Please abide by our rules which are for your protection as well as that of the fishery and respect other anglers / members of staff.
General fishery rules
- Anglers aged 16 and over can fish un-accompanied
- Anglers aged under 16 must be accompanied by an adult (i.e. someone aged 21+)
- All anglers must keep to the banks of the fisheries
- Fishing from designated pegs only
- Anglers must not be more than 1 peg away from their rods
- All nets must be dipped upon arrival
- No dogs
- No radios
- All litter to be removed & taken home
- Anglers with litter in their immediate vicinity will be banned
- Fish weighing over 4lb must not be kept in keep-nets (except for matches)
- Keep-net weights must not exceed 50 -60lb
- When using more than 1 keep-net (e.g. in a match) fish must be distributed evenly between all keep-nets
- Fish must be released from keep nets within 5 hours
- One non fishing guest is allowed per angler
- No anti-social or generally disruptive behaviour
- All fish are the property of McCallums Bank End Fisheries
Fishing tackle rules
- Padded matts or cradles must be used for unhooking
- No braided mainline
- No fixed lead rigs
- In-line method feeder only
- Barbless hooks only
- Bait boats are not permitted
- No spodding or spombing
Fishing bait rules
- No cat or dog meal baits
- Ground bait to be fed in pole cup feeder only
- Floating baits only as hook bait (no lose feeding)
