Ashfield Angling club was formed back in 1988 by a group of anglers from the Kirkby in Ashfield area, There were 88 members in the original formation, who were given the chance to lease both Gunthorpe and Hazelford Weirs. In the years to follow sadly saw the club lose those waters through Health and safety issues imposed by British Waterways. The club however, did not move from their beliefs that there was a need for an Angling club that was not built around match fishing and over stocked carp waters, and in fact the overriding principle as always been to provide well managed waters with secured access and where angling takes place with no impact on the environment by the user. With these principles in mind the committee of the club have always aimed at providing quality waters at a reasonable cost to the angler and engaging member participation. There are now 350 members with six top quality angling venues in the Newark, Notts region and a progressive thinking committee still dedicated to the core issues of the initial principle that was set out back in 1988.