Rules

PLEASURE ANGLING RULES

1. Fishing from 7am to 7pm
2. No night fishing
3. Landing nets must be used at all times
4. Maximum of 2 rods in use at one time
5. No rods to be kept unattended
6. No keepnets to be used
7. Barbless hooks only – max. size 8
8. No floating baits
9. No nuts, hemp or particle baits (except Sweetcorn)
10. Boilies can be used on the hook only
11. Groundbait and liquidised bread to be introduced by pole cup or feeder only
12. No fish to be removed from the complex
13. Where required, anglers must be in possession of a valid EA rod licence
14. A float must be used unless ledgering and there must be at least 4 inches between the float and the hook
15. Unhooking hats must be used at all times – no fishing will be allowed without an unhooking mat, these can be purchased in the shop
16. No standing with fish for photographs. Photos must be taken when kneeling over an unhooking mat
17. No litter to be left on the lakeside. Bins are provided on all lakes

MATCH RULES

1. Barbless hooks only – max. size 12
2. Minimum 2 nets required – only for Silvers and Carp under 2lb, the other for all Carp over 2lb
3. Nets to be spread out on arrival at peg and not placed in the water until 10 minutes before fishing commences.
4. All fish to be landed by net
5. Bait limit – 1 pint of bait for each hour of the competition, which includes a maximum of half kilo (1 and a half pints) of worm
6. Groundbait and liquidised bread to be introduced by pole cup or feeder only
7. No nuts, hemp or particle baits (except Sweetcorn)
8. Boilies can be used on the hook only
9. No floating pole
10. A float must be used when pole fishing
11. Slapping is allowed
12. Tapping is not allowed
13. Minimum 4 inch hooklength
14. No braided mainline
15. Net limit of 50lb. There is a 5lb leeway, up to 55lb. Over 55lb and the net is void.

All anglers must comply with the Rules