Caurnie
angling club rules 4.12.06
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1.
General
1.1 These rules are binding on all anglers. Acceptance of a permit
constitutes an agreement to obey the rules. Ignorance of the
rules will not be accepted as a reason for breaking them. The decision
of the Committee in respect of the Rules and any
penalties for breaches of them is final. At the loch, Club Committee
Members are the sole arbiters of the rules.
1.2 Fishing on the Club’s waters opens on 15th March and closes on
6th October inclusive.
1.3 Membership Cards, Club Identification Cards and permits must be
carried at all times. Any member may ask to inspect these,
the angler’s catch and fishing tackle, and this may not be refused.
1.4 Before fishing, all members must fill in the fishing log in the
oar shed giving their name, membership number and boat number, if
appropriate. After fishing they must complete this entry showing the
number and weight of all trout killed. ‘Nil’ returns should be included.
1.5 Members should challenge any persons suspected of illegal fishing
or call the police.
1.6 Junior Members, under the age of 12, must be accompanied by a
Voting Member, at all times.
1.7 Access to the Club’s waters is only by recognised roads, gates,
paths and stiles.
1.8 Anglers must not cause pollution of the club’s land and waters.
All rubbish must be taken away.
1.9 Dogs are not permitted on Club property. Fires are not permitted.
1.10 Anglers must ensure that gates, sheds and the boats are secured
and locked, immediately after use. Anglers must not
interfere with any plant or equipment unless authorised by the Committee
1.11 All anglers shall have regard for the safety of themselves and
others. In particular the following hazards must be considered:
persons behind a casting angler, safety in boats and when wading or
on the bankside
1.12 All persons using the Club’s boats and facilities do so at their
own risk. The Club will accept no liability for injury, damage or
theft occurring on the Clubs property, equipment or access roads.
1.13 Damaged equipment etc, should be speedily notified to the Secretary
or another Committee Member.
1.14 Iincidents involving personal injury or damage to property must
be reported immediately to the Club Secretary. .
1.15 Members shall not be party to activities contrary to the interests
of the Club
2.
Methods of fishing: fly-fishing only, ‘with courtesy and in the spirit
of the rules’.
2.1 Fishing shall be restricted to a single rod and line per person,
with not more than four flies.
2.2 All baits, floats and spinners are prohibited.
2.3 Trout, less than 10” long, from the snout to the fork in the tail,
must be returned unharmed to the water.
2.4 In any calendar day, a limit of 4 fish, of which no more than
two may be rainbow trout, may be killed and taken by any one
person. At Club competitions the limit is raised to 8 fish.
2.5 Only thigh-waders and waist-waders (ie not supported by braces),
not rolled down chest-waders , are permitted.
2.6 Junior members under 12 years old are permitted to fish from a
boat using a spinning rod and reel with a single hooked
barbless Mepp type spinner, when accompanied by a parent Member; catch
& release, and spinning by adults are forbidden.
3.
Boats: -
3.1 Voting Members have four days sole use of a boat allocated each
season. This does not apply on Sundays.
3.2 If, when using a boat, you are summoned to the bank, by a member
who has that boat allocated, you must comply and
surrender the boat immediately.
3.3 Members may obtain permission, in writing, to use another member’s
boat allocation.
3.4 If a boat is not in use, then any Voting Member may use it.
3.5 Two rods are allowed to fish from a boat. A third person may row
the boat.
3.6 The following are prohibited: Mooring to buoys, tying up to other
boats, anchoring, trolling, fishing from the punt, studded footwear
in boats, outboard motors (petrol), float tubes and personal boats.
3.7 Members in boats must not approach within forty yards of bank
anglers.
3.8 Boats must be left clean and tidy after use and all rubbish taken
away.
3.9 Members & guests are advised to wear a buoyancy-aid or lifejacket.
3.10 Junior Members must wear a buoyancy-aid, or lifejacket and be
accompanied by a Voting Member at all times.
3.11 Buoys, moorings, traps, ropes etc. - Only members authorised
by the Committee may move these.
3.12 Boats must not be used in very high winds.
3.13 Electric outboards must not be used to hold station and powered
boats must give way at all times to un-powered boats.
4. Competitions: -
4.1 Fishing is prohibited on competition days prior to the competition.
These are shown on the membership card.
4.2 Only members duly signed-in may fish the loch during a competition.
4.3 The Committee Members present shall decide the conduct and result
of a competition.
4.4 Competitors shall keep moving during competitions.
4.5 The Junior Cup shall be fished at the same time as the Jewart
Cup (in June).
5.
Visitors: -
5.1 Voting members may purchase up to ten Guest-Permits per season.
Members are limited to two Guests per day.
5.2 Guest-Permits must be purchased from and filled in by a Committee
Member prior to fishing.
5.3 The Voting Member must accompany their Guest(s) at all times and
use the same boat.
5.4 Members must advise their Guests of the rules and are accountable
for their actions and behaviour.
5.5 Day-Permit anglers have no right of access to the boats or buildings.