Club · River Hodder, Lancashire
Whitewell Fishing Association
Membership price on application 1 beat
Waiting list
Membership is limited and there is generally a short waiting list, after which applicants may be invited to an introductory meeting and an informal interview.
1 beat on the River Hodder
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Water in Lancashire
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About Whitewell Fishing Association
The Whitewell Fishing Association is a private angling club for game fishermen in the Hodder Valley, in the Trough of Bowland. It describes itself as one of Lancashire’s best fly fishing waters, with salmon, sea trout, brown trout and grayling for its members on the River Hodder, most of it on the Duchy of Lancaster’s Whitewell Estate. Members also share fishing on the Isel water of the River Derwent in Cumbria, which is not listed here. The association has a strict sporting ethic, favours fly fishing, and encourages catch and release.
Membership is limited, and applications are always welcome from anywhere in the country. There is generally a short waiting list, after which prospective members may be invited to an introductory meeting and an informal interview before being offered membership. The association’s site does not publish its fees. To ask about joining, contact the secretary, Ian Appleton, at wfasec@ciappleton.co.uk.
Fishing on the Hodder can be productive through the year: wild brown trout from March to September, sea trout from late May, salmon from September, and grayling through the winter.
How fishing here works
- Waiting list
- Membership is capped. New members join a queue, which can run to several years depending on the club.
Membership and waiting list
Membership
Price on application
The club hasn't published a price, so ask when you get in touch.
Waiting list
There's a waiting list
Membership is limited and there is generally a short waiting list, after which applicants may be invited to an introductory meeting and an informal interview. Contact the secretary, Ian Appleton, wfasec@ciappleton.co.uk.
Water Whitewell Fishing Association controls
1 stretchGet in touch with Whitewell Fishing Association
Whitewell Fishing Association
Club · Lancashire
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- wfasec@ciappleton.co.uk
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