ANGLING TRUST ANGLERS WITH DISABILIITES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday 3rd October, Marsh Farm Fishery, Milford Surrey
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2020 ANGLING TRUST ANGLERS WITH DISABILIITES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday 3rd October, Marsh Farm Fishery, Milford Surrey
Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championship
Countdown
Friday 2nd October From 5.00pm Closure of water for practice purposes (Please check with Fishery for their open
matches, could be subject to change)
Saturday 3rd October Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championship. Please note this event is
ran in conjunction with the Ladies National Championship.
Please note: All competitors taking part must be Individual Members of the Angling Trust. Individual
Membership can be obtained by telephoning 0343 507 7006 (option 1), requesting a form in the post or by
visiting www.anglingtrust.net/join. Your individual membership must be valid when taking part in the
Championship.
Contact
Angling Trust
The Old Police Station
Wharncliffe Road
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE7 5GF
Email:
sandra.johnson@anglingtrust.net/kirsty.marshall@anglingtrust.net
Tel: 0115 822 4660
AT Event Manager
Andre Grandjean – Tel: 07951 062560
Email; a.grandjean@sky.com
A big thank you and appreciation must go out to all our volunteers who give up their time to assist
with our competitions. Without their help and continued support we would not be able to provide
competitions on the scale that we do for our members.
If you would like to offer your assistance to act as a volunteer at any of our competitions please contact
Sandra Johnson, Angling Trust via email; sandra.johnson@anglingtrust.net
Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championship
General Information
Headquarters
Marsh Farm Fishery
Station Lane
Milford
Surrey
GU8 5AE
Website: http://www.godalmingsocieity.co.uk
Richardsons Lake is reserved for the Anglers with Disabilities National Championship.
(Please note; This may vary & is dependent on entries).
Draw 8.30am
Fishing 11:00am-4:00pm (Duration 5 hours)
Licences All competitors must be in possession of a current Environment Agency Rod
Licence. Any competitor reported by the Environment Agency to the resulting
team on the day of the match will be disqualified.
Keepnets All nets will be provided by the fishery and will be delivered to your peg prior
to the start of the match.
There is a 40lb limit per keepnet. 2 nets are to used, fish over 1lb in 1 net, fish
under 1lb in the other.
Rules See Fishery Rules and Angling Trust rules apply
Parking Cars may be parked at your peg.
Bait All your bait requirements can be supplied by the on site tackle shop if
required.
Apollo Angling 01483 428885 apolloanglingcentre@gmail.com
Food A burger van will be on site from 7am. Light snacks and vended drinks are also
available in the tackle shop.Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championship
General Information
Marsh Farm Fisheries is a great fishing venue located in Milford, Surrey. The focus here will be
crucians, tench, roach, bream and rudd.
Onsite there is a tackle shop, toilets and plenty of car parking. There are good facilities for
disabled anglers and easy access to most pegs.
The Lake reserved for the National Championship are;
Richardson Lake
This 3.6 acre lake has 55 swims and is also stocked to provide a superb mixed day ticket fishery
with true Crucians to 4lb+, Tench to 9lb+, Roach & Rudd to 2lb Perch to 3lb and also Bream to
5lb+.
In addition to pleasure anglers the lake hosts numerous events and matches throughout the
year so please check our online calendar before your visit.
Marsh Farm Fishery (Rules and Restrictions)
• No keepnets apart from matches
• Fishing from numbered pegs only
• A maximum of two rods may be used
• No tins
• No nut baits
• No bloodworm & joker
• All hooks larger than 14 to be barbless, hooks 14 or smaller may be micro barbed
• No litter
• No dogs
• Transferring of fish from one lake to another is strictly forbidden
• Please respect the fish, Waters and grounds at all times during your visitAngling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championship
General Information
2 x Marsh Farm Open matches
Roger Howe will be running two Marsh Farm opens during September. These will be on;
Wednesday 16th September on Richardsons.
Wednesday 23rd September on Harris.
Draw; 9.30am
Fishing; 11.00am – 4.00pm
To book on and for further information please contact Roger Howe directly on; 07729 554 193Anglers with Disabilities National Championship Rules 2020
1. The Angling Trust (AT) will organise a National
Championships each year for Anglers with 12. The Draw for pegs will take on Facebook the
Disabilities. The elected Officers will appoint a evening before the match.
Committee who will be responsible for supervising
the arrangements. 13. No competitor will change his/her section. Any
competitor who commences fishing at the wrong
2. The Sections to be used in the National peg will be disqualified.
Championship will be closed for fishing to all
competitors in that Championship from 5pm on the 14. No competitor or their helper will have live or dead
day prior to the National Championship. Please fish in their possession before the Championship.
check with the Fishery about their open matches.
15. The signal to commence and cease fishing will be
3. The National Championships will be “pegged down” given by the Senior Section Steward in each
competitions, pegs to be preferably 20 yards (18 Section.
metres) apart, or more where practicable. And
must be a minimum of 30 metres from overhead 16. The duration of the Championship will be 5 hours.
power cables.
