Hastings, East Sussex

Clive Vale Angling Club

Hastings club founded in 1912, with reservoirs, lakes and river fishing.

Founded in Hastings in 1912, Clive Vale Angling Club is a volunteer-run coarse club. Its Clive Vale Reservoirs in Hastings are open all year on day ticket, while members also fish The Beeches, a small club-owned lake at Wittersham, and the extensive Saunders gravel pit at Rye Harbour, plus river stretches. Juniors get discounted membership and junior matches, and the club publishes an annual match calendar.

Fishing available

CoarseCarpMatchLakeReservoirMultiple waters

Club waters

Clive Vale Reservoirs, Hastings

Reservoir

Two small reservoirs split by a track; open all year on day ticket.

Species: carp, tench, roach, rudd, perch, crucian carp, bream, eel, gudgeon

The Beeches, Wittersham

Lake

Small club-owned lake, members only.

Species: carp, tench, roach, rudd, perch, eel, gudgeon

Saunders Gravel Pit, Rye Harbour

Lake

Large former gravel working, members only, open 1 June to 14 March.

Species: carp, bream, tench, rudd, roach, perch, eel

Membership

Type
Annual membership
Junior
Junior membership for ages 12–15. Under-12s fish free with a senior member or adult day-ticket holder.
Day tickets
Day tickets for Clive Vale Reservoirs only, from Hazel's or the bailiff on the bank. Other waters are members only.

Membership runs 1 April to 31 March and is sold through local shops including Rye Harbour General Store, Hazel's (Harold Road, Hastings) and Winchelsea Beach Angling.