Ringwood and District Anglers Association is delighted to announce the completion of negotiations for the fishing rights downstream from their lower boundary of Throop Beat 3 right downstream to and including, Christchurch Harbour.
This is on a long term lease and will commence from January 1st 2010. Down to Tuckton Bridge this is an exclusive to RDAA, water. The currently available areas running down through Iford and Tuckton Bridges and the whole of Christchurch Harbour where fishing is permitted, will be available to RDAA permit holders and allows fishing for coarse, game and sea fish.
Full details of the extent of the areas where fishing is permitted and other restrictions will be published on the RDAA website as soon as possible and will be included in the next print of the permit book in the spring.
RDAA members will also have the right to fish from a boat using the two boat permits that have been included in the agreement. At this stage the committee is looking into the best way to make this benefit available to members and it is likely they will allow members to use their own boat or hire one whilst they investigate the logistics of purchasing their own boats.
The Agreement includes increased commitment to anti-poaching measures and in addition to their own bailiffs there will be a Bournemouth and West Hampshire employed bailiff, which RDAA is contributing to the cost of. The harbour has areas of outstanding natural beauty and sensitivity and the protection of the environment is of paramount importance. RDAA consider themselves extremely privileged to be able to offer this very considerable additional benefit to their members and whilst there are significant costs to RDAA it is envisaged at this stage that they hope to be able to absorb the costs without the need for an increase in membership fees in 2010.
Ringwood and District AA website
