Latest Club News
We’re now over 6 months post-merger of HHDAS and CDAS so we thought it might be worthwhile providing a brief update on progress and plans. We have made efforts to communicate important issues such as water closures etc as we’ve gone along through e-mails via Clubmate and our social media pages (which we’d encourage you all to use) but thought a quick round-up might be useful in case you’ve missed anything
Thanks for reading, tight lines and we hope to provide regular updates in the future.
Your MSA Committee
Announcements
Annual General Meeting
We have scheduled our first AGM for September 3rd (7:30pm start) which will be held at Balcombe Social Club. Other details and agenda to follow nearer the time but please note the date in your diaries
Merger Activity
March 2026
We believe we’ve made good progress in the first few months. The Executive Committee is now fully established and operating effectively with a full complement of officers, monthly meetings and a clear and closely-managed action list. We have a single instance of Clubmate through which membership and communication are managed, we’ve changed the name of the limited company to Mid Sussex Angling Ltd, aligned and simplified membership categories, largely completed the integration of our banking and finance arrangements and are working on making sure our freeholds are properly registered. New club signage has been erected at most venues (work in progress) and our website (www.midsussexangling.com) is fully up and running including new, more detailed maps and venue information. All of this, plus Club rules, match booking/results, gate codes and our online shop etc are all available on the Clubmate app.
Membership
March 2026
Work Parties & Maintenance
March 2026
We’re approaching the lighter evenings so we will be starting these again in earnest very shortly – please do try to help out where you can as we are always grateful for extra volunteers – it’s a great way to meet other anglers/committee members, and the sessions are often followed by refreshments at a suitable watering hole. Details will be posted on our Facebook page in advance, usually on a weekly basis – if you have any particular skills that would be beneficial, please let us know but all extra hands are always welcome as we have an extensive programme of work that needs doing.
Despite the awful weather throughout the winter, we have still managed to clear a number of swims on the farside causeway/Hammer Point at Ardingly (so now fishable when the reservoir is full) and added a new gate, significantly improved the path at Wilderness, added siltex to the Road Lake and removed some trees at the complex and on 27/28 March will be undertaking major improvements to the car park at Balcombe Lake. Working closely with the Waterlife Recovery Trust, we have also captured several mink, particularly at Deak’s Lane and on the river. We’re also working with SEW to secure the perimeter at Ardingly with new locks/chains to help restrict public access.
Club Matches
March 2026
Match attendances are thriving which is great to see – you can see all the match reports on Clubmate. We recognise most of our venues have limited capacity, so please make sure you book in advance via Clubmate for any that you wish to fish as places are limited and if you turn up on the day without booking there is a strong chance you won’t be able to fish. We have a match WhatsApp group – if you wish to be added to that please let Adrian Westgate, Match Secretary, know. We’d also encourage all members to check the match calendar (on Clubmate) when planning any session as waters are generally closed to other anglers on the day of any match.
Member Catch Highlights
March 2026
