Theale 2 Syndicate - Additional Rules & Amendments

  1. No abuse or threatening behaviour to the owners or their guests using boats on the water.
  2. Maximum three rods allowed (members using 3 rods must have the appropriate Environment Agency rod licence)
  3. No member owns any swim, if you pre-bait a swim it does not give you the exclusive right to fish that swim.
  4. No member may fish the same swim for more than 72 hours consecutively and they cannot return to that swim within 24 hours.
  5. No swim may be reserved other than by an angler who has left tackle in the car park and is returning immediately to fish. In this circumstance only the placement of an obvious bait bucket for a period of no longer than 30 minutes is deemed acceptable. It is forbidden to reserve swims for anglers not on Theale Fisheries property.
  6. Bait boats are only allowed by additional permit and provided they are used sensibly; not to fish in snags or water where the result of a take will be a snagged fish or 'cut off', in or across other anglers water or at extreme range. Permits will be issued free of charge but misuse will result in the permit being withdrawn, with no replacement ever available for that member.
  7. Braided mainline is allowed to reduce the risk of 'cut-offs' on the bars.
  8. No unaccompanied members under 16. 16-18 year old members have to return a signed parental consent form.
  9. Members may have one non-fishing guest during daylight hours only. No non-members overnight other than non-fishing children at the sole responsibility of their parent
  10. .Guest tickts must be purchased in advance by arrangement and are subject to availability and at the discretion of Theale Fisheries. Members may only have one guest at any one time. The guest must fish in the same or immediately adjacent swim to the member and will be bound by Theale Fisheries terms and conditions, rules and codes of conduct. The member will be held entirely responsible for the conduct of their guests. No guest tickets are available during April. A maximum of two guests are allowed on the water at any one time.
  11.  Pike fishing, lure fishing and spinning are permitted November 1st - March 1st inclusive; subject to the following rules.  
  • A wire trace must be used.   Single hooks or individual semi-barbed or barbless trebles only. Snap tackles are prohibited.  
  • NO LIVE BAITS - No exceptions.  
  • Only pre-frozen sea or trout dead baits. No coarse fish species dead baits.  
  • No pike gags or gaffs. Anglers must be in possession of long 8" + forceps. 
  • No lure fishing or spinning across static anglers water or within one swim either side of them. CHECK FIRST ignorance is no excuse.