THORNBROUGH RULES
All anglers must hold a current Rod Licence where appropriate and observe all Environment Agency regulations.
All members must always be in possession of a current membership card when fishing. Anyone without may be asked to leave the water.
Members must cause no damage, leave no litter, light fires or have barbecues. Anyone found leaving litter including cigarette ends, line, hooks, shot etc after leaving their peg may be banned from the club.
No swimming or wading.
Keepnets must only be used between October and March (with the exception of matches). Anglers must not overcrowd their keepnets which must be a minimum of 8ft/244cm in length with a diameter of 18"/46cm and must be made of a knotless material. Anglers must always ensure the wellbeing of their catch. All current notices regarding net bans must be observed.
No carp to be held in a keepnet.
Inspection of nets and their contents by any member at any time is permissible upon the production of a membership card, where a valid reason exists.
Members must adopt a responsible attitude to members of the public, neighbours and other club members.
No fish, no aquatic plants, no other forms of pond life are to be introduced or removed from the club waters without the permission of the committee.
All coarse fish must be returned to the water.
Before fishing all nets must be clean and dry. The disinfectant dip must also be used.
No radios unless used with headphones.
An adequate landing net made of knotless material must be available and used whenever the size of the fish dictates its use.
The swinging in of fish is to be avoided where practical.
No fishing between designated pegs.
Access gates must always be kept locked.The combination lock must have the number scrambled after entering or leaving the pond. Gates are the only entry and exits to the fishery, no persons should climb fences to leave or gain access.
Members must always keep within the club boundaries.
All cars to be parked on the verge and not restricting the public highway in any way.
Barbless hooks only.
No rigs should consist of more than one hook.
No fixed leads, (all rigs must be safe & must be able to lose the lead in the event of a breakage).
All members must use suitable landing nets to prevent injury to the fish.
No baited lines/hooks to be left unattended at any time.
Anglers fishing specifically for carp must use either a suitable soft unhooking mat with a minimum size of 30 x 18 inches (76 x 45mm) or a specifically designed carp cradle to prevent damage to fish. All anglers are encouraged to carry an unhooking mat at all times even if you are not specifically fishing for carp.
Carp must not be photographed above knee level and have an unhooking matt below.
All fish returned to the water as soon as possible (ideally within 90 seconds).
All anglers must be in possession of a disgorger.
A maximum of two fishing implements (rods, poles, whips etc.) may be used within the confines of your own peg. (The confines of a peg are halfway between yours and the peg to the left and to the right, also halfway across the water to the nearest peg opposite when occupied.)
Guests are not allowed without committee approval.
Antisocial behaviour, or any member under the influence of alcohol, prohibited drugs or substances will not be tolerated.
Able bodied anglers must vacate pegs 1 or 2 if requested by a disabled / elderly member.
All juniors must be accompanied by an adult member.
No night fishing. Fishing is allowed between sunrise & sunset, but not before 6am and off the water by 10pm.
These rules may be revised by the committee at any time.
TYNE GREEN RULES
General terms and conditions and Fishery
rules – Tyne Green Only
A fishing
permit allows the holder to fish with ONE ROD AND LINE
ONLY in
the designated waters on all days of the week during legitimate
times and
seasons in conformity with all requirements of the Salmon and
Freshwater
Fisheries Act 1975 and the Bye-Laws of Northumberland
County
Council, the Environment Agency. By purchasing a permit, the
holder
has hereby agreed to abide by all the Rules, regulations and
laws.
Failure to do so may result in prosecution and/or suspension of the permit.
Tyne Green Country Park
Tyne
Green Country Park Fishery is situated between the remains of the Border
Counties Railway Bridge in the West to the Hexham Road Bridge in the east, from
the South Bank only. (Please see relevant site maps for further details, EA
rules on fishing near structures for Trout, Sea Trout and Salmon Apply)
Seasons
● Brown
Trout, 22 March – 30 September.
● Sea
Trout, 3 April – 31 October. Salmon, 1 February – 31 October
(between
1st February and – 5th June Catch and release only).
● Course
fish, closed season 15th March to 15th June inclusive.
Fishing Times
● Fishing is permitted from 1 hour prior to sunrise G.M.T to 1
hour after
sunset.
No Night fishing is permitted.
Bag Limit
● Daily
bag limit of 4 fish to be taken. (Trout, Migratory Trout & Salmon)
Fish Size
● No
Brown Trout of less than 25 cm in length shall be removed from the
fishery.
●
Environment Agency rules on Migratory Trout and Salmon apply.
● All
course fish to be returned to the water alive.
Methods of Fishing
● Only
one rod may be used at any time.
● A
maximum of three single or one treble hook should be used. Fly, natural
or
artificial – worm or maggot are allowed. Sea fish Dead Baits are
permitted
for Pike.
●
Spinning is permitted in accordance with Environment Agency rules
● All
landing nets and keep nets must be of Knotless mesh, and disinfected
after
every use to prevent the transferal of fish borne diseases.
General Rules
● All anglers must conform to the requirements of the Salmon and freshwater
fisheries act 1975 and the bye-laws of Northumberland County
Council.
● Anglers
must hold the appropriate Environment Agency rod licence and
Northumberland
County Council Permit.
● All
licences and permits must be carried whilst using the fishery and must
be
produced upon request of the Environment Agency Bailiffs or
Northumberland
County Council Staff.
● All
designated nature reserves are out of bounds to all anglers except to
walk
through to get to allowable fishing areas. Strictly NO Fishing is to
take
place within any designated area.
● When
fishing, all other water users must be given due consideration,
rowers
and kayak users / canoe users have a right of way on the water.
● When
fly fishing next to the towpaths/footpaths, pedestrians have the right
of way.
● Access
to the fishery should be by recognised routes only. Vehicle access
is
restricted, anglers must park in official car parks only; unless authorised
by
Northumberland County Council.
● Anglers
must not bring dogs or other animals on to the lakeside or river
bank
whilst fishing.
● Any
fish caught must not be offered for sale.
●
Breaches of the rules, regulations or laws will result in your permit being
withdrawn
and/or possible legal action.