The newest addition to SAC’s portfolio of river venues was leased in the 1960s by the Chatwood Angling Club, then by Rolls-Royce A.C., until it was purchased by Albrighton Anglers. Unfortunately it has hardly been fished in recent years and as a consequence it has become very much neglected.
The upstream limit is on the left-hand bank, where the Shrewsbury Town Fishery at Sydney Avenue ends; a concrete culvert marks the start. For access, the best place to park is on the road beside the hawthorn hedge that is situated at 90° to the river.
This part of the river is dead straight. It continues downstream for several hundred yards and ends by the garden of the first bankside house, where The Royce section starts. The first part of the fishery is relatively shallow with banks of streamer weed, and the river gradually gets deeper as you go downstream. The riverbed is gravel for much of the venue’s length. A lot of work will be needed to re-establish pegs, but it will be well worth the effort.