing Club has been part of the local community in Buckinghamshire for over 50 years.  Our aim is to provide for the pleasure angler, with some modest member-only matches.  We are a social, family friendly club and always welcome new members. We have an active committee who can often found fishing and maintaining the water.



Origins


Salden Lake has a long history, older than many more famous or high profile fisheries. Nearby Salden House was the original house, built during the reign of Elizabeth I by her Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Fortescue. At the time it cost £33,000 to build — equivalent to £5,750,000 today !


It's recorded that 60 servants were retained to run the property and it was visited by James I in 1603 to create 22 Knights, another sign of its magnificence and local importance. Much of the original house was demolished in the eighteenth century and a portion was converted into the current farmhouse and store. The original house would have been provided with fresh fish from a large pond, likely the origins of our current water. This was the custom of its day, as were the religious orders who provided us with the original ‘paternoster’ tackle.


Over time the pond has been enlarged, extending the original Salden Horse Pond (as it was known back then) to become the Salden Lake we fish today. It can probably be claimed that fishing has been conducted here, in one form or another, for well over 400 years. There are few man made waters that can claim a longer history or provenance in England. It is currently our turn to look after this well-hidden jewel and keep it going until its next chapter.

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