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Key Membership Information
The new River season starts on the 1st of Feb. Some of you hard anglers will be out early, however we bet many more will be waiting for the warmer weather.
The biggest news is that the non-Kendal higher ticket price has been cancelled and now everyone can join at the same rate of £100 for adult membership. Junior tickets also go up to those in higher education. Both these moves show our commitment to being a club for everyone.
- Prices are the same as 2024
- Non-Kendal tickets have been stopped. All prices the same for everyone, from anywhere
- Junior tickets, now extend to people under 21 in full-time education
- The Kent Season ticket also includes 12 months fishing on Killington (Normally £40).
- We are moving to online ticketing and information and need your emails and mobile contacts
- Season, Week and Day Tickets can be purchased in 3 ways:
- Online via the KWAA website: kentangling.co.uk
- Through Carlson’s Tackle Shop in Kendal
- Via post, sending a cheque, and stamped envelope, to the Secretary (details on the website)
The New River Season Ticket is available now from our website kentangling.co.uk or Carlson’s Tackle Shop in Kendal. Over 8 miles of the beautiful River Kent, plus, your season ticket also includes 12 months membership at Killington Reservoir!
Carlson’s Tackle Shop
Please remember to support them. They are and have been an essential partner of KWAA for over 50 Years!
2025 Annual Subscriptions
Local Adult Members £100
Junior Members £20
Senior Concessionary* £80
Killington Senior (1 year) £40
Killington Junior (1 year) £20
Concessionary discount*: Must be 65 years of age on the 1 January of the current year
The Handbook
Can be downloaded from the website or picked up in Carlson’s.
Junior Angling
Junior fishing rules have been updated. It is important all Junior anglers understand the and follow the fishing rules. The rules can be downloaded here.
Killington Carlson’s Winter Silverfish Series
Killington Reservoir saw 3rd Outing in the Carlson’s Winter Silverfish series of open fishing Matches – Sunday 19th January 2025. Recent weeks have seen temperatures as low as -12 degrees C and heavy snow around here, barely a week ago Killington was about to ice over, then fortunately a mild spell put an end to it, a mild few days and practice sessions gave a little hope of reasonable weather, plenty of bites, and most importantly weights.
A great turnout of 18 Anglers fishing, payout was 1st, 2nd, 3rd plus 3 x Section winners. The day was Baltic, between watching fingers change to all colours and barely being able to function in the extreme temps
At the all out (or perhaps….”thaw out” would have been a better shout after 5 hrs, of what can be best described as a serious sub-zero endurance event). 17 Anglers survived, 1 must have left early, perhaps because of his frozen tears!? Cumbrian weather can do that to even the hardiest of souls! Although had Barry McLeod been able to make it, I’m sure he would have been in his shorts and sandals!
A very tough day it turned out to be, with freezing fog and minus temperatures, bites were hard to come by and fish even less so. Most Anglers scratching for the odd fish or two, to try and save the blank or perhaps sneak a section prize.
Stand out Anglers on the day being Chris Steven’s Peg 17 (by the last gate) produced a great bag of Roach and quality Perch for 1st spot . Graham Kennerley Peg 4 (by 2nd gate) with plenty of Roach and Perch securing 2nd. Mike Harrison Peg 13 (in no man’s land) taking an excellent 3rd medal and saving local Angling dignity! Congratulations to all the framers, including section winners Neil Yates, Tony Gundon and Sam Pendlebury.
Great to see some new faces and some old cold ones too! Many travelling up from the Northwest to join us.
Thanks to all who showed up and supported this match in such, lets say.. wintery conditions. A special thanks to Brian Gent for doing all the admin, all the lads who helped with draw/weigh in too, along with KWAA, Ian Walker and Ian Carradus for their help on the day and allowing the match to be booked.