• ANGLERS must be in possession of a valid Environment Agency Rod Licence before commencement of fishing.

• Anglers must be in possession of either a Season Ticket or valid Day Ticket, available from the main lodge, before fishing the Causeway Lake.

• Numbers of anglers fishing the Causeway Lake will be strictly controlled and limited to a maximum of 12 rods per day.

• Fishing will commence at 0730 hrs and will finish at dusk.

• Fishermen are requested to sign in and out on the register (which will be kept in the cabin), when entering and leaving the fishery. This is a safety precaution and allows the management to monitor who is left at the fishery.

• LITTER WILL NOT BE TOLERATED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES AND ANGLERS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE FISHERY IF IN BREACH OF THIS RULE

• The bag limit for Season Ticket Holders only is 2 fish per visit. All Brown Trout are to be returned.

• Day Tickets anglers fish on a Catch & Release basis only.

• Each angler may use only one rod at any one time, using conventional fly rod and reels etc.

• Fishing is by traditional fly-fishing methods only, such as wet fly, dry fly. nymphs or buzzers. Spinners, double or treble hooks and flies such as Boobies are not allowed.

• Barbless hooks only, subject to a maximum hook size of 1” (size 10).

• Bait fishing is strictly forbidden.

• Dropper’s may be used if so desired.

• A minimum tippet of 6lb is recommended.

• Anglers are to be equipped with a landing net.

• Fish being returned are to be handled as carefully as possible.

• Any fish showing signs of bleeding or stress should be killed and count towards the bag limit.

• Tickets are not transferable and rod sharing is not permitted.

• Accurate returns are essential if the quality of the fishing is to be maintained. Details of all fish caught and killed are to be recoded in the register. Nil returns should also be recorded.

• Wading is allowed to waist level only.

• Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

• Anglers have access to the lake shoreline and the immediate area of the fishery, but anglers must not enter the adjoining forestry land or water.

• An angler may bring one non-fishing companion to the fishery. He/She must remain with the angler at all times or remain in the cabin or car park areas.

• All persons visiting the fishery do so at their own risk and the management and owners accept no responsibility for any injury, loss or damage to persons or property howsoever caused.

• Vehicles are restricted to the main car park area and access road.

• Anglers and visitors are expected to behave in a gentlemanly manner and should respect the countryside and wildlife at all times.

• Dogs and radios are prohibited.

• The management reserve the right to expel or refuse admission to any person who is deemed to have broken any of the Fishery Regulations or to have behaved in such a manner as to require them to leave the site.

• Wykeham Estate will conduct shooting parties during the months October – March. A list of dates will be published in the cabin.

THE PURCHASE OF A SEASON TICKET IS CONSIDERED AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE RULES

Anyone using the facilities at Wykeham Lakes do so entirely at their own risk and no liability will be accepted by the Management