Matlock AC
Matlock Angling Club, offers diverse coarse and game fishing in the picturesque setting of the Derbyshire Dales. join now!
join now!Coarse, Fly & Match Fishing
Matlock Angling Club, offers diverse coarse and game fishing in the picturesque setting of the Derbyshire Dales. join now!
join now!The club controls miles of the upper stretches of the River Derwent. Fishing is available for wild brown trout and grayling a growing population of hard fighting barbel, chub, perch, dace and roach. join now!
join now!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!
join now!Matlock Angling Club. Match Calendar.
Matlock Angling Club controls a number of stillwaters, varied beats of the River Derwent and a length of the Erewash Canal.
Matlock Angling Club has an active match section at both local and national level, all events are open to all Club anglers.
View some of the venues and members catches from our club waters.
MATCH FIXTURES 2023
Please contact Nigel Ellis for Pond matches 07968210877
Sunday 7th May Tansley Pond
Sunday 21st May Tansley Pond
Sunday 11th June Tansley Pond
Sunday 25th June Tansley Pond
Sunday 9th July Tansley Pond
Sunday 23rd July Tansley Pond
Sunday 6th August Tansley Pond
Sunday 20th August Tansley Pond
Sunday 3rd September Tansley Pond
Sunday 17th September Tansley Pond
Evening Matches (Matches will be ran by David Greatorex 07776132940 draw 5.30 on Wednesday evenings £10 pools)
Wednesday June 28th Tansley Pond
Wednesday July 5th Tansley Pond
Wednesday July 12th Tansley Pond
Wednesday July 19th Cawdor Pond
Wednesday July 26th th Tansley Pond
Wednesday August 2nd Cawdor Pond
Sunday 11th December FUR & FEATHER ALL CLUB WATERS
ALL TICKET MATCH PLEASE CONTACT DAVID GREATOREX/ASA COOPER
Matlock Angling Club Match Rules
1. On arrival at his peg, a competitor may plumb for depth, set float, mix ground bait, put keep-net in water and clear his swim of any weed he deems necessary, but not to the inconvenience of other competitors.
2. A fish hooked before the final whistle may be weighed in if landed within 15 minutes of the sounding of the final whistle.
3. Only 1 rod to be used at any one time
4. Fish to be weighed to the dram.
5. Any complaints must be made before the weigh-in.
6. All fish to be kept alive in an adequate keep-net, carp to be in a separate net, and returned carefully to the water immediately after being weighed.
7. Non-competitors are not allowed to fish in the stretch of an authorised match.
8. Competitors are not allowed to change pegs.
9. All species to be weighed-in, except trout.
10. Members who walk about unnecessarily will be disqualified.
11. If a home water is un-fishable on the day of a match the match may be switched to another water. Any pleasure anglers on the alternative water will be pegged round prior to the match. Any subsequent vacant pegs would be made available to pleasure anglers after the commencement of the match.
12. No floating baits to be used.
MONTHLY MATCHES:
Monthly matches will be held on the first Sunday of each month during the course fishing season: July and August in the Tansley Pond (Lumsdale Pond). Draw for pegs 8:00am, September, October, November, December, January, February and March on the River Derwent, Matlock/Matlock Bath. Draw for pegs 8:00am.
Guidance for beginners will be available on certain matches, contact the Match Secretary for details.
MATCH MANAGEMENT:
1. CLUB MONTHLY MATCHES
To be in accordance with the rules, dates and venues for such matches as printed in the club membership booklet.
2. ANNUAL FUR AND FEATHER MATCH
Is as set out in the club membership booklet. Strictly members only to fish this match. Strictly all monies to be in the hands of the Match Secretary 1 week prior to the date of the match. No exceptions will be made to this rule whatsoever.
3. VENUES FOR AND BOOKING OF MATCHES
a) All matches to have the date and venue approved by the directors before taking place and to be listed in the club membership booklet.
b) Pegging fees to be paid on all matches except with prior approval of the directors.
4. PROVISION FOR MATLOCK ANGLING CLUB MEMBERS
When matches are pegged at both Matlock and Matlock Bath a stretch of the Matlock waters must be left open for non participating club members, except on the day of the annual Fur and Feather Match