BCAClub - Barnard Castle Angling Club

23/03/2026

Despite the drop in temperature today there was still a few fish around, a streamer fished deep and slow managed catch this years first entry for the fly trophy.

22/03/2026

First day of the Trout season today, if you haven’t already got your license you can renew online through the club website or at Galgate News. Tight Lines.

05/11/2025

This years AGM will be held at Barnard Castle Workingmens Club in the 3rd December. Doors open 7pm meeting starts at 7.30pm. All members are welcome. Don’t forgot to bring some money along for the raffle and auction.

11/05/2025

Despite the lack of rain and the incredibly low water in the river it’s been a spectacular start to the season. With trout caught locally up 5lbs and 2lb fish are not unusual. Good to hear people using the tactics Olly Shepherd demonstrated at the open evering, with the streamer being particularly effective in the low water conditions.

10/04/2025

The weather’s looking lovely for tomorrow’s open evening with Olly Shepherd. Starting at 5.30pm in the pool below the old mill at the bottom of the Demesnes in Barnard Castle. It’s free to come along and everyone is welcome, you don’t need to be a member of BCAC to attend.
Hope to see you there.

04/04/2025

We’re pleased to let you know we have managed to secure some new water for this season. Lartington Estate has very kindly allowed the club to fish the Towler Hill Beat which extends our upstream boundaries considerably. Please note the fishing on this beat is fly only with single barbless hooks is catch release for trout and salmon.

01/04/2025

It’s still very early in the season but there’s a few fish being caught, dry dropper and streamers seem to be the way to go at the moment.

28/03/2025

It’s isn’t long now until Friday 11th April when Olly Shepherd of Fly Fishing Yorkshire will be hosting our open evening on the Tees at Barnard Castle. Starts at 5.30pm just below the Demense in Barnard Castle, everybody’s welcome to come along.

20/03/2025

Anyone else been using the quiet spell between the grayling season finishing and the trout season starting to get the fly box filled up?

18/03/2025

Not long now until the trout season starts on Saturday. Don’t forgot you can now get your membership online by following this link https://barnardcastleanglingclub.clubmate.co.uk/register and clicking on the start new membership tab. If you’d would still like to collect in person you can call in at Galgate News any day after 9am.

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07/03/2025

Nice to see the Tees get a mention in the 21 best places to fish article in the Times today.