Welcome to the official website for the Colchester Angling Preservation Society
Colchester Angling Preservation Society, or CAPS as we are known, have been providing angling in Essex since 1921 and have a membership of over 1900.
CAPS aim is to provide our members with a good and varied sport in pleasant surroundings at a reasonable cost. We have an ongoing programme of improvements to all our waters to help facilitate this, with fish stocking and swim building being just two of the things on the list.
We have 15 stillwater’s with over 70 acres between them, plus in excess of 8 miles of rivers. Our waters contain Carp to over 40lb, Tench to over 12lb, Chub over 6lb and Cats over 50lb, along with a good head of Pike, Roach, Bream, and other silver fish. Night fishing is allowed on most of our venues. So if you are a Carp angler after a PB, or a pleasure angler looking for a day out, we have a water that caters for you. All our stillwaters are open all year.
Membership can be purchased from the majority of tackle shops in Essex and South Suffolk or from this web site.
The Angling Trust is the national voice of angling. Without it, fishing could go the same way as hunting. To join the Angling Trust click the button on the left and follow the instructions. £20 a year is a small amount to pay to protect this sport of ours.
