Glamorgan Anglers Club Newsletter – Spring 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Club’s AGM will take place on Thursday 16 May 2024 in Taff Suite 1 at The Sports Centre, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. AROUND THE WATERS: Treoes – As we move into the spring and the end of the pike season the weather will warm up and so will the fishing at Treoes with good size Roach, Bream, Perch and Carp on offer. Treoes over the years has become one of the best mixed fisheries in South Wales and is very popular with club members. Llantrythid- After the upgrade work Llantrythid is starting to mature as a fishery with a lot to offer all types of Anglers, Carp anglers will find a good head of Carp to well over 20lb, Pleasure anglers can expect Tench, Crucians,Roach,Rudd,Bream and Perch, all to good sizes. My advice is to get there early in the summer as it can be busy on the weekends and try the margin right at your feet, it can fish very well. Barry Lakes – Both lakes are very popular with members and it is rare not to see anglers on the water. We are hoping to carry out a Reed removal exercise early March 24, this has been delayed from December 23 due to circumstances completely beyond our control. We cannot at present definitely state that this work will be done in early March, but we are hopeful. Currently, the plan is to ensure there is a good V shape out from the platforms that is clear of Reeds in all pegs, except Carols pegs 1 &26 and Sues pegs 1 & 25. Also the main reed beds on both lakes will not be touched. We will plan these 4 pegs and the main reed beds work for December 2024/January 2025. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR BARRY LAKES – Due to a restriction in our Licence Agreement, all Junior members (ages 12-16) MUST be accompanied by a Senior Member – NO EXCEPTIONS. Sues Lake has a good head of Carp which go to over 25lbs with a good head of 10lb+ fish. The lake also has a good head of Bream which if you put the time in, do go over 8lbs. Historically,Sues lake held some huge Tench and perch to good sizes. Carols Lake is popular as a mixed fishery with most species present including still water Barbel that have grown to over 9lbs in some cases. On sunny winter days the Carp will feed and there is a good head of silver fish available. Pole anglers can target the shoals of silver fish during the colder months. Pysgodlyn Mawr – A very popular Carp fishery which does hold some good size specimens, also there are Grass Carp that do frequently get caught. Crucian Carp are a good size and Bream and Roach have grown on nicely. CATFISH- all catfish caught at Pysgodlyn must not be returned to the water and therefore must be humanely despatched. This is a directive from NRW. If you are not happy to do this please phone the Head bailiff or NRW who will deal with this. The catfish should not be in the pond and we need to make all efforts to remove them. St Y NyllTop pond – This is probably the only water the club has access to that does not hold any Carp.But does have a good number of Tench which can be tricky to catch.If you do give it a go this summer the fizzing Tench bubbles will drive you mad. The Club will be working during the spring to upgrade the platforms and access on the top pond. River Taff – good bags of Grayling for those who enjoy trotting a float especially around both Radyr and Gabalfa sections. Plenty of wild trout on all stretches and a few good Barbel reported. For those of you who enjoy river fishing, we have now stocked the Llandaff North stretch between Llandaff Weir and Hailey park with Roach and Bream, so itswell worth giving it a go. Below Blackweir, has provided good sport for both Game and Coarse anglers. River Wye (Monmouth) – some excellent bags of Barbel reported and again this winter. The Club intends to install a few more accessible pegs hopefully in the close season to provide even better access. River Trothy (Mitchell-Troy) - No reports received although there are excellent bags of dace and small chub in the winter for those who like to trot a float on a small river. River Ely – Very few reports but we do know that there are Perch, Chub, Roach, Dace, and Barbel in the upper stretches around St Fagans and St Georges. The lower Ely does provide good Pike fishing, but it is a case of finding them. Roach and Dace can be caught on the Lower stretch along with Bream if again you seek them out. Cardiff Bay – No reports received – If you venture onto the Barrage side for pike Fishing, spinning is permitted along with dead baits only. Treasurers Report – Mike Bishop Some members might not be aware of the huge amount of voluntary work that goes on behind the scenes to run a Club with over 1000 members. There are constant demands on the time of a small number of officers, committee members & bailiffs. I have to say that the current pool of individuals involved in running this Club are among the best I have seen in the last 50 years. One item, is that isconstantly on our agenda is looking for new waters. But there are very limited (or none) seeminglyavailable. We currently have a couple of possibilities we are looking into, they might come to nothing but we are trying very hard to bring new waters to the Club. If any member is aware of a pond or lake in South Wales that might be of interest to us, there has to be some on a Farmers piece of land or somewhere, please contact us, email addresses later in this email. Secretaries Report – Adrian Corrigan Firstly, I would like to thank all members who attended last year’s (2023) AGM and for Re-electing the committee for a further 12 months. As another busy season comes to an end the fishing on offer on GAC waters is as good as ever despite the awful weather this winter. Plenty of good Barbel have been caught from the club stretch at Monmouth, big thanks to Anto for the amazing job he does for the club