Cramlington
Also known as WACAC. Coarse club covering lakes on Blagdon Estate and affiliated Tyne Anglers Alliance waters including QE II, Brenkley, Horton Grange and Milkhope.
Northumberland
One of the UK’s oldest angling federations (est. 1894), offering season and visitor permits on classic Northumberland game waters — beats on the Tyne, Coquet and Till for salmon, sea trout and brown trout.
Tyneside
Alliance of Tyneside clubs looking after shared waters such as Killingworth Lakes, Throckley Reigh, River Tyne at Newburn/Ryton and Wydon Burn.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle-based coarse club promoting angling in the North East, with access to Big Waters nature reserve lakes and Tyne Anglers Alliance venues.
Billingham
Teesside club managing Charlton’s Pond in Billingham — a mixed nature-reserve fishery with a day-ticket small pond and members-only large pond.
Hexham
Manages Wydon Burn / Wydon Water near Hexham. Advance booking required for Tyne Anglers Alliance complimentary tickets.
Gateshead-area club with Stargate and Tilcon Ponds plus Tyne Anglers Alliance waters on the Tyne corridor.
Sunderland
Manages the Silksworth Lakes complex on the reclaimed Silksworth Pit site — popular mixed coarse waters for members and day-ticket visitors.
Blyth FAC looks after Meggies Burn Reservoir in South Newsham Country Park and caters for local freshwater anglers.
Darlington
Established 1894. Around nine miles of River Tees fishing from High Coniscliffe to Croft, plus Cleasby Lake stocked with trout and coarse fish. Catch-and-release on all club waters.
Durham
Long-established club with River Wear stretches around Durham and the Brasside stillwater complex for coarse and game anglers.
Bishop Auckland
BADAC (est. 1936) offers over 17 miles of River Wear game fishing with 45+ named pools for salmon, sea trout, brown trout and grayling between Witton and Croxdale.
Chester-le-Street
Historic club (est. 1935) managing early non-tidal River Wear beats for salmon, sea trout and associated member fishing.
Ferryhill
Formed in 1953. Mixed club with coarse ponds at Mainsforth and The Tilery plus river beats on the Wear, Tyne and Swale for game and coarse anglers.
Willington
Wear Valley club with game fishing on the River Wear plus coarse ponds at Seldom Seen near Newfield and Byers Green.
Hetton-le-Hole
Public-park coarse club at Hetton-le-Hole with Stephensons Lake (match / day ticket with no night fishing) and Lyons Lake (members-only carp water with night fishing).
Newcastle upon Tyne
City-centre Newcastle club fishing Leazes Park lake (roach, tench, bream and carp) and affiliated Tyne Anglers Alliance waters.
Newton Aycliffe
Newton Aycliffe club (est. 1973) running local coarse pond fishing for members in County Durham.