17. Before the starting signal no competitor or their
4. The Championship is open to all Anglers with helper must on any account ground bait or loose
Disabilities who are AT Individual members. feed the swim but will be allowed to wet a line,
plumb the depth and test the float, mix or wet
In order to qualify to compete in the National ground bait, clear his/her fishing ground of weed or
Championships Entrants must have paid their obstructions and position his/her equipment. On
subscription for the current year entry. N.B. All no account must a feeder be used prior to the
competitors taking part must be Individual starting signal.
Members of the AT.
18. Wading is only permitted to position Keepnets and
5. It is the responsibility of the competitor to return bank sticks and clear any obstructions.
the fully completed form plus entry fees and pools
by the closing date.
19. Every competitor must fish from within one metre
either side of his/her designated peg. On flowing
6. All Competitors must have registered their
water, he/she will fish from their position in the
disability with the Angling Trust on the entry form
direction of the flow as far as the next peg.
provided.
20. On still waters he/she may fish as far as half the
7. Competitors may receive assistance to or from their
distance between his/her peg and the pegs either
peg for themselves and their tackle.
side. Where competitors are drawn on opposite
banks the limit of the swim will be the middle
8. Each Competitor is allowed one helper (who must
between each bank. The competitor will restrict
be identifiable) at their peg. Helpers must not fish.
their activities completely to these boundaries,
neither his/her person, tackle, bait, groundbait or
9. Competitors may receive assistance above the
hooked fish may intrude into a neighbour’s swim.
normal extremes of their capability but within the
bounds of rules relating to helpers.
21. In an extreme situation e.g. snagged tackle or a
snagged fish, an angler must seek permission from
10. The Senior Stewards will have the right to examine
his neighbour/neighbours before moving from
all containers carried by competitors prior to the
his/her designated peg to try and remedy the
Championship at their pegs.
situation.
11. Stewards will do their utmost to prevent spectators
approaching or interfering with the competitors.22. No competitor or helper may leave his/her peg 32. Competitors must strike, play and land their own
during the Championship other than to answer the fish from the confines of their own peg. (See Rule
call of nature. However, in the event of an 20). Hand lining fish is not permitted, this includes
emergency and/or severe weather conditions, a hand lining elastics and line, also not allowed is the
competitor may leave their peg but only with the practice of trapping stretched elastic with the hand
express permission of the Senior Section Steward. down the length of the pole, fish should never be
In such circumstances the Senior Steward may bullied like this. This does not affect the use of
decide in the best interests of the competitors that Pulla bungs and similar devices.
fishing should be suspended. In the worst-case
fishing may be terminated by the Senior Steward 33. All helpers must remain seated when assisting a
upon an instruction from the Angling Trust’s team competitor to land a fish.
of Championship adjudicators.
34. Competitors must retain all fish in a keepnet that
23. A competitor must not cause annoyance to, seek to complies with the relevant Environment Agency
interfere with another competitor during the bylaws.
course of the Championship.
35. All fish caught are eligible for weighing except
24. A competitor shall have in use one rod or pole, one Game Fish, Pike, Zander and Crustaceans.
line and single hook at one time, but may have
other poles or rods and tackle assembled behind 36. Competitors must, if practicable, keep all fish
them where possible, providing that tackle is not caught alive. If for any reason competitors cannot
baited. keep fish alive the Stewards shall have the power to
weigh in during the Championship and return the
25. Any bait, subject to the local rules appertaining at fish alive to the water.
the time of acceptance as a National Championship
venue, may be used during the National 37. Competitors must cease fishing at the signal.
Championships, except live or dead fish, spinning Should a competitor still be playing a fish hooked
baits and artificial lures. before the signal is given, they will be permitted no
more than 15 minutes after time has been called to
26. Maximum length of poles permitted is 13metres, land the fish.
floating poles are not allowed.
38. All competitors and their helpers will remain at
27. Braid hook lengths are not permitted. their pegs until details of their catch have been
recorded by the Steward, even if they have caught
28. Floating baits either hook or feed are not permitted no fish, except for the purpose of clearing litter
from their swims (as defined in Rules 22 and 23).
29. The use of electronic fish finders is forbidden.
39. Competitors and/or their helpers are responsible
30. No competitor shall present their baited hooks into for ensuring their pegs are clear of litter and no
their swim by any means other than the pole or rod competitor shall have their catch weighed in who
to which the line is attached. has litter on the banks of their swim.
31. All feed may be thrown in by hand, or by the use of 40. Both the competitor or their helper and Scales
one or two-handed catapults, throwing sticks, swim Steward MUST ensure that the correct procedure
feeders, bait droppers, bait cups and bait shuttles, for transferring fish from a keepnet to weigh net
but no other mechanical means of projecting feed and back to the water is followed.
is allowed. No bait shall be introduced with a pole
or bait dropper attached to an extra pole or rod 41. Both the competitor and Scales Steward MUST
whilst continuing to fish. Helpers are permitted to ensure that the correct procedure for transferring
assist the competitor provided such help is beyond fish from a keepnet to weigh net and back to the
the competitor’s normal capability. Spodding is not water is followed.
permitted.Keepnet to weigh net: - (a) Swim the fish from the 46. Any objections must be made in writing and lodged
bottom of the Keepnet to the top, ensuring that the with a member of the Management Team or Senior
top ring is out of the water, and gather the rings up Section Steward no later than one hour after the
from the bottom as the fish move up. Once the fish end of the Championship on the official form
are between the top ring and the 2nd or 3rd ring contained in the Record Stewards’ Book.