on the Wye. Mike Bishop and Paul Addecott have done an outstanding job working tirelessly over the past few years setting up and running the Clubmate system, well done both and thanks for all the hard work. GAC has continued the stocking of the River Taff this year with large Bream and Roach removed from the Cardiff Wharf(East Dock) with NRW permission, big thanks to head bailiff Brian Dickman for all his efforts sorting the health checks and moving the fish. It hasn’t been easy but there are now a few thousand more fish in the Taff. GAC has some of the best coarse fishing in South Wales at a reasonable price I hope all our members continue to support the club over the coming seasons. Chairman’s Report – Richard Turner In our last newsletter, I said that we had a challenging year and it’s fair to say that the challenges continue, albeit with us making (slow but steady) progress with regaining access to GroesFaen, getting swims added to Monmouth and moving the immovable object that is Cardiff Council to get the Roath Park lease sorted.As always, Brian is doing a sterling job maintaining the waters, but member’s help will be welcome in the Spring when we need to do extensive weed clearance at St y Nyll, Groesfaen (access permitting) and also general work on our other waters – Keep your eyes out for those Clubmate e-mails “inviting” you to the work parties. Although the winter weather has made fishing challenging, we have received numerous reports of quality fish and bags and the competitions and teach-ins have highlighted the quality of fish available for members. In addition our Charity Competitions continue to be brilliantly supported with the New Year’s Eve comp. raising over £800 for Maggie’s Cancer Support and Teenage Cancer Trust. Finally, best wishes to all for your Spring tench (or whatever takes your fancy) fishing and thanks for your support. Head Bailiff Report – Brian Dickman As is customary, I would firstly like to take this opportunity to thank my team of Bailiffs, who as always have worked tirelessly throughout the season to try to ensure that not only we are on top of any poaching but also to try and ensure that the fishing platforms and pegs are available to our members whenever possible. I will be upgrading the platforms at St y Nyll top pond during the close season and will hopefully be trying to deal with the weed that is choking parts of the pond.There will be a number of work parties advertised on Clubmate and the Club web site, which I would like to see some of our younger, fitter members help out, as over the past few years the average age of members attending the work parties is around 65, which you will agree is not doing us oldies any good. I would ask every member who fishes our waters, especially Pyscodlyn Mawr and the river sections to check licenses of anyone fishing whilst you are there. You are not expected to get into any confrontational situation, only to request to see the anglers club license, if they refuse, contact me, my number is on your club license, I will then ask one of my team to attend and deal with the poachers, do not under any circumstances put yourself in any awkward situation. Could I please ask you all to be mindful when parking at our still waters and park in a way that allows maximum members access. At Llantrythid, at all times, please park facing the fence and under no circumstances are you to reverse down the track to the Bailiff hut or try to drive down the pathways. If you are caught doing either, I will insist on disciplinary action. You will see that I have cut the trees back at Treoes Lake on both Islands, which has been needed to be done for quite a while as a lot of the trees were starting to lean over the pond and the roots were undercutting the banks, which we need to protect. Also, trees do take a lot of water from the lake and we need to attempt to minimise that by this work. I will ensure that there will be some trees left on the islands and bankside for wildlife, but, in the event of a long hot & dry summer, this work should help maximise water levels.We have been in contact with Dow at Barry ponds for permission to allow us to remove the reeds encroaching on the pegs on both ponds.This is still ongoing and we are waiting for Dow to authorise us the use of mechanical equipment to deal with the reeds. As soon as we get a go-ahead I will inform the membership when the work will take place. I may be again looking for some young and fit volunteers to help with the heavy work.Finally, I would ask all members to make sure that you have the correct size Landing net when on any Club water. The relevant sizes are published in the Club rules, which are available on Clubmate. If you are unsure, give me a call. Membership Secretaries Report – Paul Addecott Firstly, I would like to thank all our members who have taken the time to renew their memberships already for the 24/25 season, both Full Coarse/Game and Taff only, as this really helps the Club. As of mid February, we have already reached well over 50% of our total membership, which is a great position to be in. I can be contacted by either email: membershipGAC@outlook.com or via the Clubmate comms portal on your dashboard.For those of you who have not yet renewed your current memberships, you have until 28th February to ensure that you will be guaranteed your renewal before we open up the portal on Clubmate for new members to join on the 1st of March. The portal will then remain open until we reach the membership cap, that last year was reached by mid-April.There will be Committee members at both Gary Evans shop in Cardiff and Ewenny Angling in Bridgend on Saturday 2nd March to allow both current and new members to join for this season. We will be at the shops from 10am to 2pm. You can pay with cash, card or cheque.You can access Clubmate via www.glamorgananglersclub.clubmate.co.uk which will take you