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Click here for Club RecordsOur waters are renowned for holding specimen fish and our membership list includes some of the great names of specimen angling.
It's official the Association was founded in 1910.
Bernard Lewis writes “ I joined the committee in April 1967 and until this year (2009) I fully believed that the Association was founded in 1911. While trying to find an exact date using the Buckingham Advertiser's archives we discovered that an initial meeting to gauge the amount of interest in forming a fishing club was held on 28th September 1910. At the next meeting on 21st November 1910 a committee, with a President and a Treasurer (who happened to be the local Lloyds bank manager), was elected.
The original article from 1910 from the local press of the time, which makes first reference to the association was printed on 26th November 1910 this is reproduced below - with the kind permission of the current Buckingham Advertiser.
Special thanks to also due to Geoff Kirk who helped research the history.
We hope you find these articles as interesting.
Below is another article from the Buckingham Advertiser and North Bucks Free Press printed on Saturday January 21, 1911 - this article refers to the first inaugural meeting on September 28th 2010 and the first AGM held on the 18th January 1911.
Life Membership awarded to Dave Chambers
Dave Chambers (pictured below) was recently awarded Life Membership by the club.
A master of Pike fishing, Dave has been a member for over 75 years and has an exceptional list of angling achievements.
Most notably, Dave holds the club Pike record at 27lb 4oz, caught at Hyde Lane in 1983. He had previously held the record twice before, with fish of 23lb and 26lb 12oz.
Dave also won the Drennan Cup in December 2008 with a 4lb 8oz Perch from the River Ouse. Over his lifetime he has caught an extraordinary 1,053 Pike, including 23 fish over 20lb — a record that will take some beating.
Life Membership awarded to Walt Davies
Walt Davies (pictured below left) was awarded Life Membership at the annual BBQ. The presentation was made by Chairman Barry Smith.
Walt, a former committee member, has contributed to the club over many years, most notably through his regular volunteer work on Sunday working parties, helping to keep Woodfields trimmed back and tidy.
Walt has now decided to step back from the working parties, and the award recognises his long‑standing commitment and service to the Association.
Walt is pictured below installing the new pipe at the inlet back in 2021.
New BDAA President Elected - Pat Dunkley
At the 2025 AGM in May, Pete Williams stood down as president after being in the post for just over forty years. Pete after serving a number of roles was actually elected as President at an AGM held on 10 April 1985.
The club wishes to thank Pete for his service though he will continue as a Trustee.
It was agreed at May's AGM for the committee to appoint a replacement which was duly completed at September's Committee Meeting, when Pat Dunkley was elected to the position of President for the club to serve for a period of three years.
Pat has had long history being involved with the club, supporting the club in more recent years with his volunteer work at working parties and supporting the running of the match programme so is well suited for the role.
The President's role is primarily an honorary role, though it does carry the duties of chairing the AGM, signing off the both the minutes of the AGM and the audited accounts for the club.
From Advertiser Nov 1979.
Pictured
- back row - left to right - Jim Jennings, Gordon Smith, unknown,
Gordon Meakins, Stan Smith, Malcolm Jennings, front row - left to
right - Ron Meakins, Des Beckett and Gordon Knibbs. 
Standing left to right - Jim Jennings, Bernard Lewis, Malcolm
Jennings, David Poolman.
Bernard was originally given the engraved tankard at the 2017 AGM
when he resigned from the committee and it has taken us this time to get him
back to the lake for a photo. Bernard has been a long serving member for
over 50 years. Serving as chairman for 25 years and 15 years as treasurer.
Bernard was instrumental in the purchase and development of Woodfields. 
While talking to John Burgess, pictured above, during an OAP match he mentioned that he still used the Allcocks Aerial reel
which he won while fishing a BDAA junior match back in 1959 at Tilehouse. He was 15 at the time and recalls he won the match with a weight of 4lb 3oz.
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