Match Bookings

REQUEST FOR MATCH BOOKING NOTES

Please read these notes carefully before proceeding:-

1. Requests for match booking are only accepted on a first come first served basis. We do not accept a standard booking of a venue for each season you must apply every year.
2. Requests for match bookings are only accepted between 1st September and 28th February for bookings from 1st March to 15th of June in the following season. Late bookings cannot be accepted due to production issues with our match calendar.
3. Bookings will be displayed on our website and issued on the printed match calendar to tackle dealers.
4. For the benefit of our members it is the responsibility of the organising club or league to place warning notices at all entrances or car parks etc at least 24hrs in advance of a match being fished on our waters.
5. All notices and pegs to be collected up after the match.
6. Nails must NOT be used to attach pegs to the ground. Please use card or self adhesive labels.
7. All bookings are subject to a 50% cancellation fee once they have appeared on our website or in the printed match calendar unless cancellation is due to flood or weather conditions.
8. Please apply for bookings either in writing using the web form to the booking secretary whose address will be found on our booking form below, or via the Email address as instructed on the booking application form. (preferred option).
9. No matches can be considered booked until a confirmation booking receipt is received.

LIST OF WATERS AVAILABLE FOR MATCH BOOKINGS WITH PEG AVAILABILITY AND CHARGES.

Notes: Please refer to the water lists for description and location of the waters.
Minimum charge for outside clubs on all venues is 20 pegs (£60) or £3 per peg for matches from 21 pegs to 49 to reserve exclusive use of the waters for the day.
On venues that have less than 20 pegs a £3 per peg fee will apply.
All bookings will be listed in our match calendar list and published on our web site. Matches of 50 pegs or more are charged at £2 or a minimum charge of £100.
Two or more adjacent sections may be booked for larger matches and will attract the lower charge by combining peg numbers.
Bookings are only accepted from 1st September to 14th March for matches from 15th March to 15th June in the following year/season i.e. bookings made between September & February this year (2008) are for the period 15th March 2009 until 15th June 2010.
Match bookings cannot be accepted after 14th March for publication reasons.

RIVER VENUES:

DANIEL WELL MALMESBURY
Max 25 Pegs. Access and parking at both ends of the water.
Note: this water is best fished in the late autumn or winter from October to March as it can be weedy in the summer and peg numbers are reduced to about 15. Species: Roach Chub Perch Carp and Tench.

UPPER CHRISTIAN MALFORD
Max 40 Pegs. Access and parking at Avon Weir Lane, Christian Malford. Species: Roach, Chub, Dace, Perch, Tench, Gudgeon. Note: 200m walk across flat field to first peg.

LOWER CHRISTIAN MALFORD
Max 35 Pegs. Bankside car park next to Christian Malford Bridge. Species: Chub, Roach, Dace, Perch, Tench, Barbel, Gudgeon, odd big Bream.

Upper & Lower Christian Malford can be combined for larger matches.

LACOCK ABBEY FIELDS
Includes two fields below Lacock Bridge on the RH bank downstream.
Max 40 Pegs. Parking in the public car park at the rear of the Red Lion PH only. Note: the National Trust Car park on the bridge Road does not open until 10.00am on Sunday mornings. Species Chub, Barbel, Dace, Roach, Perch, Bream, Gudgeon.

LACOCK QUEENSFIELD FARM
Max 40 Pegs. Parking in Queensfield Farmyard. Species: Chub, Barbel, Roach, Bream, Dace, Perch, Gudgeon.

Abbey Fields and Queensfield may be combined for larger matches of up to 65 pegs max due to overlapping sections at the bottom of Abbey fields and the top of Queensfield.

AVONCLIFF TO LIMPLEY STOKE
Max 60 Pegs. Divided into three 20 zones: Zone 1 is from Avoncliffe Aqueduct to the railway river bridge. Zone 2 is from the railway bridge to a point opposite Freshford seawage works. Zone 3 is from the sewage works to just above Limley Stoke Weir. All sections can be individually booked or combined for larger matches. Parking at Avoncliffe public car parks, or near Limpley stoke Bridge. For larger Matches permission may be obtained from Mr B. Godwin at Timothy Rise Farm (Next to Limpley Stoke Bridge) to use the small weir field for parking. This must be done in advance of the match day to allow Mr Godwin to arrange for the gate from the road to be unlocked. Species: Chub, Bream, Roach, Perch, Tench, Dace, Gudgeon & Barbel.

