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 annually.
3. Subscriptions run for 12 months and are due on the
date of joining and on each anniversary thereafter. Members choosing the
“Auto-renewal” option must either remove any saved payment card from the
Clubmate portal or give at least 7 days notice of cancellation prior to
their renewal date 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. Members can change from a ”Auto-renewal” membership to a
“One-off” membership by emailing fromeanglers@outlook.com or by messaging via the
Clubmate portal. 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, produce
their membership card, confirmation of booking, or Clubmate Fishing app to the Club
Bailiff, or to any Member of the Association.
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 canceled 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. Barbeques 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. 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.
34. Juniors under the age of 14 years must be supervised
by an adult when fishing Association Waters.
35. 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.