ODAS CORONAVIRUS ANNOUNCEMENT – Following on from the Angling Trust announcement on the 19th March 2021, ODAS have now updated the fishing situation and we can now advise that our Fisheries will now be open for match fishing from the 29th March.

During the lockdown, people have been subject to a ‘stay at home’ order, however, this will come to an end on 29th March, though many restrictions will remain in place.

We must now follow the ‘rule of six’ – either 6 people or 2 households meeting (comprising of no more than 6 people).

If those in the group of 6 are outside your household or bubble you must always maintain the 2m distance from them or 1m if they are wearing masks. On the bank you are advised not to walk around and socialise, irrespective of distance between anglers. However, if you decide you need to converse with someone around the lake please keep the discussions to an absolute minimum to those outside your household/bubble and always maintain the 2m distance from them or 1m if both persons have masks.

Car sharing is strictly prohibited if the driver/passengers are from different households/bubbles. Only for essential trips can this be relaxed. Going fishing is not deemed as essential. You may not be sitting together fishing – but arriving together in the same car onto ODAS waters from mixed households/bubbles puts you at risk of being fined.

On the 4th April the Pit & River matches will re-start and on the 7th April the OAP Shield matches will re-start. Please contact Martin Reader on 07786 612449 for more details.

Club Outings will re-start on the 18th April with a match at Stambridge. Please contact Terry Commer Jnr on 07912 869651 to book-on.

Night fishing at Ongar No 1 is also allowed from the 29th March. Night Fishing Members please contact Robin Bundy in the usual way.

Guest Tickets are still suspended until further notice.

 

Please see below an extract from the Angling Trust announcement:

We were delighted to announce this week that we had received confirmation that all forms of angling including night fishing, charter boat angling and match fishing will be able to resume from March 29th under new Covid guidance for the return of outdoor sports and recreation in England. This followed the Angling Trust’s ‘Fishing out of Lockdown‘ submission to the Cabinet Office in February and a series of “intense discussions” with Government officials on the contents of the new guidance.