Bungay
Cherry Tree Angling Club - www.bctac.co.uk
The official Club website for the Cherry Tree Angling Club is packed full of information. You can find details about all the club's waters and how to be a part of this wonderful fishing club. The Club controls many waters including some fantastic river stretches and large still waters as well as the club pit and Earsham lay by pit, our latest water. Large carp, big bream or a beautiful bag of river roach, there is something for every one so why not join us. Night fishing is also available to full club members on our Ditchingham club pit. Look at the website for up to date information.
Location of
Club Waters (see below for details)
A = MOST UPSTREAM SECTIONS.
Found by leaving the Bungay to Harleston Road (A143) in the vicinity
of the indicated Earsham Otter Trust signs. Get indications and River
on your left for this and continue up along the old road. Do not pass
the Otter Trust on your left. You want a gate about 100 yards before
it. Park on the road and walk down track to River. Cross small dyke
bridge. Deep bends, slow flow from right to left as you enter. Walking
downstream you have variable depths. and shelter opposite the willow
plantation. A good perch and pike area.
 To
move to the next stretch upstream: Pass the Otter Trust on your left
and proceed until the rifle range is on your right. Keep on this old
road. Go along another 200 yards and there the bank runs steeply down
hill to the River and the Club notice board can be seen. Again entering
at the bends you have 10 feet of water which reduces amongst the down
stream trees - in the wood.
The next highest reach is by passing along further on the old road unti you come to a cottage on your right and the former Earsham Buck Public House on your left There is an entry over the gate twenty yards before the house for down stream fishing. It joins the previous stretch but continuous access is denied by a dyke. This is also the case for the most upstream piece. You cannot walk through the old pub garden these days. So, continue another 50 yards past and a cattle gate gives you entry across the field.
Our waters run up to the last fence and some chub dwell around the upper overhanging trees. Plumbing on all these bits is an essential. A lot of anglers are put off by the weed unnecessarily. That smaH hole in conjunction with pole and caster can produce a tremendous range of species. This applies to most of our waters. Roach are a nice size but bream are not noted in these areas. Whilst in the vicinity, at Earsham note the Church. Go to this and get it on your right, and then go down lane to park over hump bridge. We have shallow waterall around here but it is very much a roving situation for big fish - and they are there! B
= BUNGAY COMMON
 You are eligible for this via our affiliation to Suffolk Count
Amalgamated Angling Association.
This is not just the River but the small pond on tht
Common near the Printing Works.
Best parking for the River is at the
Club Pit to walk down lane at side ti River.
For Pond and left hand side of the River -
Park at the Golf Course in the Public piece ONLY.
The Club itself does have the opposite Bank here too
which you cai get to by parking on the Lay by on the
New Earsham to Bungay road. Walk in the gate and cross
field. Do not fish the tree lined pond it is not ours.
These shallow streamier waters, again well weeded can
produce a nice evening but your swim for a day will
be exhausted after a couple of hours.
Good rule of thumb
is that the farthest walks acros the Common produce the
biggest fish. In a pristine undisturbed setting make
the walk down to the old Target and opposite woods
it will be well worth while. Bream at the bottom end
run to 9 lbs. Big Chub iin overhanging tree swims.
C = DITCHINGHAM CLUB PIT BARBLESS
HOOKS ONLY
Lane entry right on roundabout. Nearly opposite Duke of York Pub, a proper little paradise of three acres and lovely lily pads. No greater depths than seven feet anywhere, mainly 30" and deepest around the islands where the carp tend to live. At the far end the sittier bottom produces more tench. Restocked with 200 small 3-4* carp 2004. Carp have been caught to 32 fcs.
There are plenty of lesser ones to keep you happy. Not one of your boring coloured carp ponds it is traditional - a peaceful place with mixed stocks. There is an abundance of tench to 9 lbs. We used chemical treatment for the weeds this Spring in some swims. Respect other water users. If you are carp fishing do not cast out depriving other anglers of their fishing or you will be asked to leave. No litter - take it home - no tins either!
In 2003 a major overhaul of the banks was undertaken leaving the Pit in its best ever  shape. In the interests of Safety we still advise people to learn to swim. With a Small Awards For All Lottery Grant in June 2000 we deepened to 6' in front of the Car Par and on left Far End around peg 13.