(depending on the number of fish in the net), Irregularities which are brought to notice at a later
remove the keepnet from the water and gently date may be dealt with only by and at the discretion
slide the fish into the weigh net. Should the number of the AT Board.
of fish require more than one weigh only slide
sufficient fish into the weigh net for the first weigh. 47. The holders of the trophies shall, upon
Whilst the weigh is taking place hold the remaining presentation, be allowed time for photographs to
fish back in the water until required for weighing be taken and then will be required to hand the
and repeat until all fish have been weighed. trophy back to the Officials present.
(b) Remove the keepnet from the water collapsing the 48. The use of lead, including any alloy or compound of
net down, until the 2nd or 3rd ring from the bottom lead, in the form of split shot or any other suitable
can be reached from inside. Pull the chosen ring items for weighting fishing lines is prohibited. The
through the top ring and then gently slide the fish prohibition does not apply to weights of lead, alloy
into the weigh net. Should the numbers of fish or compound of lead, of 0.06g or less or of more
require more than one weigh, only slide sufficient than 28.35g or to weights of lead, alloy or
fish into the weigh net for the first weigh. Whilst the compound less than 28.35g if the said lead, alloy or
weigh is taking place, hold the remaining fish back compound is incorporated in the construction of
in the water until required for weighing and repeat swim feeders or self-cocking floats.
until all fish have been weighed.
After each competitor has been weighed in at their 49. All National Championships must conform to
peg, it will be the duty of the Scales Steward to Environment Agency bylaws. Any competitor
return all the fish to the water. reported to the Resulting Team by the Environment
Agency for being unable to produce a valid license
42. The individual weight of each competitor will be shall be deemed to be in contravention of the Rules
recorded to the nearest 10 grams rounded up and shall be disqualified. All pools, entry fees etc.
(Where 10Kg scales are used) and 20 grams, in respect of the said competitor shall be forfeited.
rounded up (Where 20Kg scales are used). Where
electronic scales are used the recorded weight will 50. Local fishery rules will also apply.
be actual.
51. If in the opinion of the Event Management Team,
43. Each competitor or their helper will be responsible any Individual is in breach of these Rules or is guilty
for ensuring that the weight of his/her catch is of behaviour which is contrary to the best interests
correctly recorded by the Record Steward on the of the sport, or upon complaint being received by
Weigh Sheet and on his Peg Card. He/she MUST the Event Management Team that there has been
sign both to that effect. The Peg Card MUST be kept an alleged breach of the rules, the Event
safe in case of query. Management Team shall make a decision on all
available facts and that decision will be final and
44. After being weighed any dead fish are to be suitably binding.
disposed of by the Scales Steward.
52. Any competitor proved to be in contravention of
45. Any fish about which the Stewards have any doubt these will be disqualified.
must be brought before the Management Team
and the competitor’s weight will not be confirmed 53. Any angler deemed to be bringing the sport into
until a ruling has been obtained. Even if the disrepute will be severely dealt with by the
Steward recommends the disqualification of a Management Team.
competitor, they MUST weigh the fish in case their
ruling is not upheld.A Look back at 2019
Fay finesses method feeder to take National
The Anglers with Disabilities National Championships saw some horrendous conditions at
Heronbrook as it rained heavily all day long, however nineteen hardy competitors were rewarded
with some good fishing.
Elliot Fay (Matrix) put the disappointment of finishing second last year behind him by smashing the
opposition with a great display of feeder fishing to amass a terrific weight of 62.980Kg. This gave him
an easy victory to earn him the Championship crown for 2019. Pegged on Island Lake 19, Elliot fished
a small method feeder with micros and a red wafter to take mainly carp to 5kg.Runner up this year was Hodnet AC’s Geoffrey Perkins, also pegged on Island Lake at peg 1, Geoff fished expanders over micros at 8m for a succession of F1s, before switching to meat and corn down the edge to catch more F1s and some bonus carp up to 5kg, weighing 37.725Kg. Wayne Panting took third place by fishing pellet shallow on just a top kit to take F1s and carp to 4kg for a total of 35.250kg. The Angling Trust would like to thank Neil Dale and his team at Heronbrook for supporting such a great event. Next year’s match is being hosted by Gold Valley on Saturday 18th July 2020. Results: 1. Elliot Fay Matrix 62.980Kg 2. Geoffrey Perkins Hodent AC 37.725Kg 3. Wayne Panting Mosella Select MG 35.250Kg 4. Peter Craig 31.325Kg 5. Alan Chadbone 27.175Kg 6. Thomas Livesey 25.250Kg
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