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| Fishery Name: Silksworth Lakes - Top Lake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Address: Silksworth Lane, Silksworth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 1PD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entrance Grid Ref. NZ 38192 54475
Car Park Grid Ref: NZ 38047 54459 |
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| Sat Nav: SR3 1PD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone Numbers: 07795 183430 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Email Address: [email protected] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description:
Silksworth Lakes were created in the early eighties as a part of the reclamation of the old Silksworth Pit. The entire site was developed to include an athletics track, artificial ski slope, a large all weather games area and two lakes. The lake known as the Bottom Lake was established as a fishing venue whilst the Top Lake was originally designed for on the water activities. i.e. boating etc.The bottom lake very quickly became a popular angling venue and has continued to thrive over the years. The top lake has now come under the wing of the Sunderland Freshwater Angling Club and received an initial stocking of carp in 2006 as the commencement of developing it as a specimen venue.Bailiffs from SFAC patrol the whole area daily and all anglers may be asked to produce their NRL and club membership card/day ticket at any time.Night fishing is only permitted with the written authority of SFAC. Top Lake In 2006 agreement was reached to permit the conversion of the Top Lake into a stocked specimen venueAssisted by Environmental Agency staff arrangements were made to net and transfer the larger carp from the Bottom Lake to the new venue. Some sixty fish all in excess of ten pounds were subsequently transferred to create an exciting new angling opportunity for the serious carp angler.Further developments to the environment surrounding the specimen lake are planned and we will keep members and visitors informed via our news page. |
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Rules:
1. All anglers using club waters, associated waters or attending club matches or outings, must have in their possession, a valid club card or day ticket and a valid EA licence. 2. It is the duty of every member to challenge and inspect the club card, day ticket and licence of anyone using club waters who they do not recognise. You must show your club card and licence first to give you this authority. 3. Members must only use recognised paths to the waterside and not trespass or light fires, damage trees or river banks. You must not leave gates open, insult any land owner, tenant or employee associated with the land or commit any misconduct that could damage the clubs reputation. 4. Anglers may use a maximum of two rods at any one time. Others must be un baited and facing away from the water. (Anglers with night fishing permission may use 3 rods dusk till dawn only) All rods may only be fished half way between you and the next angler. Adjacent unused pegs may be cast to until someone wishes to occupy them then all rods must be confined to your own swim. 5.Keepnets must be knotless at least 8ft in length with rings of not less than 15 inch diameter or 15'' by 12" if rectangular and rings spaced no more than 12" apart along the full length. 6. No fish to be removed from club waters. 7. No fish to be transferred from peg to peg. 8. Landing nets must be knotless and assembled before fishing. All fish over 2 ounces to be landed with a net. All anglers must be in possession of a landing net. Carp anglers nets must have a minimum 36 inch length arms. 9. No Carp in keep nets or Carp sacks. 10. Boilies in moderation only 11. Only 1kg of ground bait per session (dry weight ) 12. Strictly no tins containing bait allowed on club waters. 13. Fishing from permanent pegs only. (The coffin and dam are not pegs) 14. No scraping for blood worm ( both lakes ) 15. No memberships, licences or tickets to be transferred. 16. Radios or any music players are not allowed on any club waters. 17. No spinning, live or dead baiting allowed on Silksworth. 18. No fish in keepnets more than 5 hrs. 19. No litter to be left. You are responsible for litter on and around your peg. Keep the waterside tidy at all times. Remember discarded line can kill wildlife. 20. Any other EA ruling must be adhered to. 21. No baits to be fished on the surface. 22. No fixed rigs. Leads and feeders must be able to eject from the line in the event of snapping off. 22. Carp anglers must be in possession of an unhooking mat. 23. All anglers must be in possession of a disgorger or forceps. 24. Always place fish back in the water, never throw them. 25 When targeting the larger carp use appropriate gear, not match rods and 4lb line. !0lb line min and proper Carp rods are a must. 26. Night fishing is by arrangement only. Applications to the Membership secretary (one year previous membership required) These rules are subject to change and this may have already occurred, so if a bailiff approaches you and informs you of a rule that is not written here or one that has been removed or changed. Please don't wave this sheet in anger, just be tolerant. Rules are in place for the safety of our fish and the smooth running of our club. Often all that's needed is a little common sense. RULES FOR CARP ANGLERS TOP LAKE 1 Minimum 10lb line. 2. Three rods allowed if 5 or less anglers present (2 E.A Licences required). If anymore anglers arrive all must reduce down to two rod. All rods may only be fished half way between you and the next angler. Adjacent unused pegs may be cast to until someone wishes to occupy them then all rods must be confined to your own swim. 3. No braided main line 4. Strictly no tins of any sort allowed around either lake. 5. No litter to be left. 6. No fish to be removed 7. No keepnets or Carp sacks 8. No match rods or feeder rods ( even if it does say Carp on them ) Proper sturdy carp rods only 9. All anglers must have a well padded unhooking mat and large landing net. Min 36 inch 10. No tackle to obstruct the foot path. 11. No interfering with wild life 12. Members of the public are to be treated with respect at all times 13. Night fishing by prior arrangement with the committee ( at least one previous years membership required) 14. Senior members only 15. No day tickets will be sold for this lake S.F.A.C. MATCH RULES 1.The Date,time,location and duration of the match shall be stated on the match lists.Both printed and/or on the club web site. 2.All matches will be a pegged competition.No peg can be drawn once the match commences,pegs may be drawn until that time. 3.The signal to commence and end fishing will be made by the match secretary or his appointed deputy. 