to the opening page of the site. A number of you have already called me to ask about your passwords, which I am unable to access as your password is case sensitive and therefore not visible to anyone other than the individual who set it up. If you have forgotten your password, you can access the help button which will give you an option to re-set your password. Also, many of you have not entered your date of birth on your profile page, which we would please ask that you enter your date of birth details, as it can be used as a prompt if you need to reset your details. Coachingand Disabled Angling – Ian Lewis Disabled Report - We have had a very successful season with our disabled group fishing for the new “Reel” Fishing shield, with one more comp to fish the winner of the season was Jennie Collins.Some of our Disabled anglers have been quite ill lately I hope they are now all well and looking forward to next season. Dates for disabled matches – Please see the end of this newsletter. Coaching Report - Last year year we had a very successful program with several new groups as well as some of the existing groups from the year before. New groups are from Ty PenybontDay Care Centre, Pyle Day Care centre, Cardiff Day Services and Vale Home Education Group.I hope we can have as good a year this year.A big thank you to the coaching team for all their help. Junior angling report. The junior angling matches were a great success.The Santa match was won by Hunter Thomas. I don’t have the full records of the full season as I took it over mid season. Matthew Clarke will be the new junior co-ordinator for this season. Junior match dates – Please see end of this Newsletter. 48 Hour Charity Event This years 48 hour Charity event will take place on Friday 28th June to Sunday 30th June 2024. Last years event was a huge success and everyone who attended had a great time, not only with the fishing, but also with the great breakfasts, BBQ and fun evenings. As always, our members excelled themselves, helping the Club to raise in excess of £5,000 for our nominated charity.All members who attended last years event will get first dibs at a peg for this years event, but there are always spare pegs available, so if you would like to put your name down, just text 07804 097857 or send a message via Clubmate. There are prizes for the winners and of course we have our raffle, which last year had over 100 prizes. Last Years winners were - Senior Winner – Jen Collins, Junior winner – Patrick John Club Officials Contact Details: CHAIRMAN: Mr. Richard Turner. chairman@glamorgananglersclub.co.uk SECRETARY: Mr. Adrian Corrigan secretary@glamorgananglersclub.co.uk VICE CHAIRMAN: Mr. Calvin Davies MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Mr. Paul Addecott. Glamorgan Anglers Club PO Box 220 BARRY CF63 9FZ glamorgananglersclub@clubmate.co.uk Or membershipgac@outlook.com Telephone 07804 097857 (after 6pm only) TREASURER: Mr. Mike Bishop. treasurer@glamorgananglersclub.co.uk NIGHT GROUP POND BOOKINGS: Mr. Brian Dickman. Mobile:07510 223621 nightgroup@glamorgananglersclub.co.uk HEAD BAILIFF: Mr. Brian Dickman. Telephone :07510 223621 headbailiff@glamorgananglersclub.co.uk Note: The Head Bailiff will not deal with License Issues. HEAD COACH. Mr Ian Lewis. headcoach@glamorgananglersclub.co.uk Mobile : 07824 430683 CLUB HEALTH and SAFETY OFFICER: Daniel Owens h&s@glamorgananglersclub.co.uk WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR: Mr. Julian Johnson admin@glamorgananglersclub.co.uk JUNIOR and LADIES MATCH SECRETARY: Matthew Clarke juniorangling@glamorgananglersclub.co.uk 24 HOUR CARP COMPETITIONS: Mr. Chris Stott Tel : 07988 801532 24hourcarpcomps@glamorgananglersclub.co.uk DISABLED ANGLING CO-ORDINATOR: Mr Ian Lewis. Mobile: 07824 430683 disabledangling@glamorgananglersclub.co.uk Club Competitions Date Event Contact Venue Sat 30 03 24 Junior Comp Matthew Clarke - 07794 532111 Treoes Sat 06 04 24 24 Hour Carp Comp Chris Stott - 07988 801532 Llantrythid Thur 18 04 24 Disabled Comp (Silvers only) Ian Lewis - 07824 430683 Treoes Sat 27 04 24 Junior Comp Matthew Clarke - 07794 532111 Llantrythid Sat 04 05 24 24 Hour Carp Comp Chris Stott - 07988 801532 Sues Pond Thur 09 05 24 Disabled Comp (Carp only) Ian Lewis - 07824 430683 Llantrythid Sat 18 05 24 Junior Comp Matthew Clarke - 07794 532111 Carols Pond Sat 25 05 24 24 Hour Carp Comp Chris Stott - 07988 801532 Treoes Thur 30 05 24 Disabled Comp (Carp Only) Ian Lewis - 07824 430683 Treoes Sat 08 06 24 24 Hour Carp Comp Chris Stott - 07988 801532 Carols Pond Thur 13 06 24 Disabled Comp (Silvers Only) Ian Lewis - 07824 430683 Sues Pond Sat 15 06 24 Junior Comp Matthew Clarke - 07794 532111 Sues Pond Fri 28 06 24 48 Hour Charity Event Paul Addecott - 07804 097857 Treoes Sat 06 07 24 Junior Comp Matthew Clarke - 07794 532111 Llantrythid Thur 18 07 24 Disabled Comp (Silvers only) Ian Lewis - 07824 430683 Llantrythid Sat 20 07 24 24 Hour Carp Comp Chris Stott - 07988 801532 Sues Pond Sat 03 08 24 Junior Comp Matthew Clarke - 07794 532111 Treoes Thur 08 08 24 Disabled Comp (Carp Only) Ian Lewis - 07824 430683 Carols Pond Sat 10 08 24 24 Hour Carp Comp Chris Stott - 07988 801532 Pyscodlin Mawr Sat 17 08 24 Junior Comp Matthew Clarke - 07794 532111 Llantrythid Sat 31 08 24 24 Hour Carp Comp Chris Stott - 07988 801532 Treoes Thur 05 09 24 Disabled Comp (Carp only) Ian Lewis - 07824 430683 Llantrythid Sat 14 09 24 Junior Comp Matthew Clarke - 07794 532111 Treoes Sun 15 09 24 Wye Cup Richard Turner - 07398 364044 Wye Monmouth Sat 12 10 24 Junior Comp Matthew Clarke - 07794 532111 Llantrythid Thur 17 10 24 Disabled Comp (Silvers only) Ian Lewis - 07824 430683 Treoes Sat 26 10 24 24 Hour Carp Comp Chris Stott - 07988 801532 Sues Pond Sun 24 11 24 Bryn Hedges Pike Cup leg 1 2024/5 Richard Turner - 07398 364044 River Wye Monmouth Sat 14 12 23 Junior Santa Comp Matthew Clarke - 07794 532111 Treoes 

