Tackle
2 Rod limit, please have the appropriate licence, we actively encourage our regional ea officer to visit EBL to check.
Do not leave rods unattended.
No bait boats, no drones.
No leaders of any description, please use rig tubing.
Micro Barbed hooks only.
Minimum 12lb line.
No braided mainline. (Spomb, marker rod is fine)
No permanently fixed leads.

Bait
No meat type baits of any description.
No nuts.
Only particle purchased from fishery is permitted.
No maggots, pinkies, squatts etc.
Quality boilies only.
No trout pellet.
We recommended using our fishery pellet and house boilies as these are bespoke to birch pool and the fish are fed on them regularly.  If you would like to order some for your trip, contact us and we can put together an order for you.

Fish Safety/Care
Please do not bring any landing nets, unhooking mats, sacks or retaining slings into the fishery, these will be provided for you.

Ensure mats and slings are soaking wet before any contact with fish.
Retaining Slings are to be used for the absolute bare minimum time, whilst your sort your mat, scales, camera gear. They are not to be used to retain fish all night, breaking this rule will result in you being asked to leave.

Fish are to be treated with care when unhooking, please use propolis or similar carp care treatments where necessary on mouths, cuts, lifted scales etc. If in any doubt contact the fishery team, we are more than happy
to help.

Fish are to be returned to water in a sling, not carried.

Do not stand when holding fish for photographs.

We’ve supplied permanent weigh bars to assist with weighing fish, please use them, and keep the unhooking mat underneath whilst doing so.

Any fish over 25lb to be reported to fishery team.

In the very unlikely event a fish becomes snagged, do not pull for a break, call the fishery team and we’ll get the boat out, we’d much rather you land it!
Fish are not to be removed from the lake or moved between lakes under any circumstances.

General

Please only bivvy up in designated swims. You are welcome to stalk or bait up from the far bank.
Please keep noise to a minimum.
No open fires.
No swimming, no tree climbing.
Alcohol is permitted but please keep it sensible.
Radios are permitted, loud music definitely isn’t.
Please use slabs provided if you wish to have a bbq.
No wading on the far bank. The shelf drop off is sharp.

Please do not leave litter, we have worked so hard to create this fishery and would appreciate it if you treated it as if it were your own. You will be asked to leave and will be banned if this rule is broken.

No ifs no buts.

Birch Pool Bookings

Cancellations of Birch Pool Bookings must be made at least seven days prior to the reservation date, in order to receive a full refund.

*Any cancellations made with less than seven days’ notice, are not eligible for a refund*