A club card is often the cheapest way to fish regularly. One membership can open up miles of river, canal and pools. It's also the quickest way to meet local anglers.
Stone club (Bibby's AC and Stone & District AS joined forces) with three Trent stretches, the Blythe, the Trent & Mersey and Shropshire Union canals, and pools at Fulford and the Willows. Free for under-16s.
Membership costs Prices for: 2025/26 season
Full membership £60 ConcessionAs listed in the club shop for 2025/26 — confirm with the club £50 Age 16–18As listed in the club shop for 2025/26 — confirm with the club £20 Under 16Free £0 Canal-only membershipAvailable — price on the club website —
Season: 1 November – 31 October
How to join: Buy online from the membership page on bibbysac.co.uk.
Club waters (9) 🌊 River Trent — Great Haywood (~2 miles) Essex Bridge to above Hoo Mill weir 🌊 River Trent — Stone Westbridge Park, Stone Free parking at the canoe club car park 🌊 River Trent — Meaford (~1.5 miles) ST15 0UU 🌊 River Blythe (2+ miles) From the Manor Golf Club downstream past the Blythe Inn 🛶 Trent & Mersey Canal (2.6 miles) Meaford Lock to Aston (A51) road bridge, Stone 🛶 Shropshire Union Canal — Shebdon Bridges 44–45, near Knighton 🎣 Wilds Farm Pool & Top Pool Fulford By arrangement with Stone Private AC 🎣 Willow Pools (3 pools) The Willows, Knenhall, near Stone 🌊 River Severn — Severn Park Bridgnorth, Shropshire · WV15 5AF Reciprocal with Bridgnorth British Legion AC — full members only Big Burton club with stillwaters around Burton and long stretches of the River Trent and River Dove.
Membership costs Prices for: Current published prices
Adult+ £20 one-off joining fee £100 OAP+ £20 one-off joining fee £60 Junior (under 16) £20 Car park key £6
Season: Join or renew 1 January – 28 February only
How to join: Online via the club website during the January–February window (card payment, passport-style photo needed).
Club waters (15) 🏞️ Branston Water Park 🎣 Caldwell Pool 🏞️ Callingwood Lane Lake 🎣 Fleam & Fleam Pool See club 🎣 Kingstanding Pools See club 🏞️ Manor Park Kings Bromley 🎣 Oddstone, Predator & Coton See club 🎣 Old Dove Marston on Dove 🎣 Rangemore Pond 🏞️ Staunton Harold Reservoir 🌊 River Dove Tutbury, Hatton & Marston to the Trent 🌊 River Trent — Branston Golf Course 🌊 River Trent — Catton & Walton 🌊 River Trent — Willington, Twyford & Barrow 💧 Cuttle Brook See club The club says it has more stillwaters than it lists publicly — full venue maps are on its website.
Adult £45/yr Burton club with River Trent fishing (park behind your peg) and over five miles of Trent & Mersey Canal around Armitage and Rugeley.
Membership costs Prices for: 2027–28 season (join now and fish the rest of this season free)
Full membership £45 Upgrade from canal card to full £33 Armitage & Rugeley canal ticketSold by Carthy's Tackle, Armitage —
How to join: Download the membership form from the club website.
Club waters (4) 🌊 River Trent See club 🛶 Trent & Mersey Canal — Armitage (bridges 58–62) 🛶 Trent & Mersey Canal — Rugeley (bridges 63a–67) 🏞️ Middle Lake See club
Adult £22.50/yr Very low-cost associate membership covering 18 waters, including several stretches of the Churnet, the Dove, Sow, Blithe and Trent, plus pools and canals.
Membership costs Prices for: 2026 season
Associate adult (18–65) £22.50 Associate senior (65+) £19 Associate child (0–17) £5 Consall permitPostal application £1
How to join: Online at fdasofficial.co.uk (digital card) or from the society's listed tackle-shop sales outlets.