***IMPORTANT NOTE - KEY EXCHANGES***
It is important for members to know thatin orderto maintain security and prevent unauthorised access to our lakes,on the evening of Saturday6 April 2024, we will be changingthe Club locks on all of our gates.In order to access Club Lakesfrom this time, you will need to have a new key. You can obtain your new key as follows:-
On Saturday 6 April 2024 from 10am to 2pm, Club Officials will be at Garry Evans Tackle Shop, Whitchurch Rd, Cardiff & at Ewenny Angling Supplies, Coychurch Rd, Bridgend, where you can exchange your key or buy a new key. Also on 6 April 2024 from 10am to 2pm there will be Bailiffs present at the portacabins on Treoes Lake & Sue’s Lake (Barry)&Llantrithyd Lake where you can also exchange your old key or buy a new key.
To exchange your key at the locations & shops above (at no cost) you must bring along your 24/25 GAC licence & your old key in person. If you do not bring along your old key, then as long as you have your 24/25 (NOT 23/24) licence with you, you can buy a new key for £10(cash only please). If you do not bring along your 24/25 licence you will NOT be given a new key.Thereafter from Monday 8 April 2024, the new keys will be available at both Garry Evans &Ewenny Angling tackle shops during their opening hours. But the same rules as above apply – to exchange a key (at no cost), you must bring along your 24/25 GAC licence card & your old key. If you only bring along your GAC 24/25 licence card, then you will have to pay £10 (cash only please) for a new key.
Finally, as far as keys are concerned, you cannot turn up at any Club Water without your key and expect any members on the water to open the gates for you. Members must not open the gate for any other member who does not have their key with them.

