{"id":120,"date":"2016-03-19T21:26:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T21:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dellangling.co.uk\/wps\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2025-08-01T10:39:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T10:39:35","slug":"fishery-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dellangling.co.uk\/wps\/fishery-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishery Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Pr\u00e9cis<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following is a short reminder of Society rules that can be found in the&nbsp;present copy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dellangling.co.uk\/wps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rule-Book-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Society rule book<\/a>. (Amended April 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The maximum size hook that can be used at the fishery is size 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only barbless hooks to be used, no pinched barbs or micro barbs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The maximum breaking strain of line shall not exceed 12\u00a0lb, with a hook length breaking strain of not less than 1\u00a0lb lower than the main line<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Braided lines, wire traces and lead core lines, are not permitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All members are to have and to use an unhooking mat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All members are to have and to use a landing net<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fish must not be held more than 45\u00a0cm (18\u00a0in.) above the ground and held over an opened unhooking mat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All ledger weights and feeders must be free running<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The use of floating baits fished on the surface are not permitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No float fishing within 1m (3ft) of the lily pads <strong>(new rule August 2023)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When float fishing the distance between the water surface and the hook must be a minimum of 30 cm (12 in.) <strong>(new rule August 2023)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No more than two (2) rods to be used at any time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The use of artificial baits is not permitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The use of coiled \u201cmeat screws\u201d is not permitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No live and\/or dead baiting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The use of nuts, whether raw or cooked, is not permitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The use of blood worm and joker is not permitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No keep nets, carp sacks, carp tunnels or any other form of fish retention device is to be used except for Society matches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glass containers with, the exception of vacuum flasks, are not permitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lighting of fires or barbecues is not permitted at the fishery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No access to the Dell Island is allowed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fishing outside of marked pegs is not permitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No fish or plants are to be put into the Dell at any time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No dogs are allowed in the Dell area at any time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A valid society parking permit must be displayed at all times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current membership and I.D. card must be carried at all times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All litter including any unused bait to be removed from the fishery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members are advised to refer to the current Rule book to ensure full compliance with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dellangling.co.uk\/wps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rule-Book-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Society rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pr\u00e9cis The following is a short reminder of Society rules that can be found in the&nbsp;present copy of the Society rule book. (Amended April 2022) Members are advised to refer to the current Rule book to ensure full compliance with Society rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-120","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dellangling.co.uk\/wps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dellangling.co.uk\/wps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dellangling.co.uk\/wps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dellangling.co.uk\/wps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dellangling.co.uk\/wps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.dellangling.co.uk\/wps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3338,"href":"https:\/\/www.dellangling.co.uk\/wps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions\/3338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dellangling.co.uk\/wps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}