{"id":156,"date":"2019-01-27T16:59:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T16:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slaithwaitedistrictanglingclub.org\/sadac\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2026-02-08T16:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:46:42","slug":"match-dates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.slaithwaitedistrictanglingclub.org\/sadac\/?page_id=156","title":{"rendered":"Match Dates and Match Rules\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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2026 Season\u2019s Match Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Booking Essential:<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

To Book On Any Matches<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Phone David Jessop on 07951 082919<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With Jason On Our Facebook Page<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Or Through The WhatsApp Match Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

To be Added to the Match Group Contact: <\/strong>Dave Jessop. Jason Lodge. Tony Warner. Chris Roberts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sunday matches.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Draw 9am Fish 10am-3pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

All matches \u00a315 unless stated otherwise<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 1st. Hopton Water –\u00a0 (Silvers Match)<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 15th Push Dam\u00a0 (Silvers Match)<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 29th Canal<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 12th Bottoms Mill Dam (T.R. Brook Cup)<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 26th Hill Top Reservoir (Joe Booth Memorial Match)<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 10th Canal (Boulding Trophy)<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 24th Nethermill, Penistone \u00a325<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 7th Hopton Water (Fred Eastwood Challenge cup)<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 21st Push Dam\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 5th Nethermill, Penistone \u00a325<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 19th Bottoms Mill Dam<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 2nd Hill Top Reservoir (Gertrude Gee Trophy)<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 16th Nethermill ( Malcolm Fenwick Memorial Shield) \u00a325<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 30th Hopton Water (Melvin Livesey Memorial Match)<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 13th Canal<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 27th Push Dam ( Ralph Reece Memorial Trophy)<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 11th Nethermill (Christmas Match ) \u00a325<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 25<\/strong>th Bottoms Mill Dam ( Fred Eastwood Rose Bowl)<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 8th\u00a0 Hopton Water (silvers match)<\/strong><\/p>\n

November 22nd Push Dam, Shepley (Silvers Match)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

December 6th Hopton Water (Silvers Match )<\/strong><\/p>\n

December 20th Push Dam, Shepley (Silvers Match)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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December 29th Canal Christmas Match (Annual Cup) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Draw 8.30 am Fish10.00 am to 3.00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE WEDNESDAY CLUB<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Wednesday Fishing Club will start to meet again in APRIL 2026
The idea is to encourage anglers to meet together and share their skills, thoughts and ideas and just a general get together for persons that may need some help & support.
There is usually a \u00a31 winner take all pool.
The F. Taylor League cup will be presented to the angler with the highest accumulated weight over the series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DRAW 12.00 noon<\/strong><\/p>\n

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FISH 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

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April 8th Hopton Water<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 22nd Canal<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 6th Bottoms Mill Dam<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 20th Hopton Water<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 3rd Canal<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 17th Bottoms Mill Dam<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 1st Hill Top Reservoir<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 15th Canal<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 29th Push Dam<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 12th Hopton Water<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 26th Canal\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 9th Push Dam, Shepley<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 23rd Bottoms Mill Dam<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 7th Canal<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 21st Hopton Water<\/strong><\/p>\n

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FRIDAY EVENING SUMMER MATCHES 2025<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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DRAW 2.00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

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FISH 3.00pm to 8.00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

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May 1st Hopton Water (Hospital Cup and Infirmary Cup)<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 15th Push Dam (Lumb Waggler Shield)<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 29th Bottoms mill Dam<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 12th Hill Top<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 26th Canal<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 10th Bottoms Mill Dam (Wilson Cup)<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 24th Hopton Water<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 7th Canal<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 21st Push Dam (C.W. Hill Cup )<\/strong><\/p>\n

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MATCH BOOKINGS AND MATCH RULES<\/strong><\/p>\n

