Matlock Angling Club

Coarse, Fly & Match Fishing

Matlock AC

Matlock Angling Club, offers diverse coarse and game fishing in the picturesque setting of the Derbyshire Dales. join now!

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Matlock AC

The club controls miles of the upper stretches of the River Derwentl. Fishing is available for wild brown trout and grayling a growing population of hard fighting barbel, chub, perch, dace and roach. join now!

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Matlock AC

The club also manages a number of ponds and a section of nearby Erewash Canal, offering a variety of accessible pleasure angling opportunities in well stocked waters.join now!

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Matlock Angling Club. Erewash Canal

Club Waters

Matlock Angling Club controls a number of stillwaters, varied beats of the River Derwent and a length of the Erewash Canal.

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Matches

Matlock Angling Club has an active match section at both local and national level, all events are open to all Club anglers.

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Gallery

View some of the venues and members catches from our club waters.


Matlock Angling Club Erewash Canal

The club has joined Belper AC to obtain fishing on the Erewash Canal from Langley Mill Lock to Shipley Lock. This water is a mixed fishery containing pike into double figures, some carp and silver fish.

Pike anglers should fish with wire traces, 12lb+ line, a large landing net and a suitable unhooking mat. Please take care with pike they are a delicate species.

Tactics: Pole for the silvers, chopped worm down the edge for quality perch, lures and small dead for the pike.

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Erewash Canal

Erewash Canal
SizeLangley Mill Lock to Shipley Lock
Depthup to 4' deep
Known SpeciesPike, perch, gudgeon, roach, skimmers some carp.
AccessGood/Average