TWAPSFrequently Asked Questions
If you don’t find an answer to something please contact us.
Membership
Details on applying for membership can be found on our Membership page.
Our membership and joining fees are shown on our Membership page.
The Society’s membership is regularly at full quota. When this happens, a waiting list may come into being. Note that the period for accepting new applications may be restricted. See our Membership page for more information.
You can join the Society during the period when the Society is accepting new membership applications. There may or not be a waiting list. Regardless of when you join your membership expires at the end of the following March unless you renew your subscription before then. See our Membership page to find out how to renew your subscription.
Visit the Membership page for instructions on renewing your membership.
Contact the Membership Secretary using the Membership Enquiry Form in the Membership page explaining your predicament. Remember you cannot fish or visit any TWAPS waters without your Membership card or ID card, unless it’s a TWAPS day ticket water and purchase a day ticket if fishing.
No, as a TWAPS Member you automatically have the right to fish any Rother Fishery Association water, subject to any closed season restrictions. You should have an RFA sticker on your membership card and you must have this with you (and your TWAPS photo ID card) when fishing or visiting any RFA water.
General Questions
You need to have with you your ID card, membership card, access to the Rules and Bye-laws and rod licence. If you cannot produce these documents when asked to do so by a Society Bailiff, you will be asked to leave the fishery.
The number of rods you can use depends on the Society water you intend to fish and the type of member you are (eg. Junior). The Rules and Bye-laws, and the website fishery pages, state the number of rods you can use at each Society water. You will also need the correct number of valid Environment Agency rod licenses to fish on Society waters.
Yes. Fishery notice boards, the Rules and Bye-laws state any bait restrictions currently in force on all Society waters.
Bait boats cannot be used, unless otherwise stated in the Site Specific Rules & Bye-laws.
Keepnets cannot be used on any TWAPS water, unless otherwise stated in the Site Specific Rules & Bye-laws, or if approved by the Committee, or during a match.
No, but your help at working parties would be greatly appreciated!
The website Working Parties article and Society water notice boards contain details of upcoming working parties. Also, members with access to email receive notifications of working parties. Before attending any working party, it would be very helpful if you can let the organiser know in advance that you wish to attend a working party. Details on how to do this are given with the working party notifications.
Yes, on some of the Society waters, with restrictions. The Rules and Bye-laws state any night fishing restrictions currently in force.
Yes, more information about day tickets can be found on our Day Tickets page.
Subject to the Site Specific Rules & Bye-laws there is no closed season on any TWAPS water.
With the exception of Shorne Country Park and Campanile, members cannot take guests onto any Society water, unless prior approval is granted by the Committee. This includes non-fishing family members and friends. There may be non-fishing permits available, see the Membership Application page for details. Information regarding taking fishing guests can be also be found in the TWAPS Membership section.
The Society’s membership is made up of a variety of coarse anglers, including carp specialists and match anglers. (The Society has an active friendly match fraternity which is open to all members.) The majority of members are pleasure anglers and enjoy a wide variety of coarse fishing at the Society’s fisheries.
Contact one of the Bailiffs, the numbers are on the front of your membership card, or use either the Wellbeing Contact Form in the ‘Angler Welfare’ section on the Club Info page, or the main Contact Form.
With the exception of assistance dogs, no dogs are allowed on Society waters, unless stated in each individual fishery Bye-law. See the Rules and Bye-laws for more information.
Matches & Trophies
If you believe you have caught a record fish, why not claim it. See the Society Records page for more details.
Yes! See the Specimen Trophy page for how to go about this.
No. Any current TWAPS Member can submit a claim for a specimen trophy. See the Specimen Trophies page for more details.
Baliffs
Every official TWAPS Bailiff carries and displays an identity badge. Pictures of the current Bailiffs are on the Club Information page.
All Bailiffs are volunteers and have a limited amount of time to patrol Society Waters. Every effort is made to visit the waters as frequently as possible.
Contact the Head Bailiff using the website Contact Form.
Website
The Society has a very active Facebook Group – TWAPS Official – which is limited to all current members. This group serves the purpose of a forum/chat page. All TWAPS members who use Facebook can request to join the group.
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Shorne Country Park
Following a survey by Hadlow College on both lakes, SOME of the carp have been moved to other waters, as the stock density was detrimental to all fish species in the lakes. Recent reports hace suggested that Shorne Country Park is fishing well.
The parking charges are set by KCC and the Society has no control over these charges. Purchasing an Annual Season Parking ticket can work out cheaper in the long run.
Shorne Country Park is a public space open to all and they are allowed to access the lakes. Day ticket anglers are subject to the same rules as Society members. If you see any infringement or unacceptable behaviour from anyone contact one of the Bailiffs using the website Contact Form.
Campanile
In short, we are not 100% sure! However, there are some reports of carp to around 25lb and some nice tench and bream being caught as a well as some silver fish. There are also perch and pike in there too.
See the Campanile fishery page for more details.
Parking is in the hotel car park in the marked bays only (i.e. between the white lines). You must register you vehicle with the hotel reception immediately upon arrival, and, if staying for longer that 24 hours, re-register your vehicle again, once every 24 hours. Failure to do this may incur a hefty fine, for which TWAPS is NOT responsible.
The hotel facilities are available to you, but no dirty footwear please.
Hayes Lane
Is it known that the lake is stocked with rainbow trout, carp and perch, and we suspect that there may be rudd, roach, perch, tench or bream, and possibly small pike. Check the Hayes Lane fishery page for more details.
There is a small fenced designated car park on the left as you approach the lake, just before the slight slope leading up to the galvanized gate. This car park is suitable for cars only – NOT vans – and should only be used when the ground is dry, otherwise your car may get stuck!
YOU USE THIS CAR PARK AT YOUR OWN RISK.
If your vehicle gets stuck DO NOT CALL any of the Bailiffs. You will need to make your own arrangements to recover your vehicle.
There is alternative parking available for vans and cars. In Rookery Lane you can park on the left next to the fence in front of the designated car park. You can also park on the left next to the fence by the slope. Please ensure there’s room for vehicles to pass. DO NOT BLOCK ROOKERY LANE.
Do not park on the slope in front of the galvanized gate, this is space is reserved for Bailiffs.
More Information
You can use the Contact Form, ask a Society Bailiff or Committee member, or use one of the phone numbers on the front of your membership card.
Consideration should be given to the public and other Members present at all times.