4.Competitors on stillwaters must fish from permanently marked pegs or a temporary peg designated by the match secretary. 5.Fishing must be kept within the confines of his allotted peg.Therefore fishing only as far as half the distance between the peg drawn and the peg either side.If competitors are opposite or adjacent then a line halfway between the two shall be observed. 6.Competitors on flowing water shall fish either from the permanent (or temporary) peg drawn downstream to within one metre of the next peg.If competitors are opposite then a line halfway between the two shall be observed. 7.No competitor shall move or exchange their drawn peg unless they have permission from the match secretary or his appointed deputy. 8.All fish retained must so be done in a 'fish friendly' knotless keepnet at least 2.5m(8ft) long with circular rings of a minimum 38cm(15in) diameter or,if rectangular,38cm(15in)x30cm(12in).The rings on both shall be no more than 30cm(12in) apart along its length.The keepnet should be fully extended and staked if necessary,the fish should be carefully transferred into the keepnet and care taken when transferring them to the weighsling from the keepnet. 9.All fish must be returned to the water after weighing not transferred back into the keepnet. 10.Only one rod or pole may be used at any given time,others may be set up,but facing away from the water unbaited. 11.Competitors must only fish between the start and finish time,anglers who have a fish on, or hook a fish, as 'time' is called must shout "fish on".They will then have a maximum of fifteen minutes to land said fish otherwise it will be discounted.All tackle must be withdrawn from the water when the match ends with the call of 'time'. 12.All fish over 2oz should be landed using a landing net which shall be knotless and 'fish friendly',assembled before fishing commences. 13.Before the match starts,no feeding of the swim in any manner is allowed.The water may be broken to plumb the depth(no swimfeeders),check float,place banksticks,put out keepnet,clearing obstructions or obtaining water for mixing of groundbait(this must be mixed away from the water). 14.No live/deadbaiting,spinning or re-hooking. 15.All loosefeed and grounbait shall be fed by hand,catapult, throwing stick,bait dropper,swmfeeder or pole cups/pots.No other mechanical devices may be used.Bait cannot be introduced via pole pot/cup or bait dropper attached to an extra rod/pole while cotinuing to fish. 16.A maximum of 1Kg(2.2lb) of dry groundbait to be used. 17.A competitor must strike,play and land their own fish. 18.No bait or equipment can be given to any angler during a match. 19.No carp over 2.2Kg(5lb) to be kept in keepnets(the match secretary must be informed if a larger carp is caught and weighing in and release will be arranged) 20.No competitor will be weighed in if any litter (theirs or not) is present on their peg.It must be picked up. 21.Weights will be recorded to the nearest half ounce or twenty five grammes rounded up.Scales shall be zeroed in before each competitor is weighed. 22.Pools are optional at all club matches.Juniors are not allowed to enter pools. 23.Monies will be paid out at a rate of approx 50%,30% and 20% dependent on the numbers of people in the pools.Where numbers allow, sections will be put in and paid out at 100% although those picking up main prize moneywill not pick up section money also. 24.Series matches will be decided on points at the end of the series,with first place receiving 1 point,second 2 points and so on.Lowest score overall wins unless a draw occurs,then overall weight is taken into consideration. 25.All competitors must have their weight recorded. 26.The match secretary, his deputys' or scalesmans word is final. 27.Any competitor breaking any club or match rules during a match will not be allowed to continue.They shall be asked to attend the next committee meeting to explain their actions. 28.Any competitor found guilty of cheating will be banned from all matches associated with S.F.A.C. 29.Any complaints or objections must be made to the match secretary or club official within ten minutes after the end of the match.The complaint will be dealt with by the match secretary on the day or passed onto the committee depending upon the seriousness of the offence.All prizes and pools will be retained pending the outcome of the committees decision.All competitors involved will be asked to attend the next committee meeting to put all points forward to aid the committees decision.The committees decision on the matter will be final. NOTE:Make things easy for your match secretary and organisers.Be on time,pay your pools,draw your peg in an orderly manner and everyone will get to their peg with plenty of time to spare.(Remember,your match secretar wants to enjoy fishing the match too). Accept the scalesmeans weight,if you disagree get a third party witness. Don't spoil the day arguing over the draw or the weigh-in. THE MATCH SECRETARYS' WORD IS FINAL ON THE DAY. |
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