FRESHFORD
Max 35 Pegs. Parking in Freshford Station Car Park. Note: this can be full mid-week. Limited access also available from the lower end. Species: Bream, Chub, Tench, Gudgeon, Dace, Roach, Perch & some Barbel.

BATHFORD CHURCHES
Max 25 Pegs. Parking area at the end of Tyning Road in Bathampton Village [do not block the gates into Jewsons yard or the level crossing] and adjacent to Bathford Railway bridge on the A363 Bradford on Avon Road (Pathway leads up over the Railway Bridge)
Species: Roach, Dace, Perch, Chub, Bream, Tench and some Barbel.

BATHFORD CANDY’S
Max 25 Pegs. Parking in lay-by gate in the Toll Bridge Road and also just inside the entrance to Bathampton Mill Restaurant Car Park.
Note: gate is fitted with a combination Lock. Match organisers will be given the combination on booking; please make sure gate is kept locked when anglers are through going to the match and after exiting. Species: Roach, Bream, Dace, Chub, Tench, and odd Carp

Bathford Churches and Candy’s may be booked together for larger matches.

RIVER BRUE SOMERSET RIVERHOUSE FARM
Max 30 Pegs. Parking in the field next to Riverhouse Farm Bridge, KEEP TRACK CLEAR. Species: Roach, Skimmers (and big Bream) Chub, Dace, Rudd, Eels odd Tench and Carp.

RIVER BRUE BLACK BULL BRIDGE.
Max 30 Pegs. Parking alongside track to waters KEEP TRACK CLEAR. Species: Roach, Bream, Skimmers, Eels, Dace, Rudd, some Tench.

RIVER BRUE TEALHAM MOOR
Max 60 Pegs. Parking in Whitehouse Drove Note: 200m walk (flat) to river. Species: Roach, Bream, Tench, Rudd, Dace, Chub, Eels and odd Carp.

STILLWATER VENUES:

SABRE LAKE Nr Calne, Wilts
Max 35 Pegs. Large Car park at Quemerford Gate Farm 150m from lake. Draw pavilion and toilet on lake side, most swims have large comfortable platforms. Species: Carp, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Perch, Crucians, Gudgeon.

PAWLETT PONDS Nr Highbridge, Somerset
Max 50 Pegs. Four lakes; approx 1-1.25 acres each, with adjacent large car park. Majority of swims have large comfortable platforms. Species: Rudd, Roach, Bream, Carp, Tench, Eels some Perch.

SHACKELLS LAKE LANSDOWN Nr Bath
Max 30 Pegs. Large car park area but 300m walk to lake across fields. All swims have platforms. Note: the lake is closed from 1st May to 15th June each Year. Species: Roach, Rudd, Bream, Carp, Tench.

TOCKENHAM RESERVOIR Nr Lynham, Wilts
Max 40 Pegs. Note: Max 6 Matches per year allowed on this venue and are subject to board approval. LH side of reservoir and 4 pegs on the dam only available for match bookings. Premium peg fee applicable – see list below. Species: Carp, Roach, Bream, Rudd, Tench, Perch.

OLD RIVER AXE CUT OFF SECTION Bleadon, Nr Weston Super Mare
Max 45 Pegs. Note: Also includes 600m of the River Axe which may also be used from 16th June to 14th March increasing venue to 60+ pegs. Car parking in The Crescent at Bleadon. Species (lake) Carp, Tench, Roach, Rudd, Perch, Tench, Eels (River as before plus Bream).

Note: All matches at Tockenham are subject to Amalgamated Fisheries Ltd board approval and may be refused without giving reason for so doing.

Click here to download an application form to book a venue
by cutting and pasting the document into WORD you can complete your details before emailing it to Andy Smith (as an attachment) as per instructions on the form

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