The origins of the ASV
On July 16, 1971, the eight anglers Fritz Spitzkatz, Erich Ernst, Waldemar Biedermann, Franz Schwarze, Werner Lenze, Dieter Spitzkatz, Georg Kluge and Klaus Lenze met for the first time at the train station in Sichtigvor and decided to found a fishing club here on the Möhne.
As the Möhne was in a very poor condition at the time due to the discharge of sewage and pollution in the water and on the banks, the anglers set themselves the task of turning the polluted waters into clean fishing waters.
In the same year, the first kilometer of the Möhne river was leased.
By the end of the first year, the club already had 25 members. In the following years, a further 10 kilometers of Möhne were leased.
By the end of the first year, the club already had 25 members. In the following years, a further 10 kilometers of Möhne were leased.
In 1976, a crisis team was formed, which was unique in North Rhine-Westphalia at the time.
This was formed with members of the other five angling clubs from the Möhne and Wäster rivers and was thus able to react more quickly in the event of pollution or fish deaths.
Certain anglers were notified via a telephone chain so that they could be at the affected areas as quickly as possible.
At the same time, information was sent to the responsible authorities such as the public order office or the lower water authority.
In this way, water pollution could be identified more quickly and the perpetrators could be named.
This was formed with members of the other five angling clubs from the Möhne and Wäster rivers and was thus able to react more quickly in the event of pollution or fish deaths.
Certain anglers were notified via a telephone chain so that they could be at the affected areas as quickly as possible.
At the same time, information was sent to the responsible authorities such as the public order office or the lower water authority.
In this way, water pollution could be identified more quickly and the perpetrators could be named.
After 10 years, the association had 100 members and with over 7000 hours of work put in by the fishing club, experts were already calling the Möhne water suitable for spawning trout. Rare birds, such as the dipper and the kingfisher, had also returned.
Over the years, thanks to the fishing club, the Möhne has developed into a natural paradise for rare plants, fish and animals.
Over the years, thanks to the fishing club, the Möhne has developed into a natural paradise for rare plants, fish and animals.
