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Booking a Fishing Trip
The best way to book or request a fishing is to come on down to
the members' Thursday Club night meeting at the Mumbles Rugby Football
Club (MRFC). You will then see what is on offer, have a chat with the
skippers and then put your name on the booking planner for a trip that
already has a skipper or to request a fishing trip on a date that may
not yet have a designated skipper. Alternatively, if you cannot make it
to the Thursday night meetings you can book or make a request via:
You can monitor the fishing trips by looking at the e-fishing calendar on this website.
To meet all health, safety, and insurance requirements only Club
Members (Paid-up) up to a maximum of 12 anglers lus 2 crew will be
allowed on Oystercat and 6 including the skipper on the Mumbles
Belle.
Our code of practice for the Oystercat
restricts us to a maximum of 12 anglers plus 2 crew. These limits
will not be exceeded under any circumstances. However, we do find
that a maximum of 10 anglers gives a much more enjoyable fishing
experience. The actual number of anglers per trip is subject to the
skipper's discretion and depends on the type of fishing being
undertaken.
Boat fishing trips will only leave when the Skipper is fully
satisfied that all safety precautions are in place and the weather forecast is satisfactory for the duration of the fishing trip.
The marina operates a system where boats leave the locks to go to sea
and the hour and return to the marina through the locks on the half
hour. All Oystercat fishing trips leave on the hour which is the
marina's out-lock time (i.e. 08.00 hrs). You should aim to arrive at
the entrance the marina berth in plenty of time to board your booked
boat and meet the out-lock time. It can take 30mins to board and
ready a boat for departure.
You will be required to show your photo membership card when boarding a boat, members only rule.
Please Note: Any member making a booking and then find they
can no longer make the trip must inform the Club/skipper at least 48
hours before departure so that their place can be offered to members on
the reserve list. Members(s) failing to notify a cancellation will
be charged £10 to help in covering the cost of the fishing trip. Or, as
a fine if the fishing trip has be cancelled due to an uneconomic number
of anglers remaining.
Fishing Trip Booking Form
Skipper in charge
The skipper of the boat reserves the right to return to the marina
at any time during a fishing trip if s/he feels the safety of the boat
or its anglers may be conpromised in any way.
All anglers are requested and expected to wear a life jacket at all
times throughout the fishing trip and to follow the instructions of the
skipperof the boat at all times.
Normal departure times
are on the hour and booked anglers who do not arrive within 15
minutes of an agreed departure time may be left behind, and still
charged the individual cost of the trip. Placement of a booking will be taken
as an acceptance of the above conditions and other Club boat fishing
rules by the member going fishing.
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Check the calendar
Before using the Booking Form please consult the FISHING CALENDAR for
dates, details and places available. Or, come down to the Mumbles Rugby
Football Club on a Thursday night for great time with other members and
book a place on the Booking Planner for the boats or shore fishing.
To make a booking does not guarantee a booked place. If there is a
place available we will confirm by email that a booking has been made.
Should you have to cancel, for acceptable reasons, then please do so
within 48 hours of your fishing trip date/time. Failure to notify a
cancellation or a non-show at the appointed date/time will lead to a
payment of £10 to cover the cost and loss of a booking.
The boats are designed and insured for a maximum number of
passenger and crew, when the skipper and/or crew intend to fish along
with the other anglers or it is a special type of fishing trip the
skipper has discretion to limit the number of people on-board to a lower
number. This information will be made available at the time of booking
so anyone booking on the trip will know the number of people
contributing to the cost of the trip.
All fishing trips take place subject to suitable weather condition,
the skipper's decision is final. It's a skipper's nightmare to drag
members down to the marina and then not be able to go sea. This happens
rarely. Skippers can only be guided by the forecast and by checking with
the coastguards, and are the only ones who can make the decision to
cancel. If there is time the skippers will contact the booked anglers at
least the day before the trip to let them know it's cancelled. Booked
anglers who find they cannot make the trip should give the skipper at
least 48 hours notice so that a replacement can be found. Members
failing to notify the skipper of a cancellation will have to pay the
normal cost of the trip, currently £10. Be assured all we want is for
you to enjoy your day out fishing with the Club.
Type of fishing trips undertaken:
Smoothhound; Tope; Rays; Wrasse; Bass; Cod; Bream; whiting;
General; Evening; Club specials: etc. It is also possible to start an
individual or small group organised day. Just send an email or use the
booking form with your request to start the ball rolling.
Car Parking
Booked anglers should not board their boat until cleared to do so
by the skipper and on the production of their membership card.
The marina has
introduced a new car parking arrangement which means the day long
temporary car parking permits are no longer available. You will now
have to park in the public car parks close to the marina. It will be
possible to unload and load your fishing gear from your car at the
entrance to the marina boat berth, as the council allows 10 minutes
of free parking for this activity. There are two free car parks
further down the marina one (Pilot House Wharf) by the public toilets and tackle
shop and the other one more towards the sea front by the apartments.
It may be prudent to car share where possible; liaise with the
skipper on the car parking arrangements for the fishing trip. The Paxton Street car park is free on Sundays.
Should you use these free car parks and are able bodied it may be possible for you to board the boat
from the fuel dock. If you decide to do this please
let the skipper of your trip know before hand. Any member who cannot
board at the fuel dock, due to the access being via a short vertical
ladder, should make arrangements with the skipper to board at the marina
berth.
Our single biggest
problem is the weather.
We acquire our weather
information from a number of sources; shipping forecast, inshore
forecast, internet weather stations, MetOfffice, Marina, Coast
Guards, TV etc., and use it in deciding whether or not to go fishing.
Our intelligent interpretation of the best forecasts available does
not guarantee a correct decision; we cannot be held responsible if
the booked anglers have a wasted journey.
You are advised to call
the skipper the day prior to the trip to check the conditions and
whether the trip is still on. If the skipper cancels the trip due to
adverse weather conditions, problems with the boat, illness or
indisposition on the part of the skipper or crew we will endeavour to
give at least 24 hours notice to the booked anglers.
If deteriorating
weather conditions force an early return to the marina, the decision
to return is the skipper's and his alone.
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