RULES FOR ANGLING IN ASSOCIATION WATERS
1. Each Member shall require a current Environment Agency rod
Licence.
2. The use of Gaff Hooks on Lodge Pool shall not be permitted
and all fish shall be
returned to the water.
3. No live baiting. Fishing by Members shall not be permitted
in any other manner than
with rod and line and with a landing net for securing fish when hooked.
4. No Member shall transfer his/her card for illicit fishing.
5. All Members must be able to produce their Permits when
using the Association
Waters and have the right to challenge any other person fishing to produce
theirs.
6. The Committee have the power to request any undesirable
Member to retire without
redress. The decision of the Committee being final.
7. Any Member found leaving litter, interfering with Game,
causing damage to the
embankment, trees or any plant life, or infringing any rules of the Association
shall
be liable for expulsion from the Angling Association.
8. Fishing is not permitted between accommodated fishing
stations.
9. When in use, a keep-net and landing net must conform to the
prevailing L.P.A.A.
regulations.
10. Members should take extreme care when hooking, landing and weighting
fish.
11. Pollution, or fish in distress should be reported to the pool
bailiffs.
12. Anglers are only allowed to use (1) one rod at any time on Lodge Pool.
13. Junior Section - Restrictions as follows: Will only be allowed to fish
between the
dates 16th June - 30th September, from the hours of 9.30a.m. To 6.00p.m. daily
unless
accompanied by an adult Member of L.P.A.A. who will be responsible for the
juniors
behaviour.
14. The use of keep nets is not allowed between the hours of 12.00 noon
and 1.00p.m.
and all fish must be returned.
15. No hard seed, nut kernel, boilies, loose feed trout pellets (sinkable
carp pellets may be
used), bloodworm or joker are allowed on L.P.A.A. Waters.
16. Hooks no larger than (10) ten barbless may be used on Lodge Pool.
17. No surplus baits to be deposited in the pool on completion of the
fishing session.
18. Surface fishing is allowed on Lodge Pool but with bread as the only
hook bait and
loose fed bait.
19. Minimum size keep nets used shall be 2.5 metres by 450cm (8ft x 18").
20. No tins or drink cans to be taken to the water.
21. No carp shall be retained in keep nets between 1st June and 1st
September except
during bonafide matches.
22. Braided line is banned on Lodge Pool.
23. All feeder methods are allowed providing there is no resistance
between feeder and
the reel.
24. Free-lining is allowed on Lodge Park Pool.
25. All fish should be transferred to the top (2) two rings of the keep
net whilst in the
water before removing it from the water.
26. Anyone caught using barbed hooks will be banned
for the remainder of the season
plus (1) one additional full season.
