The Club is called 'Leighton Buzzard Angling Club', a Company limited by guarantee with its headquarters at LeightonBuzzard.

On payment of a fee members are provided with this booklet. This is proof of membership, the member's full name and address must be clearly recorded.

Members failing to observe the club rules may be called before the committee. A club bailiff or official may remove a member's membership booklet and report the incident to the committee. Action to be taken will be decided by the committee and will be final.

Members have the right to request any other angler on a club water to produce a valid Club membership booklet.

Membership is not transferable and is for a period of twelve months, expiring on the 31st May.

Club booklets must be carried when fishing club waters and produced on demand.

Club bailiffs and officials hold a warrant card which they must produce as evidence of their authority to challenge anglers fishing club waters.

Persons found taking fish from club waters will be prosecuted. All fish must be returned to the water.

All members must be aware of and obey the Environmental Agency fishing rules.

Specimen fish may only be retained for weighing purposes. Carp may only be kept in a suitable carp sack. Catfish may only be retained in a  Pike tube or similar device.

Members must respect the environment. No dogs to be taken onto club waters. Crops must not be damaged. Camping tents may not be erected. No radios, firearms or other weapons may be taken to club waters. No fires may be started, self contained cooking apparatus is allowed if adequate safety precautions are taken.

Catapults may only be used for depositing bait.

Members are responsible for any litter in their swim. At the discretion of a club bailiff members found with litter in their swim will be given a written warning and may have their club membership removed.

All Club members intending to participate in Club or Inter Club matches should produce their Membership booklet and a valid rod licence when requested to do so.

Applications to fish Club waters from other clubs will be considered by the committee. A fee of £2.00 per peg for Adults and £1.00 for Juniors, with a minimum charge of £20, is payable in advance on confirmation of booking.

No juniors are to fish Tiddenfoot Pit without the supervision of an Adult Club member. Junior members may not night fish Tiddenfoot Pit.

A junior member is allowed to fish Rackley Hills Lake if accompanied by a responsible adult member. Only one junior per adult is allowed.

Rackley Hills lake may not be fished at night from 1st June to 15th October unless written permission is given by the club committee. Members without permission must fish from the Claydon arrival time to ONE HOUR BEFORE the Claydon departure time.

No treble hooks or multiple hook rigs may be used on club waters containing catfish. No spinning or lure fishing is allowed at Claydon Lakes, Tiddenfoot or Rackley Hills.

Club matches will be fished to NFA rules, subject to amendment by the committee.

Members must acquaint themselves with the Club match programme. Waters on which a competition is to be fished are out of bounds from dusk of the previous day until the competition is over.

Night fishing is not allowed at Claydon Lakes. Times for arrival and departure are printed at the back of this booklet. Club members found to be fishing outside of the stated times will be automatically barred for the rest of the season and may face prosecution. Keep nets may not be used with the exception of an official club match.

Anglers fishing Tiddenfoot lake may leave their tackle (baits out of the water) for a maximum of 2 hours in any 24 hour period. Club officials will remove tackle left longer than the two hour time limit and store it in a safe place.

No live fish may be taken onto Club waters. Live fish baits or dead freshwater fish may not be used at Claydon.

No boats are to be used on Club waters, except in extraordinary circumstances where the verbal permission of a club officer may be given.

Club members fishing Tiddenfoot lake may fish for a maximum of seven 24 hour periods then must leave the water, with their tackle, for two days and may not return within those two days.

Club members may use up to three fishing rods on club waters with the exception of Claydon, where two rods is the maximum allowed. Club members must have the appropriate licences for the rods they use and keep lines in their own swim.

Club members fishing Tiddenfoot lake during the night must be in possession of a night fishing permit.

No changes or work may be carried out on any club water without the permission of the club committee.

No bottles or tins are to be taken onto club waters. Bait should be kept in a suitable plastic container.

Crayfish may not be used as bait on any club stillwater.

Anglers fishing Tiddenfoot lake for catfish or carp must use a line of 15lb breaking strain or greater. All leads must be able to be unclipped, take special care when using lead core based tackle. Club officers have the right to inspect tackle used by a member.

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