If you own or manage a commercial fishery or if you own private fishing rights on rivers or stillwaters, then our great value fishery membership packages are designed for you.

We champion your concerns and interests to Government and its agencies including the Environment Agency, Canal and Rivers Trust and Natural England on all fishery related matters including predation, pollution and environmental legislation.

In addition, fishery members automatically benefit from our industry-leading member insurance package with a liability limit of £15 million.  The cover includes: public liability, employer’s liability and trustee’s liability.  Find out more about insurance provided by Howden Insurance Brokers here.

As a member Fishery, you also automatically become a member of Fish Legal.

Fish Legal’s expert lawyers have been helping members to protect their valuable fishing for over seventy years. Founded in 1948, we have gained a considerable reputation through using the law to fight for a healthy water environment in important cases on behalf of our members around the resounding principle of making the polluter pay. Over the years we have taken polluters, water companies and regulators to court with 100% of damages being passed to the impacted fishery to help rebuild the impacted environment. We have won hugely significant cases right across England and Wales whilst also offering support in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Fish Legal is globally unique – we offer valuable specialist expert advice and support to our members, including supporting litigation where the following criteria are met:

• there are strong prospects of success
• the risks to Fish Legal should the case be lost are manageable and
• the case aligns with our key objective to protect and improve the water environment with a wider public benefit.

Fish Legal is a community of angling clubs, societies, fisheries and riparian owners – it is not a legal insurance product . A committee of volunteers, supported by an experienced group of legal professionals, offer pro-bono support and the decision to take forward cases and indemnify members rests with this committee.

Prices start from as little as £298 per year – can you afford not to be a member?  Join today.

We’ll also provide free expert advice on fisheries management issues such as predator control, invasive species and health and safety, as well as offering guidance on finance and grants to improve your fishery and club as part of our work funded by rod licence income in partnership with the Environment Agency. Plus our development team are on hand to offer advice on participation, coaching qualifications and how to get more new people fishing your venue. This fishing licence funded help is available to all fisheries in England and is not dependent on Angling Trust membership.

Insurance renewal for your Fishery not due yet?  Simply complete a few details here and we will contact you nearer the time with membership details that include £10m of Public Liability insurance cover.