Thanks Mike,
Must have missed that information if it was posted on here.
But would syndicate run clubs not be over priced , open to a minority not the majority.
Am assuming that the council fishing fees numbers are down year on year and it's costing them more in up keep than fees taken in. So I don't see this being a viable option for any non profit making club.
Perhaps it would be better to be obsorb ed into a bigger orginisation like ADAA.
The Scottish Carp Group run Lanark Loch on behalf of Lanarkshire Council in what I presume would be a similar setup.
Basically, if you are an SCG member, you can fish the loch anytime, 24 hours a day. If you are not a member, you can get a day ticket that allows daylight fishing only, and this money goes to the council.
The benefits the council gets is that there is someone on the water pretty mush all the time, and there are two club bailiffs that look after it. The SCG get a water for a very low rent where they can hold events etc.
I would presume a local club taking it over would get either cheap or free fishing on the understanding that day tickets were made available to anyone asking.