Meet The Rother Angling Club

The name of the Club shall be THE ROTHER ANGLING CLUB. 

The address of the club shall be the Secretary’s address. 

The aim of the Club shall be to promote, encourage, and improve facilities for the sport of angling. 

Management will be by way of a Committee, consisting of: 

• The Chairman
• Club Officers
• Not less than seven other Members

At meetings five shall form a quorum. 

The Committee shall have the power to elect Honorary and Life Members and co-opt other Members or alter rules to be effective immediately, but subject to verification at the next AGM. 

The Committee shall have the power to discipline in accordance with club procedure any member reported to be in breach of club rules, or of conduct detrimental to the good name of the Club.

The Rother Angling Club and its officers do not accept liability for any injury, loss or damage, however caused. 

The Annual General Meeting shall be held between 31st  March & 1st of June each year for the purpose of appointing Officers and for transacting any other business. 

Any person joining the Club after July 1967, and living outside a ten mile radius of Midhurst can only be accepted as an Associate Member, who, while enjoying full facilities of the Club, may not vote at an AGM or serve on a Committee until three consecutive years of membership have elapsed. 

The subscription and entrance fees shall be decided at the AGM and be payable on or before 1st June in any year. Renewal after this date will attract administration fees of £5 in addition to the annual subscription rate .

The Rules of membership of the Club Are:

Membership permits and EA Rod Licences must be carried at all times, and be produced on demand to the Environment Agency, club bailiffs and club officials.

Any member who is asked to cease fishing or leave a club water by a Bailiff must do so immediately. All members are invited to check membership of other anglers.

Any member found to be in breach of any Club rule should be reported in writing to Committee at the Secretary’s address.

Any breach of Club rules will result in disciplinary action as determined by club disciplinary procedure as laid out in the constitution

Any member found to be leaving litter will be expelled.

Any member found to be using behaviour detrimental to the aim of the club will be expelled.

Use authorised access only to waters, as shown on maps. 

Do not block access to adjoining property, or cause nuisance to our landlords, neighbours or the general public.

Members may not cut or trim trees, bushes etc to facilitate fishing unless either on authorised working parties or authorised to do so by the committee.                 

No Unauthorised use of Club boats or equipment.

Tins, cans, dogs, radios, firearms and motorcycles are banned from all Rother AC waters.

No tackle to be left in the water unattended.  In no case should the attending angler be any further than four metres from his/her rods.  Rods to be no more than 1 metre apart.

Pike, eels and trout may be removed from the water. In the case of trout, the necessary EA rod licence must be held.  All other fish to be returned to the water alive. No fish to be taken away from any water for use as live or dead bait.         

No junior members are allowed to night fish without the supervision of a senior member (18 years plus) or parent/guardian.  Supervised means within two pegs.  

In the interests of safety, no member may fish from North Mill or Woolbeding bridges, or the walls on either side of the sluice at North Mill.  No junior members are allowed in the area of the mill pool        

All hooks must be micro-barbed or barbless.  

The Rother Angling Club recommends the use of unhooking mats.

 Members are limited to 2 rods only unless specified in Individual waters’ rules.

The use of Nut, bean and pulse baits are banned on all Rother A.C. waters

Pike and trout are excluded from counting in matches

Matches will only be fished between agreed start and finish times and signals which all competitors are expected to abide by

During matches, One rod, line and single hook per angler is allowed to be fished at any one time. Other rods maybe made up but not baited and terminal tackle removed from the water 

Spinning, livebaiting and dead baiting are not allowed in matches

No competitor is allowed to disturb the water prior to the start of matches except to wet groundbaits, plumb the depth or position keepnets.

No assistance is allowed to play or land fish during matches

Any competitor still playing a hooked fish at the finish signal will be allowed a period of only 15 minutes after the signal to land the fish. 

2 nets are required for matches at New Pond and Rotherfield pond. Carp and silver fish must be retained separately.