All incidents of illegal fishing should be reported to the club either on the form below or on the form in the catch return box. You can try immediate contact with our club security officer.

Keith Wallington on 07624 001067

The authorities may be contacted on the following telephone numbers:

The Law in Brief

You may need to remind the police officers of the law governing theft of fish and/or fishing. This will ensure that they take action and do not simply tell the poachers to leave.

1. Fishing Licence.

Suggest that the police ask to see the poacher's fishing licence issued by the Environment Agency. It is an offence to fish without a current licence. It is also an offence to fish outside the coarse fishing season using baits etc

2. Section 32 and Schedule 1 of the Theft Act 1968.

It is an offence to take or destroy, or attempt to do so, any fish in water which is private property or on which there is a private right of fishery. This includes all forms of fish, whether game or coarse.

3. Additional Offences

Fishing using illegal methods (e.g. set line or poison) are offences under the Salmon and freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.

To assist in meeting Police or E.A. Officers the following Ordnance Survey grid references may be useful: