THE RULES HAVE CHANGED FOR JUNIOR MEMBERSHIPS FOR 2027-2028

After a serious incident happened in August 2026 around Gregson's Pool our risk assessment has changed and therefor it has a knock on effect for us all.

From the start of the new season, 1st March 2027, anyone under the age of 12 cannot join the club, 12 to 15 years old will be designated as Juniors,  this age group cannot night fish unless they are fishing with a full senior member of the club who is a relative and must be aged 18 or over.

There will be no exceptions to this rule.

During the last season 26-27 we have had a lot of problems with juniors not having the correct equipment, everyone who joined the club last year had a list included in the envelope with the members book , it clearly tells you what you need to fish for the carp, and how to, last year we spent £7000 on Fish, we simply cannot allow inexperienced anglers to damage these fish.

From next season they MUST have the correct equipment or sadly they cannot fish for the carp, as a club, we have help as much as we can running competitions which the winners win bait bundles and tackle at the club cost,  we have also given out FREE, un hooking mats, fishing rods, bivvies and reels, as a club we have helped where we can, we will continue with these free offerings but this year it will be based on helping with work parties, come and join us for free tackle and bait

We will also be having training sessions on Gregson's next year, 2027, for juniors to learn more about how to fish and the equipment they need and how we can help them, please encourage your children to attend, this is free, and will enhance their skills

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