Rules and Constitution
1. That the Association be called ‘The Frome and District Angling
Association’ the members of which shall be season ticket-holders.
2. That the Association is managed by a Chairman, Vice President,
Membership and Honorary Secretary, Treasurer, and a committee of up to 12
members. Six to form a quorum; a tie to be decided by the casting vote of the
Chairman. The Officers are to be elected for a maximum term of three years. In
the event of a vacancy the committee can appoint replacement officers or
committee members at any time for a variable term the length of should coincide
with the terms of the other officers and committee members.
3. Subscriptions run for 12 months and are due on the date of joining
and on each anniversary thereafter. To resign members must either remove any
saved payment card from the Clubmate portal or prior to their renewal
date give at least 7 days' notice of cancellation, either via the Clubmate
portal or by email to fromeanglers@outlook.com. Unless cancelled, on payment of the subscription membership will be
renewed for a further 12 months, on cancellation no full or partial refunds of
subscriptions will be made. Membership, Day Ticket, and Exchange fees will be
published at www.fadaa.uk.
4. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held before July and a
further General Meeting may be called as necessary. The Committee will meet as
and when needed during the year. Special meetings may be called when required.
5. That the Treasurer shall keep the accounts of the Association, with
such Bankers as the trustees shall appoint. Trustees shall consist of the
President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Chairman. Monies to be invested in
the name of Frome and District Angling Association. The Treasurer should not be
empowered to withdraw any portion of monies before and until sanctioned by the
Committee. The financial year will be from the 1st of April to the 31st of March.
6. That the Committee shall have the power to suspend or add to any of
these rules prior to being confirmed at the AGM. Members can propose additions
or amendments to these rules for consideration by the committee at any time.
7. Alterations of these Rules shall be confirmed at the AGM.
8. That the closing date for nominations of Officers should be no later
than 7 days prior to the AGM.
9. Any Officer or Committee member absent from three consecutive
meetings may have their name erased from the Official List.
10. Members residing outside a radius of 15 miles of the headquarters
shall enjoy the privileges of the Association but will not be permitted to have
voting rights nor to hold office in the Association unless approved by the
Committee.
11. That the Committee has the power to close any water without previous
notice if deemed necessary.
12. Any person fishing shall, upon request from a Club Bailiff or other
member, prove their permission to fish by producing their membership card,
confirmation of booking, or Clubmate Fishing app.
13. That the hours of fishing be restricted to 1 hour prior to sunrise
and to 3 hours after sunset. Night fishing is not permitted on any of our
waters. Irrespective of these rules where a fishery has specific rules about
times of fishing those rules will have precedence.
14. Members shall not be accompanied by a dog when fishing, and shall do
no damage to gates, hedges, fences, banks, weirs, crops, or disturb or
interfere with any livestock.
15. That no Member of this Association be allowed to carry firearms
whilst fishing on Association Waters.
16. Litter shall not be deposited on the fields, banks or in the water.
Any member found littering will be reported to the committee and may have
membership either suspended or in the worst circumstances cancelled with no
refund of subscription.
17. All gates to be securely fastened after being opened.
18. No cars will be allowed in the fields. Parked vehicles to be kept
clear of gates and access points.
19. No fish are to be taken or killed from any Association water, at any
time, without the prior permission of the Committee.
20. The Committee shall have the full power to deal with all cases of
non-observance of all or any of these rules and may, for such or any cause,
suspend or expel a Member from the Association, and may reject an application
for membership if they see fit.
21. Digging of the banks, removal of woody material, or construction of
platforms or angling stations shall not be permitted without the prior
permission of the Committee.
22. Minor swim clearing activities and cutting back of vegetation to
gain access to fishing swims are permitted without prior permission of the
Committee but any extensive vegetation clearance such as the removal of whole
trees, large limbs, or scrub clearance, must be approved by the Committee.
23. Any person fishing Association Waters must be in the possession of a
valid Environment Agency Rod Licence which must be made available for
inspection, upon request from a Club Bailiff.
24. Any person fishing the Association Waters shall not use any
instrument, other than rod and line, to catch fish or crayfish, without prior
permission of the Committee and the associated authorisation from the
Environment Agency.
25. Local and National Bylaws must be complied with by any person
fishing Association Waters.
26. Where a Fishery or Club (when using an exchange arrangement) has
specific rules these will take precedent over FADAA rules and must be complied
with at all times.
27. The Association’s Code of Conduct must be complied with at all
times.
28. The River Mells, Fordbury Water, Nunney Brook, Upper River Chew and
Wellow Brook will be catch and release fly-only fishing waters. Fishing must be
with a traditional fly line or Tenkara setup. The River Frome will be fly
fishing only from the 1st of April to the 15th of June.
29. Fish are not to be removed, transferred, or introduced to, or from,
any Association Water without the permission of the Committee.
30. Barbecues or fires are not permitted on any Association Water.
31. Access to Association Waters is only permitted for the purposes of
fishing or fishing-related activities. Access is not permitted for any other
activity without permission from the Committee.
32. All persons fishing Association Waters should adopt good
bio-security practices and follow the ‘Check, Clean, Dry’ principle.
33. All members agree to support the club's aims to restrict fishing to members and day ticket holders only, consequently any member fishing with a non-member without a ticket will have their membership suspended for 1 month, any further offences will lead to a suspension of membership and a possible ban from re-joining the club.
34. Any Person caught fishing any Association Water without a valid
annual subscription, day ticket or Exchange ticket will be asked to leave the
water and could be banned from future membership.
35. Juniors under the age of 14 years must be supervised by an adult
when fishing Association Waters.
36. Members must adhere to any specific fishery rules regarding the use
of barbless hooks, members fishing non-Association waters on an exchange ticket
or visiting a commercial fishery must ensure they are aware of the fishery’s
rules. On Frome and District Angling Association waters; The Lighthouse Lake is
barbless hooks only; the fly waters are to be fished with barbless or with
hooks with crushed barbs. On the coarse rivers we encourage the use of barbless
hooks but this is not mandatory.
37. On the Clubmate app and in the Members area of the website there is
a guide called "Caring for your catch". Members are expected to
follow the guidance and failing to adhere to the recommendations may lead to a
member's membership being cancelled. No full or partial refund of membership
fees is due for any cancelled membership.