MATCH RULES:

1. Ghost and harsh nylon nets are not permitted. Only soft fish friendly landing & keepnets to be used. For more info Angling Foundation.

2. Carp over 2lbs and silver fish must be held in separate nets and weighed in separately. You will need at least one net for all silver fish regardless of size this also includes small carp below 2lbs. All carp over 2lbs to be held in at least one other net. It is however advisable to use at least two carp nets and to spread your fish equally between each. This is kinder to the fish and aids weighing in. There is a strict 100 lbs limit in any net.

3. No barbel of any size to be held in nets. Barbel do not count towards a match weight.

4. When reaching you peg you must lay out your nets behind you to expose them to as much ultra violet light as possible. This will help to destroy and SMS or KHV virus present on nets. 10 minutes prior to fishing you may position your nets in the water ready to fish.

5. Only drive on the roads. Max speed 5mph on the glebe complex. Only park in car park areas, on no account must vehicles be taken onto grass verges. Matches on the big Lake will be advised regarding parking.

BAITS:

1. No floating baits and subsurface floating baits to be used. No dog biscuit or floating particles.2. Bread may be used from November to the end of March, but not as a surface bait, there is a size limit for bread hookbaits of ½inch or 12mm diameter and thickness..

3. No bloodworm or joker.

4. No nuts.

5. No meat baits of any kind, eg. tinned meats ,sausage, paloni, pererami , this includes pet food. Non of these baits to be added to groundbait or paste mixes.

6. Only coarse pellets to be used.

7. Absolutely no trout pellet to be used.

8. All hookbaits must be put on by hand, the use of compression tubes, cones and similar divises are not permitted.

9. If you decide to leave a match before the final whistle please do not throw your bait into your peg, this may spoil another anglers match. Any unused bait should be thrown in after the final whistle or into the stock ponds.

WHEN FISHING:

1. Hooks must be barbless, no crimped barbs and must be no larger than a regular size 10.

2. No free lining.

3. No bullying or mistreatment of fish.

4. No braided line.

5. No method fishing, including floating methods and feeders, no method, or emstat feeders

6. When feeder lead fishing a tail of at least 20 inches or 50cm must hang below the feeder or lead. No tucking baits or hooklengths into feeders.

7. When lead/bomb fishing a neutral density bomb may be used, it must not float, and must not be a bubble type float variant, it must also be fished with a tail of 20 inches or 50cm hanging below the bomb.

8. When pole fishing, there must be no deliberate disturbance to the water, no tapping the water , slapping & swinging rigs over the pole is not permitted, floats must be laid into the water, no cupping of water. Baits must be at least 6 inches or 15cm below the surface. Baits must not be held on the surface to intercept fish.

9. All floats must be of convensional design. No polyballs of any size and no ping pong ball rigs.

10. When waggler fishing, all wagglers must be attached by the base, no controllers, no bubble floats, no candles type floats, no slapping waggler s of the Gemini, garbolino type. Pellet wagglers are permitted but must not cause excessive disturbance on retrieve, pellet wagglers must be fished as floats and not subsurface.

11. Elastic is restricted to a regular size 14 or a black hydro or equivalent hollow elastic, puller kits/bungs may be used but for safety reasons no direct pulling of elastic from above pole end.

12. No lock & load bushes.

13. No litter of any kind to be left around fishing area, clean up or any litter or you will not be weighed in.

14. All unused bait must be taken away or thrown into water, bait on the bank is litter and encourages vermin.

PLEASURE FISHING RULES:

1. Keep nets are only allowed in official matches

2. Bait & tackle rules apply as per match rules, with exception that floating baits and bread may be used as long as it does not interfere with other anglers fishing.

3. surface fishing with controllers is allowed.

4. Take ALL litter home, we have no litter bins. YOU are responsible for any litter within the area of your peg. take it home even if it is not yours.

5. Strictly no fish to be taken away or introduced to any of our water .

6. Strictly no fish to be transferred between lakes or eco ponds.

7. Only fish from permanent fishing pegs.

8. On no account can pegs be reserved for anyone.

9. No shouting, abusive or foul language or threatening behaviour.

10. No Radios, earpieces are permitted for personal entertainment.

11. Always lock all gates behind you.

12. Membership is non transferable.

13. Juniors must always be accompanied by an adult.

14. Vehicle permits must be displayed and membership cards and guest tickets must be carried at all times. Any member can request to see another anglers membership on request, requesting member must also prove membership.

FURTHER RULES APPLICABLE TO THE GLEBE:

1. No night fishing, fishing is dusk until dawn.

2. No Dogs allowed.

3. Only drive on the roads, 5mph max. Do not drive on any grass verges. Only park in the parking areas.

FURTHER RULES APPLICABLE TO MALLORY PARK CIRCUIT:

1. Night fishing is permitted, but if you are sleeping you must vacate your peg. Take note of the circuit lock rules in your membership book or you may be stuck in the circuit. Make sure someone at home knows where you are in case of an emergency.

2. Do not fish on Gerrards bend when the circuit is in use.

3. Never walk across the track at any time.

4. Park in appropriate areas, do not obstruct roads, gates or circuit staff vehicles.

5. On no account park on Stapleton lane.

6. Dogs are only allowed on the foundation lake, remove any fouling.

7. Obey ALL instructions from Mallory park staff

8. On no account go onto the island in the big lake.

9. Fishery membership does not entitle anyone to watch race meetings without change.

Rules v8: 10/5/2012