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Peewee Total Posts: 5 Joined: October 4, 2015	Hi Guys. Thanks for the reply onelastcast. As you may appreciate, my initial question was posted immediately after being told that someone was having a quiet day's fishing at Ribbesford. Hopefully members don't think I am just lazy for not looking into the facts myself as I thought that this subject may well have been discussed previously on numerous occasions. Maybe I was wrong. Nevertheless, I did move my backside and have a look into it and the BAA Bye Laws and Regulations booklet does state at C1 that "Members shall observe the Close Season for fishing in rivers as laid down in the Bye Laws of the Environment Agency". Our area is covered by the Local Rod Fishing Bye Laws for the Severn and Trent Catchment. Page 7 of the Document does state that you can fish for Eels with a rod and line throughout the year apart from on some designated SSSI's. It also states that where the Close Season does apply you may fish for eels provided you do not use a hook with a gape of less than half an inch (a Size 6 T6 Raptor should suffice) and that you use either artificial or natural fly, spinners, minnows, worms, prawns or shrimps as bait. I also think you are allowed to use sand eels as well, I may be wrong though. So therefore, if I trundle a large lobworm down the River at Arley on a hook with a gape larger than half inch with the aim of catching a big eel, I assume i'm complying with both the Local Severn and Trent Bye Laws and also BAA Rules. Could someone please tell me (particularly onelastcast with all due respect) then why would I then leave myself liable for a "hefty fine". Nevertheless, I have to say that I have never fished a river in the Close Season apart from with a fly and have no intention of doing so in the future. I fully support the Close Season on running water. I simply asked the question because my daughter saw someone fishing at Ribbesford. To that end it would be nice if an opinion on this could be put forward by someone with knowledge of the subject. I understand that there may be one or two EA Bailiffs who are also members of the Club. After all it is EA Legislation (and Local Bye Laws of course). I'm now off to Nordley. Tight Lines boys and thanks for all the interest. Posted on May 22, 2016 at 5:00 PM

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Re: River Close Season

Peewee

Total Posts: 5

Joined: October 4, 2015

Hi Guys.
Thanks for the reply onelastcast. As you may appreciate, my initial question was posted immediately after being told that someone was having a quiet day's fishing at Ribbesford. Hopefully members don't think I am just lazy for not looking into the facts myself as I thought that this subject may well have been discussed previously on numerous occasions. Maybe I was wrong.

Nevertheless, I did move my backside and have a look into it and the BAA Bye Laws and Regulations booklet does state at C1 that "Members shall observe the Close Season for fishing in rivers as laid down in the Bye Laws of the Environment Agency".

Our area is covered by the Local Rod Fishing Bye Laws for the Severn and Trent Catchment.

Page 7 of the Document does state that you can fish for Eels with a rod and line throughout the year apart from on some designated SSSI's. It also states that where the Close Season does apply you may fish for eels provided you do not use a hook with a gape of less than half an inch (a Size 6 T6 Raptor should suffice) and that you use either artificial or natural fly, spinners, minnows, worms, prawns or shrimps as bait. I also think you are allowed to use sand eels as well, I may be wrong though.

So therefore, if I trundle a large lobworm down the River at Arley on a hook with a gape larger than half inch with the aim of catching a big eel, I assume i'm complying with both the Local Severn and Trent Bye Laws and also BAA Rules.

Could someone please tell me (particularly onelastcast with all due respect) then why would I then leave myself liable for a "hefty fine".

Nevertheless, I have to say that I have never fished a river in the Close Season apart from with a fly and have no intention of doing so in the future. I fully support the Close Season on running water. I simply asked the question because my daughter saw someone fishing at Ribbesford.

To that end it would be nice if an opinion on this could be put forward by someone with knowledge of the subject. I understand that there may be one or two EA Bailiffs who are also members of the Club. After all it is EA Legislation (and Local Bye Laws of course).

I'm now off to Nordley. Tight Lines boys and thanks for all the interest.

Posted on May 22, 2016 at 5:00 PM