Date for the AGM and Prize presentation has been set for Monday 8^th March 7pm at the Manor Hotel Willaston.

Sandwiches will be served, please see additional post in “Club Notifications”

Celtic Sea Trout Programme 

DAFF is asking for keen sea trout anglers to provide a valuable contribution to an EU-funded project investigating the status of sea trout stocks.  The project is targeting rivers and coastal waters of the Irish Sea and anglers are being asked to collect scale samples from any sea trout caught in the rivers Sulby and Neb during this season and the following two years.  Full details of how to collect scales, and sampling packs are available from Karen McHarg at DAFF (686044 or karen.mcharg@gov.im) who can also provide more information on the project.  If you are sea trout angling this year, please help out with this important project.

Due to high water levels at Injebreck the next competition has been moved to Clypse and Kerrowdhoo.

Same time

This years open has once again been very kindly sponsored by Fuzzelogic Solutions with additional help received from fishtec.

The competition will be held at Clypse and Kerrowdhoo reservoirs on Sunday 9th August 2009 fishing from 14.30 to 17.30.
Signing in from 13.30 in the carpark with numbers limited to 40 on a first come first served basis.

The competition is open to all who hold a valid reservoir fishing licence and will be fished to the IOM fly fishers rules

Additional prize available for juniors who have not yet achieved their 17th birthday on the day of competition.

Please no practice at venue on the day of the competition

Please Note

Due to high water levels at Injebreck the next comp will be held at Sulby Reservoir on the 28th May 18.30 start

Club AGM and Prize Presentation will be Held On Saturday 7^th March 2009 at the Manor Hotel Willaston

18.30 start

New, old and present members are all invited to attend

Sandwiches will be served

Please try to attend if you can

Due to generous sponsorship from Fuzzelogic solutions we are able to hold the annual open competiton at Clypse and Kerrowdhoo reservoirs on 
Sunday 29th June 09.30 start.



Competition is open to all who hold a valid licence, fished to a bag limit of four fish.

Places are limited to 40 anglers on a first come first served basis

Entry £10 adult,  £5 Juniors.  Pools for Heaviest Bag weight and Heaviest fish.

Many excellent prizes with additional help and assistance from All Round Fishing Douglas and Raymond Caley, Sulby Stores

Don't forget the first Comp of the season on Sunday 16th March at the Clypse and Kerrowdhoo 2pm till 5pm

Any new members wishing to join the club can do so prior to the event. Sign on in the car park

Hope to see you there

The Club AGM and Prize Presentation will be held on Saturday 16th Feb At the Manor Hotel Willaston,
 6.30pm start.

New, Old and Present members are welcome to attend. 

Please see new polls posted on Forum, but I'm sure all the usual topics will be discussed so come along and have your say

Manx Rivers Improvement Association AGM is to be held at 7.30pm on Thursday 1st of November at the Archibald Knox pub in onchan ( in the meeting room to the r / hand side ).

The round that was missed because of the foot and mouth precautions has been rearranged to 
Sunday 14th October at Clypse and Kerrowdhoo 
14.00 - 17.00

Get the rods sharpened, competitions will be back and running from the 26th August 09.30 start at Clypse and Kerrowdhoo. 

Please inform as many people as possible as all do not have access to the internet

Clypse and Kerrowdhoo now open again

All IOMFF comps will now be held at this venue until the end of the season.

This Sundays comp still postponed (see forum post)

Starting from Sunday the 26th August the fixtures will be followed as published, with one extra round fitted in in Sept or October

All Competitions Suspended

Until Foot and Mouth restrictions are lifted all IOMFF competitions will be suspended.

Hopefully it will just be the 28 days and after that we can continue with our season

We will attempt to fish extra comps if possible towards the end of the season

Foot and Mouth UK

The following has been taken directly off the IOM Government web site

Access to Kerrowdhoo, Sulby, Clypse, Injebreck (east bank) reservoirs and Block Eairy and Eairy Dam will be closed. Cringle, Ballure, Injebreck (west bank) remain open and will continue to be stocked.

An emergency meeting of the sub-committee of the Council of Ministers will meet at 2pm today.

Foot and Mouth UK

As you may be aware Foot and Mouth disease has broken out in the UK.

Unofficially the Grape vine has indicated that the following reservoirs will be 
closed until Further notice.

Clypse and Kerrowdhoo
Sulby
and the far side of Injebreck with fishing only allowed from the road side.


Cringle will not be affected

I stress again that this is not as yet official but has come from a fairly reliable source so watch this space for further updates


Here endeth the season :(

There will be a meeting at The Manor, Willaston on Thursday 12th April at 7:30pm for everyone interested in competeing at the event in New Zealand. Topics for discussion include :

• Organisation
• Funding the trip
• Team selection

Everyone is welcome to attend and take part in the discussion. If you cannot make it please let a committee member who is attending have any points you wish to raise.

It is with deepest regret that we must announce the death of Ian Edge on Tuesday 5th April, 2005. Ian was the Clubs Secretary/Treasurer for 8 years. He will be remembered for his warmth of spirit and the welcome that he gave to new members. Ian was always smiling and cheerful as well as passionate about his fly fishing and fly tying. He will be greatly missed by everyone in the club. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Following the AGM the following changes have been make to the rules:

1. Walking time has been increased to 20 minutes after the close of the competition. As it was not possible to return from the corner of Sulby or the back of Injebreck in the original 15 mins.

2. For anglers not in the top 3 and having caught 4 fish, 3 points will be awarded.

AGM.

The Annual General Meeting of the IOMFF will be held on 26th of Feb at Larchwood, TheFairway, Onchan, starting at 8pm.

Venue Changed for 5/10/2003.

The venue for Round 16, has been moved to SULBY and will start run fom 2:30pm to 5:30pm. This is due to the low water conditions and serious mud at the other reservoirs. That last competition will also be changed to Sulby.

Please note that the remaining competitions for this season might require a change of venue, due to the very low water conditions in Clypse and Kerrowdhoo. Any changes will be reported here, and regular members will be called.

Following is the latest news on our reservoirs. As soon as I have more information, or the accuracy of this information changes, I will update this page.

Clypse and Kerrowdhoo:

• From late April to November the water levels will be maintained 3 to 4 metres below normal levels.
• Access to the dam walls of both Clypse and Kerrowdhoo might not be possible.
• Kerrowdhoo will remain empty until Easter.
• No access will be allowed during working hours. (8am to 6pm Mon-Fri, 8am to 2pm Saturday)
• Machinery will be left in the main Clypse car park, so space for parking might be an issue.
  

Injebreck (West Baldwin):

• Work is due to start soon on the dam wall.
• Water levels will be lowered 3 or 4 feet while the work continues.
• Work will continue until October.
  

Sulby:

• Work is scheduled on the wave break on top of the dam wall.
• Access to the dam wall and the far side from the main car park will not be possible.

There is a possibility that Clypse and Kerrowdhoo will be closing. This is due to the Water Board deciding to drain them to carry out yet more repairs. If this proves to be true then all competitions will be at Injebreck. Unfortunatly I will be on holiday for the next competition and so will not be able to confirm this rumour. Please contact The Roland Westcott Tackle Company for updates.

Water levels at Injebreck have fallen enough so the next scheduled competition can be held, as planned, at Injebreck. Sulby is still closed, so all Sulby specified competitions will be held at Clypse and Kerrowdhoo.

The first competion went really well. We will now be following the dates as sent out to all members at the start of the season. However, all competitions will be at Clypse and Kerrowdhoo until all the foot and mouth restrictions are lifted.

• Clypse and Kerrowdhoo
• Injebreck, West Baldwin (Road side bank and dam wall only.)
• Cringle
• Ballure

All other water will remain closed. River fishing is still not allowed.

Unfortunatly the competition scheduled for the 13/5/2001 will still have to be cancelled, on the recomendation of John Ballard (Fisheries Manager), who belives that the reservoirs will be too busy to accomodate a competition so soon after opening.

An EXTRA competition will be scheduled for 20/5/2001 to make up the number of competitions we can fish in the season. This will be on Clypse & Kerrowdhoo between 2pm and 5pm. I look forward to seeing you all there.

All competitions will be at Clypse & Kerrowdhoo until futher notice.

New site, new graphics and no action. Foot and Mouth has cancelled all action on the Isle of Man until the all clear is given.