IMPORTANT NOTICES
25/05/2025 Announcement
Just a quick update on the sale of Reading Fishing Club permits. There are about 30 permits now available.
These will only available from Angling Direct
Reading on Monday 27th May, Friday 31st May and Saturday 1st June next week.
Please don’t send anymore postal applications from
today. They will be returned unfortunately.
We are sorry if any of you miss out but
circumstances have meant a large reduction in
the amount of permits available.
Best Regards
RFC
13/05/2024 Announcement
2024/2025 Permit Application Process NOW OPEN
Please ensure you read all the following paragraphs
as there are a few changesthis year and going forwards.
The permits will be available for sale from Friday 17th of May
and will be available only on Fridays and Saturdays from
Angling Direct Reading initially.
Please ensure that you print and bring your completed
membership form with you and either cash or a cheque
along with your old permit for proof of attending the pike
fishing course if you have attended.
Permits will NOT be sold/available on the following dates
Saturday 25th May
Saturday 22nd June
Friday/Saturday 12th/13th July
Friday/Saturday 19th/20th July.
Reduced membership availability
The membership this season has had to be reduced to
180 senior members due to losing the lake at Beale Park
and the upper section of the river Thames at Beale Park.
Reading Fishing Club has been able to secure Beale Park
Lake until the end of June 2024 so existing members and
new members can fish the lake until then.
From the end of June 2024 onwards only the Thames section
next to Beale Park from the CUT down to Sots Hole car park
is available to fish. Cars must be parked in Sots hole Car Park.
NEW Associate membership for additional river fishing
RFC has joined The Thames Valley Angling Association as an
associate member due to the loss of Beale Park which gives all membership the possibility to fish Thames Valley Angling
Association waters using your Reading Fishing Club Permit.
All the information on the Thames Valley Angling Association
waters can be found in your new permits and on the
Thames Valley Angling Association website.
https://thamesvalleyaa.co.uk/tvaa-fisheries/ see here for
maps and directions to Thames Valley Angling Association
river sections available for Reading Fishing Club Members
to fish.
Please NOTE
Membership will only be available to existing members
initially and they will need to bring a completed membership
form and their permit for the 23/24 season with them when
purchasing their new permit. Failure to bring either will result
in a refusal to sell them a new permit.
Postal Application Permits
Postal Application Permits will also be available (The Postal
Application address is on the permit application form) If you
are renewing your permit via post, you must enclose a photocopy
of your existing permit and a stamped addressed envelope along
with your payment.
Thanks RFC
DRY NETS, WEIGH SLINGS, UNHOOKING MATTS ONLY
We would like to remind all our members that only DRY nets,
weigh slings, unhooking matts can be brought onto our RFC
venues.
There are reports of local fisheries suffering fish deaths as a
result of disease or virus spreading between fisheries.
Nets, weigh slings, unhooking matts should be bone dry. Before
being brought onto any RFC fisheries.
Preferably dried outside by the ultraviolet rays of sun, which is
the best method for killing off all bacteria, germs etc.
Thank you for your cooperation understanding.
RFC venues committee.
WELCOME TO READING FISHING CLUB
Reading Fishing Club is affiliated to Reading & District Angling Association, and is one of the founder members when the association was formed in 1923. The club is also a member of the Angling Trust and Kennet Valley Fishery Association.