Club Rules

The boring, BUT important stuff
UPDATED 01/06/07 (updates in red)
1. No member may serve on the Broome Society Committee if he or she are Committee Members of any other Angling Society or Club.
2. Membership lapses on 8th June each year, but subscriptions are due not later than 1st June each year.
3. Membership shall be open to people regardless of colour, creed, religion, sex or disability and no member shall be discriminated against because of these factors.
4. Members may apply to the Secretary or Senior Water Officer for permission to take a guest. Permission must be obtained in writing. One ticket only per occasion will be issued and no member can apply for more than two tickets per season. Seven day guest tickets are available at £10 (£5 concessional) or single day tickets at £5 all classes, throughout the year.
5. Except on Amalgamated Waters, a members spouse may fish on his or hers spouses Membership Book, provided he or she is accompanied by his or her spouse. No junior shall fish free of charge. Junior members are not allowed to fish between the times of 9pm and 5am unless each junior is accompanied by an adult, except in the case of juniors with their own parent.
6. A Junior Member is a member who has not attained the age of 17 at the 1st June in any year and is still in full time education.
7. Any member on production of this own permit may ask anyone else fishing for proof of membership.
8. No litter must be left behind. It must be taken home and disposed of properly; in particular, line is dangerous and is on no account to be discarded on the waters. Failure to observe this rule will result in automatic expulsion from the Society. Every member is responsible for the litter in their swim whether left by them or not.
9. In each season between 1st March and 28th February, at the discretion of the Committee, a trophy will be awarded for the heaviest fish of each species caught by a member on rod and line in Society waters. Each entry must be weighed and witnessed by two other persons and details sent to the Secretary. Please return such fish alive to the water.
10. The Society accepts no responsibility, nor do the owners for accident or loss to any members' property or person or that of their guest.
11. Any member or guest interfering with owners' plant or property will be expelled from the Society.
12. A special General Meeting may be convened if 10% of members apply in writing to the Secretary and state the business that they wish to discuss at such a meeting. Notice of any resolution to be moved at an Annual General Meeting unless recommended by the Committee shall be submitted in writing to the Hon. Secretary by 14th March in each year and signed by the Proposer and Seconded. Any such resolution unless withdrawn, shall be included in the notice of Annual General Meeting.
13. The playing of transistor radios, etc. is prohibited.
14. Dogs may be brought to the water, subject to the wishes of individual land owners provided that they are kept on a leash at all times and kept under strict control.
15. The lighting of fires is prohibited as is the digging out of banks.
16. All Pike 5lb and over and all other fish except Zander must be returned to the Society waters alive. All Zander should be removed.
17. Unattended rods must be out of the water and not baited.
18. Surplus bait must not be left on the bank when you cease fishing.
19. Keep nets must be of size and design strictly in accordance with the rules laid down in your rod licence. All members must treat fish with utmost care and release them at the first sign of distress. Carp friendly type nets only to be used on Colver Lake.
20. Parking of vehicles at the society Waters.
(i) ARC. All members are to park their vehicles on the car parks signposted. No vehicles are to be driven across the seeded and landscaped grass land around the water edges. (ii) Narborough. Members are to park their vehicles between the Cattle Grid and the Farm on the left hand side of the driveway near the chicken huts. Members must be as quiet as possible when in the vicinity of the farm house so as not to disturb the owners and their stock. Members are not to leave their vehicles parked on the main road. This will result in Police action being taken as the main road is a clearway. (iii) Syston. Cars should be parked inside the site on the car park only, bumper towards the fence. You must not drive on the grassed surfaces. The gate must be left locked. (iv) Frolesworth, Hill Farm. Cars should be parked on either side of the gate leading to the water. Please park as close to the hedge as possible. Fish with barbless hooks only. (v) Frolesworth, Manor Farm. Cars must be parked on the official car park only. No entry or exit from the lake between 10pm and 6am. No waiting in the village for 6am to arrive. (vi) Frisby Lakes. Parking is allowed on designated car parks and left hand lake only, also the gate must be kept locked at all times.
21. Membership cards should be carried at all times. Failure to do so will result in the person being asked to cease fishing and leave the water. Members must be in possession of a current rod licence and may be asked for it by bailiffs
22. A photograph of each member must be affixed in the front cover of the Membership Book. If this is not done the book will be treated as invalid and the person asked to cease fishing and leave the water.
23. At all times members should remember that they are representatives of the Society and should behave as such whilst on the Society waters. Any member bringing the Society into disrepute or causing annoyance to other members or members of the public is liable to have their membership withdrawn by the Committee.
24. Members MUST NOT fish on swims reserved for matches on match days for at least three hours before the match is due to commence.
25. A copy of the Society rules, constitution and Bye-laws can be obtained on request from the Secretary.
26. Members must have their Leicester Amalgamated Membership Book with them when fishing Amalgamated Society Waters and must abide by Amalgamated Rules.
27. Bloodworm, joker, all pellets and artificial sweetcorn, bread, luncheon meat, etc. are prohibited on all Society waters.
28. When fishing Pike matches, fished used as live bait must be caught on the same day and from the same venue.
29. At Hill Farm groundbait is only allowed in swimfeeders and pole cups
30. Boilies are allowed on Jurassic Lake at Frisby only. These baits together with tiger nuts, peanuts and boilie type baits are banned on all other club waters. This rule must be strictly observed in the interests of harmony with other anglers.
31. With the exception of Syston, where only one is permitted, no more than 2 rods per angler is allowed at all other club waters. At Syston, two rods are allowed between November 1st and March 31st.
32. All anglers fishing for Carp on Jurassic Lake must be in possession of an unhooking mat.
33. Barbless hooks only are to be used on all club waters except Manor Farm, Flash Farm and BJ's Lake. On these waters only, micro barbed hooks are allowed.
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