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.
Open the full Stearsby Ponds guide
Venue Rule Checker
- Only if
Published venue rule
Estate Keeper patrols these lakes
- Only if
Published venue rule
strictly fly only
- Only if
Published venue rule
flatten barbs or use barbless hooks
- Only if
Published venue rule
only two fish may be retained in any 14 day period
- Only if
Published venue rule
returns book to be filled in on every visit
- Only if
Published venue rule
limited number of guest tickets available only after 1st June
- 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.