The Clawford Carp Club.

The Clawford Carp Club was formed in March 2000 with membership to the CCC being limited to fifteen carp anglers.

Each member is entitled to fish the Specimen Carp Lake and Major Johns Lake 365 day and night (366 on leap years).

All members shall abide by the Clawford Rules and Code of Conduct.

 Carp Sacks are banned!

     Keep nets are banned.

Particle baits are Banned except Sweet Corn and Hemp.

       Barbed hooks are banned.

       Plastic bait is banned.

Tanners Lake.

Tanners Lake (The Specimen Carp Lake) stands at 4.5 acres & incorporates three islands and ranges from 3 to 12 feet deep.

The lake has a lot of interesting underwater features.

Each Angler is limited to two rods. All CCC members shall adhere to the Clawford Rules and Code of Conduct.

Tanners Lake contains King Carp and Grass Carp. There are 130 Carp in the lake with at least 21 30's and 80 20's.

The lake record for a Common Carp (Brave Heart) was netted by by Dave Perks from Newquay, Cornwall in October 2002.     The big common weighed in at 31lb 12oz.

Major John.s Lake.

The lake extends to 4.5 acres with three islands and ranges from 3 to 14 feet deep and contains eight purpose built swims.

'Major John's Lake' contains King Carp & Grass Carp.

The lake record for a Mirror Carp stands at 43 lb 12 oz and is held by Les Hardwick from Northampton.

The lake record for a Common Carp stands at 27 lb. 8 oz.

The lake record for a grass carp stands at 22 lbs. in 2000 held by Andy Hern from Devon.

How to become a Member of the CCC.

The first thing to do is to arrange a site visit (on a weekend preferably) to see what Clawford has to offer, meet for a chat and obtain an application form.

Then, any angler who wishes to be considered for the CCC must apply in writing to 'John Ray' and enclose two color passport sized photographs with his written application & their completed application form.

Candidates must disclose any other memberships of Clubs or Syndicates. 

The Clawford committee will consider the application for membership within fourteen days after receiving the application form and photographs. The applicant will be informed by phone on the result of his/her application.

Successful applicants will be required to pay a one off, non-refundable joining fee of £650 plus an annual fee of £150 within seven days of being informed of their successful application to join the CCC. 

A non-refundable annual fee of £150, falls due on 1st. March each year.

Any member who fails to pay his subscriptions on time will be eliminated from the CCC.

Any angler found using more than 2 rods, fishing more than one lake will be escorted off site and banned from returning. All monies paid will be forfeited

Any member who does not renew his membership, will not be allowed to re-join the CCC.