Thank you for your interest in joining Derbyshire County Angling Club.

For 2012 the Annual Subscription will be £235. There is a one off entry fee for new members of £305, making a total cost of £540.

The club season begins on the 1st April each year. If you make an application for the following season, we will hold over a guaranteed membership to start on 1st April of the following year upon receipt of:

• A non-returnable deposit of £50 (cheque payable to Derbyshire County Angling Club) which will be offset from your joining fee when you join.
• A passport- sized photograph

Derbyshire County Angling Club offers what is probably the best selection of good coarse and game fishing in the country for a reasonable subscription. The Club provides members with exclusive coarse and game fishing in 26 different locations, on over 25 miles of rivers and over 350 acres of lakes and reservoirs.

Game fishing includes the opportunity to fish for autumn and winter graylingand many of the Club's trout fishing venues are open during the Autumn and Winter.

Fly-fishing for Trout, Grayling and Salmon:

The Club has extensive fly fishing waters on the rivers Dove, Manifold and the Derbyshire Derwent with good mayfly hatches on all three rivers. The Club also has the fishing rights on Ogston Reservoir. Other lakes in the Club's tenancy or ownership are: Hoon Hay Lake, Hatton (6 acres) Coneygre Farm Lake (5 acres) and Widgeon Lake (7 acres) both at Hoveringham, Sutton Lake and Tiln Lake at Retford (17 acres) and Willington Trout Lake (20 acres) between Derby and Burton on Trent.

All these waters are well stocked with either brown or rainbow trout or both. Many of the stillwater trout fisheries remain open all winter and grayling fishing can be enjoyed during the winter months on the rivers. The Club typically stocks around 12,000 trout into its fisheries each season.

Derbyshire County Angling Club also has fishing in Scotland ; owning a stretch on a salmon and sea trout river, The Aldbar Beat, on the river South Esk.

The Club also rents rods on Ladybower Reservoir, Blithfield Reservoir, Toft Newton Carsington Reservoir and Foremark Reservoir and two rods on the Dolgellau Angling Association waters in Wales which members can use, free of charge, subject to certain conditions.

There are a number of trout fishing competitions held during the year, mainly at Willington. These are friendly matches held in a social manner.

Coarse Fishing:

Coarse fishing enthusiasts in the Derbyshire County Angling Club can enjoy miles of excellent fishing on the rivers Derwent, Trent and Idle along with a lake at Wilne near Draycott, a stretch of the Chesterfield Canal at Retford and a 20-acre lake at Willington.

Some really splendid fish, including specimen carp, barbel, bream, perch,tench, pike and chub, are caught each year on our waters.

There are several social/instructional events during the year where members can meet each other and learn more about a particular water or brush up on their angling skills by listening to an expert.

Other benefits of Membership

Club members are allocated six guest tickets each year. In addition members may take their children or grandchildren (under 16 and one child at any one time) without payment subject to conditions outlined in the Club's rules.

The Club has private car parks on certain waters including some with locking gates.

The Club is keen to attract sporting anglers. In the future we intend to introduce opportunities for coaching for beginners to the sport.

If you have any further questions don't hesitate to contact me using the details listed below.

David T Holmes
Derbyshire County Angling Club
12 Bakers Hill
Heage
Belper
Derbyshire
DE56 2BL

Telephone 07790 825347

Email: GenSecDcac@aol.com

David Holmes

General Secretary