Shell Fishing Club

Shell Fishing Club History

Shell Fishing club was formed in 1983 and out of the original six members only one remains, Derek Gotts, our Chairman.
The matches in those early days were fished mainly at Flixton Decoy with the occasional boat match taking place on Fritton Lake.
The earliest records of the club are from the AGM Minutes for 1986/7, which records the fact that the club was offered Aldeby Ponds One and Two, by the then owner Major Arnold at a fee of £10 per member per annum. This offer was taken up and the first year's rental was £200, by 1988 this rental had increased to £330 as the Club membership increased. In 1989 the club took over pond three at no extra cost.

The waters were purchased by the present owner (Mr M Attfield) in 1990 and rent for the water increased to £932 per annum. In 1992 an agreement was drawn up between Mr Attfield and Shell Fishing Club that gave the club more security. In place of an annual renewal a three-year deal was agreed with the option to extend indefinitely, both parties undertook to give twelve months notice to cancel the contract and the rent would be negotiable every three years, this agreement is still in use.

Over the years the ponds have been restocked with Carp, Tench, Perch and Bream. The fishing has been very spasmodic and it is not seen as an ideal match fishing water as excessive bank side disturbance really affects the fishing. During pleasure fishing sessions much better bags of fish are usually caught.
The club match fishing section is organized and run by Carl Warren and is well supported during the summer months but attendances do tend drop off during the winter months. The match fishing although competitive is still fun and is enjoyed by all participants.

The social side of the fishing club has been actively developed in recent years and the affiliation to Kirkley Sports and Social Club gave the club a "home base" that resulted in social events taking place for the first time.
in 2005 members agreed to move the Social events venues and now meet on Wednesday evenings at Uplands Community Centre and everybody is welcome to come along and have a drink and a chat. The club has always been promoted as a family orientated where the fishing is friendly and fun

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Aldeby Water Fishing Rules

THE 2007/08 SEASON SHALL RUN FROM 1 MAY 2007 TO 28th FEBRUARY 2008 INCLUSIVE. FISHING AT ANY OTHER TIME IS NOT PERMITTED

1)Before commencement of fishing at Club Waters all members shall have in their possession and carry;
  a)A valid N.R.A. Fishing Licence
  b)A valid Shell Fishing Club Membership card
These must be produced upon request of any club official, club member or the riparian owner. Failure to do so will result in the angler being asked to leave the water.

2)Camping, firearms, radios and the lighting of fires are not allowed at club waters.

3)No litter shall be left at the club waters nor must any damage be done to the bank side or surrounding areas.

4)The property and wishes of the riparian owner shall be respected at all times.

5) No fish may be removed from club waters.

6) All Club matches shall be fished to Club Match Rules and at away matches local rules take precedence over these rules where conflict exists.

7) The use of Cereal Ground baits, high Protein Baits (including boilies) and uncooked seed baits is strictly prohibited on club waters.

8) No fish over 2lb are to be placed in keepnets.

9) Only Barbless hooks may be used on club waters.

10) A maximum of two rods may be used at any one time providing they do not cause interference to other anglers.

11) Breach of any of the club rules may result in the offender being expelled from the Club such expulsion at the discretion of the Elected officers.

12) The Elected Officers reserve the right to amend these rules at any time as deemed necessary.

13) Club Waters are closed on Match Days from 1 hour before the Match is scheduled to start until 1 hour after the finish time.

14) Casting into reed beds is not allowed. Only fishing alongside the fringes is acceptable.

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Match Fishing Rules

1) The draw for each match shall take place 30 minutes before each match commences.

2) In pegged matches all pegs will be decided by a single draw. In walk off matches a draw will take place with the Lowest number walking off first with the next 30 seconds later, and so on. You are not permitted to move to another peg once the match has started.

3) Anyone arriving late shall report to the match official and draw a peg before fishing. Please be considerate, the match official will normally also be fishing and it is inconvenient to attend to late arrivals when setting up, how would you like it!

4) Competitors must not break the water before the signal to start other than to plumb the depth, place bank sticks or keep nets and mix ground bait.

5) Competitors may only have one rod and line use at any one time. Additional rods may become assembled ready for use.

NO BAIT TO ENTER THE WATER BEFORE THE WHISTLE

6) No ground baiting is permitted.

7) Limited loose feeding of the following listed baits is permitted.

Maggots, Casters, Hemp, Tares, Sweetcorn, Luncheon Meat, Bread and Trout pellets.

NO OTHER LOOSE FEEDING IS ALLOWED

8) Juniors will be termed as anyone who was under the age of 15 years as at 1st April 2006.

9) Juniors may request assistance in landing their fish.

10) Senior competitors must land their own fish and will be allowed 10 minutes after the final whistle to do so.

11) All fish may be weighed excluding eels and pike unless the match is for that designated species.

12) No fish over 3lb in weight may be retained in a keepnet but must be weighed by the match official and returned to the water as soon as possible.

13) In matters of dispute the match secretary or officials decision shall be final.

14) No competitors shall be allowed to weigh in if there is litter at their peg, irrespective of how it got there.

15) All competitors must carry their NRA license and club membership card when attending all club matches and must be produced upon request to the match official.

16) For away matches the prevailing rules for that venue will apply and take precedence over the above rules where any contradiction exists.

17) Except as specified in the foregoing rules Club Rules shall apply in all other matters.

18) Breach of any of the foregoing rules may result in members being banned from future matches.

NOTE: YOU ARE REQUESTED TO PREBOOK MATCHES WITH THE MATCH OFFICAL AS SPACE IS LIMITED.
YOU MAY TURN UP ON THE DAY WITHOUT BOOKING BUT ENTRY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE SPACE.
IF YOU PREBOOK YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY THE MATCH FEE WHETHER OR NOT YOU TURN UP