Glamorgan Anglers Club, Licences for the season ending 31 March 2025
If you have already rejoined for the 24/25 Season – thank you for continuing to support the Club, please exchange your old gate key as above.
From 1 December 2023EXISTING MEMBERS from the 23/24 season can re-join either online (through Clubmate) or by post (to the Membership Secretary)using the application form at the end of this newsletter. Full instructions are below. Existing 23/24members are guaranteed a 24/25(year ending 31 March 2025) licence as long as they re-join between 1 December 2023 and 29 February 2024. After29 February 2024, existing members who have not renewed, will still be able to re-join but that will be on a first come first served basis alongside the New Members. We willclose the membership when we reach the set limit on numbers, which last year was mid April. See further below for online and postal re-joining instructions.

Rejoining Instructions From 1 December 2023, Existing Full members & Taff Only members from the 23/24season:-

• Join online through Clubmate
• Go to https://glamorgananglersclub.clubmate.co.uk
• Enter the email address you are registered with, then the password you set up. If you cannot remember your password, click on “forgot password” and a one-time passcode will be sent to your email address (valid for 15 mins) which will enable you to reset to a password of your choosing.
• That will take you into your personal GAC Dashboard. Before you renew, update any personal detail changes. 
• On your personal Dashboard you will see your current membership (usually 3rd icon along) and from 1 December 2023 this will display an orange “Renew” sticker in top right hand corner.
• Click on this current membership Icon and you will be shown a selection of licences available for your specific renewal. Click on your choice of the licence you wish to buy for 24/25 and follow the on-screen instructions through to the payment. NOTE - DO NOT CLICK ON “START A NEW MEMEMBERSHIP”. Very rarely, if you are changing your licence category, you might not see the licence you wish to change to. If this happens please email from your comms tab in your Clubmate Profile, your name, your 23/24 licence category (Senior/OAP ect) & the licence category you wish to buy for 24/25 and we will sort the issue out.
• NFG EXISTING MEMBERS ONLY – Last year we introduced a Combined (Senior, OAP ect) ticket that included NFG so that these members could have both memberships on one licence. If you correctly purchased a single combined membership & NFG membership then click on that icon (with the orange Renew sicker) and that will give you the renewal options, follow the on screen instructions to the payment. BUT some NFG members did not correctly do this and only got a NFG membership (with a separate licence for their membership category) – as we know who these members are, they will get a separate email explaining what they need to do for the 24/5 combined membership licence. If you are not a member of NFG please email from your Comms tab your wish to join the NFG. You will be put on a waiting list and will be contacted late Spring 24 if there are any vacancies, which are likely to be very limited. 
• Renewals through Clubmate should be straight forward, but any issues please email us, preferably from your Comms tab in your Profile and we will deal with the matter.
• Members who purchased Taff only tickets for 23/24 will be also able to re-join from 1 December 23 and will be given the choice of either a straight Taff only renewal or joining as a Full member to include all of our Waters.

