Stoke-on-Trent Angling Society
Adult £70/yrStoke-on-Trent & North Staffordshire · Staffordshire · 18 waters
One of the area's oldest and largest clubs (founded 1899), with reservoirs, pools, canal stretches and the Rivers Dove and Sow. Runs a junior academy.
Membership
Prices for: 2025 (latest list published by the society)
| Senior (19–64) | £70 |
| Senior citizen (65+) | £45 |
| Disabled | £45 |
| Intermediate (17–18) | £25 |
| Juvenile (14–16) | £10 |
| Juvenile (up to 13) | £5 |
| Canal only / non-fishing (17+) | £10 |
| Night permit (Dove, Stocia, Challinors, Stanley)Add-on, 17+ | £30 |
| Astbury Mere carp ticketWaiting list — £100 fee to join the list | £235 |
Season: Subscriptions due 1 January each year
How to join: Online via the society website, at Angling Direct (Leek Road, Stoke), or at monthly meetings at Smallthorne Victory WMC, ST6 1RE.
Waters (18)
- Astbury Mere (Astbury Water Park)Lake · Congleton, Cheshire · CW12 4FHCarp fishing on a separate waiting-list ticket Map
- Belmont PoolPool · ST10 2JR Map
- Blithfield ReservoirReservoir · WS15 3DU Map
- Challinors PoolPool · ST9 0AR Map
- Knypersley ReservoirReservoir · Greenway Bank Country Park, Biddulph · ST6 8UG Map
- Lodge Farm PoolPool · ST9 0BN Map
- North Road PoolPool · Butterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme · ST5 4DY Map
- Noel's PoolPool · Butterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme · ST5 4DY Map
- Rode PoolPool · ST7 3QP Map
- Rudyard ReservoirReservoir · Rudyard, near Leek · ST13 8XB Map
- Stanley ReservoirReservoir · Stanley, off the A53 · ST9 9LU Map
- Stocia PoolPool · CW1 4PJ Map
- Trent & Mersey Canal (bridges 123–125)Canal · Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 3NB Map
- Caldon Canal (bridges 13–18)Canal · Northwood to Milton · ST1 6QL Map
- Caldon Canal (bridges 31–44)Canal · Endon to Cheddleton · ST9 9JA Map
- River Dove — FauldRiver · Fauld, near Tutbury · DE13 9GX Map
- River Dove — ScroptonRiver · Scropton · DE65 5PN Map
- River SowRiver · Whitegreave Lane, Great Bridgeford · ST18 9SH Map
Before you go
Club membership isn't a licence. Anyone 13 or over also needs an Environment Agency rod licence (free for 13 to 16 year olds). Do I need a licence?
Prices and waters change each season. Check with the club before you buy or fish.
Nearby
Tackle & bait shops
Many sell club cards and day tickets, and know where the fish are.
- 🪝 Tackle & bait2.4 mi
Angling Direct
Unit 3 Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3NQ
Mon–Wed 9:30am–6pm · Thu–Fri 9am–6pm · Sat 8am–6pm · Sun 10am–3:30pm
- 🪝 Tackle & bait3.3 mi
Dolphin Discount (Dolphin Tackle)
6 Old Whieldon Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4HW
- 🪝 Tackle & bait3.8 mi
Go Outdoors
Ridgehouse Drive, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5SJ
ℹ️ Outdoor store. Fishing range varies by store, so ring first.
Mon–Fri 9am–8pm · Sat 9am–6pm · Sun 10:30am–4pm
Other clubs nearby
- Stone Private Angling ClubStone & Stoke-on-Trent · £50/yr2.3 mi
- Fenton & District Angling SocietyStoke-on-Trent, Cheadle & the Churnet Valley · £22.50/yr3.1 mi
- Hanley Victoria Angling ClubHanley, Stoke-on-Trent3.2 mi
- Burslem Izaak WaltonBurslem, Stoke-on-Trent4.5 mi
- Middleport Angling ClubMiddleport, Stoke-on-Trent5.4 mi
- Victoria & Biddulph Angling SocietyBiddulph, Kidsgrove & Congleton · £40/yr5.7 mi
Fisheries nearby
- Dilhorne Fishing PoolStaffordshire Moorlands2.8 mi
- Hanchurch FisheriesStafford6.5 mi
- The Cake Shack Cafe - Cudmore FisheriesNewcastle-under-Lyme8.0 mi
- Brooklyn Grange FisheryStaffordshire Moorlands9.5 mi