1 Season Fishing Starts 15th March - Fishing Ends 31st October
2 Permitted Daily Hours for Fishing See table in Appendix 1
  The instructions relating to fishing, including the list of permitted hours are also posted inside the checking stations, MUST be strictly observed
3 Taking of Trout
 The Environment Agency Regulations and Bye-laws and regulations in force at the time must be observed. The dates when fish may be killed and taken are listed below. Not more than two fish per day may be taken with an overall limit of three brace per week from all club waters.
Brown Trout may be taken from April 1st until 7th October.
Rainbow Trout in lakes may be taken at any time when the fishery is open.
4 Mode of Fishing. Fly Fishing only floating and sinking lines Dry, Wet, Nymph or Lure
See rules on lines and fly sizes in Appendix 2
5 Rod Limit and Bank Areas There are four bank areas where fishing is allowed and these are lettered A-D on the map. Limits have been applied on the number of rods which are permitted to fish each bank area at anyone time and these are also shown on the map. These rod limits, which include members' children and guests, must NEVER be exceeded. The Club is restricted to a maximum of 80 rods at anyone time.
  There are two checking stations controlling the west bank C and these are known as checking stations C.1 (North) and C.2 (South). This has been done at the request of the Ornithological Group, to reduce disturbance to birds resting and feeding in front of their hide, by Members walking across that area. The maximum number of rods permitted to fish the West Bank is 20 and these have been distributed 6 to station C.1 and 14 to station C.2. Members wishing to fish the North area of the West bank should park vehicles in the car park nearest the sailing Club's premises and use station C.1. Access will be through the gate to the left of the public bird hide. The limits of fishing on this section are clearly marked.
  Bank C1 - special arrangements The Ogston Sailing Club need to sail close to C1 bank, on occasions. On this section boats have the undisputed right of way and anglers should be patient if their fishing is temporarily disturbed. Any issues, which may arise, should be referred to the General Secretary. There must be no confrontation between users at any time as this could lead to the withdrawal of rights to fish on this bank. Sailing may take place at any time but anglers are advised to consider fishing other banks on Wednesday evenings after 5 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11-00 a.m. onwards.
If the Sailing Club holds special events, this section of bank (C1) will be closed to anglers on those days and a notice will be placed on the checking station to that effect.
   
Members wishing to fish the South area of the West bank should park vehicles in the small car park near Ogston Hall drive and approach on foot along New Ogston Road to the access point to station C.2. Members should use only that checking station controlling the area of the West bank they wish to fish, and MUST NOT check in at one station and check out at the other. There is a notice marking the northern end of fishing on this section and members should proceed no further.
Members should not cross in front of the bird watching hides when changing banks
6 Guests are allowed Guests are permitted and a guest ticket should be completed and left in the box in the checking station after fishing. For details and conditions see Appendix 6
7 Members’ Children / Grandchildren A member's child/grandchild may accompany the member and fish subject to the conditions contained in Rule 10 'Members' Children'.
Please see Appendix 6
8 Car Parking Members must use the car parks shown on the map, and must not park vehicles on roads or verges or enter either by vehicle or on foot on to any land occupied by the Ogston Sailing Club. Vehicles are left in the car parks at owners' risk, and no liability will be accepted by the owners, or the Club, for loss of personal property from, or damage to, vehicles left in the car parks. Members are advised to lock their car doors. The gates at entrances to car parks at bank areas A and C.1 are locked at night. Automatic electrically operated gates control access to these two main car parks which are timed to open at 4.00 a.m. and close at 10.30 p.m. daily during the fishing season.
9 Access Points The access gates shown on the map are the ONLY points of access to be used. The entrance gate and access road leading to Ogston Hall at the southern end of the reservoir are strictly out of bounds to all anglers on foot or by vehicle
10 Toilets Toilets are located near the two main car parks and must be used.
11 Checking Station Procedure Each bank area is controlled by a checking station located near the access point, and each station has been fitted with numbered hooks which correspond with the maximum number of rods which are permitted to fish that bank at anyone time. In addition there are some unnumbered hooks on which are hung metal clips. These clips are for holding guest tickets, and their use will be explained later in these notes. If all the numbered hooks in a checking station are occupied the maximum number of rods will be in use on the bank controlled by that station, and no further rods will be allowed. All members wishing to fish on any bank area must call at the checking station controlling that bank BEFORE and AFTER fishing it, and carry out the following procedure.
