Northallerton & District Angling Club

Club controlling River Swale stretches near Northallerton and the Carthorpe stillwaters, popular for matches.

Northallerton & District Angling Club controls around four miles of the River Swale near Northallerton, with stretches running from above Scruton village and Thrintoft down to Morton-on-Swale road bridge and on to Far Fairholme. The river is noted for chub, barbel and pike, and is regularly used for club matches, including a long-running winter series. The club also owns Carthorpe Ponds, a mixed stillwater fishery near Bedale comprising two ponds, which have undergone bankside and pathway improvements in recent years and hold roach, bream, tench, crucian carp and occasional eels; night fishing is not permitted there. Membership is renewed annually, with places available for new members, and the club works with the Environment Agency and conservation groups on habitat and stocking projects for its river waters.