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Management

The club is led by president Steve Watt with the assistance of John Sutherland as vice president, Ally Henderson as secretary John Ralph as treasurer and Kevin Elliott membership secretary. Committee members are Tommy Cameron, Donnie Cameron, Jim McDowell, Tony Quinn, Kevin Elliott, George Macdonald, Ethan Stewart, Neil Porter, Alex Evans, Graham Ross, Neil Fraser and Peter Easton.

Privacy policy

INVERNESS ANGLING CLUB

GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS

  1. About this Policy
    1. This policy explains when and why we collect personal information about our members and instructors, how we use it and how we keep it secure and your rights in relation to it.
    2. We may collect, use and store your personal data, as described in this data privacy policy and as described when we collect data from you.
    3. In the event that inaccurate data is recorded, such inaccuracies will be amended by the club and any other relevant parties notified immediately.
    4. We reserve the right to amend this data privacy policy from time to time without prior notice. You are advised to check our website www.invernessanglingclub.co.uk or our club noticeboards regularly for any amendments (but amendments will not be made retrospectively).
    5. We will always comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when dealing with your personal data. Further details on the GDPR can be found at the website of the Information Commissioner (www.ico.gov.uk). For the purposes of the GDPR, we will be the “controller” of all personal data we hold about you

  2. Who are we
    1. We are Inverness Angling Club, referred to herein as the club.

  3. What information we collect and why

     Type of information Purposes Legal basis of processing  

    Member's name, date of birth, address, telephone numbers, e-mail address(es).

    Managing the member’s membership of the club in accordance with the various categories of membership available.

    Performing the club’s contract with the member. 
For the purposes of our legitimate interests in operating the club and to ensure Ness District Salmon Fisheries Board representatives can carry out their lawful duty in respect of club members.

    Coaching - Emergency contact details.

    Contacting next of kin in the event of an emergency when coaching.

    Protecting the member’s vital interests and those of their dependants.

    Photos and videos of members.

    Putting on the club’s website and social media pages to help promote the club profile.

    We will seek the member’s consent prior to taking and subsequently using any images on any publication/club website. Parental consent for members under 16 years of age will be obtained prior to any photos or videos being recorded where children may appear. Consent relating to photos or videos may be withdrawn at any time by contacting the club by e-mail or letter.

    Bank account details of a member or other person making payment to the club.

    Managing the member’s membership of the club, the provision of services and events.

    Performing the club’s contract with the member.

    Instructor’s name, address, email addresses, phone numbers and relevant qualifications and/or experience.

    Managing instruction at the club.

    For the purposes of our legitimate interests in ensuring that we can contact those offering instruction and provide details of instructors to members.

    To ensure coaches are maintaining compliance with the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme.

    Name, e-mail address and telephone number of each club committee member.

    Information published on club’s website.

    For the purposes of our legitimate interests in operating and promoting the club.

  4. How we protect your personal data
    1. We have implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personal data from loss, misuse, or unauthorised alteration or destruction.
    2. Please note, however, that where you are transmitting information to us over the internet this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
    3. For any payments which we take from you where bank details are divulged we will not record those banking details.
    4. We will notify you promptly in the event of any breach of your personal data which might expose you to serious risk.

  5. Who else has access to the information you provide us
    1. We will never sell your personal data. We will not share your personal data with any third parties without your prior consent (which you are free to withhold) except where we are required to do so by law or as set out in the table above.
    2. How long do we keep your information
      1. We will hold your personal data electronically on our systems for as long as you are a member of the club and for as long afterwards as it is in the club's legitimate interest to do so or for as long as is necessary to comply with our legal obligations. We will review your personal data every year to establish whether we are still entitled to process it. If we decide that we are not entitled to do so, we will stop processing your personal data except that we will retain your personal data in an archived form in order to be able to comply with future legal obligations e.g. future application for concessionary memberships where proof of previous membership is required.
    3. All manual records held are destroyed annually.
    4. We securely destroy all financial information once we have used it and no longer need it.

  6. Your rights
    1. You have rights under the GDPR:
      1. to access your personal data
      2. to be provided with information about how your personal data is processed
      3. to have your personal data corrected
      4. to have your personal data erased in certain circumstances (please note that if you elect to have your personal data erased this will immediately terminate your membership at no cost to the club)
      5. to object to or restrict how your personal data is processed
      6. to data portability
      7. not to be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling
    2. Where a member suspects a breach of data protection has arisen, the member must immediately bring this to the attention of the club secretary or president.
    3. Individuals have the right to access their personal data, commonly referred to as Subject Access. Requests can be made either verbally or in writing and must be responded to within one month of the request. All Subject Access requests will be directed to the membership secretary who will respond within the timescale. A record will be kept for management purposes of each request received.
    4. You have the right to take any complaints about how we process your personal data to the Information Commissioner:

The Information Commissioner's Office - Scotland
45 Melville Street
 Edinburgh
 EH3 7HL

Telephone: 0303 123 1115

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For more details, please address any questions, comments and requests regarding our data processing practices to our club secretary.

