Knaresborough, North Yorkshire

Knaresborough Anglers' Club

Game angling club founded in 1875 with trout and grayling fishing on the River Nidd and a private lake.

Knaresborough Anglers' Club, established in 1875, is a game angling club with around three and a half miles of the River Nidd near Hampsthwaite, Killinghall and Little Ribston, offering wild brown trout and grayling. Members also have year-round fly fishing at Appleby Carr, a private stocked lake. The trout season on the river runs from late March to the end of September, with grayling fishing through the winter. The club takes an active part in river conservation.

Fishing available

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Club waters

Appleby Carr

Lake

Private stillwater of about three acres, stocked for year-round fly fishing.

Species: rainbow trout, blue trout, brown trout

Membership

Type
membership
Junior
Members' children and grandchildren under 21 fish free; under-17s must be accompanied by the parent member.
Day tickets
Members receive guest tickets and can buy more through the club; there are no public day tickets.

Ordinary membership is limited to 85, and new members must be proposed by an existing member. Members are expected to help at working parties.