General

• This is a catch-and-release venue.

• You must be in possession of a valid E.A. rod license before fishing.

• All nets and unhooking mats must be dipped and laid out to dry for 30 minutes to help prevent the spread of KHV.

• No dogs or pets are allowed on site.

• All anglers/guests should have an appropriate seat and landing net (not carp nets).

• All anglers must fish from the platforms and not the bankside edges.

• No keepnets for day ticket anglers.

• Under 16's have to be supervised at all times.

• Please handle fish with care and return them to the same water immediately.

• Only 1 non-fishing guest per angler/group.

• No night fishing

• Do not hammer bank sticks into the margins, if they don't push in don't use them.

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Do Not

• Move pegs, for bio-security moving ponds, is forbidden once you have started fishing.

• Stand whilst fishing.

• Gardening without consent.

• Walk around carrying fish, or use cloths, etc to handle fish.

• Leave litter or tab ends, litter must be taken home.

 

Bait

• Banned - Floating bait, boilies, fake baits, no super glue or varnishes, nuts & seeds, bloodworm & jokers, cat meat & pet foods.

• Candy Corner feed pellets only and must be purchased onsite.

• Legal baits - pellet, luncheon meat, sweetcorn, wafters 8mm or smaller, maggot, caster, bread punch, worm, prawn, cockle, mussel, and cheese. (anything else ask first)

• Groundbait:- must be cupped in or in feeders.

• Leftover baits should not be thrown in the lakes, a bait bin is provided.

 

Tackle & Equipment Requirements​

• Barbless hooks only. Max hook size is 12.

• No braid.

• 1 rod or pole only at a time.

• No fixed or elasticated feeders, use beads and ensure they are free running.

• Max pole length is 14.5 meters. No floating poles.

• A float must be present on all fishing lines excluding bomb and feeder type methods.

• Floats must not be lifted or held out of the water in order to mug fish.  (Fish being caught repeatedly with float out of water will incur a ban).

• 2 keepnets required as a minimum for matches, 60lb per keepnet. Weights over 120lb will require a third net and weights over 180lb can be spread evenly over 3 nets. Nets are available to rent from the bailiff.

 

Offenders of these rules will be barred from the fishery. If you are unsure about any of these rules then please ask.

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Please also bear in mind that this is a match and day ticket coarse fishery, not a specimen carp venue, expect to be turned away if your tackle is unnecessary or inadequate for the majority of our fishing. 

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If a bait is not on the banned list or the legal bait list that you are unsure about then please ask before using it.