Club waters (18) 🏞️ Knypersley Reservoir 🎣 Dilhorne Pools 🎣 Finney's Pools 🎣 Miners Pool See club 🏞️ Black Lake ST11 9QP 🎣 Overflow Complex Near the bet365 Stadium, Stoke 🎣 Bramshall Farm Pools Bramshall Road, Uttoxeter what3words: loudness.palace.ourselves 🛶 Caldon Canal See club 🛶 Trent & Mersey Canal See club 🌊 River Churnet — Red Road Alton 🌊 River Churnet — Crumpwood Alton 🌊 River Churnet — Consall Forge 🌊 River Churnet — Kingsley 🌊 River Dove — Doveridge 🌊 River Sow — Tixall 🌊 River Blithe — Loxley 🌊 River Trent — Weston 💧 Sutton Brook — Hilton Stafford's long-standing club (formed c.1899), with canals, pools and stretches of the Sow and Trent around Stafford.
Membership costs Prices for: 2026/27 season
Adult £40 OAP £20 Junior (under 16) £15 Hopton night syndicateOn top of a standard membership £30
How to join: Tickets from Stafford Angling Centre, Unit 1A Gainsborough Works, St Patrick's Street, Stafford ST16 2PN.
Club waters (9) 🎣 Little Gem Bradley, near Stafford 🎣 Brick Kiln Pits Milwich 🎣 Hopton Pools Hopton, Stafford Vehicle access closed — park on the verge outside the gate 🎣 Uni Pool See club 🛶 Staffs & Worcs Canal Stafford, Baswich & Milford 🛶 Trent & Mersey Canal Hoo Mill to Great Haywood 🛶 Shropshire Union Canal Cowley & Little Onn 🌊 River Sow Brancote & Milford 🌊 River Trent Off the A513, about 5 miles east of Stafford See club
Adult £65/yr Owns all its waters: three pools near Leek and Uttoxeter plus a stretch of the Dove and Churnet. Open to anyone.
Membership costs Prices for: Current published prices (season not stated)
New member £65 RenewalRenew before 16 March with last year's card £55 Ladies & seniors (65+) £40 Blue Badge holdersApply in writing to the Treasurer £40 Juvenile (under 16) £20 End of season (1 Sep – 31 Dec) £35
Season: 1 January – 31 December
How to join: See the membership page on the club website, or use its contact page.
Club waters (4) 🎣 Crakemarsh Pool Near Uttoxeter · ST14 5AR Night fishing by permit 🎣 Heronmarsh Pool Rudyard · ST13 8PF 🎣 Larkhall Pool Bradnop, near Leek · ST13 7LR 🌊 River Dove / Churnet DE6 5LP
Ask club River-focused club with the Trent, two Dove stretches, the Tean, Blithe and Gayton Brook, plus stillwaters and canal.
Membership costs Prices for: Not published
Fees set each seasonAsk the club via its enquiry form —
How to join: Membership enquiry form on the club website, or email hello@saracensheadanglinggroup.co.uk.
Club waters (6) 🌊 River Trent (Enson to Weston, ~3 miles) 🌊 River Dove — Crakemarsh 🌊 River Dove — Marchington 🌊 River Tean (~1 mile) Marchington Woodlands 🌊 River Blithe (upper & lower) See club 💧 Gayton Brook (~2 miles, A51 to Fradswell) Also 3 stillwaters and about 5 miles of canal — details for members.
Adult £70/yr 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 costs 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.
Club waters (18) 🏞️ Astbury Mere (Astbury Water Park) Congleton, Cheshire · CW12 4FH Carp fishing on a separate waiting-list ticket 🎣 Belmont Pool ST10 2JR 🏞️ Blithfield Reservoir WS15 3DU 🎣 Challinors Pool ST9 0AR 🏞️ Knypersley Reservoir Greenway Bank Country Park, Biddulph · ST6 8UG 🎣 Lodge Farm Pool ST9 0BN 🎣 North Road Pool Butterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme · ST5 4DY 🎣 Noel's Pool Butterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme · ST5 4DY 🎣 Rode Pool ST7 3QP 🏞️ Rudyard Reservoir Rudyard, near Leek · ST13 8XB 🏞️ Stanley Reservoir Stanley, off the A53 · ST9 9LU 🎣 Stocia Pool CW1 4PJ 🛶 Trent & Mersey Canal (bridges 123–125) Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 3NB 🛶 Caldon Canal (bridges 13–18) Northwood to Milton · ST1 6QL 🛶 Caldon Canal (bridges 31–44) Endon to Cheddleton · ST9 9JA 🌊 River Dove — Fauld Fauld, near Tutbury · DE13 9GX 🌊 River Dove — Scropton Scropton · DE65 5PN 🌊 River Sow Whitegreave Lane, Great Bridgeford · ST18 9SH Pools around Stone and Stoke, the Trent at Stone and canal fishing, with a night-fishing permit available.
