Advance exclusive group bookings only.

We do not allow visitors to the lake, we have signs up saying no visitors so this means NO VISITORS... the fishery is a tranquil place to relax in quiet surroundings without random people walking around.

Large unhooking mats are a must and carp care liquids to be used at all times, unhooking mats to be placed on the grass and not on the gravel swims.

Please treat all fish caught with some form of carp care product, all considerate anglers should have a bottle in their tackle bag.

No sacking of fish at all, especially in the summer! We advise retaining slings to rest the fish after a fight and to carry them safely from the water to your wet unhooking mat.

All carp anglers must have a water bucket to pour fresh lake water on the carp whilst on the unhooking mat. Fish need to be kept wet so please follow this advice. Please fill the water bucket once you have landed the fish and it is safely in your landing net. Then when you have your mat wet, the water bucket filled, then you can transfer the fish safely to the mat making sure all the fins are tucked under the fish. Please respect and care for the fish.

During the summer when some weed is around we have a minimum 0.40 line rule, during the winter season (15th November-1st March) 0.33 is suitable.

Maximum leadcore length 12", rigs will be checked.

No fixed leads, all leads must pull out of lead clips easily and drop off or slide up the line without any restriction.

If using braided mainline then a long length of tubing must be used. No other types of leaders to be used with braided mainline please.

No nuts of any description including tigernuts. No nuts or tigernuts as hookbaits either.

No shelf life boilies please, this is to help protect the gut health of our fish and the water quality.

Barbless hooks are required now due to several trailing fish this year. All the common brands such as Nash, Fox, ESP, thinking anglers and Korda etc are advised. We are checking rigs now during your session, this is for fish safety so please respect this rule.

No maggots or casters as feed or as hookbaits.

No particles, only tinned sweetcorn is permitted.

Maximum three rods per person.

Rods must not be left unattended due to the fish being very powerful and takes can be extremely quick. 

No guests unless previously arraged. Anyone caught at the lake with visitors will be asked to leave as it is all private property,

No Dogs.

Anyone caught leaving rubbish will not be allowed back onto the fishery, on the whole most anglers fishing with us in 2023 have been extremely considerate and left no rubbish at all, thank you. Filter tips and wrappers are the main things left behind they count as rubbish. All swims are checked before and after!

No fires, BBQs are permitted but must be raised off the ground.

The speed limit is 10mph through the farm, anyone speeding will be asked to leave and will not be allowed back onto the fishery again. We have very large farm machinery in use on the farm and many blind corners. We also have children playing and walking about in the yard and up the lanes so please be careful and reduce your speed.

The entrance gates to the otter fence must not be wedged open, we have made a considerable investment into our otter fencing to protect the carp so, please keep all the gates closed after you go through them.

All anglers must hold a valid EA fishing licence.

All visitors and anglers enter Earls Hall Farm and Earls Hall Fisheries at their own risk. We will not be held responsible for any injuries, losses or damages during your visit.

All bookings must be made in advance by calling or texting the booking number or by email. The phones are answered from 8am to 6pm, we are extremely busy on various aspects of the lakes and farm which means we cannot always answer straight away. Text messages will be answered as soon as possible.

Thank you for reading the rules and we hope to hear from you soon.

How to book

Bookings are only taken via email earlshallfisheries@gmail.com or by WhatsApp on the fishery phone number, this way of booking is so we have a clear correspondense during the booking process which limits the chance of a double booking. We no longer take telephone bookings, please email and we will get back to you within 48hrs. All booking require a 50% deposit/booking fee and the balance paid two weeks prior to fishing or cash on the bank, thank you. Please note that the deposit is a booking fee and is not refundable, it can however be used for an alternative date.