Fishery Rules

An Environment Agency Rod Licence is required to fish at Westwoodside.

Pleasure and Club Match Rules

• Barbless hooks only - Max size 10.
• Monofilament hooklengths only.
• Inline or free running feeders and bombs only.
• Keepnets only allowed in matches - 2 nets required.
• Nets must be dried before fishing.
• Fish must not be handled in towels or rags.
• All litter to be removed from site.
• Only one rod per angler.
• Fish must be returned alive to water.
• Dogs allowed on leads, please clean up after your dog.
• Do not discard cigarette butts, use ash trays provided.
• Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
• Do not damage reed beds or other lakeside vegetation.
• Fish only on platforms provided.
• No bad language, woman and children may be fishing.
• Floating baits only allowed for hookbaits.

 

Additional Open match rules

• Maximum pole length 16 mts.
• No floating pole.
• No floating baits, popped up bread permited.
  

 

Bait Rules

• Maximum of 8 pints of bait in total.
• Maximum of 4 pints of any one bait (except meat).
• Fishery feed pellets only, any soft hooker pellets.
• Maximum 2 kilo of groundbait (can be balled in).
• One standard size tin of luncheon meat or cat meat.
• Mini boilies allowed for hookbaits, no loose feeding.
• Permitted baits in addition to the above - Sweetcorn, worms, hemp/tares, maggots and casters.

RULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE: - Please see our bailiff if in doubt.

Anyone breaking these rules or caught cheating will be asked to leave.

PLEASE NOTE: Westwoodside Coarse Fishery accept no responsibility for any damage or injury caused to persons or their property whilst visiting the fishery.