About our Club:
The Norfolk Flyfishers’ Club was founded in 1969 and is believed to be the longest established fly fishing Club for Trout Anglers in the County of Norfolk. We currently own a 20 acre lake, which is a reclaimed gravel pit, situated approximately 15 miles northwest of the city of Norwich, just outside Swanton Morley village.
The aim of the Club is ‘to offer good value, flexible and affordable trout fishing to all in Norfolk and surrounding Counties’. Our current member limit is 175 anglers and is drawn from right across Norfolk. The Club is run and managed by anglers for anglers on a non-profit making basis with any income over expenditure ploughed back into continually improving the Fishery and facilities we offer.
At the lake we provide a comfortable club house with tea and coffee making facilities; a booking in and weighing in facility; unisex flush toilet and hand wash basin and some shelters round the lake where members can escape the vagaries of our British weather when needed. In addition numerous fishing platforms have been erected, many with adjoining seats, thus enabling our members and guests to fish comfortably and safely.
The season runs from 1st March 2026 to mid February 2027. Up to 80 fish per year and 8 fish per week can be caught.
A. Annual Subscription – £410 (an increase of £10) to be paid by one or two equal instalments, the first by 30th November 2025 accompanied by a post-dated cheque (dated on or before 31st Jan 2026) for the balance. Alternative bank transfers may be used (and are preferred) instead of cheques on the understanding that the Treasurer is personally informed by the member on each occasion a bank transfer is used. (The Club has to pay for cheque and cash deposits). The NFC bank details are as follows: HSBC Sort Code 40-35-09, Account 50617598 in the name of The Norfolk Flyfishers’ Club. (A £30 penalty is to be levied on any member failing to meet the above deadlines.)
B. Partner Subscription – £65 (to be paid where necessary in concert with the full member’s annual subscription).
C. Entrance Fee – £70 for those joining as full members; which will include an upgraded green name badge.
D. Extension Tickets – Unlimited number; £105 (no change) for 20 fish to include the catch & release option OR unlimited number; £50 for an extra 20 fish, all fish to be released.
E. Member Day and Guest – Day Member Tickets – Trout £25 (4 fish).
NB. Coarse fishing guest – day member tickets will no longer be
available.
F. 2026/27 Season – 1 st March 2026 to Saturday 13th February 2027.
G Catch and Release – Catch and release (within the individual’s weekly and seasonal limits) be allowed 1st March 2026 to 13th Feb. 2027, subject to the NFC Committee’s right to amend these timings and/or curtail the option should water temperatures exceed 16 degrees centigrade or if the system is found to be abused.
H. Rod Share Rules –
From 1st March one rod sharing adult (over the age of 25) day-member guest per week for trout fishing is allowed, but member and rod sharing guest must remain together and share one rod. (Member and rod sharing guest cannot both fish at the same time). Any fish caught by either must count towards the member’s bag limit. (See Rule 6). Any such adult (over the age of 25) individual rod-sharing member may only visit Holkham Lake to fish in this capacity up to a maximum of 6 times per season.
In addition. a member or partner member may bring one junior angler (aged 25 and under and in full time education or apprenticeship) at any time, and as many times as they wish, to fish with them for trout throughout the year; provided the member and junior angler stay together on the same or adjacent swim platforms and any trout caught by the junior angler count towards the member’s limit (member or partner member and rod sharing junior angler may both fish at the same time). This concession is in addition to the one rod sharing guest per week allowance, but a member or partner member cannot have a junior angler and a normal rod-sharing guest at the same time.
Furthermore, a member or partner member with at least 2 year’s membership may bring junior anglers (aged 25 and under and in full time education or apprenticeship) who are the immediate family of the member or partner member as many times as they wish to: coarse fish in the lake with them during the Summer period; pike fish in the lake with them during the Winter period, and to fish in the river with them subject to EA rules. The qualifying member or partner member hosting a junior angler must fish the same technique (fly, coarse or pike) at the same time.
I. Summer Coarse Fishing Lake – Monday 15 th June 2026 until Sunday 12 th September 2026 by members and partner members with at least 2 year’s membership only, from any swims that are not designated trout only swims.
N.B. Summer coarse fishing is for members and partner
members with at least 2 year’s membership. However, junior
anglers (aged 25 and under and in full time education or
apprenticeship) who are the immediate family of the qualifying
member or partner member may coarse fish with them during
this period; no other guest-day members are allowed.
J. Winter Coarse Fishing Lake – 1 st November 2026 to 28 th February 2027 for pike only, by members and partner members with at least 2 year’s membership only.
K. Fishing River Wensum – In accordance with EA rules by members and partner members with at least 2 year’s membership.
N.B. River fishing is for members and partner members with at
least 2 year’s membership. However, junior anglers (aged 25
and under and in full time education or apprenticeship) who
are the immediate family of the member or partner member
may fish with them, subject to EA rules; no other guest-day
members are allowed.
L. Bigger Fish – No less than all extension and guest – day member and member day ticket monies to be used for bigger rainbow trout 3-8lbs, subject to availability.