(i) Before fishing any bank, hang your personal membership disc, with the number facing you, on the first unoccupied numbered hook inside the checking station
(ii) If accompanied by your child/grandchild (under 16 years of age) hang your child's special disc, with the number facing you, on the next nearest unoccupied numbered hook
(iii) If you are accompanied by a guest you should complete a guest ticket for each guest, fold the ticket so that it will not obscure other hooks and place it in one of the metal clips provided. Hang the clip with the ticket on the next nearest unoccupied numbered hook
(iv) Complete all parts of Section 1 of the form inside the black plastic folder in front of you by making your own entry first followed by a separate entry for each guest. No entry should be made for your child
AFTER FISHING ANY BANK
(i) Return to checking station on the bank where you have been fishing
(ii) Remove your personal disc and your child's disc from the numbered hooks
(iii) Remove the metal clip(s) holding your guest(s) ticket(s), push the ticket(s) in the slot in the box marked Used Guest Tickets and return the empty clip(s) to the unnumbered hook(s)
(iv) Weigh and measure your catch (your child's and guest’s catch counts as your own) and complete all parts of Section 2 of the form inside the black folder by entering the details for yourself and your guest(s) in the appropriate columns
FISHING ON MORE THAN ONE BANK AREA is allowed providing -
(i) maximum rods are not in use on the bank to which you move;
(ii) the procedure of signing in and signing out, as outlined in items (a) and (b) above, is repeated at the checking station on each bank
  The checking station procedure is quite simple and straightforward, and has been designed for the purposes of keeping accurate records and complying with the requirements specified by the owners of the reservoir. It is therefore ESSENTIAL for all members to strictly observe the procedure as described, and no variations or short cuts around it will be entertained. Every member will be required to use the checking stations on each visit, and to carry out the procedure in respect of himself, his child and his guest(s). Members will not be allowed to sign-in or sign-out for other members. Access to any bank area by members, their children or guests is not allowed unless they intend to fish that bank and follow the checking station procedure.
12 Boats and Wading Boats are not allowed and wading is strictly forbidden
13 THE USE OF ANY FORM OF LIVE OR DEAD BAIT OR GROUND BAIT IS PROHIBITED
14 Waste Line and Hooks. Members, guests and Club Bailiffs must not discard nylon or monofilament waste, hooks or lures of any kind as serious injury to wild-life may result.
15 General Members must not do any of the following:-
(a) Interfere in any way with wild-life including water fowl, swans or other birds or take or damage the eggs thereof
(b) leave any kind of litter
(c) unduly tread down, injure or remove material of any kind on or from the reservoir grounds
(d) wilfully break or damage any fence, tree, shrub, bush or plant
(e) light any fire
(f) interfere with or use any of the Water Company's plant, equipment, boats or apparatus or enter any building belonging either to the Company or the Sailing Club
(g) enter upon any part of the lands adjoining the reservoir or river, etc., other than by the proper routes
(h) wade or stand in the water
(i) commit any act likely to foul the reservoir bank or pollute the water
(j) use a portable radio
(k) bring other persons on to the reservoir grounds who are not Club members or guests who are attending to fish at the invitation of members, and for whom guest tickets have been completed and placed in the checking stations. Family picnic parties are not allowed except in the car parks
(l) act in an abusive manner, use offensive language or cause annoyance or disturbance to other anglers or amenity users including members of the Sailing Club or Ornithologists
16 All members and Club Bailiffs will be issued with a key for the Club's checking stations which must be used before fishing this reservoir.
17 The instructions relating to fishing, including the list of permitted hours, which are posted inside the checking stations, MUST be strictly observed.
