Teifi Trout Association Byelaws
Before you fish please take the time to read the following byelaws for our club, none of which impose onerous conditions on your fishing - quite the opposite in fact, we allow fly fishing, worming and spinning within the times allotted by the Environment Agency. Fishing at Cenarth is governed by special conditions which you will see below. If you intend to fish the worm by the falls it is worthwhile to print off and study the relevant section to familiarise yourself with these byelaws .
The bye-laws of the Association which are listed below are as published in the TTA Rules and Bye-Laws (4th Edition) and have been up-dated to include revisions approved at the AGM of 28th November 2003.
These bye-laws apply equally to both Members and Permit Holders. For the purposes of these bye-laws Members and Permit Holders are therefore referred to as “Anglers”
1). Anglers must be holders of an E.A. Licence and shall comply with all relevant fishing laws including the bye-laws of such authority for the time being in force.
2). Anglers shall keep to the recognised paths along the banks of the river and shall see that no nuisance or annoyance is caused in any way to farms. No damage shall be caused to crops, trees, fences or gates and all gates shall be closed after use. No litter shall be left about, particularly monofil line and polythene scrap.
3). Anglers must produce their permits to fish on request from any of the following:
A Bailiff employed by the Association.
An Officer of the E.A.
Any other Angler who also produces his permit to fish. The Occupier of any land on which the Association holds fishing rights.
4). The Committee shall have the power to close without prior notice any stretch of the Association waters at any time for the preservation of fish life or otherwise and shall have the right to restrict fishing in the Association waters.
5). Anglers shall send in a Return of fish caught during the previous season to the Hon. Secretary prior to the 31st October, failure to do so in the case of members may result in forfeiture of membership. Nil returns are also required.
6). All dogs shall be kept under control.
7). Fishing rods and tackle shall not be left unattended on or near the river banks for more than fifteen minutes.
8). Anglers fish entirely at their own risk and the Association accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage to equipment or personal injury incurred while fishing Association waters.
9). Any person acting against the principle of the bye-laws, causing unnecessary aggravation to others or in any way upsetting the smooth operation of the bye-laws shall be subject to disciplinary action.
10). Throughout the entire Association Fishery individual catches shall not exceed two Salmon and four Sea-Trout in any one day (a day being defined for Members as Midnight to Midnight and for Permit Holders as 24 hours from time of issue).
Note: In the Cenarth Surcharge Area the above Bye-law is to be implemented as required under the Cenarth Bye-law No. 1.
11). Child Protection Act:
The Association will adopt the pro forma dated 20th November, 2001 drawn up by the Welsh Salmon and Trout Angling Association (our governing body).
Teifi Trout Association members must obtain a copy of the pro forma from the TTA Secretary prior to engaging in the supervision of children and conform strictly within the directives of the document.
12) Added 2005. On any water no member or permit holder may remain in one fishing location for more than thirty minutes if they are aware that another angler wishes to fish that location.
13) Added 2005. The fishing season on TTA waters in respect of the rivers Ceri and Cych will terminate on 30th September.
Cenarth Bye-laws
The following are the additional T.T.A Bye-laws concerning Cenarth fishing. There are however additional and specific E.A. Bye-laws which apply and Anglers are strongly advised to acquaint themselves with these prior to fishing in this area.
1). When an angler (Member or Permit Holder) has landed or released either one Salmon or four Sea-Trout during the course of any one day (midnight to midnight) in the area which extends from the Well upstream to the Lower Falls marker, both sides of the river, that angler shall immediately stop fishing in that area for the remainder of that period. Any Salmon or Sea-Trout landed or released, of minimum legal size and above, shall count towards the bag limit.
2). Fishing between the white lines either side of the Bridge is prohibited during normal lighting up time.
3). At “Flat Rock” on the right (Cardiganshire) bank below the Bridge between the life belt and the first island, OAPs and the Disabled shall have priority to fish.
4). When the Yellow Marker Line (directly below the life belt) is submerged there shall be No Night Fishing during normal lighting up time in the area from the Well upstream to the Lower Falls-Marker, both sides of the river.
5). Within the area from the Well upstream to the Lower Falls-Marker, both sides of the river, permitted fishing methods are limited to ledgering and Free Worming only.
6). From 1st September each year there shall be no night fishing at all during normal lighting up time anywhere in the area from the Well upstream to the Lower Falls-Marker, both sides of the river.
It is recommended that anglers should obtain a copy of the latest Environment Agency Bye-laws relating to the River Teifi. These cover subjects which include catch and release dates for salmon, bait restrictions, bag limits, etc.
The Byelaws for the 2004 - 2005 season can be found here:-
Ignorance of these laws is no defence.
The E.A. have produced videos entitled “Catch and Release” and “While Stocks Last” and free copies of these can be obtained from the E.A.
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