About Us

HRFFC is a small village club with about 50 members. The majority of the fishing is on the River Leven, a spate river running off the North Yorkshire moors and joining the River Tees near Yarm.

The club was founded in 1920 with the objective of providing local people affordable fly fishing for trout. Throughout it’s life it has owed its fishing rights and existence to the generosity of local people. There has been a remarkable continuity of service by the Club’s officers: the first Secretary of the Club was Tom Milburn, grandfather of the late Barry Milburn, who became Treasurer himself in 1962 finally resigning in 2013 after 50 years in post.

THE FISHING

The Club’s historic fishing is about two miles long, running through Hutton Rudby village downstream towards Crathorne. More recently additional water has been secured, both on the Leven and on another Tees tributary so we currently have access to approximately six and a half miles of river in total.

The waters are all wild and beautiful, as well as enjoying the fishing you may well encounter deer, otters, kingfishers and dippers to name a few and there is very diverse wild flower and plant life.

The Club has an ethos of continual habitat improvement which we conduct in partnership with the Environment Agency and the Tees Rivers Trust. We also work with the Wild Trout Trust and won their prestigious Conservation Award in 2019. We do not stock so all the fish are entirely indigenous.

The Club waters are open for fishing in accordance with the Environment Agency regulations: 22nd March to 30th September for Trout and 16th June to 14th March for Grayling, dates inclusive. The latter is restricted to one two mile beat.

Fishing is by artificial fly only, all fish are to be returned unharmed. Hooks used must have any barb crushed, proper barbless hooks are preferred.

MEMBERSHIP 

Annual Subscriptions (£90 from start of 2026 season) are to be paid by January 31st each year to allow for the management of member numbers ahead of the club “year” which runs from the start of the trout season and ends at the finish of the grayling season as detailed above.

 

There is a waiting list for club membership however if you would like to be added please email us with ALL the following details.

 

NAME
ADDRESS
TELEPHONE NUMBER
SUPPORTING INFORMATION

(e.g. Acquaintance with existing members, membership of other clubs and any associated interests)

 

Information submitted will be treated in accordance with our Data Policy, a copy of which can be requested via the email link above.

Please note that unfortunately we are only able to accept members over the age of 18 however children of members may accompany them in accordance with club rules.