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Trent Valley Estate Rugeley

Trent Valley Estate Rugeley is a short River Trent stretch run by Wishing Well Anglers Association, with around seven pegs and parking behind them. It’s members only, and night fishing is permitted.

Run by Wishing Well Anglers Association · checked 13 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Great Haywood gauge

Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.

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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open River Ready

The lowdown

  • This is one of WWAA’s four River Trent stretches, right by Rugeley in Staffordshire. A compact venue rather than a massive wander.
  • The stretch is described by WWAA as short, with around seven pegs. Nice and straightforward, then — no epic trek needed between swims.
  • Parking is behind the pegs, although the full parking details are supplied with membership. Handy, but you’ll need to be signed up to get the proper lowdown.
  • WWAA names chub, roach, perch and pike as present here. It also lists grayling and dace, though those aren’t included in the site’s species categories.
  • Night fishing is permitted, and WWAA doesn’t charge extra for it. That gives members a bit more flexibility when planning a proper session.
  • Full access and venue details come with membership. So the finer bits of the stretch — pegs, routes and local layout — are kept for members rather than published openly.
  • WWAA was formed in 2017 by fishermen from the Rugeley area. The association controls the fishing rights on this stretch.
  • Membership runs from 1 January to 31 December. Full adult membership is £50, with no joining fee.
  • WWAA aims to keep membership around 75 anglers so its venues aren’t overfished. At the moment, though, there’s a waiting list and no new members are being taken.
  • Under-16s may fish when accompanied by a WWAA member. WWAA doesn’t issue junior season tickets, and it doesn’t sell day tickets.

Methods: The checked details don’t set out specific tactics or swim-by-swim methods. With the venue being short and compact, members should use the full access and venue information supplied by WWAA for the practical fishing detail.

Access & tickets

Full adult WWAA membership

Membership runs from 1 January to 31 December. Currently subject to a waiting list; WWAA says it is taking no more members.

£50 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Day ticket

Not available. WWAA does not sell day tickets.

Fishing access is through Wishing Well Anglers Association membership, but its membership page currently says no more members are being accepted because of a lengthy waiting list. The published full adult membership is £50, with no joining fee; access and parking instructions come with membership.

Fish the club names

chub, roach, perch, pike

Key rules

  • Membership runs from 1 January to 31 December.
  • WWAA does not sell day tickets.
  • Full adult membership is £50.
  • WWAA does not charge a joining fee.
  • Night fishing is permitted with no extra charge.
  • Under-16s may fish when accompanied by a WWAA member.
  • WWAA does not issue junior season tickets.
  • WWAA is currently taking no more members because it has a waiting list.

Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.

GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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