On the morning of Friday 28th August, as the sun broke through the clouds and the mist rose off the water, two vans pulled up in the reservoir car park. These were not vehicles belonging to visiting anglers, but members of Hastings Sub Aqua Club. Both vans were filled with a large assortment of diving equipment.

Boat anglers are forever getting anchors stuck and having to abandon them. Fortunately, the other end of the anchor rope has a buoy attached which marks the position of any anchor. The aim of the diving team was to free the anchor and find out what has snagged it.

Surprisingly, the divers had no difficulty in following the line down and releasing the anchor. However, simply by feel, they were unable to establish conclusively the nature of the obstruction. It was deemed to be either a fridge or a cooker which remains at the bottom ready to snag the next unlucky angler.

As promised, Keith Blundell's photo of the 14lb 12oz rainbow caught by Vic Partridge at Powdermill Reservoir on Sunday 23 August.

On Sunday 23 August, Vic Partridge, our resident bailiff, landed one of the monster rainbows which were stocked way back last March. This fish weighed 14lb 12ozs and had been in the water for four months.

Click on one of the four albums to see all the photos from the day.

Competition Date: Friday 14th August

Best Bag: Jim Adams (8lb 5ozs) | Heaviest Boat Fish: Keith Blundell (2lb) | Heaviest Bank Fish: Martin Brignall (2lb 9ozs)

Jim Adams, the wily old fox and highly experienced fly-fisherman, was the only angler to read the conditions correctly on the day and apply the right method to ensure a six fish limit in the Club competition held on Friday 14 August.

The annual fishing competition for club members will take place on Friday 14 August followed by a barbecue in the evening. Please return your entry slips as soon as possible.

This year's new additions to our fleet are proving to be very popular with both members and visitors. At this time of year it is hard work keeping the surroundings neat and tidy.

Despite it being mid-summer, we have increased the number of fish deliveries in order to keep stocks at maximum levels.

Members of Hastings Fly Fishers took on visiting members of the Sussex Fly Dressers Guild in early July. This year it was the turn of the Sussex Fly Dressers Guild to be victorious.

Because it still gets dark early at this time of year, we have decided to extend the earlier evening start times. Check the Prices page for details.

Visitor prices for 2009 have now been published on our website. See Prices.