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MATCH BOOKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. BOOKINGS FOR ALL FRIDAY AND SUNDAY MATCHES
    From the Match Secretary at any time up to 8.00 pm on the night prior to the match:
    Telephone Match Secretary: Dave Jessop 121, Marsh Lane, Shepley, Huddersfield HD8 8AS. Mobile No:- 07951082919.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. ENTRY FEE AND POOLS FOR MATCHES.
      a) There is a \u00a33 pegging fee for all matches and a \u00a312 pool.
      b) From the entry fee 20p goes to the Club\u2019s Junior fund and the rest goes to the Match Account.
      c) The match pool carries a 100% payout e.g.: 50%, 30% and 20% plus sections.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. DURATION OF MATCHES.
        As per the match programme on the website.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. THE DRAW
          As per the match programme on the website.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. NON ATTENDANCE.
            Any angler booked on to a match who does not attend on the day of the match without having previously notified the Match Secretary will not be entitled to a refund of the entry fee and pools .<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            MATCH RULES<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. All anglers fishing matches must be in possession of a current Environment Agency Rod Licence and should be fully conversant with these rules.<\/li>\n
            2. Juniors fishing matches will pay the full entry fee. No one under 12 years of age on the 1st<\/sup> of January will be able to compete in senior club matches unless they are accompanied by an adult who shall be solely responsible for them.<\/li>\n
            3. Any angler who draws scales must take these to their peg and conduct the weigh-in on completion of the match. Anglers who draw \u201cchecker\u201d pegs must assist the scales man to conduct the weigh-in and record the weights.<\/li>\n
            4. \u201cNear pegs\u201d are available on application in writing to the Match Secretary prior to the matches. Competitors granted such pegs will be obliged to take \u201cnear pegs\u201d on all subsequent matches for the rest of that season.<\/li>\n
            5. Competitors on arriving at their pegs\u00a0 must not groundbait or loosefeed their swim or disturb the water other than to wet their groundbait, clear their fishing ground of weed or obstruction, position their keepnets or plumb the depth before the starting signal.<\/li>\n
            6. A competitor must fish within one yard of his peg mark. On flowing water he will fish from his position in the direction of the flw as far as the next peg
              On still waters and canals he will may fish on either side of his peg to a point halfway between his peg and the adjacent peg on either side. Should other competitors be pegged opposite one another then he shall only fish to the centre of the water.<\/li>\n
            7. A competitor may only use one rod, line and hook at any one time but may have other tackles assembled for use in a position to his rear providing that no such tackle be baited. Any competitor leaving his peg during the match must withdraw his rod and terminal tackle from the water and must not approach another competitor unless invited to do so.<\/li>\n
            8. Any bait subject to local rules may be used, except live or dead fish, spinning baits or lures. All groundbait and loose feed may be thrown in by hand or by the use of catapults, throwing sticks, swimfeeders, baitdroppers and pole pots, the latter three only to be used with the rod or pole that is being fished with.<\/li>\n
            9. Competitors must hook play and land their own fish from their own peg. Competitors must cease fishing on hearing the finishing signal but may be allowed no more than 15 minutes to play and land a fish that was hooked before the finishing signal.<\/li>\n
            10. The following are ineligible for weighing in :- Salmon, Trout, Seatrout, Sticklebacks and Crustaceans. All fish caught during a match must be returned after the weigh-in.<\/li>\n
            11. Where matches are held on suitable waters, competitors may enter the water (thigh wading only). Notice will be given to competitors at the draw. Junior members will not be allowed to wade on any match.<\/li>\n
            12. No member shall fish any match length on the day of the match until after the completion of the weigh-in. Competitors who want to resume fishing after the match may not do so until after the scales have passed their peg.<\/li>\n
            13. All trophy winners will receive their trophy and a replicato keep, at the Annual Presentation Night. All Trophies must be returned to the Match Secretary before 1st<\/sup> November following the presentation. Failure to do so will result in the offender being banned from all Club Matches during the following year. No trophy may be won outright.<\/li>\n
            14. Only Club Members who have not won a Senior Cub Trophy during the previous year and have not been a winner of the Hallas Novice Trophy during the previous three years may win the Hallas Novice Trophy.<\/li>\n
            15. A trophy is presented to the Lady Member with the highest combined weight in the Annual Cup and Hallas Trophy matches.<\/li>\n
            16. Any Club Member wishing to be considered for representative matches for next year MUST complete the form provided in the year book (see pages 34 and 35) and forward it to the Match Secretary.<\/li>\n
            17. Any offence committed against Match Rules to be reported to the Match Secretary in writing immediately after the end of the match and before the announcement of the winners. The offence shall be investigated at the next General Purposes Committee Meeting where the alleged offender shall have the right to attend to defend himself. The General Purposes Committee have the power to suspend or terminate a person\u2019s Club Membership for the breaking of\u00a0 any Match Rules.<\/li>\n
            18. Any Club Member fishing for a Club Trophy must show his Membership Book when drawing his peg number.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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