Walk into the AGM of almost any fishing club in the country and ask about the bank balance. You’ll hear the same answer every time: “It’s for a rainy day.” Step outside. It might be sunny as we come into spring, but metaphorically speaking, it has been chucking it down for years. The question isn’t[…]
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Is Your Fishing Club Ready for Renewal Season? How to Grow and Keep Your Members
Attracting Members, News Mar 30, 2026
With brighter days and fresh water ahead, it’s a great time of year for angling. But while your members are dusting off their rods and dreaming of big catches, there’s an important question every club committee should be asking — do you have a plan for this season’s memberships? From chasing renewals to getting new[…]
by Rhys Evans, Treasurer, MTAA Merthyr in the fifties and sixties was served by two local angling clubs. Merthyr and District and St Tydfil’s Angling. When both applied separately to fish the local councils fishing rights it left the council in a difficult position as it felt both had equal merit. Then in their wisdom the council[…]
Nothing stays the same for long in the digital age we live in. Just as our tackle and ideas evolve, so does technology at every level. Just think of the tackle your parents and grandparents used compared to today’s kit and the difference is stark. And there is so much still to come. Not[…]
Whether it’s exciting new projects, powerful tech or growing trade for shops and fisheries, here are just some of the reasons we’re seeing the green shoots of new growth in fishing right now. Could 2026 prove to be a bumper year for fishing? In spite of the unsettling times we live in, there are several[…]
How was 2025 for you? For fishing as a whole, there were some huge stories, from a new British record barbel, to anglers making big wins on the bank and in the courts. The signs are encouraging and, who knows, perhaps 2026 could be a year of genuine resurgence for angling? At Clubmate, we have[…]
Fancy a crack at a “slam” of freshwater predators on the fly? That was exactly the challenge for Ulvis Strokss, who brings us this entertaining report from the recent multi species competition at this most legendary of Somerset pike fishing venues! It’s not just rainbow trout that get the attention of visiting anglers at Chew[…]
“So much more than just catching fish!” – How angling can boost its bigger picture credentials! Ask a dictionary, or even AI, to define angling and we get simplistic answers revolving around hooks, lines and fish. But what angling means to us personally and collectively is far harder to define. The thrill of catching fish[…]
The 2025 Clubmate Junior Angling Participation Survey: Key findings and headline stats
News Sep 26, 2025
After another successful survey to pick the brains of clubs, coaches and all involved in junior angling, we received another brilliant, eye-opening set of results. So what really stood out in 2025? After a bulging virtual mail sack of replies to our recent junior angling survey, it’s time to say thanks to all respondents and[…]
Clubmate backed 2025 Canal and River Trust Celebration is the biggest youth angling event in 30 years!
News, Partners Sep 26, 2025
What has over 500 participants, a stack of brilliant prizes and enough gudgeon to fill a wheelie bin? It’s got to be the phenomenal Canal and River Trust Celebration of Young People and Fishing! In an era when some say fishing is hard to sell to kids and families, what an amazing, uplifting phenomenon the[…]
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