TOP FISHING CLUBS to join this Summer
HULL AND DISTRICT AA, EAST YORKSHIRE
Offering excellent value for money, the Hull and District Anglers Association is a fantastic club to join, especially for juniors and beginners. It has loads of stillwaters including the Brough complex, where you can start off on Kingfisher or Avocet Pool floatfishing for a wide range of species, before working your way up to Grebe Pond, with its larger carp. You can also have a cast on the Trent for a hard-fighting barbel, or spend a day exploring the River Rye, where you can catch chub, dace and grayling.
Contact: Derek Pye, 07811 897033 Price: £40 adults, £26 veterans, (£10 joining fee), £10 juniors Website: www.hdaafishing.co.uk
WARRINGTON ANGLERS ASSOCIATION, CHESHIRE
The long-standing Warrington Anglers Association is a club to be part of, because of the vast range of fishing it offers. It will appeal to any beginner who wants to try their hand at a range of fishing. Its many stillwaters to try include the unique Woodshaw Reservoir, known for its excellent tench and crucian fishing – a rare find in the area. You can also fish the in-form Mersey for quality roach and bream, or trot a stick float down the intimate River Dane.
Contact: 01925 637525
Price: £50 senior (£50 joining fee), £50 over-65s and £15 juniors Website: www.warrington-anglers. org.uk
YARM ANGLING LIMITED, NORTH YORKSHIRE
Offering in-form stretches of the River Tees, and two stillwaters, Yarm Angling Limited is a club well worth a look. Big bream can be caught in great numbers from the Tees, and the club’s Halnaby Lake and Turlwick Ponds both hold good numbers of tench, bream, crucians and carp. The club places great store on juniors, with numerous events tailored specifically towards these young anglers. Yarm even has its own headquarters – perfect for a pint after a day’s fishing!
Contact: Dick Sidgwick, 07870 680953
Price: £55 membership (£36 joining fee) plus £12 Teesside and District Angling Club fee. Concessions are also available