06/09/2026
***2027 PRICE INCREASE.***
The prices for TAA will be increasing slightly starting in January 2027.
We are letting everyone know now rather than putting the changes in place and saying nothing. We feel that this is the fairest way of doing it.
The prices folks have been paying have been the same for well over 10 years, and every year, TAA have taken the hit whilst everything else gets more expensive.
1. Rent is more expensive and raises every year.
2. Insurance raises every single year.
3. The cost of water management increases every single year.
4. The cost of improving the pools to spec, to include the use of recycled plastic pegs has made this astronomical as we can no longer use timber.
5. The cost of banking has gone up every single year.
6. Let's be honest here, everything is more expensive every year, and TAA have to be realistic here.
7. TAA prices are way behind our nearest competitors yet offer more for your ticket price!
8. Our night permit is currently half the price of others in the local area, yet we have much larger fish to target.
9. We are the only local option that offer night fishing as part of their normal membership. You have 4 pools and the River Severn!
TAA has looked at the prices of our closest competitors and commercial day ticket waters that offer night fishing, and of course, those that do not.
The amount of water our closest competitors offer for their price has been looked at.
The scope of improvements needed to TAA waters and the associated costs to the association has also been taken into account.
TAA will, over the next few years, once the waters have had their pegs, paths, and water management requirements addressed will be looking at stock levels.
Again, this will be looked at with a responsible head on.
Stock levels will be assessed against what the water can handle safely, the health of the fish already in the pools, the recommendations by the Environment Agency and of course, the management, care and thought towards the stock.
TAA will not be replacing fish, or filling up a larder for those who feel that theft of the fish we have is ok, or an entitlement. We hope that all of our customers are keen to stop this from happening, and will assist in all those thieving our stock in prosecution of those responsible via the correct pipelines.
The same goes for the movement of fish from one of our waters to another. This is dangerous for the stock, unnecessary and could be illegal.
Further to this, TAA will NOT be stocking carp only. Where carp are being stocked, it will be considered carefully and again, with the advice from the Environment Agency.
The above is something that TAA gets asked about a lot. Whilst we do understand some peoples want for more fish (mostly Carp), it would be wrong of us to not explain a few things first, and also have the need for the extra funding needed to do so, as and when we can. Furthermore, our waters have a lot of carp in them already. We are not a Carp Syndicate, there are options for that if you want it.
So, we have had discussions about where TAA goes in regards to price, and delivery of the plans we hope to achieve over the next few years. The price increase will start on January 1st 2027 and are as follows:
YEARLY LICENCE.
Adult Licence: £40.00 to increase £5.00 per year for the next 2 years when it will be reviewed.
OAP/Disabled Licence: £20 to increase £5.00 per year for the next 2 years when it will be reviewed again.
Junior Licence (upto 16 years old): £5.00. This will stay the same, and all proceeds from Junior memberships gets donated to the Telford and District Juniors at the end of the year.
This is to help get local kids into fishing correctly, safely and to safeguard a future for local angling.
Youth Licence (17 - 18 years old): NEW £15.00 to increase £2.50 per year for the next 2 years when it will be reviewed again.
DAY TICKETS:
Adult Day Tickets:
1 Rod: £8.00
2 Rods: £10.00
3. Rods: £12.00
OAP/Disabled (65 years old plus) Tickets:
1 Rod: £5.00
2 Rods £7.00
3 Rods £8.00
NEW Youth Tickets:
1 Rod: £5.00
2 Rods: £7.00
3 Rods: £8.00
Juniors (0-16 year old) Tickets:
1 Rod: £3.00
2 Rods: £4.00
3 Rods: £5.00
NIGHT PERMITS:
THESE ARE CURRENTLY FOR APLEY POOL, PRIORSLEE FLASH AND TRENCH POOL. Increase is to get in line with our nearest competitor.
APLEY POOL: £50.00 to increase £10.00 per year until we reach the same price as our local competitors.
PRIORSLEE FLASH: £50.00 to increase £10.00 per year until we reach the same price as our local competitors.
TRENCH POOL: £50.00 to increase £10.00 per year until we reach the same price as our local competitors.
Night permits will continue to be issued to local anglers as requested by our membership base.
They will continue to run from 1st June until 31st May every year.
