Durham, County Durham

Durham City Angling Club

Durham City Angling Club was formed in 1962 and controls several stretches of the River Wear in and around Durham, offering salmon, sea trout and coarse fishing.

Durham City Angling Club was formed in 1962 and controls several stretches of the River Wear in and around Durham, offering salmon, sea trout and coarse fishing. It also has a five-water stillwater complex at Brasside, including the West Lake, East Lake, Canal and Backwater, with carp, pike, tench and crucians among the species. There are no day tickets; membership is required, and junior membership is free.

Fishing available

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Club waters

West Lake (Brasside)

Lake

Part of the Brasside complex, holding specimen carp over 24lb plus tench, pike, bream and roach.

Species: Carp, Tench, Pike, Bream, Roach

East Lake (Brasside)

Lake

Mixed coarse water in the Brasside complex, split from the original clay pit in 2005, with some larger carp and pike.

Species: Carp, Pike

Brasside Canal

Stillwater

Match/pole water at the east of the Brasside complex.

Species: F1 carp, Ide, Chub, Tench, Perch, Bream, Crucian carp