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Taunton Angling Association

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Taunton Angling Association was founded around 1948 and currently offers fishing to well over 500 members.

Taunton Angling Association is run by a team of dedicated and enthusiastic anglers driven by passion to ensure the club can providing the very best angling experience and quality waters. Whether you’re interested in pleasure fishing, match fishing, carp fishing or pike fishing we have a quality waters and venues to suit your interest.

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Stathe Drain Update

There will be groundwork taking place from the pumping station to the upstream platform on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th this week.

Please be aware that there will be a significant amount of disruption during this time.
It may be best to fish further upstream where possible.

Regards TAA
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We still have a couple of places available for the league if any teams fancy it.

Shane Robinson and Myself will now be taking team names that would like to fish our teams of four league.

Please see below for details.

Taunton & Bridgwater Canal Teams of 4 League
Sponsored by COLMIC
Max. 12 teams of four

Following the success of this year’s Canal Teams of 4, we will be expanding the competition to accomodate up to 12 teams in 2026.

We intend to use both Taunton AA and Bridgwater AA sections in each round, taking into account the weed situation and any colour entering the canal following rain.

The league will be contested over 6 rounds on the following dates:
Sunday 8th March 2026
Sunday 15th March 2026
Sunday 12th April 2026
Sunday 26th April 2026
Sunday 10th May 2026
Sunday 17th May 2026

LEAGUE ENTRY FEES
- £120 per team, payable before the draw on round 1
- This money is solely used to fund the league payout

MATCH DAY FEES
- £25 per person, payable before the draw on every round
- This money funds the following
- £15 pools payouts, £5 peg fee, £2.50 league payout top-up, £2.50 towards end-of-league tackle prizes

MATCHDAY POOLS PAYOUT (individuals only)

1st - £130.00
2nd - £105.00
3rd - £85.00

8x 6-peg mini section winners - £50 each (no double bubble)

LEAGUE PAYOUT (teams only)

We will pay out the top 6 teams at the end of the league to make this league as competitive and interesting as possible for everyone.

Payout will be as follows:
1st - £560
2nd - £480
3rd - £400
4th - £320
5th - £240
6th - £160

There will also be Colmic tackle prizes for every competitor, to be distributed at the results on round 6.

To enter a team, please contact Dan Baldwin
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4 CommentsComment on Facebook

Have you got a list of teams to date please dan

Amigos are definitely putting in a a team mate

Hi all,

Our first King of Clubs qualifier will take place on Sunday 1st March and will be held on the River Tone – Fast Stretch, fishing from Firepool to Bathpool Road Bridge.

I’ll be pushing for 30 places, which will allow us to take 2 qualifying places through to the King of Clubs Final from this round.

Match Details:
• Pools: £25 per person
• - £5 peg fee
• - £10 towards the King of Clubs Final
• -£10 towards match-day payouts
• Draw time: 8:15am
• Draw venue: Creech Castle car park
• Fishing time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
• Reserve venue will be the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you’d like to book on, as places will be limited.
I will do it on the time posted. Once it’s full I’ll add names to a reserve list.

1. Dan Baldwin
2. Stan (chairman)
3. Monkey (president)
4. Russell Hilton
5. Martin Heard
6. David Hilton
7. Steve Hall
8. Ivan Curry
9. Will Bate
10. Chris Danby
11. Richard Bradley
12. Sean O’Neill.
13. Andy Winter
14. Paul Purchase
15. Tony Cinicola
16. Gappy
17. Jack Jones
18. Simon Maunder
19. Ian Burton
20. Steve Bishop
21 Les Braunton
22. Sam Johnson
23. Adam Rich
24. Steve Maynard
25. Chris Parr
26. Simon Garbutt
27. Adam Beachgood
28. Brian Sussex
29. Ken Penburthy
30. Daryl Basstone
Full

Reserve list.
1. Will Bate- made the match.
2. Mark Webber
3. Jack Stamp
4. Mark Broomsgrove
5. Pete Grainger
6.
7.
8.



Tight lines,
Dan Baldwin
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Hi all,

Our first King of Clubs qualifier will take place on Sunday 1st March and will be held on the River Tone – Fast Stretch, fishing from Firepool to Bathpool Road Bridge.

I’ll be pushing for 30 places, which will allow us to take 2 qualifying places through to the King of Clubs Final from this round.

Match Details:
 • Pools: £25 per person
 • - £5 peg fee
 • - £10 towards the King of Clubs Final
 • -£10 towards match-day payouts
 • Draw time: 8:15am
 • Draw venue: Creech Castle car park
 • Fishing time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
 • Reserve venue will be the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal. 

Please let me know as soon as possible if you’d like to book on, as places will be limited.
I will do it on the time posted. Once it’s full I’ll add names to a reserve list. 

1. Dan Baldwin
2. Stan (chairman)
3. Monkey (president)
4. Russell Hilton
5. Martin Heard
6. David Hilton 
7. Steve Hall
8. Ivan Curry
9. Will Bate
10. Chris Danby
11. Richard Bradley 
12. Sean O’Neill.
13. Andy Winter
14. Paul Purchase 
15. Tony Cinicola 
16. Gappy
17. Jack Jones
18. Simon Maunder
19. Ian Burton
20. Steve Bishop
21 Les Braunton
22. Sam Johnson
23. Adam Rich 
24. Steve Maynard
25. Chris Parr
26. Simon Garbutt 
27. Adam Beachgood 
28. Brian Sussex 
29. Ken Penburthy
30. Daryl Basstone 
Full

Reserve list.
1. Will Bate- made the match. 
2. Mark Webber
3. Jack Stamp 
4. Mark Broomsgrove 
5. Pete Grainger 
6.
7.
8.



Tight lines,
Dan Baldwin

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Old logo, qualifier void ❌

Please Dan

Yes please

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500
Club members
6
disabled access pegs
6
Venues to Fish
35
Matches per year

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