PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 21 DAYS FOR YOUR PERMIT TO ARRIVE.
You can use the confirmation email that is sent to you as proof of membership for up to 30 days.
You must show it to a bailiff on your phone or print it out. The membership permit allows for fishing between 5am and 10pm on our fisheries (exceptions are 7am to 10pm at Carlton and 7am to 9pm at Butterwick)
Your confirmation email should arrive promptly but wait up to 24 hours before you contact H&DAA if it doesn’t arrive in your inbox.
We strongly advise prospective members to read the fishery rules on the website, before deciding to join, to ensure they meet your requirements.
For example pike fishing is only allowed between 1st October and 31st March and we do not allow keepnets.
*THE SECTIONS BELOW WITH AN ASTERISK* MUST BE FILLED IN
Please note that the membership price for new adult and senior members includes an initial joining fee of £10; this is in addition to the membership fee. This fee is only applied in the first year of membership, unless you let your membership lapse.
NB Junior Membership is for those under the age of 18 and Veteran Membership is for those aged 65 and over, based on the applicant’s age on 1st January.
Please allow up to 21 days for us to process your application. You can however fish as soon as you have completed payment. You should receive a confirmation email that will contain some of your details. You can either print this out or have it available on your phone when a bailiff requests to see your membership. This is valid for 30 days. If you cannot produce proof of membership you will be required to leave the fishery. Please note that emails and letters do get lost in transit for a variety of reasons. Your application and notification rely on emails being sent so if you have not received your membership card after 21 days or you did not receive a notification email when you applied please get in touch.
NB Remember that all our Officers are volunteers and not paid members of staff. Please use the contact methods given on this website, preferably email, text or our Facebook page, and if you must telephone do it only at a reasonable time.