In addition Disabled Fishing Platforms (see photo right) to a high standard are provided on pegs 1-4 from this money too on which Disabled have Priority please. Keep out of Trout Fishery adjoining.
Night permits from Secretary and Bailiff £5.00 essential. CHECK CARD for ANY MATCH TIME and DAYS - READ THE REVISED 2005 RULES!.
D
= WAINFORD MALTINGS
Connecting the Beccles and Ditchingham roads. You will need the padlock
number reading from top to bottom is 4124 - which is confidential to
all members so do not give it out willy-nilly or we shall have "Travellers
difficulties" again. Lots of fish here in the Winter and the weir
pool is ours too. Fish in the vicinity of buildings going no further
than 100 yards away at any time. Upstream of Weir 100 yards to fence
is good deep water to fish close in and runs on to Fleece Club boundary.
NO NIGHT FISHING ON TIDAL WATERS
E
= ELLINGHAM
 Its
above and below the Mill! Come in off the Yarmouth Road, after Broome
Artichoke having crossed stream. Turn right at Crossways Store if coming from Bungay.
Keep bearing right all the time turning to get Church on your left.
Below the Weir- What a place - our most prolific water starts here and abounds with fish as it takes the top of the tidal reach. No big boats. Winter time fish move up towards the road. Nice chub under the Trees. We have four marshes here. About half way down 50-60 Ib bream match catches of 5-6 pounders are not uncommon. Dace have made a come-back here! Huge carp can be seen roaming! Not that deep and with a tidal rise and fall of about 24". Quickjsh and again weedy - but clear it and you are in within an hour!
 Bales on the Old Road at Ellingham is small but secluded - the photos here depict the stone of Autumn fish, namely rudd and roach, caught by Dave and shows both the quality and colour a single caster can produce
Upstream of the bridge is a different story. Slow and deep with bream the target if you can find them. Just before Mill for upstream parking. Or walk up road 100 yards then enter gate down to river across marshes and dykes. You need wellies for the shallow Ford. After crossing this strike up left to blue bag tied on fence and dyke bridge.
E
also = QUANTRILLS - Willow Farm.
Similar water of course. For all the following turn left at Church, before you get to Mill and keep going left on old road. Crossing old railway bridge the key. Turning for farm on right, parking before farm on right. Cross field 60 yards to River on our new safe bridge! Lovely fishing in NORFOLK! No boats, good flow. Second turning past grain store - big oaks either side of road. Farmer Brian Quantrill and his brother are our excellent friends, so please give every consideration to their property, access and cattle.
This
is a photograph of a fishing platfrom for the disabled and these can
be found at the Cherry Tree Angling Club Pit at Ditchingham. The platforms,
funded by money from a Lottery Grant, are to a very high standard and
disabled persons do take priority on pegs 1 - 4.
F
= SHIPMEADOW
Between
Beccles and Bungay (B1062). On the opposite Bank again - back in Suffolk.
In the dip in the road soon after the monkey tail tree on left is Nunnery
Farm. Turn in left and go down lane until water abstraction plant. Park
neatly and walk across fields noting there is a bridge in each field
across tidal dyke containing fish. True flow is from left to right.
Good depths, deeper upstream on bends. Autumn sees this at its best
with many fish leaving for Beccles and downstream areas in Winter. Early
summer for roach between weeds and up in the water running over them.
Responds well to 1.5 grams on the pole in suitable gaps. Expect absolutely
anything!!
F
= Opposite and Downstream below Geldeston LOCKS Public House - CHAPMAN'S
FARM IS DISCONTINUED
H
= FALCON MEADOW • BUNGAY - Car
Parking at Stalthe only
 From the centre of Bungay get the Buttercross in Market Place on your right go round the mini roundabout taking the third exit which is signposted Beccles. Follow road round for about 600 yards and bear left at Gold Star Fencing and telephone box.
For fishing cross the Weir 50 yards away and the Waters are all the way upstream to the fence and downstream to the dyke below the Weir. This is a roach migration area in Winter and upstream anticipate depths of over 6 feet but generally under 9'. .
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