Allen Valley Angling & Conservation is based in Allendale, Northumberland
We promote the sport of fishing and conservation of the River East Allen for anglers and the local community.
Allen Valley Angling & Conservation is proud to be sponsored by
Allen Valley Angling & Conservation is based in Allendale, Northumberland
We promote the sport of fishing and conservation of the River East Allen for anglers and the local community.
Allen Valley Angling & Conservation is proud to be sponsored by
Allen Valley Angling & Conservation
Join today, catch tomorrow
Allen Valley Angling & Conservation (AVAC) was established in July, 2011 by local environmentalist and fishing enthusiast Paul Frear. Allen Valley Angling & Conservation is based in Allendale, Northumberland in North East England. Discovering that his local river - the River East Allen - was a considerable undeveloped fishing resource, Paul set up Allen Valley Angling & Conservation to facilitate the sustainable development of this resource. The organisation has a growing membership of people who share Paul's passion for conserving and improving the river habitat - as well as for fly fishing!
The organisation is not-for-profit and this means the money anglers pay to go fishing goes straight back to the fishery - with revenues contributing towards conservation efforts to improve fish stock and riverside access. In effect, simply by going fishing on the AVAC waters, anglers are in fact helping to protect and improve the Allen Valley's fisheries.
The River East Allen, situated
in the beautiful North Pennines - a designated area of outstanding
natural beauty - is home to wild brown trout and provides a
spawning ground for sea trout and salmon, which swim up the River
Tyne on the North East Coast, to where it joins the River East
Allen, near Allendale.
These wild native fish provide great sport for anglers and Allen Valley Angling & Conservation welcomes anglers of all levels of experience.
Please do take some time to find out about becoming a member of Allen Valley Angling & Conservation, or if you are visiting the area for a short time, where you can get your day or weekly fishing permit.
to improve river habitat
Pictured: Paul with Graeme and Mark taking a break from balsam removal work.
As an organisation, we're committed to improving and managing the natural environment of the River East Allen.
We undertake all kinds of projects - from path creation & bank management to tree canopy management and removal of harmful debris from the river itself.
Sponsorship
The work that we
do would not be possible without the support of our generous
sponsors, with whom we are proud to be associated.
HAVE YOU GOT YOUR
LICENCE?
Have you
remebered to renew your rod licences for the upcoming season?
Remember you need A rod licence to fish all AVAC waters. Do so
online by
following this
link!
Crimestoppers,
Seen anything suspisious while out and about on the river? if so take a look at thie PDf below with information on how to speak up on rural crime with crimestoppers.
Catch Returns
Its come to that time of year to share with us how well or not your season has gone!
Please
complete a catch return and send it to us by following the advice
on the
Catch Returns
Page
AGM
It is that time
of year again when we hold our AGM for more info follow the link to
the
Upcoming Events Page
End of the Season
well
that was a tough year! lets hope next season brings a bit ore rain
with it!
Lead Trout 2018 winner
Mark Charlton takes the trophy
this year find out more on the
Past Events
Page
Rise in the River
A nice little rise in
river level just to freshen things up before the Lead
Trout!
Beat walk and Lead trout trophy!
we
will be holding a Beat walk prior to the Lead trout trophy to find
out more check out the
Upcoming
Events Page
New Rule!
Childer under 16
are now permitted to fish with worm on Coatenhill as long as they
fish with barbless hooks and under a float.
Coatenhill
Coatenhill is fishing
extreamly well at the moment with loaads of hungry trout taking the
fly!
New Season
Tight
lines for the season ahead!
AGM
Thanks
to all that made the effort to come to our AGM, it was a good night
and now we just need to wait a couple more weeks and the river will
be open once again! see you on the bank!
Graeme Edwards steps down
Graeme who has
served the club since the start and has not just helped us get up
and running but has also helped keep us running in that streight
path has stood down! Barry wilson will be taking on his role as
membership secretary. As a fitting gesture to all his hard work
Graeme was awarded a lifetime membership to the club and we wish
him all the best for the future!
Welcoming new committee members
John
Day and Clive Bishop will be joining the committee this season we
would like to welcome them and hope there experience and new ideas
can help bring more to our club!
Catch Returns Draw
Thanks
to all who submited returns this years lucky draw winner was Barry
Nicholson...Well done!
Catch Returns
Its come to that
time of year to share with us how well or not your season has
gone!
Please complete a
catch return and send it to us by following the advice on
the
Catch Returns Page
AGM
The AGM has been
confimed! it will be held on Saturday 10th February at 7pm in the
Golden Lion, More info here
Season comes to an end!
well
folks thanks once again for making this club what it is! another
fantastic season has come to an end have a look at how the last few
weeks played out!
catch
reports
Balsam
If you
see any Himalayan Balsam while out and about on the river please
pull this plant up and destroy it by breaking it up and placing it
where the roots will dry out.
When the Float Comes In
Peter McParlin one of our members has just released a book!
Titled
When the Float Comes In, ‘A year’s fishing on River, Lake and
Sea in the North East of England’ it is a fantastic read and
includes a chapter on the mighty River East Allen!
Lead Trout
Trophy
Lead Trout Trophy! It has come to that time of year again, the battle to be crowned the ultimate angler with the prestigious Lead Trout Trophy up for grabs once again to find out more follow the link. upcoming events Page.
Its all go on the East Allen
The season is
well under way and both river and lake are fishing very well so
what are you waiting for go wet a line!
Sea Trout
After the recent rain it appears the Sea Trout have made it into the East Allen system, a few are making the leap over the weir today! 5/7/16!
Lead Trout Trophy!
Congratulations
to Nick on claiming this year's Lead Trout Trophy!
Trout and Salmon
Check out this month’s Trout and Salmon(June), there is a lovely little feature on our river!
Open day success
Looking at reports it seems the fish have been
on the feed from day one, check out the full open day
report by following this link, Fishing
reports
It's Open Season!!
I'm sure you like
all of us here at AVAC are glad to finally be able to dust off the
winter cobwebs and set foot back onto this fantastic water! if you
have not already renewed your licence do so on this link, Membership
Fantastic news!
As agreed at the AGM membership price has been frozen at the 2015 season so that means no increase for the 2016 season! Join up now!
Look Whats on its way!
Have a look at
these images taken from the Riding Mill fish counter, scores of
salmon and sea trout are passing through on their way upstream to
spawn and they are heading here! fishing
reports
End of the Brown Trout Season
Well
the brown trout season has come to an end, tough fishing over the
summer months with low clear waters, let's hope for a spot of rain
to get the sea trout running for the final month of fishing before
the river goes back to sleep for another winter.
Lead Trout winner!
It was Cliff
Jackson who came up with the goods and netted this years Lead Trout
Trophy, Congratulations.
scale sampling,
Here is a handy
little guide for taking scale samples from fish you catch in the
upcoming season, more information and envelopes will be sent out in
your membership packs, this data is useful to us as well as the
environment agency so please do use this guide and send your scale
samples in.
Global software giant Sage have agreed to sponsor Allen Valley Angling & Conservation - providing welcome and much-needed funding to put towards conservation efforts.
More
details about
Sage sponsorship
Allen Valley Angling & Conservation is looking for sponsors to help us achieve our conservation goals. Find out about how becoming a sponsor can help your business.
More details about
sponsorship packages
We've created a channel on You
Tube and will be posting our videos of the different fishing beats
for you to enjoy. Please visit us here.
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