ABBREVIATED CONSTITUTION AND RULES
1. The association shall be known as the Yeovil and
Sherborne Angling Association.
2. The purpose of the association is :-
a) To provide freshwater angling for trout and
coarse fish within the local area. To obtain fishing rights where possible in
local rivers and still waters and where it is not possible to obtain leases for
such fishing to negotiate for rented or other permission for members to fish.
b) It shall be the purpose of the Association wherever
possible to maintain existing fish stocks, or subject to the land owners
consent and Environment Agency (EA) byelaws, to improve them by restocking.
3. Membership
a) Membership of the Association shall be open to members
of the public and shall be secured by payment of an annual subscription.
b) The rates of subscription shall be decided at the AGM
on the recommendation of the committee.
c) Membership of the Association does not confer the
right to fish in Sherborne Lake, for which membership of the Lake Section is
necessary.
d) All members must hold the appropriate EA Rod Licence
subject to EA byelaws.
e) Life Membership maybe conferred upon members by the
Annual General Meeting on recommendation by the Committee, where it is
considered that a particular member has performed an exceptional service to, or
on behalf of the Association. The number of life members shall not exceed 10 at
any one time.
f) There shall be no restriction on members belonging to
other angling bodies.
g) Junior membership to be available to those under the
age of 16 years.
h) The Committee reserves the right to refuse membership.
i) Where a member is in breach of the Association Rules
the matter shall be considered by the Committee who shall decide whether or not
disciplinary action should be taken. The defaulting member shall be invited to
attend any disciplinary hearing and may be represented. Where a member fails to
appear before the Committee any decision shall be communicated to the member
within 7 days of the hearing.
j) Members shall have the right to appeal to the AGM,
notice of appeal to be lodged three weeks prior to the date of the AGM.
k) Any member or visitor who, whilst fishing or going to or
from the river, leaves the gates open or wilfully damages growing crops or
woods shall pay for the damage thereby incurred and be liable to lose their
membership.
l) Members will not enter any field adjoining the river
which is laid up for hay from 15 May until the grass is cut.
m) No dogs are permitted.
n) Guns are prohibited.
o) Trout Fishing from 1st April to 30th September.
p) Trout under 12 inches to be returned to the water. No
more than two Trout to be retained in any one day.
q) All coarse fish to be returned to the water.
r) Bailiffs and the Committee have the right to search.
s) Members must produce licence on request by owners and
their representatives.
t) NO NIGHT FISHING ON ANY ASSOCIATED WATERS.
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SHERBORNE CASTLE LAKE RULES
1. Members must not enter the castle grounds before
the stated entry time and must leave before the stated exit time (Entrance
gates will be locked). Entry/Exit times are published on our website and should
be checked prior to fishing as they are subject to change. In addition, the
entry and exit times for fishing the Shallows, Lawns and Pegs 42 to 74 are also
published on our website.
2. The
“EAST LAWN” and all the Main Castle Grounds that are open to visitors are
STRICTLY OUT OF BOUNDS to Anglers with the exception ot the 5 permanent “Lawn
Pegs” and access to Pegs 42 - 74. See Map or Click on “Maps” Tab. Shallows can
only be fished when closed to visitors. See website for Dates.
3. For
Entry, Exit and Parking see Sherborne Lake Parking Map. Park by the cattle
grid. Front of Vehicle must face the road. Vehicles must NOT cross the cattle
grid.
4. The access to all areas is by walking. CARS WILL
NOT BE USED FOR TAKING TACKLE TO FISHING PEGS OR THE FAR END OF THE LAKE.
5. Members will receive a new car disc each year
with their licence. This is to be CLEARLY DISPLAYED in the windscreen. Any
Angler failing to display their disc clearly could forfeit their days fishing.
6. Members will not take families or dogs when
fishing. One non-fishing guest may be taken when fishing the “End of Woods to
End of Lake” area (Pegs 1-41). Member and guest will not walk about. Juniors
must be accompanied by an adult member and must fish in the adjacent Peg.