• By post to the Membership Secretary
• Please read (carefully) and complete all parts of the 2 page joining form at the end of this document.
• if you have access to an email address, please enter that, as this will enable Club messages to be sent to you.
• You can continue to join by post even if you have entered an email address.
• Any forms not correctly or completely filled in will be returned.
• SEND THE COMPLETED FORM AND PAYMENT TO Glamorgan Anglers Club, PO Box Number 220, Barry CF63 9FZ.
• Existing Members do not need to send a passport style headshot photo with their application.

From 1 March 2024(NOT BEFORE) NEW MEMBERS will be able to joineither online (through Clubmate) or by post (to the Membership Secretary) using the application form at the end of this newsletter. Full instructions are below for online & postal methods of joining. As previous years, we will again have a membership limit. There will be licences available in March 2023, but to avoid disappointment please join as soon as possible after 1 March 2024.

New Members Full Membership joining for the 24/25 Season. (ONLY FROM 1 MARCH 2024)

• Join online through Clubmate
• Type in the link    https://glamorgananglersclub.clubmate.co.uk
• If you have previously set up a Clubmate account, then use the email address & password you set up with. If you do not already have a Clubmate account - Chose the option “not got an account”.
• Enter the requested details, agree the T&C’s and Privacy Policy (that you can view before ticking the boxes), pressContinue and follow the instructions to complete the initial set up.
• This will take you into a partially set up profile, click on the add a profile box. Next, at the top of the page please click on Change your password box and set up a password – this will allow you to access your account in future.
• Next Click on Edit Details - and fill in all of the relevant boxes (DOB, address, emergency contact name & phone ect). You must also click on Add a profile picture – upload a good quality recent face shot photograph. Once this is done click on Save Changes. You will not be sent a licence card unless you have added a photograph.Any person who uploads a nonsense photo (cartoon/spoof photo ectect), instead of a clear headshot photo will have their licence immediately cancelled. We also reserve the right to bar that person from joining the Club in future.
• Next - From the menu (the three horizontal bars top left of screen), chose “Dashboard”.
• You can then click on “start a new membership”. You will see all the choices for a new member, select the appropriate licence type and follow the on screen instructions to the payment. Note – you will only see the restricted Taff Only membership choices until 1 March 2024, after which you will also see the New Full Membership options. Select the correct membership option for you. If you have chosen Junior, or OAP or Disabled we will randomly ask new members for third party confirmation that they are entitled to that concessionary licence. Any person who is unable to provide such third party confirmation will have their licence cancelled and be banned from the Club.
• You will know if you have successfully joined as you will receive a Welcome email.Your 24/25 licence card should be posted to you within 15 working days.
• If you do not receive the licence card within 15 working days, please email glamorgananglersclub@clubmate.co.uk with your name and address for us to investigate. 
• If you become a Full Member, you will need a key to access the Club Lakes. You can obtain a key as per the instructions at the start of this Newsletter. If you are a Taff Only member, you do not need a key and will not be given the opportunity to buy one.
• Before 1/03/24(and after we have closed the membership) you will not see any option to join as a New Full Member (just Taff only tickets).
• After set up, you can re-enter the profile at link  https://glamorgananglersclub.clubmate.co.uk with the email address & password that you have set up.You must in future keep your profile up to date by logging on and editing your details where necessary.

