Thanks for visiting our club website, as you will have seen from our home page, we are a well established club based in Warrington Cheshire, with approximately 200 members and we have two pools stocked with a wide range of fish from Carp (Crucian, Common and Mirror), Roach, Rudd, Perch, Tench & Gudgeon. Below we have tried to answer FAQ's (Frequently asked questions) and give you details on our club. If you need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us, either in person, by post or e-mail. |
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| Closed Season | Back to Top | |||||||||
The coarse fish close season (15th March to 15th June inclusive) applies to all rivers, streams and drains in England & Wales, but does not apply to most still waters including POHAS. There are, however, some exceptions that retain the close season - the Broads and some Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs); these sites are listed in the Schedules attached to the byelaws, which you can obtain from your local Environment Agency office (tel 0845 9333111). So to reiterate, if you are a club member with a valid club licence and rod licence (when applicable), you can fish 365 days a year on either our Whitegate or Brownlee's Pools. |
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| Rod Licence (Environment Agency) | Back to Top | |||||||||
You need a valid Environment Agency Rod Licence if you are aged 12 or over and fish for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt or eel in England (except the River Tweed), Wales, and the Border Esk and its tributaries in Scotland. You will be asked to leave our waters if you haven't got or can prove you have either a valid club and EA rod licence. |
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| Club Licences | Back to Top | |||||||||
| Club licences run from 16th March to 15th March the following year. Licences available are Adults, OAP's and Juniors. Juniors are deemed to be aged 16 or under on the 16th March. Licences are available from Bailiff's who patrol our waters, Committee Members (see contact us page), and also on-line via our shop at no additional charge and delivery to UK Mainland address is free of charge. |
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| Matches - Adults | Back to Top | |||||||||
For members who would like to fish matches, we run several leagues throughout the year including Winter, Spring, Summer and other occasional matches. Generally speaking we book 15 to 20 pegs per match (depending on venue/league). |
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Although matches are in leagues, you can choose to fish whichever match suits, or all, depending what you prefer.We welcome new members both to the club and those who wish to take part in club matches. |
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| Matches - Juniors | Back to Top | |||||||||
| For over 20 years we have been running Junior matches for our younger members. Currently we run a series of Summer matches which predominantly take place on our waters (Brownlee's and Whitegate) with a commercial fishery also included. For a few years now through local sponsorship, we have been able to run the matches with no charge to the Junior member (or his/her Mum & Dad). To get on a match, again go to the contact page and speak to Frank Davies our Chairman. Places are on a first come first served basis. Don't worry if you have little or no experience at fishing, although they are matches, they are also a place to learn best practice. We have our own Level 2 coach and other senior members (all have been CRB checked) who will be happy to assist. Not only are the matches free, we also provide food and refreshment free of charge. On our waters this usually means a B-B-Q with Hot Dogs and Burgers and soft drinks to wash them down! If you are a Junior member have a look in your licence or on the matches page of our website (then scroll down match page to find Junior matches) to see when the matches start, we would love to see you. We also from time to time have other events on a county basis, Juniors who have fished matches may have an opportunity to go on to other matches. Wherever possible at little or no cost. All this for the cost of a Junior licence (and EA Licence where applicable). |
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| National Fishing Month | Back to Top | |||||||||
| During the months of July and August a national campaign to get more people into fishing takes place which is called National Fishing Month. We as an angling club are actively involved. So pay attention to our website and visit regularly. As news becomes available you will see it on our website |
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| Presentation Night | Back to Top | |||||||||
| On the first Friday of October each year we hold our annual presentation evening where our members and families get chance to get together. It is also the time where we hand out the trophies to our members who have taken part and had success in matches and leagues throughout the season. It's also a time where we give our Junior members FREE equipment to help them with their fishing. To see the evening along we also have plenty of activities, raffles, games, music and a hot buffet for everyone to enjoy. Details in club licence and on our events page on this website. |
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| Other Club Events | Back to Top | |||||||||
As a local community based club, we endeavour to keep costs as low as possible with the aim of encouraging as many people as possible into the wonderful sport of fishing. |
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| If you are able to help us raise funds, with help, knowledge, contacts, money. Please get in touch, we would be pleased to hear from you. | ||||||||||
| Work Parties | Back to Top | |||||||||
| From time to time committee and members undertake work parties which are required from time to time as general maintainance, repair or upgrades to our waters and surrounding areas. Any workparties are normally detailed in advance on the website and/or in club reports (see our reports page). We are happy to include any members wishing to help out. If you have any specialised talents, eg, chainsaw operator, tree surgeon, building contractor, we would be pleased to hear from you. It goes without saying, if you are going to help, please don't wear your best clothes, we wouldn't want family members complaining! |
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