Back in 1954 a group of a dozen or so friends and match anglers regularly met at the Prince Albert Pub in Newton Street Macclesfield, Cheshire. In those days their fishing was confined to South Park Pool, the Macclesfield Canal , Rudyard Lake and Bosley Reservoir. Their first opportunity was to acquire the Brick Pond on Barracks Lane, they each put in to the fund what they could afford and the deal went through and on 19th August 1954 the Prince Albert Angling Society was born. Over the subsequent years many other waters were added to the portfolio. So, from 12 good men in 1954 with no club waters, Prince Albert Angling Society of Macclesfield has grown into the largest and arguably the best club in Europe with 8,400 members and a portfolio of over 220 waters in just 50 years. Their local waters now include: Bottoms Reservoir (Langley), Many stretches of the River Dane, Knights Pool (Macclesfield), Lamaload Reservoir (Macclesfield), Macclesfield Canal (from Macclesfield to Bosley), Oak Bank Pool (Bollington), Whirley Mere (Whirley, Henbury).