Belper and District Angling Club

Belper & District Angling Club is a fishing club founded in 1892. We are based in central Derbyshire, about 7 miles north of Derby, and our club offers a range of waters catering for coarse, match, specimen, carp, lure and fly anglers.  These include stretches of river and canal, plus a fishing lake stocked with carp and mixed coarse fish.

We operate an open membership which currently has no waiting list. Day tickets are also available for most of our stretch of the River Derwent and Erewash Canal.

As a social angling club, we hold regular events which are open to members and non-members, such as a regular match fishing calendar which operates throughout the year – on both river and stillwaters – and social working parties for maintenance, etc.

Whether you’re a pleasure angler, a seasoned matchman, specialist angler or fly fisherman, we have a venue to suit your tastes.

Belper is situated in the Amber Valley, right beside the River Derwent and on the A6 between Derby and Matlock, in the DE56 postcode area.

Belper is a historic market town in Derbyshire’s Peak District, famous for the mills which form part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Belper’s picturesque location – helped by our very own River Derwent – makes it a popular destination for tourists and outdoor pursuit enthusiasts; anglers included!

Much of our fishing is “wild”, and wildlife makes up a large part of the angling experience on our waters. There aren’t many venues around the country where you might witness a peregrine falcon fly past at full speed, whilst you’re fishing! There have even been sightings of rare pine martens at Belper, along with salmon making an occasional visit to our stretch of the Derwent!

So, if you’re one of the many anglers who also enjoys wildlife, BDAC might just be the angling club for you.

Belper & District Angling Club controls fishing on a range of 3 diverse venues in Derbyshire, offering anglers the choice of river fishing, stillwater fishing and canal fishing.

Our oldest and most famous venue is a long stretch of double bank fishing on the middle River Derwent, stretching from Ambergate down to Milford. The Belper stretch of the Derwent is available to fish on day ticket, as well as being available to all members with a club book.

The club runs the fishing on Wyver Lane Pond in Belper. This pond is available exclusively to members. It fishes well all year and contains a mixture of species, including carp to over 20lb.

Another of the club’s venues is a mile-long stretch of the Erewash Canal close to Langley Mill. Fishing on the canal is available to members only and contains a mixture of species including bream, perch, carp and pike.

Venues Map

IMPORTANT NOTICE – NO TICKETS ARE SOLD ON THE BANK!

In order to fish Club waters you must be in possession of a valid permit or day ticket – purchased in advance from any of our official ticket outlets listed below – and an Environment Agency rod licence*.  

Please visit the following page for latest details of our day ticket and season permit prices, and where you can purchase membership:  Membership & Day Ticket Info

If you have a specific question or if you would like to contact the club about any other matter, please complete the following contact form:

You may also contact the Club Secretary, Paul Spencer, on 07749 267158 and the Club’s Carp & Night Fishing Officer, Andy Bennett, on 07490 807810.