Bishops Waltham Parish Fishing Club

25/09/2026

🎣 Hey fisherpeeps! Happy Friday! 🎣

Hope everyone is having a fab Friday and getting ready for the weekend!

We're absolutely raring to go and can't wait to welcome everyone booked onto our coaching sessions this Sunday!

This is the first event of its kind for the club, with the full backing of our team of accredited Angling Trust coaches, and we're hopeful this will be the first of many similar events we can offer to you all. A massive step forward for the club and our mission to get more juniors fishing and build a strong community around our shared passion!

Keep your eyes peeled on the page for our post-session update when we name drop the sponsors! You don't want to miss this one! 👀

A quick heads-up for our regulars: Sunday morning will see the closure of the five swims on the Station Road side of the pond until 1pm to accommodate the coaching sessions. So, if you're planning a session, please bear this in mind and head over to the Wi******er Road side.

Whilst we're here, check out some of the amazing feedback we've received over the past few weeks! We genuinely cannot express how grateful we are for all the support and kind words. Seeing the impact we're having on our community means so much to us and gives us a real nod that we're heading in the right direction. Hugely appreciated, everyone! ❤️

And if that wasn't enough to get us buzzing this week, one of our juniors has only gone and landed a MONSTER 20lb carp! 🤯

Not only is this an absolutely massive achievement for the angler, but it's also a fish that no member has caught before! That means we've now had a 22lb and a 20lb carp caught this year by our members.
At this rate, we're going to need a bigger boat!! 😅

So, grab your gear, get yourselves down to the pond and make the most of the weekend. These fish are growing, the catches are getting better, and who knows what's going to come out next!

Tight lines, everyone, and have a cracking weekend! 🎣

22/09/2026

Hey fisherpeeps! 👋

We hope you’re all settling back into those post-summer-holiday routines and surviving the return of the school run! 😬

Although it might seem like we’ve been a little quieter than usual, the club has actually been very busy behind the scenes working on some secret-squirrel projects as part of our ongoing development journey!

So, following lots of debate, multiple drafts, a huge number of volunteer hours (and a few pints along the way 🍻), we’re absolutely delighted to announce the launch of our brand-new website! 🎉

🌐 www.bwpfc.org.uk

This really wouldn’t have been possible without the incredibly talented and knowledgeable Justine Greenfield of Greenfield Sites Website Design, SEO & Marketing.

Thank you so much, Justine! The club genuinely cannot thank you enough for all your hard work, patience and creativity in bringing our vision to life.

If you’re looking for a web designer, we’d definitely recommend checking out her amazing work!

With the website now another big stepping stone in the club’s development, the committee can turn our attention to the next projects… and we’ve got some very exciting announcements in the wings! 👀
Maybe even a collab or two… 🤫
But shhh… keep that between us!

So keep your eyes peeled and keep following the page for more updates as they come.

And there’s certainly no rest for the wicked, preparations are already underway for our fully booked coaching sessions this Sunday! 🎣

Photos will follow, and if you want to know more about what we’re doing at the club, come down, have a chat with us and maybe even pick up a membership form while you’re there!

Take care, everyone, and we’ll see you on the bank! 🎣

16/09/2026

Good Afternoon ☀️

It’s been a busy few weeks around the pond following on from our epic weekend we had few weeks back, We have been getting some vital jobs done ready for the winter months coming in, We have just completed a sleeper wall on the old outlet bay ready for when we start pumping and clearing the silt later on this year giving us back much needed depth in summer months,

Away day:

We are really excited to be invited by Ben and the team at Chichester lakes for another away day fishing, the brilliant east lake at Chichester lake complex, The club will be taking 10 juniors & 10 adults on a mission to see who can catch the biggest carp on the day.

If this sounds like a club you would like to join and become part of BWPFC community please get in contact with [email protected]
To discuss all membership.

Tight Lines 🎣

09/09/2026

Hey fisherpeeps! 👋🎣

Hope everyone’s having a great week so far! It’s crazy how quickly those evenings are starting to draw in, so make the most of them while they last and get yourselves down the pond! 🌅🎣

Just a short one from us today as we’re trialling something new at the pond to help tackle the algae.

Welcome to the newest addition to our ecosystem… water fleas! 🦠🌿

Following advice from the Environment Agency, we’ve been advised to introduce water fleas as a natural way of helping control algae blooms, so we’re giving it a go!

You’ll notice a couple of new enclosures around the pond. They’ll be pretty hard to miss, but they’re there for a reason, so please try to keep fishing away from them as much as possible to avoid snagging or losing your gear. 🎣🙏

As mentioned, just a short one today while we’re still recovering from what was an absolutely amazing weekend of events! 😴😂

Looking forward to seeing you guys back on the bank!

🎣

07/09/2026

Good morning

Learn to fish morning is now fully booked up with a small waiting list, We will aim to put on more of these days in near future please keep a eye out.

