Newport Angling Association
Terms & Conditions




NEWPORT ANGLING ASSOCIATION Ltd
RULES AND INFORMATION

OBJECTS – MISSION

The objects of The Association shall be to provide the facilities of an angling club for its members, including the organisation and provision of angling and to promote the interest of angling and anglers and their angling preference

  • The Association deems The Bettws Lane site to be a mixed fishery for the enjoyment of all angling preferences.
  • Membership entitles a member to access and fish from one official peg, whilst not effecting another members’ swim. There are over 100 pegs to choose from on the Bettws Lane site. The Bettws Lane site breaks down into the following designations:

1 – Big Morgans (specialist)

2 – School Pool (pleasure).

3 – Woodstock (match).

All members have access to fish on all three lakes. Members MUST comply with NAA Ltd rules and RESPECT all other members angling preferences.

Any member who wishes to become an officer of the Association must have been a member of the Association for three consecutive years prior to being nominated for a post.

The above are extracts from the articles of association; members can access this via their member login details

N.A.A. Club Rules

Newport Angling Association Rules

ALL RULES APPLY – MEMBERS FOUND BREACHING RULES WILL BE DISCIPLINED

GENERAL RULES

  1. Membership must be produced upon request by anyone.
  2. Fishing without a current rod licence is prohibited.
  3. Gate keys must not be loaned out.
  4. No member can night fish without a Night Fishing Membership – (waiting list applies)
  5. Maximum of two rods. Must be always attended.
  6. All members must have a landing net to hand.
  7. Dogs Must be kept on leads.
  8. Dog fouling must be picked up and removed from the complex.
  9. The use of night lines is strictly forbidden.
  10. Littering and/or leaving litter on a peg is not acceptable regardless of owner.
  11. Lines, shots, hooks, etc. must not be left on the pegs.
  12. Barbless Hooks Only – Shop bought Barbless Hooks ONLY! – NO CRIMPING ALLOWED.
  13. The use of tinned baits direct from the tin is prohibited, the bait should be brought to the water in a bait box or similar.
  14. No carp to be put in keepnets or retaining slings on MORGANS pond.
  15. Keepnets must be a minimum of 2m with 18-inch diameter. Mesh must be knotless, no larger than minnow mesh.
  16. Maximum of 60lb fish limit per keepnet.
  17. Feeder fishing rigs must be free running – no bolt or fixed rigs allowed.
  18. Camping and lighting fires are prohibited.
  19. No boats, bait boats, or drones are allowed on any club water.
  20. Noise pollution is not acceptable, use earpiece/ headphones please.
  21. Swimming, wading, and boating is prohibited.
  22. Interfering with plant or wildlife is not permitted.
  23. Bikes and scooters must be pushed.
  24. No trespassing on adjoining land.
  25. No members to interfere with onsite structures or devices.
  26. Fly fishing is prohibited.
  27. Any fish caught in a match that exceeds the current Association weight record for that species of fish will automatically be accepted as an Association record.
  28. Anybody banned by the club cannot accompany another member.
  29. No child under the age of 13 years old can fish on the bettws complex alone without adult supervision.
  30. Dead Baiting and Lure fishing is only aloud from the 1st October to 1st March.
  31. Fishing allowed from permanent pegs only.
  32. No introduction or removal of fish allowed.
  33. Matches take precedence – check match fixture list before fishing.
  34. All fish to be returned unharmed.
  35. A maximum of one non-fishing guest. Member is accountable for guest behaviour.
  36. Angler’s must fish in their designated water following the displayed notices showing the wraps for the peg and if not present, seek guidance from a Bailiff. Their word is final regarding swim area.
  37. No junior is allowed to fish Big Morgans unless selected by the committee to receive an exemption. A parent or parental guardian may fish with a junior on the same peg on Big Morgans if both are members.
  38. Anglers fishing school pool and woodstock are required to have a minimum of a 15inch pan.
  39. Alcohol and drugs are not allowed across all lakes.
  40. No braided main lines.
  41. Any member using a keepnet must ensure it has been thoroughly dried before entering the water to prevent spread of disease from other fisheries, a minimum of 2 keepnets must be used on school pool and woodstock so carp in 1 and other species in the other.

