He was quite often to be found on Deep Lake in the summer evenings fishing a light waggler for skimmers, roach and rudd and with a great deal of success too, but was always willing to lend a hand to those who asked for a bit of advice and was always up for a chat, often to the detriment of his own fishing.

Jon will be sorely missed by a great many within the Society.

The Funeral service for Jon will be held on Friday 18^th June at 2 pm at Worthing Crematorium, numbers at the service are restricted to 80. There will be a live stream of the service and if you wish to pay your respects to Jon via the live stream, please contact us via go-fishing@pulboroughas.com and we will forward the link and password to you.

The family be celebrating Jon’s life and remembering him with a toast at 8pm on Friday 18th June. If you would like to raise a glass, wherever you are, please do – Jon would have appreciated a nice glass of red!

The Officers and Committee extend their deepest sympathies to Jon's Wife and family at this most difficult of times.

Tight Lines Jon.

River Arun at Pulborough - Stopham Road

We are pleased to announce that the Club has secured a new section of the River Arun at Pulborough, to compliment our existing sections in this area.

The section is situated on the A283 Stopham Road, west of Pulborough and links our Stopham and Hassocks sections. Access is through a locked gate using our Club lock code for the year and parking is best and safer in the lay-by opposite Pulborough Garden Centre.

This has been an unfished section for many years, so we have an exciting opportunity to release its potential.

At the request of the landowners, no night fishing is permitted. Please inform the club secretary about your catches to allow us to assess its value.  Photo: Andy Boorman

When you join Pulborough AS you get as part of your membership pack a rule book, this contains our rules which you commit to follow and obey when you join, we don't have many rules and those that we do have are common sense.

Please ensure that when you receive your membership pack you read the rule book so you are conversant with our rules.

Anyone found using braid at Goose Green will face disciplinary action from the committee.

Persons found blocking the paths will be asked to move their equipment.

Existing members are also kindly reminded that renewals are due now.

19. ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ROD LICENCE AND MEMBERSHIP CARD

As a condition of membership all members must have a current and appropriate Environment Agency Rod Licence. The Membership card and E/A licence must be carried at all times.

NO CARD NO FISHING

Members must show membership card and Licence when asked by an Official, Bailiff or committee member or the E/A.

This year’s AGM has been postponed until it is safe to hold it.

We are pleased to advise that all Pulborough AS (Excl Brinsbury Pond) waters will reopen on Friday 8 January 2021, subject to the strict regulations below as advised by the Angling Trust;

Please bear in mind these key points:

• This is a strictly limited resumption of LOCAL fishing and very different to how we have been allowed to operate since May.
• We are in a National Lockdown and this must be respected. The law requires a ‘reasonable excuse’ to leave your home or penalties will apply.
• The Government has recognised that fishing can be seen as exercise, which is expressly permitted under the lockdown rules, although outdoor recreation is not.
• Organised sporting gatherings are prohibited so no match fishing.
• The exercise is limited to once a day so no overnight fishing whatsoever.
• To remain within the law you should follow the Government’s guidance, and only fish locally within the district where you live. If you have no local fishing available then you will have to take your daily exercise in other ways.
  
  Full Government guidance on travel can be found here

We are once again able to enjoy the sport we love at a time when many others cannot and we must ensure that every angler adheres to the rules.

The Angling Trust have worked extremely hard to reach this position and we as anglers have a duty to abide by the strict conditions under which fishing is once again permitted. With infection rates and death tolls rising we must stick to the Government’s rules and ensure that angling remains part of the solution and does not cause problems.