Leigh, Greater Manchester

Leigh & District Angling Association

Leigh association founded around 1920, with flashes and junior coaching.

Leigh & District Angling Association is a coarse fishing club in Leigh, Greater Manchester, founded around 1920 and holding Clubmark accreditation for its junior angling. It controls stillwaters including Firs Park Lake, Fir Tree Flash and the Bickershaw Flashes, and organises matches on local canal lengths and at Pennington Flash. Season updates, junior championship results and committee notices were published during 2025. Annual membership runs from April to March, with permits sold through a local tackle shop.

Fishing available

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Club waters

Firs Park Lake

Lake

Leigh.

Fir Tree Flash

Lake

Leigh.

Bickershaw Flashes

Lake

Bickershaw, near Leigh.

Membership

Type
Annual membership

Adult ordinary, concessionary and junior memberships running 1 April to 31 March, plus limited day tickets on two waters.