Derby Railway Angling Club
Membership £75–£95/yr + £20 joining fee. It controls 4 stretches of fishing.
About Derby Railway Angling Club
Derby Railway Angling Club was founded in 1895 and holds four sections of the River Dove between Tutbury and Ellastone. On a river where most club water carries a waiting list running into years, DRAC is one of very few still open to new members, which is the main reason it is worth knowing about.
Membership runs annually from 16 June and is applied for online. Associate Trout and Coarse costs £95, or £75 concessionary, and that is the tier to take for the fly fishing: the cheaper Associate Coarse membership at £70, or £55 concessionary, does not cover the Dove at Ellastone. A one-off £20 joining fee applies either way, and a car park key is £12. Night fishing at Tutbury and Scropton needs a separate £20 permit. There are no day tickets on any DRAC water.
The four sections cover a real spread of the river. Tutbury and Scropton are the barbel and chub water, Eaton Dovedale holds the best of the fly fishing, and Ellastone is a small, tightly booked stretch on the Staffordshire bank.
How fishing here works
Anyone can join. There is no waiting list, and membership is usually bought straight from the club.
Membership and waiting list
Membership
Membership £75–£95/yr + £20 joining fee
Waiting list
No waiting list. Derby Railway Angling Club is one of very few clubs on the Dove still open to new members. Membership runs annually from 16 June and is applied for online.
Water Derby Railway Angling Club controls
4 stretches
River Dove
Tutbury
On enquiry
River Dove
Scropton
On enquiry
River Dove
Eaton Dovedale
On enquiry
River Dove
Ellastone
On enquiry 1–2 rods
Contact
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