Fishing Hargate Hill

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We try to keep rules to a minimum but in order to ensure the fisheries can be enjoyed by everyone, we do insist on the following:

• Fishing must be booked and paid for prior to commencement of fishing. 
• No rods to be left unattended whilst the hook is in the water. 
• All large fish must be netted, not swung to hand. 
• Trophy shots must be taken over an unhooking mat, with the fish being no more than 20 inches above the mat. 
• Fish must be returned to the water from the platform they were landed on, as quickly and safely as possible. 
• No fish to be handled in rags or placed on hard surfaces. 
• No fish to be moved from pool to pool or removed from the fishery. 
• Poachers will be prosecuted. 
• Any children (under 15 years) that are fishing must be always accompanied by an adult. 
• Toilets are provided for your convenience – use them NOT the bushes. 
• Visitors are not permitted to roam and must stay within 10 meters of the waterside. 
• Visitors and their possessions, whether fishing or not, are here at THEIR OWN RISK. 
• All rubbish to be placed in bins or taken home. 
• Dogs must be always kept on a lead, any mess to be bagged and disposed of in a BIN. 
• No fires or BBQs. The fishery closes at 5pm (Nov-Mar) & at 9.30pm (Apr-Oct) after which the gates will be locked. 
• Keep nets are not allowed unless a permitted match. 
• Any accident or injury that takes place on the fishery must be reported to a member of staff and logged in the accident book before leaving the fishery. 
• Environmental agency rod licence required. 
• Be respectful to others that are around you. 
• No fishing under power lines. 
• NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL YOU WILL BE BANNED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. 
• All anglers must be in possession of a large landing net, no matter how small. Also please give them a dunk in the dipping buckets before using them for fishing. 
• A large specimen unhooking mat must be used at all times; Mats with a zip up the side to enable fish to be carried securely are preferred. 
• Barbless hooks only to be used (barbed and micro-barbed hooks are not allowed) Please use sensible hook length materials, i.e. no spider wire – if in doubt please ask. 
• No fixed rigs or bent hooks to be used.
• All particle baits with the exception of sweet corn, hemp and carp pellet are banned, no trout pellets, peas, beans, nuts or maize. 
• No fish to be sacked at any time, all fish to be returned to the water immediately after capture and photographing.
• Floating baits are permitted, provided that care is taken not to endanger wildlife. 
• When photographing fish, support the fish over a large unhooking mat, kneel and never stand up with the fish. 
• When returning fish to the water you must use a sling, zipped unhooking mat or landing net regardless of the distance. 
• Do not carry any fish without the use of a sling, zipped unhooking mat or landing net 

For more information, call us on 07773092197