• By post to the Membership Secretary
• Please read (carefully) and complete all parts of the 2 page joining form at the end of this document.
• if you have access to an email address, please enter that, as this will enable Club messages to be sent to you.
• You can continue to join by post even if you have entered an email address.
• Any forms not correctly or completely filled in will be returned.
• YOU MUST INCLUDE AN UP TO DATE PASSPORT SIZED GOOD QUALITY HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPH &A CHEQUE (TO INCLUDE THE JOINING FEE) WITH YOUR APPLICATION.
• SEND THE COMPLETED FORM AND PAYMENT TOGlamorgan Anglers Club, PO Box Number 220, Barry CF63 9FZ.

Rivers Taff, Ely and Cardiff Bay Season Ticket memberships will be available throughout the year. Season tickets can be bought onlinethro Clubmate. Day tickets for Taff Only licences and Season Taff only tickets, can be purchased at Garry Evans tackle shop in Whitchurch Rd, Cardiff. There are no Day tickets available for any other water.

Please Note:-

• We have noted that on 1 January 2024 that there are 228 of our members who are 124 years old, meaning the DOB in their Clubmate profile is set at 01/01/1900. Can members please log in to their Clubmate profile and check that their details are correct and where necessary correct their DOB. Thank you.
• There are also several members who have entered an incorrect email address – if you do not get email information through from the Club please check your Clubmate profile to ensure the correct email address is shown.
• Members with a Smartphone can go to their App provider’s Icon on their phone and can search for the Clubmate App and download. Use your email address and password in the App to enter your profile and membership and see and amend all your relevant information.
• Any person who uploads a nonsense photo (cartoon/spoof photo ectect), instead of a clear headshot photo will have their licence immediately cancelled. We also reserve the right to bar that person from joining the Club.
• The River Taff Only season licence purchased through Clubmate for 24/25 will also include the right to fish on the Club stretches of the River Ely and in the designated Cardiff Bay angling locations.
• Any membership queries if you cannot email direct from your personal Comms tab in your Clubmate profile, please email glamorgananglersclub@clubmate.co.ukor send query by post to Glamorgan Anglers Club, PO Box 220, Barry CF63 9FZ
• You can purchase Glamorgan Anglers Club badged Clothing from https://clubmateshop.co.uk/collections/glamorgan-anglers-club  or direct from your Clubmate account Dashboard.

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GLAMORGAN ANGLERS CLUB – POSTAL APPLICATION FORM – 24/25 (YE 31/3/25) SEASON

