About Us
WELCOME TO THE SALFORD FRIENDLY ANGLERS SOCIETY The Salford Friendly Anglers Society was instituted on the 2nd of April 1817, and is by some considerable margin the worlds oldest angling society. We would like to invite you to join us via our free membership option, to join what has become the River Irwell and its tributaries largest environmental lobbying group. Our four primary objectives are: 1. To raise the profile, and public awareness of the River Irwell as a leisure facility. 2. To ensure that our local authorities, United Utilities and the Environment Agency continue to … Continue Reading..........
Fishing Season and Closed Season North West England
Here is the definitive guide to when you can and can't fish in the North West England (please click
River Irk Restoration Project
The "Dirty Irk" The river that time forgot - once described as one of the top 5 trout streams in the country and now a shadow of its former … ,,,,,,,,,,,,
Irwell Water Quality
We've been asking for information about water quality on the River Irwell from the EA since 2010. Our initial request was met by a very swift
Next Meeting
Our next meeting is Weds 18th March at 7.30pm at the Kings Arms, Bloom St, Salford, M3 6AN
Kings Arms Salford showing Faded Sign “Ye Anglers Club House” on the gable end
Our History
As a result of the passing of the Friendly Societies Act in 1817 a group of like minded anglers in Salford, Lancashire decided to institute a Friendly Society for the benefit of local anglers. As well as offering fishing on the local River Irwell, society members as part of their subscriptions … .......continue reading
Update 2014
Hi everyone - here is our annual update for 2014 - covering some of the major events of our year The year started off with high … read more.........
Accuiel, Vitajte, Powitanie, Fogadtatas, Bine Ai Venit, Willkommen, Bienvenido
Welcome to Salford Friendly Anglers Society Please click on the links below for a welcome message in your … More................
News
Free Fishing On The Mersey
The EA have just completed some flood defense work on the Mersey in Warrington - and have redesigned … [Read More...]
New Water – Rochdale Canal
Salford Friendly Anglers are very pleased to announce that we have entered into a lease agreement … [Read More...]
Kingfisher Netting Cancelled
The EA found two category 2 parasites in the gills of the fish they took away from Kingfisher Lake … [Read More...]
Netting Kingfisher Lake Part 1
http://youtu.be/clh0htOf2zc An EA fisheries team came down to Kingfisher Lake this morning to net … [Read More...]
Rod License Value For Money ?
Do we anglers get value for money from the money we contribute to the Environment Agency via the rod … [Read More...]
Drinkwater Park – Winter Litter Pick
Many thanks to the 13 hardy souls who turned out this morning to take part in our Annual Winter … [Read More...]
An Irwell Fisheries Plan
We've been having some really good debate about the state of roach and dace fishing on the Irwell on … [Read More...]
Christmas Pike Fish-In
We held our second Pike fish-in on the Old River in Irlam on the 28th Dec. A heavy overnight … [Read More...]
A New Blog
I've added Peanuts Fishing Adventures blog to our blog page A very good read There are some … [Read More...]
Dereks First Grayling Trip
First proper Grayling session, Sundays forecast was not the best and lying in bed listening to the … [Read More...]
