The Calshot Angling Club was established in 1982 and is a members only club based on the spit at Calshot Activities Centre. It's great to fish from this shallow, sheltered south-east facing shingle beach at the mouth of Southampton Water on the edge of the beautiful New Forest National Park.
The Calshot Angling Club was established in 1982 and is based at the Calshot Activities Centre on Calshot Spit. This is a shallow venue situated at the mouth of Southampton Water and is a sheltered southeast-facing shingle beach. The location makes a good backup venue during a south-westerly wind. Night sessions are recommended.
The last three hours of the flood tide and the first couple of hours of the ebb tide are likely to produce the best catch. There are generally plenty of small black bream during the day but as darkness falls expect silver eels, bass, pouting and some small smooth-hounds. Other species such as Dover soles, plaice, flounders and dogfish will appear.
The club runs competitions throughout the year as follows:
1. Friday night measure and return, fishing one rod with up to 3 hooks.
2. Winter Sunday competitions, fishing up to two rods but only three hooks in total.
3. The December competition includes a Raffle.
All members are covered by Public Liability Insurance. Members are also able to enjoy Club BBQs and competitions.
In addition, Calshot Activities Centre has a Café Bar where you can enjoy a range of meals or a light snack. Tea or coffee as well as draught and bottled beers, wines and soft drinks are also available.
Feel free to look around the site and chat to members to see if this could be the club for you. A competition night is always an interesting evening when the club has fishing for members with up to two rods but only three hooks in total and measure and return competitions.
Membership runs from 1st April each year until 31st March the following year.
It is also a good idea to purchase an annual parking permit from the Activities Centre.
As with most clubs, the Calshot Angling Club has rules that apply to everyone without exception. There are also Calshot Site Rules for all users. Please click on the links below and read the rules carefully.
Calshot Activities Centre Site Rules
General Enquiries: Club Chairman. calshotanglingclubchairman@gmail.com
Membership Enquiries: jan4anglingclub@gmail.com
Club membership costs just £12.50 per year. An Angling Club Membership fee covers one Club member. If spouses/partners wish to fish, an additional membership must be applied for.
DON'T FORGET... All membership fees include Public Liability Insurance.