FIRST NAME          ………………………………                     LAST NAME       …………………………………….  KEY NUMBER    …………………….
EMAIL ADDRESS ….………………………………………………………….. (Optional, but whenever possible, if you do not have your own email address, please provide one of a close relative or friend so we can email news & newsletters to you. You can continue to join by Post whether or not you have supplied an email address)        
GENDER  ………………………………………………   DATE OF BIRTH         ………………………………………..
ADDRESS LINE 1        …………………………………………………………….    ADDRESS LINE 2        …………………………………………………
TOWN/CITY                ……………………………………………………………..        POST CODE          ……………………………………….
HOME PHONE NO (incl area code)   ……………………………………………………..         MOBILE NO         …………………………………
EMERGENCY CONTACT NAME    ……………………………………………….          PHONE/MOBILE No     …………………………………………
IMPORTANT – IF YOU ARE A NEW MEMBER YOU MUST INCLUDE WITH THIS APPLICATION AN UP-TO-DATE PASSPORT TYPE PHOTO OF THE APPLICANT. EXISTING MEMBERS RENWING THEIR LICENCE DO NOT REQUIRE A PHOTO UNLESS THEIR APPEARANCE HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED. WE CANNOT ACCEPT NEW MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A PHOTO.
SEND COMPLETED FORM (PAGES 1 & 2) WITH THE PHOTO (if required) AND A CHEQUE/POSTAL ORDER MADE PAYABLE TO GLAMORGAN ANGLERS CLUB LTD TO - GLAMORGAN ANGLERS CLUB, PO BOX 220, BARRYCF63 9FZ (YOU NEED TO PUT A STAMP ON ENVELOPE IT IS NOT freepost). CASH IS SENT AT YOUR OWN RISK. THERE IS NO NEED TO SEND A STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE WITH THIS APPLICATION UNLESS YOU WANT A BOOK OF MAPS IN WHICH CASE AN C5 SIZED SAE IS REQUIRED.
A.            For members who wish to join the Club via a Postal Application, we will continue to provide this facility for as long as is needed.
B.            Junior members & parentsare likely to be sent a “behaviour” document for signing & returning (after joining).
C.            ALL OAP/DISABLED postal applications must enclose proof of entitlement eg Copy of official document with name & address (Not a car disabled badge) – Physical disability must now be proved, drawing incapacity benefit is not proof of disability. Please supply proof that you are receiving a Personal Independence Payment or similar or, are over 65 for OAP.
D.            Keys for Club waters (Cost £10 each) are available to members from Garry Evans Fishing tackle in Cardiff and Ewenny Angling Supplies in Bridgend (Take your permit to the shop - Shop hours only).
E.            Postal applications for the 24/25 season from people who were members of the club for the 23/24 season will exclusively be able to renew their licence from 1/12/23 to 29/02/24. Applications for New Members will only be accepted from 1/03/24.
Members should note that they are responsible for their personal safety on waters and should have their own Personal Accident Insurance. By accepting a permit, members agree to abide by all club rules and are deemed to indemnify Glamorgan Anglers Club Ltd and their Landlords against all costs, claims, actions, liabilities and demands incurred by their actions. Members are reminded that fisheries can be hazardous places.
All applicants must sign to acknowledge that they accept these terms & conditions and agree that Clubmate on behalf of GAC can hold their data within the Clubmate online software.
River Taff Season Tickets will now cover Rivers Taff and Ely, plus Cardiff Bay (dedicated fishing Angling Zones only).

READ THE ABOVE and SIGN - ……………………………………………………………………...
We cannot issue a licence without a signature above.

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GLAMORGAN ANGLERS CLUB – POSTAL APPLICATION FORM – 24/25 SEASON
PLEASE CHOSE THE TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED & show the payment to be made (Cash is sent at your own risk):

* For 24/25 Season ending 31/03/25, initially, only those members with a 23/24 NFG licence will be able to join the NFG.
** River Taff only Season Tickets now cover the Club stretches of the Rivers Taff & Ely and the designated angling stretches around Cardiff Bay. New Taff, Ely & Bay licences purchased from 1/12/23 will run to 31/03/2025.
*** River Taff only Day tickets are available at Garry Evans tackle shop in Cardiff. You will also be able to buy a Taff only Season ticket at Garry Evans. No other licences can be purchased at the shop.