7.
Members must leave their peg clean and tidy and take all litter home.
8. Pegs may not be reserved.
9. Parking & Fishing areas are shown on the
maps. Fishing Times published on our website.
10. The
use of the permit is not a pass to walk the castle grounds
11. Do Not enter Castle Grounds if you are not Fishing.
12. Anglers
are not permitted to go beyond pages 1 and 74 to gain access to the other side.
13. Fishing
from permanent pegs only. No fresh swims will be cut by anglers in any area.
14. The Shallows must not be fished when in flood.
15. Members are forbidden to sell fish or eels caught
from Association waters.
16. Any member lending or refusing to show their permit
or violating any existing Acts of Parliament for the preservation of fish or
birds or any infringement of these rules, will forfeit their membership.
17. ANY MEMBER BREAKING THE RULES WILL BE BANNED FOR A
MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS.
18. Particle baits, e.g. Sweet Corn, Hemp, Tares,
Boilies, Pellets etc may be used. ALL NUT BAITS are BANNED.
19. All Fish to be returned to the lake.
20. No fish in spawn to be put in keepnets.
21. The Committee reserves the right to impose
a keepnet restriction at their discretion. Details will be posted on our
website, the lake notice board at the end of woods car park and the entrance
gate to the shallows and lawns.
22. Match and pleasure anglers, please note that two
keepnets, one for Bream and one for silver fish, must be used at all times.
23. A Maximum of three rods may be used
for fishing from the same peg and within the confines of the
swim providing the necessary EA licences are held.
24. The use
of Bait Boats is prohibited.
25. The Pike
season is from 1st October to the 14th March.
26. Fishing for Pike, you can either Lure Fish or use
Dead Baits. Coarse fish or Trout must not be used as bait. Strictly NO LIVE
BAITS.
27. When fishing for Pike semi barbless hooks, wire
traces, minimum of 12lb breaking strain line (15lb recommended), minimum of
36inch landing nets (triangular) or 30″ rubber meshed spoon. No gags allowed. For more info visit the Pike Anglers
Club website (pacgb.com)
28. Pike anglers must use unhooking mats on the
platforms.
29. When
lure fishing for Perch, a wire trace or equivalent must be used. If Drop
Shotting or using Jig Heads for Perch a single barbless hook must be used (Max
size 4). The use of a wire trace or equivalent is optional but advised.
IMPORTANT
NOTES
· The parking arrangements must be adhered to at all
times.
· Strictly no tackle to be dropped off at swims.
. Anglers
must not contact the estate directly with any angling/estate issues but to
contact Y&SAA in the first instance.
· Any member living outside a 15 miles radius of Yeovil
and Sherborne shall be deemed to be an associate member and thus cannot vote at
the AGM.
· The
licence must be carried at all times when fishing club waters.
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Please see on our Website Page for the Sherborne Castle Estate Risk Assessment.
. In the
Event of High Winds (40mph+) Sherborne Lake will be Closed to All Anglers. Do
Not Fish that Day if High Winds are Forecast.
· Guest
ticket cost and purchase details are on the main licence. Guest tickets must be
paid for in advance to the day of fishing. THE GUEST MUST FISH ON THE ADJACENT
PEG TO THE MEMBER.
IMPORTANT
NOTICES & WARNINGS
To Safe
guard our fish stock and reduce the risk of transferring disease from one water
to another, the most effective way of counteracting this is to ensure all
nets, weigh slings, unhooking mats, Boots and Clothing etc are completely dry
before use. All anglers fishing our waters must comply with this so that we can
keep the spread of disease to a minimum.
PLEASE
BE AWARE OF
Blue-Green
Algae.
Ticks in Grass can carry Lyme
Disease.
Fishing Banks and Water can carry Weil’s Disease.
Discarded Line Kills Wildlife
and can result in fishing rights being revoked.