18 Day and night security patrols are operative at this reservoir throughout the year
19 Dates and times of fishing must be strictly adhered to.
20 Conduct Members are reminded that Ogston Reservoir is used for storing public water supply, and that facilities for angling have been granted to the Club on the strict understanding that members will act in a responsible and sportsmanlike manner, and do nothing which might possibly result in polluting the water
21 Joint Amenity Users' Committee A Joint Amenity Users' Committee, comprising members of this Club, the Ogston Sailing Club and representatives of local ornithological groups, has been established. The Committee will meet from time to time to discuss and reach agreement on matters of common interest at the reservoir. The minutes of these meetings, together with any recommendations for administering the recreational facilities at this site, etc., will be submitted to the owners, the Severn-Trent Water Company, for approval
22 Sailing The Ogston Sailing Club has the exclusive right to sail boats on this reservoir. In addition to recreational sailing the Club also provide training facilities for schools. Changing wind currents sometimes make it impossible for boat crews to avoid coming in close to the reservoir banks, and if this occurs, members must temporarily cease casting until the boat or boats have passed, to avoid injury to the crews or damage to the boats. Members of the Sailing Club have no wish to disturb anglers by encroaching on their fishing grounds, and will not do so intentionally. Excellent relationships have been established between this Club, the Sailing Club and the ornithologists, and each of these bodies expect their members to respect the rights and privileges of the other interested parties. A very serious view will be taken of any member of this Club who commits any act which could damage these friendly relationships
23 23. Emergency Warning and Rescue System Arrangements have been made with the Ogston Sailing Club for boat crews to come to the assistance of any angler who may be in difficulty through sudden illness or accident. In this eventuality the angler nearest to the person in difficulty should attach a handkerchief or some item of clothing etc. to the end of his fishing rod and signal by slowly waving the rod from left to right. On observing the signal, the crew of the nearest boat will proceed as quickly as possible to render whatever assistance may be necessary. All members of the Sailing Club have been informed of this procedure which must not, under any circumstances, be used except in genuine cases of emergency.
24 Checking Day Permit Anglers Members and Club Bailiffs are asked to check on all persons found fishing at this reservoir and any incidents should be reported to the Club General Secretary as quickly as possible, together with whatever information can be obtained
25 Members' Children/ Grandchildren Members who wish to bring their child/grandchild (under 16 years of age) to fish at this reservoir should apply to the General Secretary for a special disc. When attending with their child/grandchild, members should place their child's special disc on the nearest unoccupied numbered hook to their own. No entry should be made for a member's child/grandchild on the forms provided in the checking stations, as any fish caught by the child/grandchild counts as the member's catch and should be entered as such.
26 Members' Children/ Grandchildren and Guests Members are responsible for the safety and conduct of their child/grandchild and guests, they can only fish on the same bank as the member.
27 Reserving Hooks is not allowed All members must use the checking stations, and complete the procedure for themselves, their children/grandchildren and their guests. They must not "sign-in" or "sign-out" other members or their guests, and they must not move or interfere with the discs left in the checking stations by other members.
28 Club Bailiffs who are not also Club members and who are allowed to fish occasionally in return for their services will be issued with a special disc for use at this reservoir. The checking station procedure for these Club Bailiffs is the same as for Club members, except that they are not permitted to take a guest.
SPECIAL NOTES
Fishing is not allowed on the following areas, and members must not attempt to gain access to those areas:-
(a) from the land occupied by the Ogston Sailing Club;
(b) from the concrete dam wall;
(c) from the land lying to the north of the Matlock - Clay Cross Road (A6014)
(across the road from the reservoir near the Napoleon Inn);
(d) from any other stretch of bank not included in the lengths defined by notice boards and marked on your Club Map.
Private road to Ogston Hall
This road above bank D is STRICTLY out of bounds to all anglers who must not use this road either on foot or by vehicle. Vehicles must not be parked in entrance gate or anywhere along New Ogston Road.
Bank erosion
Anglers are advised to be alert to possible hazards at this site, for example bank erosion caused by wind and wave action undercutting banks which can become unstable. Prevailing winds make Bank area 'A' vulnerable to undercutting, and anglers should exercise care when fishing from or walking along this bank.
Before visiting this site
Members should read and clearly understand the list of rules governing access and fishing at this reservoir and the checking station procedure which must be followed on every visit.
It is most important that all users of Ogston Reservoir work together
to make this a pleasant place for recreation and to preserve its status as a
Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
 
     
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