In recognition of the difficulty of sourcing lures with ‘manufactured’ barbless treble hooks when predator fishing the General Committee, at its meeting on 4 November 2020, agreed the following amendment to general by-law 19, effective from 8 November 2020.

General Bye-Law 19. Hooks

All hooks must be barbless (as manufactured, not crushed barbs), with the following exceptions:

• Size 14 and smaller, which may be barbless or micro-barbed.
• Trebles and hooks used on lures which may be crushed flat.

Working party volunteers

During the lockdown the surrounding vegetation continued to grow leaving much work to do in particular strimming and swim tidying at Marsh Farm and Busbridge. We are now looking for volenteers to help the maintainence teams, you would be working on your own or part of a small team to ensure government rules are still followed. Tuesdays and Thursdays are good days for us so if you are interested in helping out please contact Roger Howe on 07729 554193. Any work carried out will earn a work party docket entitling you to a discount at the next membership renewal.