CAA Members

About Charfield Angling Association (CAA)

History - the Association has existed for decades, taking care of the river and providing affordable fishing for members. Much of the Association's history involved match angling for coarse fish. However, in the last 25 years erosion of weirs has changed the character of the river. As it's become faster and shallower Brown Trout/Grayling have become dominant, Chub, Roach, Bream and Perch much less common. A summary of key historical events and the names of winners of trophies may be requested from the Chair of the association.  

Governance - Day to day running of the CAA is managed by the Officers and Committee (all volunteers), confirmed by the members annually at the AGM, as per the CAA Constitution.

Approach – The goal of the Association is to operate as a force for good in the local community - maintaining a natural, sustainable fishery which offers good value to members and overcomes local environmental and other challenges as far as possible. In line with this, all physically able members are required to: 


The Association’s Constitution states that CAA membership open to all. This means in respect of ethnicity, gender, ability/disability and age. We seek to reflect the population around us and are keen to increase the diversity of our membership, with members encouraged to invite guests to try fishing for the first time on our waters. The Association is a member of the Angling Trust and enthusiastic supporter of Fish Legal, the Wild Trout Trust and Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART).

Our fishery has natural, self-sustaining populations of several species of fish. These are precious and we endeavour to help them thrive, not only by our work improving their habitat but also by the way we handle them. We promote best practices in catch and release for use on our waters. CAA's waters are un-stocked and catch and release of all fish (with the exception of any feral rainbow trout) is mandatory. The river and it’s banks are a wildlife corridor which we seek to preserve and enjoy.  Recent sightings by CAA members include:  Water Voles, Otters, Roe, Fallow and Muntjack Deer, King Fishers, Dippers, Tree Creepers, Greater Spotted Woodpeckers, Sparrow Hawks, Buzzards, Red Kites and Wagtails.