TIDAL - Carlton on Trent — Waltonian Angling Club (private, members only)

River level

The lowdown

• This is the Waltonians’ Carlton-on-Trent water on the tidal River Trent in Nottinghamshire.
• The club describes the fishing as very private, so this isn’t a turn-up-and-pay kind of place.
• Access is for Waltonian Angling Club members, with guest tickets available to members too.
• The water is described as coarse fishing, with barbel, carp and pike specifically named by the club.
• There’s no published day-ticket price for this Carlton stretch. In fact, it isn’t offered as a separate day-ticket venue.
• No peg count is published, and the club doesn’t give a measured length for the Waltonian stretch.
• The fishing-bank side isn’t stated either, so check the club’s directions before setting off rather than guessing.
• Parking details for Carlton aren’t published on the official venue information, so that’s one to sort with the club beforehand.
• Night fishing isn’t covered by a separate published rule for this stretch. Don’t assume either way — ask the club.
• Joining isn’t instant. You need to be proposed and seconded by an existing member, then you go on the waiting list if there’s no vacancy.
• Membership admission takes place after the club AGM at the start of March. The published joining fee is £660, annual membership is £280, and the first-year total is £940, with a small key charge and share-certificate charge also applying.
• The club ethos is minimum rules and regulations, but members and guests still need to follow the club’s current arrangements for this private water.

Methods: The club describes the venue simply as coarse fishing. No specific trotting, feeder, float or bait approach is published for this stretch, so the club is the place to check current fishing arrangements.

Access & tickets

The water is run by Waltonian Angling Club Ltd. Prospective members need an existing member to propose and second them; applications go on the waiting list if there’s no vacancy. Contact the club at enquiries@thewaltonians.co.uk for the current process and guest-ticket arrangements.

Fish the club names

barbel, carp, pike

Key rules

• Fishing is for Waltonian Angling Club members.
• Guest tickets are available to members.
• Prospective members must be proposed and seconded by an existing member.
• Applicants are placed on a waiting list when no vacancy is available.
• Membership admission takes place after the club AGM at the start of March.
• The club describes its ethos as having a minimum of rules and regulations.
• A small key charge and share-certificate charge also apply.

Where it is