Venue Rule Checker
Can I use that here?
Pick a fishery and lake and get the rules on one screen. Straight from the fishery’s own pages, dated, so you know how fresh they are.
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Venue Rule Checker
- Only if
Published venue rule
Barbless hooks only
- Only if
Published venue rule
No floating baits
- Only if
Published venue rule
No ground bait, hemp or liquidised baits
- Only if
Published venue rule
No clouding of the water with dyes
- Only if
Published venue rule
A landing net must be used for fish over 4ozs
- Only if
Published venue rule
One rod per angler
- Only if
Published venue rule
No cooking on the banks
- Only if
Licence, permission and seasons
Check the rod licence you need for your age, tackle and target fish in England. A venue ticket does not replace a rod licence. Check any local close season before fishing.
Taken from the fishery’s own pages, last checked 21 October 2026. Rules change — always check with the fishery before you go.