Membership costs Prices for: Current published prices
Over 18, OAPs & concessions £50 Juniors (12–18) £25 Night fishing permit £35
How to join: Join online through the club website.
Club waters (9) 🎣 Wilds Farm Pool 🎣 Wilds Top Pool 🎣 Smithpool (Lido) 🎣 Longton Park Pools 🎣 Hobbergate Pool See club 🎣 Lady Corner Pool See club 🛶 Stone canal 🛶 Shropshire Union Canal See club 🌊 River Trent — Stone
Adult £40/yr Biddulph club with pools, the River Dane, the Macclesfield Canal at Astbury, and Knypersley Reservoir through the Cheshire & North Staffs consortium.
Membership costs Prices for: 2026 season
Adult £40 Veteran £30 Junior £12
How to join: Permits from Nathans (Burslem), Biddulph Post Office and Smiths (Congleton). 2026 permits can be used straight away.
Club waters (7) 🎣 Cricket Ground Pool Behind Victoria & Knypersley Social Club · ST8 7AQ Key required · no night fishing 🎣 Victoria / Havelock (Opencast) Old Victoria Colliery site, Standmoor Lane · ST7 4SH Night fishing for senior and veteran members 🎣 Goldenhill Pool ST6 5SH 🎣 Serpentine Pool Greenway Bank Country Park Shared with Bay Malton AS · night fishing must be booked 🏞️ Knypersley Reservoir ST8 7QY Via the Cheshire & North Staffs AA consortium 🛶 Macclesfield Canal — Astbury (bridges 77–80) Astbury, near Congleton · CW12 3NS No night fishing 🌊 River Dane Off Forge Lane, Congleton · CW12 4HF River close season applies The society says it has 9 waters; 7 are described on its website.
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Kidsgrove club reported to fish Bathpool Park's pools and Clough Hall Lake, plus a stretch of the Dove near Uttoxeter.
We couldn't find a club website. These details come from older third-party listings. If you know this club, please check with them directly.
Membership costs Prices for: Not confirmed
MembershipAsk locally. Night fishing at Bathpool was reported to need a separate card from Pets & Pastimes, Butt Lane. —
How to join: Not confirmed. Meetings were reported on the second Tuesday of the month at Kidsgrove Masonic Club.
Club waters (6) 🎣 Bathpool Bathpool Park, Kidsgrove 🎣 Leg of Mutton Pool Bathpool Park, Kidsgrove 🎣 Farm Pool See club 🎣 Blood Pool See club 🏞️ Clough Hall Lake Kidsgrove 🌊 River Dove Near Uttoxeter
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Community club fishing Westport Lake. Contact details are in the council's directory.
Listed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. We couldn't find a club website. If you know this club, please check with them directly.
Membership costs Prices for: Not confirmed
MembershipContact via Stoke-on-Trent City Council's directory —
How to join: See the council directory listing for Westport Lake.
Club waters (1) Midlands club details come from each club's own website on the date shown. Cards marked “Directory listing” come from The Better Angler's club directory and haven't been checked against the club yet. “Details uncertain” means we couldn't find a current official source. Prices and waters change each season, so always check with the club before you go. “Area” map links only show the general area.
Licences: in England and Wales you need an Environment Agency rod licence from age 13. Scotland has no rod licence, but you still need permission or a permit for the water. Northern Ireland needs a licence from DAERA or the Loughs Agency as well as a permit. Run a club or spotted something out of date? We'd love to hear from you.
