Match Info. & Rules
Match Info. 2025/2026
Club matches are open to all members. £10 pools on home waters, £20 pools on away fixtures.
Payout will be decided on the day, at the draw, sometimes may be split between carp & silverfish.
To book into a match you must speak to the match secretary, Richard Cane, to confirm your place. Answer phone
messages or text messages will not count as a confirmed booking. Telephone on 01252 721105.
You can book in for a match between the hours of 6pm to 8pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays or after you have
completed a match. You are only allowed to book in to one match at a time and no more than 14 days in advance of
the match you wish to fish.
Non attendance of a match, without sufficient notice to the match secretary will result in not being able to attend
the next two matches.
Match Rules 2025/2026
All pegs used in a match will be of a reasonable state to give competitors a reasonable chance to compete fairly
using any method the angler chooses. i.e all pegs selected will enable fishing with a pole or rod.
Competitors may receive assistance to get to or from their swim for themselves and their tackle.
On all matches on all waters, home or away, you are only allowed to fish halfway across the lake and halfway to each
peg either side of you (not the next angler) All activities and equipment is restricted to your own swim.
In exceptional circumstances (snagged fish etc), the angler may leave their peg to remedy the situation after seeking
permission from neighbouring anglers. All fish must be landed in their swim, with their own landing net.
On all matches two or more keepnets are required (unless silverfish only match). One for carp and one for silver fish.
Any carp suspected of being over 10lb must be weighed and returned to the water immediately afterwards. Fish are
not to be transferred between nets after the final whistle.
Keepnets will be allowed to enter the water at any time after entering your peg, ideally dry. Any fish will count
unless otherwise stated, except Pike, Trout or Crustaceans.
Before the match starts, no bait is to be introduced into the water.
One rod in use at any time. This includes using a pole pot to feed whilst using a rod. Bait can introduced by hand,
catapult, throwing sticks, pole pot attachments etc.
Floating baits, Bloodworm & joker are banned.
Hand-lining is not permitted. Pulla-bungs or similar are allowed.
No additional tackle or bait can be brought to an anglers swim after the starting whistle.
All competitors must stop fishing at the final whistle. If a competitor is playing a fish when the end of the match is
called they must declare and will be allowed 15 minutes to land the fish. If landed after 15 minutes it is to
be returned to the water.
All other Oakhanger Angling Club rules apply, both by-laws and specific water rules.
Payouts for each match will be announced before the draw. Some matches may pay out a silverfish pools.