CARP FISHING RULES

  1. Landing nets must be a minimum of 42inch.
  2. Off the ground cradles only to be used and a bucket of water is required for wetting the cradle and fish.
  3. Carp care kits need to be carried at all times.
  4. No sacking of fish. Retaining sings to be used for weighing and fish release - No carp sacks.
  5. Shop bought barbless hooks only- No crimping allowed.
  6. No rods to be left unattended and a maximum of 2 rods per angler.
  7. Minimum line strength of 15lb.
  8. No braided mainlines or leadcore leaders allowed.
  9. No plastic baits
  10. Anglers may only occupy a peg for a maximum of 72 hours.
  11. No method involving the suspension of line above the water line is permitted on NAA waters, Example- Beach caster style/washing line set ups.
  12. Fixed lead systems or other ''Death Rigs'' that prevent the lead from ejecting are prohibited.

PIKE FISHING RULES

  1. Pike fishing from 1st October to 1st March only.
  2. Barbless hooks only and wire trace compulsory.
  3. Landing nets must be a minimum of 24 Inch.
  4. All anglers to have forceps and wire cutters.
  5. A large padded on the ground unhooking mat must be used at all times.
  6. No live baiting.
  7. Handle pike with care, keeping them low to the ground and minimizing the time they are out of the water.
  8. No size hook bigger than a size 6 to be used.

NIGHT FISHING RULES

  1. Fishing allowed from permanent pegs only
  2. Must vacate lake by 6am if a match is booked for that day
  3. Non-Members, juniors, and guests are prohibited
  4. Night fishing on Woodstock is prohibited
  5. Fishing bivvies allowed only- No Tents
  6. Illumination and noise to be kept to a minimum

MATCH FISHING RULES

  1. All matches will be 5hrs in length. (Unless specified otherwise)
  2. Competitors must fish from the platforms or designated gravelled pegs, he/she may fish as far as half the distance between his/her peg and the occupied pegs on either side. Where competitors are drawn on opposite banks, the limit of the swim is the line midway between each bank.
  3. A competitor shall have in use one rod or pole, one line and one single hook at one time, but may have other rods or poles and tackle assembled for use in position behind them.
  4. Barbless Hooks must be used. – Shop bought Barbless Hooks ONLY! – NO CRIMPING ALLOWED
  5. All feeder rigs Must be free running from hook to rod tip, no bolt rigs, no elasticated feeders, no double loop rig.
  6. Pike do not count.
  7. Carp do not count on Morgans – Silvers only
  8. Any bait, subject to local rules, can be used except live or dead fish, spinning baits or artificial lures.
  9. Before the starting signal no competitor shall ground bait or loose feed the swim, but will be allowed to wet a line, plumb the depth and test the float and position his/her equipment. On no account must a feeder be used before the starting signal. A ledger weight may be cast to find depth and distance etc, but a no time must the line be left in the water whilst continuing to set up other tackle.
  10. No bait shall be introduced with a pole cup or bait dropper attached to an extra rod/pole whilst continuing to fish.
  11. Floating baits either hook-bait or feed-bait are not permitted.
  12. Hand lining fish is not permitted; this includes handling elastics and the line from the pole/rod tip to the fish. Pulla Kits and Bungs are allowed.
  13. Maximum weight limit for each keepnet is 60lb.
  14. A competitor must cease fishing at the finishing signal. Should he/she still be playing a fish hooked before the signal is given, he/she will be permitted no more than fifteen minutes after time has been called to land the fish.
  15. No competitor shall leave his/her peg at any time during the match other than to answer the call of nature and then he/she must not leave his/her baited hook in the water.
  16. Each competitor will be responsible for ensuring the correct weight of their catch is recorded by the nominated official. In any dispute the decision of the weighers and the organisers will be final.
  17. Competitors are responsible for ensuring that their pegs are clear of litter and no competitor may have his/her catch weighed in who has litter lying on the banks of his/her swim.
  18. All the foregoing rules are subject to the byelaws of the Environment Agency, and any local rules applicable to a fishery

RIVER FISHING RULES

  1. Allow a minimum of 10 metres between anglers,
  2. On no account is any member of Newport Angling Association allowed to park in St Dubricious church car park.
  3. All fish to be returned unharmed with exception of rule 4.
  4. Bleak and Dace can be used for live baiting.
  5. Live bait must be from the river Wye.
  6. Dead baiting allowed using only sea baits or Bleak and Dace (from river wye)
  7. Without a game fish licence, all game fish to returned immediately.
  8. Night fishing is not permitted on the River Wye at Symonds Yat or Lower Bigsweir.

CANAL FISHING RULES

  1. Allowed only from the towpath.
  2. No fishing is allowed from the opposite bank, bridges, or locks.
  3. Allow a minimum of 10 metres between anglers.
  4. No introduction or removal of fish allowed.
  5. All fish to be returned unharmed.