No fishing on any stretches of the river Blackbourn normally available to be fished by Ixworth Angling Club Members

 IXWORTH ANGLING CLUB

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL MEMBERS

PLEASE NOTE THAT NO FISHING IS PERMITTED TO TAKE PLACE FROM WEDNESDAY 6TH JANUARY 2021 UNTIL THE END OF MARCH 2021 AS PER LATEST GOVERMENT LOCKDOWN RULES THAT CAME INTO FORCE FROM MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT 


 SAD NEWS I KNOW FOR ALL MEMBERS BUT HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO FISHING THE RIVER AS SOON AS COVID INFECTIONS HAVE DROPPED TO ACCEPTABLE LOWER LEVELS.


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