The response we have had back on this event has been incredible and we are very proud of direction the club is going at moment

Tight lines 🎣

06/09/2026

And there it is… the final whistle! 🏁🎣
What an EPIC weekend for the club! 🙌

Brilliant match day today and, as we’ve been told by one of our longer-standing members, this was our first away match in probably 10+ years… and what a way to bring it back! 🔥

Between us we landed over 134lb of carp, with some seriously impressive bags for the winners! 👏🐟

🏆 THE RESULTS

Juniors

🥇 1st – TJ — a whopping 39lb 9oz! 🎣🔥
🥈 2nd – Alfie — very well fished with 11lb 3oz 👏
🥉 3rd – Oli — SO close to 2nd, just pipped at the post with 10lb 9oz!

Adults

🥇 1st – Our Vice Chairman — 33lb 10oz (although he did put himself in charge of the peg draw… 🤔😂)
And, of course, still outfished by his nipper! 😆
🥈 2nd – Dan — an OK-ish haul of 23lb 6oz (yes I can catch fish... occasionally 😉)
🥉 3rd – Our man on the pole… Colin — 7lb on the nose 🎣

But perhaps the most impressive result of all…

NO ONE BLANKED! 🙌😂

No wooden spoon, no excuses, just a ruddy good day's fishing all round!

A huge thank you, as always, to Tom for organising the day and to everyone who was able to attend. Without you lot, days like this simply wouldn't happen.
Our mission this year is simple: get more juniors fishing and build a strong community around a shared passion.

The support we've been shown this weekend has been absolutely epic, from parents, members and local businesses, we genuinely couldn't do what we're doing without you.

From the committee and I… YOU ARE LEGENDS! ❤️

Here are some pics from the day! 📸

And this is definitely something we'll be doing again, so make sure you follow the page and keep an eye out for future updates.

If you're local and this sounds like the sort of club you'd like to be part of, drop us a line at [email protected] and come and have a chat.

Let's build a fishing community in Bishop's Waltham that we can all be proud of. 💪🎣
See you on the bank! 🎣

06/09/2026

06/09/2026

🎣 LET BATTLE COMMENCE! 🎣

Our first away day in many years and everyone is absolutely STOKED! 🙌🔥

The rods are ready, the banter is flowing and we’re just 5 minutes away from getting underway! ⏰🎣

Keep your eyes peeled for the pics later today… 📸👀

LET’S HAVE IT! 💪🎣

05/09/2026

Wow, wow, wow! Never been so tired, but what a day it was! 😂🎣

An absolutely unbelievable Juniors Only Day at the pond! We honestly couldn’t be prouder of every single one of our juniors. You absolutely smashed it! 👏

Not only did we see some amazing fish caught in really tough conditions, but more importantly, today was a brilliant reminder of what fishing is really all about, banter, helping one another, sharing a passion, showing kindness and, most importantly, having fun! ❤️

A huge congratulations to our two winners! 🏆

🎣 Biggest Carp — won by just ONE OUNCE! 😱

🎯 Species Hunt — ended in a tie, meaning it all came down to a good old Rock, Paper, Scissors decider! 😂✊📄✂️

We hope you both enjoy your fantastic Parkerbaits summer bundles, a firm favourite with the committee members! 😉🎣

A massive shout-out to everyone who helped make today such a huge success:

🍔 Grovers & Stainers, thank you for supplying some fantastic food and keeping everyone fuelled throughout the day!

🎣 Parker Baits & Tommys Tackle , thank you for the amazing prizes and, as always, your continued support of our juniors. It really does mean a lot to us.

👏 And finally, a huge thank you to everyone in the club who helped organise, run and support such a brilliant day. Events like this simply wouldn’t happen without you.

Sorry this is a bit of a short post, but hopefully the pictures will tell the story! 📸

If you're interested in future junior events, keep an eye on the page and get in touch if you'd like to get involved. We'd love to see even more young anglers enjoying the pond and everything our club has to offer.

And although the tiredness is definitely starting to kick in… there's no rest for the wicked! 😂

Time to get everything ready for our first away day in YEARS! 🚐🎣

Super stoked, and there'll be plenty more pictures from tomorrow's adventure coming soon!

See you on the bank! 🎣❤️

02/09/2026

Good Afternoon

We are really excited to be having a learn to fish morning at the pond on Sunday 27th September, This morning is for Juniors and family’s to learn a new hobby with the potential to then join the club and become a member.

There will be spaces for 15 anglers in total 3 sessions of 5, one hour per session. All equipment and baits will be provided and coaches from Angling Trust to teach. They will be teaching all basics on how to start of fishing, equipment to use and most importantly fish care.

And once again thank you very much to Tommys Tackle for donating 5 whips to use, We really appreciate you guys.

To book on please email [email protected]

This event is completely free!

Tight Lines 🎣