Riverside Angling Club
The Upper Bristol Avon is categorised as a lowland clay river with limestone influences. As a result, the stretch immediately around Cowbridge Mill contains a variety of habitats, and a rich diversity of fish species to be caught by the keen and patient angler.
Map of Riverside Angling Club Waters
Approximately 1 mile of primarily mixed coarse fishing; the river offers sport for species including roach, bream, dace, chub, perch and pike, with the occasional barbel and trout along gravel stretches.
Membership fees
Adults – £30 per year.
Juniors – £0 per year.
Seniors – £30 per year.
The Riverside Angling Club offers new membership when places become available. We are only a small club with a limited number of members.
If you want to apply to become a member of The Riverside Angling Club, please download the following membership form:
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Print off the form and send it by post to Mr Jon Adye, 45 White Lion Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 0QP.
jonadye@btinternet.com
We will only accept forms that are printed from the website. The club only accepts applications between January and March and that places will be offered by the committee during the close season. This will be done once a year (normally in the close season) by the club committee.
The club will not retain the forms of unsuccessful applicants and only applications received between 1st January and 15th March will be accepted for that year. This means that if you wish to reapply for the following season you will need to complete a new application for that season. The club has adopted this system to manage the large number of applications we receive each year.
Unsuccessful applicants will have to re-apply the following year if they wish to join.
Contact
For membership enquiries please download a form here and contact:
Fishing club rules
Please abide by the following rules when angling within our area. Your consideration for the rules place here by the Riverside Angling club will be hugely appreciated. Please contact us for more information regarding the angling area or have a look at our map fora guide on where to fish.
Junior members must be accompanied by an adult/senior member.
1./ To promote good fellowship amongst all anglers.
2./ Preservation of fish.
3./ No damage to fences. No litter to be left.
4./ All members to exercise their rights as water bailiffs. Anyone fishing will produce a valid Riverside Angling Club Card when asked to do so by any other member who shows his own card.
5./ Fish must not be removed from club waters, except trout over 16 inches long, limit one per day per person.
6./ Each member will hold a valid E.A. Rod Licence for coarse and/or trout. The closed season for coarse fishing is between 14th March and 16th June. The closed season for trout is between 1st October and 1st April.
7./ Trout, grayling and barbel must not be retained in a keep net.
8./ A member is not allowed guests/visitors. (This is to comply with the clubs insurance policy, which does not cover non-members).
9./ The club membership card is not transferable.
10./ No member shall use bank or night lines and during the coarse close season, no maggots, silkweed or cereal baits shall be used. No live baits may be used.
11./ Minimum size of mesh for keep nets shall be observed.
12./ The transfer of fish, dead or alive, from one fishery to another is forbidden, this includes crayfish.
Any member found breaking the club rules, will be reprimanded by the committee and will be liable to expulsion from the club.
Riverside Angling Club will not be held responsible for any damage or loss to property or injury to persons while on club waters.
Vehicles parked at owners risk.