Year 7 Angling Club trip

On Friday 14th June, some of our Year 7 students attended the inaugural trip for Ruislip High School Angling Club. A group of Year 7 students, accompanied by Mr. Maud and Ms. Hunter, took a risk on the volatile weather and headed to Northala Fields Fisheries. After a short briefing by the staff at the fishery, the students picked up their tackle and headed to the pegs. The clouds were looking menacing and the wind was whistling across the lakes, but the students were not perturbed as they marched up the path and started to set up. The volunteer guides talked them through their setups, four metre whips with a simple float rig, maggots as bait.

It wasn't long before they saw some action. Miles caught a nice Roach on his first cast. Other catches quickly followed, some small Golden Rudd and more Roach. Luis landed a nice sized Perch. The students on the north facing lakes faced more challenges as the wind blew directly into their faces but continued to land a flurry of Roach and Rudd. After just under an hour of frantic angling action it was time to pack up. Mother Nature was kind, the sun shone and the fish were biting.

On the short journey back to school the students were buzzing. They discussed their catches and lamented the fish they lost, what might have been! Needless to say they were all 'hooked'.

A huge thank you to Karl and the team of volunteers at Northala Fields for introducing several of our students to the art of angling. If you are interested in trying angling for the first time or looking for somewhere to practise your skills please check out https://ghof.org.uk/ or contact Mr Maud at Ruislip High School.