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Durham City Angling Club
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Durham City Angling Club, one of the fastest growing clubs in the area, has waters to satisfy the needs of all freshwater fishermen, from salmon/sea trout and specimen/specialist coarse fishing on the river Wear to still-water coarse/match/specimen fishing on its four lake still-water complex at Brasside...and all for the same very affordable annual membership fee, amounting to no more than the cost of half a dozen ‘commercial water’ day tickets. (And less than 2 day tickets in the case of a Junior member) Plus your kids under 16 and wife/partner fish for free*         

* Restrictions may apply at Brasside.


Game angler are catered for with big sea trout running the river Wear,(now officially the best sea trout fish river in the country and the 2nd best salmon river) salmon, brown trout and grayling. The Environment Agency has recently stocked several sections of the river Browney with grayling which in time should improve the Wears population of this lovely looking ‘lady of the stream’. A recent EA survey showed excellent growth rates with 2-3 year old fish.


The recently redeveloped Brasside complex caters for all types of still water coarse fishing. Record match weights to a little under 90 lbs have been taken and pleasure anglers are delighted at full nets of mixed catches, whilst the specimen West Water continues to produce carp to over 26 lb. Pike anglers have recently taken an interest during the winter months with fish to mid teens being taken.

A ‘canal’ type match water (re stocked spring 2010 & 2011) has been built and work is on-gong to provide access for disabled members throughout the entire site. The backwater has also had a recent (July 2010) stocking of 1500 crucion carp.


A recent addition to club facilities on site is the provision of a fully serviced (weekly) Portaloo. This also has a hand wash facility and will be on-site until late Autumn, being re installed in the following spring

A fifth water is planned, this will be situated towards the south east of the of the complex.

Read more about Brasside West Water Rod Usage


Brasside also incorporates a wetland area created to encourage the already flourishing rich mix of wildlife to be found at the site. A recent survey by a team from Leeds University showed the waters had a very healthy and flourishing population of the native white-clawed crayfish.


The river Wear (see EA Press Release) fished exceptionally well towards the end of 09 season with mixed dace/chub catches over 140 lbs being taken. The river Wears’ chub and barbel continue to grow and there never has been a better time to take a P.B. specimen and a new national record dace is always a possibility, and not only as is generally thought, from a small section of the river by the County hotel; big dace are being taken from all D.C.A.C. sections of the Wear. July 2010 saw another stocking of 3000 each of chub and dace at Shincliffe and Maiden castle.

Dace, Chub and Bream were stocked in 2011 by the EA, and a further stocking of the Wear with dace and barbel is planned during the 3rd week November 2011.


Big roach have also featured in matches with several fish over 2.5lb helping to swell the match weights. The September 2010 Wear Championships, which sadly fished relatively poorly due to very low river levels, produced a 17lb catch of small roach from a Club section which bodes well for the future, assuming the ever present cormorants do not devastate them. Pleas visit the new Angling Trust’s ‘Cormorant Watch’ web site and log any sightings The results from which will be used to urge Government to loosen the regulations regarding these alien predators.




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‘Visitor’ £25-00 Out of Region Application Form

Membership Renewal Due 1st February 2013

Subscriptions remain at the 2012 rates

Senior £50-00  Retired/Disabled £35-00 Intermediate £20-00 Visitor £25-00  Junior £10-00

Upper age limit for Intermediate members is now 22 years of age on 31st January 2013  i.e Those members 17 - 22 years of age pay just £20

New night fishing rules apply to Junior members i.e. Junior members MUST be  accompanied by a parent/legal guardian who must also be a Senior (over 21 years of age) member of DCAC  - Read more HERE

Parking at Shincliffe Hall

Contrary to what the owner of the Hall says, the parking to the left of the Hall is NOT owned by him, but by Durham Cathedral, as is Hall Lane.

As Durham Cathedral (Dean & Chapter) own the fishing rights we lease, DCAC members, and their guests, do have access down Hall Lane and to the parking adjacent to the Hall

Should any member encounter a problem please telephone John Hepworth (Secretary) on 0191 3866000 or

e-mail at john43hepworth(AT)btinternet.com  - Insert @ for (AT)


Club Bailiffs/Water Keepers Required

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