The Opportunity for Minor and Junior Members to Learn to Fish
Of course, the Club continues to want to support young people wanting to learn to fish well. On the 19th September at Orchard Lakes there will be a coarse fishing open day where the Jurassic Juniors Angling Club is going to provide expert coaching free
Children Under the Age of Sixteen
To facilitate this arrangement the Club issues a complimentary adult associate membership with each book. And as part of the process the nominated ‘adult’ receives an email from the Membership Secretary highlighting this critical restriction.
A Change in the Fishing Rules concerning Specimen Fish
The Committee has reviewed the weighing of fish to better evidence the process. The procedure has been amended for submitting a specimen fish claim to deal with the problem of returning fish and then getting the scales checked.
In its 75 Anniversary year the Club is doing well!
This newsletter brings members up to date on a number of matters. First there is some important advice about Club Constitutional Changes and some works shortly to impact Kingsbridge.
Drought! Important information about Club rules and plans in hand to improve the Club’s offer
It is fifty years since the great drought of 1976. Then, there were stretches of the A31 that were not dualled and indeed there were major improvements under construction through the middle of Ringwood, so traffic was dreadful even without fires.
Report to AGM re constitution
24 March 2026
Corfe Mullen Royal British Legion
Start 19:30
Admission restricted to members only. Please sign in on arrival and be prepared to show your membership book.
WDAC AGM Agenda 2026
24 March 2026
Corfe Mullen Royal British Legion
Start 19:30
Admission restricted to members only. Please sign in on arrival and be prepared to show your membership book.
Important dates for 2026
2026 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Wimborne and District Angling Club.
The Price of Trout tickets
As those members who receive the monthly Game Secretary email from Paul Baker will know, the price of trout tickets was to go up on 1st January 2026.
Whitemoor Lakes
The Committee is pleased to let you know that the Club has secured winter fishing at Whitemoor Lakes.
Wimborne and District Angling Club – A Brief HistoryServing interests in both sea and freshwater fishing the club quickly grew in numbers and within a few years, membership was over 100. Greater numbers resulted in additional stretches of river to fish, many of which are still held by the club and remain popular with members today.
In December 1953, several of the club’s sea angling enthusiasts branched off to form the Poole Dolphins Sea Angling Club, marking a turning point in the club’s identity. Throughout the 1960s, the list of fisheries grew, and with most waters located in and around Wimborne, on 1st January 1963, the club officially adopted the name Wimborne and District Angling Club.
By 1971, the club headquarters had moved to the Central Hotel in Lower Parkstone. The club continued to thrive, developing interests in still waters, including a pond at Winterborne Zelston that was developed as a trout fishery and later purchased by the club. In subsequent years, two lakes were created near the village of Edmondsham, one for general coarse fishing and the other for trout fishing. In the 1980s, the club headquarters relocated to Wimborne and Kingsbridge Lakes were first leased to the club.
In 1995, the club took over the Rawlsbury complex of trout lakes in the centre of the County and purchased the fishing rights on the River Stour at Netherwood Mead above Julians Bridge in Wimborne. As carp fishing surged in popularity around the turn of the century, the club responded by stocking mature fish at several venues and introduced facilities for overnight fishing. Thereafter, some urban fisheries with specimen-sized fish came under club management.
Since 2017, the club has been based at its current headquarters, the Royal British Legion in Corfe Mullen and in 2026, the club proudly celebrated its 75th anniversary.
Brian Heap
President