Fishing Lake Rules
All Anglers must read and understand our rules for the Fishing Lake before any fishing starts.
Angling Rules & Conditions
All fishing undertaken at Lakeside at your OWN RISK. The owners do not accept any liability for injury to anglers or their guests, or theft or damage to anglers’ property.
All anglers must be physically capable of landing, unhooking and returning up to 50lb+ Carp safely or have a companion with them at all times that can. Anglers will not be allowed to fish if we do not consider they are able to do so safely. NO refund will be given if you turn up and are not physically capable of landing and handling the Carp safely.
Whilst disabled guests are always welcome, any anglers who are physically restricted in movement or disabled, are not allowed to be in the Lodges or fishing without an able bodied guest sharing their Lodge. Please see full terms and conditions.
All Carp should be removed from the water by folding the landing net within the retainer/weigh sling.We expect all anglers on Parkside Lake to follow the best practices outlined here. If you are unable or unwilling to do so, please do not book.
General Rules & Conditions
Guests and anglers must follow any reasonable request from management. Management decisions are final.
Vehicles must be parked in the car park, must not be driven off road and keep to the 5mph speed limit.
The Lodges are strictly No Smoking. If you smoke you need to go outside.
Only anglers and visitors who are booked in are allowed on the property. Any unauthorised visitors will be asked to leave immediately.
Dogs to be kept on leads at all timesNo swimming or wading in the Lake under any circumstances.
The owner’s property is to be protected at all times. Any damages should be reported immediately to the owner or bailiff.
Do NOT climb trees or damage/cut down bank-side vegetation.
All litter must be removed.
Disposable BBQ’s are NOT permitted.
During Spawning periods anglers must comply with any request to stop angling or to fish in areas without spawning activity. As soon as activity is stopped Anglers will be invited to recommence fishing. We do not anticipate any issue from anglers to comply with this rule as it is to reduce Carp stress and prevent foul hooking at a time when they are pre-occupied and not feeding.
Bed chairs and fishing chairs are not allowed in the Lodges as they damage the floors.
Any serious rule breach, including poor fish handling, Wading, Swimming, possession of sacks, use of the fishery boats, and anti- social behaviour will result in the guest and his/her party being asked to immediately stop fishing and/or leave without refund.Fishing Conditions
Anglers are required to read, understand and agree to abide by these rules prior to starting fishing.
Fish care and safety is paramount across Parkside Lake. An approach welcomed by all good anglers who want to catch high quality good conditioned Carp. All anglers are expected to follow any advice or and required to action requests from the fishery management concerning fish safety. Anglers or their companion must be able to safely lift, hook and return any Carp caught.
All Carp over 20lb should be removed from the water by folding the landing net within the retainer/weigh sling.
On arrival you are asked to confirm you have understood and will abide by the rules.
The fishing tackle used needs to be fit for purpose and used with good safe rigs, a minimum of 18”of rig tubing, and reliable line of 15lb+. See the detailed section on Carp care and tackle below.
Absolutely NO SACKS allowed at any time.
No fish are to be introduced or removed from the lake.
All anglers to have the required number of Environment Agency fishing licences.
Maximum of 2 Rods per angler.
Strictly no Peanuts or Tiger Nuts at any time.
No Shelf Life Boilies to be used as feed (whole or crushed). Pop-ups and hook baits are allowed.
No screw in rod pods or bank sticks.
No Maggots to be taken into the Lodges. Maggot clips are not allowed.
Swingers or some other form of bite indication on the line as well as audible alarms must be used.
No plastic baits. Eg Pop-up corn and foam
No Zig Rigs
Audible alarms by the lake should not be used on full volume whilst Receivers in the Lodges can be as loud as you like! All alarms must have a receiver.
During Spawning periods anglers must comply with any request to stop angling or to fish in areas without spawning activity. As soon as activity is stopped Anglers will be invited to recommence fishing. We do not anticipate any issue from anglers to comply with this rule as it is to reduce Carp stress and prevent foul hooking at a time when they are pre-occupied and not feeding.
No leaders of any make. A minimum of 18” of Tubing must be used. No bare line above the lead weight.
No anglers under 16 allowed on Parkside Lake without the express prior permission of the owner
Inexperienced anglers are not allowed to fish on Parkside Lake on their own because of the difficulty and the need to handle the big Carp properly.Care of Fish, Tackle and Bait
Anglers must use a Carp Cradle/ weigh slings and unhooking mats. Under no circumstances should fish be removed from the area of the cradle unless being put back in using the weigh sling. All photos must be taken with the Carp being held above the Carp Cradle.
Any Carp over 20lb, should be removed from the water by using a sling with the net broken down inside it. They should not just be carried out in the net.
Fish must always be transported from the Carp Cradle back to the water in a sling. Under no circumstances should a fish be carried in your arms.
All fish should be returned as soon as possible after weigh-in. The sacking of fish is NOT allowed at any time.
A Large Landing Net (Minimum 42 inch) is recommended and this must be used. No other Landing Nets are allowed.
Barbless hooks are to be used at all times. No bent, ‘krank’ or ‘curved’ hooks (eg Korda, Mugga).
Minimum breaking strain line of 15lb must be used on all Lakes for Carp fishing. This line should reasonably new as old line breaks.
Braid must not be used as a main line.
Lead core is not allowed. No Leaders.
Rigs must be safe with the lead able to eject if the fish gets snagged. Korda style clips are acceptable but the rubbers must not be forced down too tightly preventing the lead from ejecting.
No Zig rigs
Anglers must not leave their rods in the water unattended i.e. the angler must not be more than 15 meters away.
No fixed leads or any other ‘death rig’.
No plastic baits. Eg Pop-up corn or foam
No baited rigs to be left on the rods when not in use. This is dangerous to wildlife and the owners friendly dogs.
Strictly no Peanuts or Tiger Nuts at any time. Sweetcorn is allowed.
Some form of bite indication must be used. (e.g. swingers)
Any serious breach, or repeated breach, of the above will result in the angler being required to stop fishing or leave the complex.
Any angler not fishing with the correct equipment will be expected to purchase locally the missing items.
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