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Stacey's Fishing Club

New Match Rules

These rules came into effect on 15th May 2023 and will remain until further notice

  
  GENERAL
When fishing a match on Stacey's Lakes all anglers do so at their own risk.
When parking, anglers do so at their own risk and are expected to leave suitable space between cars to ensure the safety of others.

It will be the responsibility of each Club Match organiser to:
  • Confirm in advance that their Match has been booked.
  • Ensure the compliance of all competing anglers with these Match Rules.
  • Open gates and ensure that they have all been closed following the end of the match.

    • Only pre-cut swims may be used for a match, and all such swims on the booked lake can be used for the match.

    Use of Keepnets
    A minimum of 3 keepnets must be used on all matches:
  • One for Silvers, Hybrids and Tench up to 4lb.
  • One for Bream, Hybrids and Tench over 4lb.
  • One for Carp.

    • For the welfare of the fish, your own wellbeing and the wellbeing of the scales person there will now be a maximum weight of 50 lb per net on all venues. All nets must be weighed separately.
  • If a net contains between 50lb 1oz and 60lb, it will only count as 50lb.
  • If a net contains 60lb 1oz or more, then the entire net will be disqualified.

    • All nets must be laid out on the bank while the angler is setting up, and all keepnets and landing nets must be dry before putting them into the lake. No nets are to be put into the lake more than 10 minutes before the start of the match, and a minimum of one net must be in the water at the start of the match.

    Tackle
  • All hooks must be barbless (as manufactured, not crushed barbs), maximum size 10.
  • No braided line is to be used.
  • When float fishing, there must be a minimum distance of 12 inches from the bottom of the float to the hook.
  • When fishing within 1 metre of bankside vegetation then the 12 inch minimum depth shall not apply.
  • Only one rod to be used at any time. Other rods may be assembled but not be baited, with one hook per rod.
  • No rods are to be left in the water unattended.

    • Baits
  • No Artificial baits to be used.
  • No floating baits of any kind are to be fed or fished.
  • No Bloodworm of any sort to be used.
  • No Joker to be used.
  • No Boilies to be used.
  • Wafters and Band-ums up to 8mm can be used as hook bait only.

    • Cleanliness
  • There must be no pulling out, pruning or cutting down of bankside vegetation without prior permission from the Stacey's Fishing Club Secretary (Keith Brown).
  • Anglers must take ALL litter home.

    • Application of Rules
    All anglers fishing a match on Stacey's Lakes must always comply with these new Match Rules. Any angler who fails to adhere to these Match Rules will be reported to the Stacey's Fishing Club Secretary (Keith Brown). who will investigate, and if proven guilty, it may result in the organising Club being banned from holding any future matches on Stacey's Lakes.

    These Match Rules are subject to variation as may be deemed necessary by the Stacey's Fishing Club Secretary (Keith Brown), and/or to comply with changes to Environment Agency Byelaws or Government Guidance as may occur in the case of pandemic or other National Emergency.

    Keith Brown, Club Secretary.


    		  
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      16/05/2023