Angling innovation

Founded in 1917, Inverness Angling Club (IAC) successfully supports and promotes angling in Inverness and the surrounding area, attracting over 350 members, including a strong junior section of over 100.

IAC has made a significant contribution to game angling in Scotland and further afield. It builds on the innovatory skills of members such as the ‘Wizard of the Ness’, Alexander Grant, master of Speycasting and inventor of the Grant Vibration rod; John Reidpath, who changed the face of fly tying with the development of the Hairy Mary, the first of the modern hair wing salmon flies; John Cathcart, inventor of the famed Black Shrimp; and Scott Mackenzie, three times world Speycasting champion and record holder.

We were proud to celebrate Grant’s achievements in an international Speycasting tournament on the Little Isle Pool of the Ness in 2015, attracting 20 Speycasters from the USA, Ireland, Norway, England and Scotland. The event was repeated in September of 2017 when 25 international Speycasters celebrated the club’s centenary.

Centenary: International Speycasting tournament

Exchange permits

Members can access exchange permits with Aberdeen and District, Beauly, Dingwall and District, Loch Achonachie, and Elgin Angling Association. Use of these is limited to two per week per member on any one club water. Loch Achonachie AC advises that anglers using their ticket over five times a year should consider joining the club.

All of these permits can be collected from Graham’s tackle shop at 37/39 Castle Street, Inverness, IV2 3DU. Tel: 01463 233178.

 

 

Catch a bargain

2025 Permits

Grahams Tackle Shop is open for the purchase of club membership cards (only by cash or cheque) and tackle. In the event of further Covid-19 restrictions, which may cause shop closures, contact membership secretary Kevin Elliott for membership renewals. New members can apply by downloading and completing the appropriate application forms below. E-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Alternatively, call 07572904953. Please don't call after 8 pm. Payments can be made by bank transfer. Details from Kevin Elliott.

IAC membership is open to adults and juniors (17 and under) living in the City of Inverness and the adjacent areas of Smithton, Culloden, Balloch and North Kessock. We also welcome associate members from outwith this area and enjoy the support of anglers from Aberdeenshire to Essex, Sutherland to Dorset and Kilmarnock to Kent.

Exchange permits and other fishings are also available to members, offering access to a variety of rivers and lochs in the Highlands and north-east of Scotland. See Fishing/Permits/Exchange. The club also offers the use of a boat on the famed Loch Ruthven trout fishery. See Fishing/Feisty trout

For visitors, the club offers day tickets which are available from Graham’s Tackle Shop in Castle Street, Inverness. Bookings can also be made through FishPal or by contacting an official of the club. Visitors can sign up for associate membership, which offers season-round fishing for considerably less than 4 daily permits.

Scottish law requires permits for game fishing, but a separate rod licence is not necessary.

Special fees for 2025

All current (2024) members can renew their membership for 2025 at Graham’s tackle shop. Please take your present membership card with you. Current associate members should renew directly with Kevin Elliott, membership secretary, Inverness Angling Club, 68 Ardbreck Place Inverness IV2 4QQ, sending a note with the appropriate fee. Contact Kevin Elliott for details on payment by bank transfer, Fees are:

Adult                           £110 (18 and over)

Intermediate               No longer available

Concession                £55 (at age 65 with 12 years unbroken adult membership) *

Junior                         Free (17 and under) - Collect permits from Graham's tackle shop. No application form is required.

Associate                   £110

Standard membership fees

New adult and associate members should apply to the membership secretary using the appropriate application form which can be downloaded using the links below.

Adult                           £110 (18 and over)   Download PDF file or Download Word file

Introductory                No longer applicable

Intermediate               No longer applicable

Associate                   £110  Download PDF file or Download Word File

* Adults meeting the qualifications for concessionary membership should apply to the membership secretary by signed letter, which must include their date of birth.

Day ticket fees 2025

February 1 to May 31, £25 per day,

June 1 to October 15, £35 per day,.

Juniors (17 and under) £10 per day all season.

Note: Visiting anglers seeking a week's fishing should take out associate membership at £110. This enables visitors to fish at any time during the season. Anglers fishing on day tickets must return all salmon and grilse.

Sea trout

IAC also offers a sea trout ticket at £20 per season. Fishing is limited to the estuary beat, from the Black Bridge to the sea.

Surcharges

The club has to meet heavy charges early each season so asks that membership should be renewed by March 31. In addition, it is legally bound to submit accurate catch returns for salmon and grilse at the end of the season. Consequently, it applies surcharges for late renewal of membership and failure to submit a catch return. These apply to all membership and permit categories (except junior) and to sea trout ticket holders.

No catch return received for 2024 - £20 added to appropriate fee. £5 for Sea Trout.

Late membership renewal from April 1 - £20 added to appropriate fee.

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Location

Inverness Angling Club

Ness Walk
Inverness
Highlands

Email Contact

contact@invernessanglingclub.co.uk

Drop us an email and we'll respond to all inquiries as soon as possible.