adult ticket from: £85 junior from: Free
Copthorne Angling Club have been running a small friendly fishing club for over 85 years. Club members recieve access to 6 fishing lakes and a number of stretches of the River Ouse. Copthorne Angling Club offer quiet and secluded angling on a range of picturesque venues based in and around Copthorne.
FISHING LAKES |
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1. Little Rowfant (3 lakes) | 2. Rowfant Mill | 3 . Piltdown | |
RIVERS (1) |
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1. River Sussex Ouse |
Little Rowfant is a venue made up of 3 fishing lakes (Wilderness, Top lake and Road lake). The Wilderness is the more popular of the 3 lakes as it holds a number of carp with an average weight of around 6lb and the odd few over 20lb.
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Piltdown pond is a large 4 acre picturess pond located about two miles
north-west of Uckfield. Piltdown pond is no longer controled by the
local Piltdown Golf Club. The water is now in the control of Copthorne
& District Angling Society (C&DAS). There is a transition period
until 1st July 2005 where anglers may still enjoy fishing on the basis
they have been, beyond the 1st July 2005 anglers must either purchase
a Piltdown Pond Permit (PPP) or join Copthorne & District Angling
Society (C&DAS). The water holds some large carp to 31lb, tench
to 7lb+, bream to 6lb, roach, rudd, perch to 3lb, eels to 5lb 8oz and
some large pike which are rumoured to reach 28lb.
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Rowfant Mill is the largest of Copthorne's Angling Club waters at around 7 acres in size. It’s long and narrow, with tree-fringed banks, and vast beds of lilies. It is a typical Sussex millpond with lots of silt, and depths of 4 to 6 feet. It is a mixed fishery containing the usual species: bream, carp, perch, pike, and tench. The bream and tench have been caught up to around 6lb, pike to mid doubles, and carp occasionally touch the 20lb mark.
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The River Ouse runs from Lower Beeding in West Sussex down through Barcombe Mills from here the river is tidal to the Sea at New Haven. This lower section of the river has strong currents and has been susceptable to flooding, the upper section is fairly slow flowing. The River Uck is one of the main tributries flowing into the River Ouse.
The river is rich with life which can include mussls and fresh water shrimps. Fish species you may come across includes Trout, Carp, Barbel, Perch, Pike, Grayling, Bullheads, Stone Loach,Tench along with the more common fish species found in UK rivers.
Membership Prices: |
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Adult: £85 |
Juniors: £25 (under 18*) |
Juniors: FREE** (under 16*) |
OAP: £55 |
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* Under 18 years of age as at 1st June or under 21 years of age & still in full-time education.
** Subject to membership registration and being accompanied by an adult/senior citizen member at all times.
Telephone: -
Email: Please visit www.copthorneangling.co.uk/contact/ (contact email form for Copthorne Angling Club)
Website: www.copthorneangling.co.uk
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