Built by anglers, for anglers

The Platform
Built for
UK Angling Clubs

Fishery websites, memberships, QR permits, coaching, match fixtures and holiday bookings — all in one place. Free if you don't charge.

Free for free clubs Stripe payments QR permit validation 50% back to grassroots
Clubnest fishery management dashboard showing coaching sessions, match fixtures and QR permits Clubnest interface

Trusted by leading angling clubs & fisheries across the UK

15min
Average setup time
Free
For free events & clubs
50%
Revenue back to grassroots
17+
Features built in
Simple by design

Up and running in three steps

01

Create your club site

Add your logo, colours and pages. Your fishery or club gets a clean, SEO-ready website instantly — no developers needed.

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02

Add sessions & tickets

List coaching blocks, permits and holiday bookings. Stripe payments and QR codes for lakeside bailiff validation, built in.

How ticketing works
03

Grow your club

Publish match reports, venue info and guides. Built-in schema markup means new members find you on Google without any effort.

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Website & Content

A complete fishery website built for angling

Your club gets a custom-domain website with venue pages, match fixtures, club news, coaching schedules and a full page builder — all SEO-optimised from the moment you publish.

  • Custom domain & full branding control
  • Venue pages with maps, photos & species lists
  • Match fixtures, leaderboards & peg draws
  • Blog, news and guide publishing
  • Schema markup, sitemaps & Open Graph built in
Clubnest fishery website builder showing venue pages and match fixtures
Clubnest online ticketing and QR permit validation for angling clubs
Tickets & Payments

Sell permits online.
Validate lakeside with QR.

Day, night and season permits sold online via Stripe, paid directly to your club. Every ticket gets a unique QR code — bailiffs validate instantly from any smartphone. No paper, no spreadsheets.

  • Day, night & season permits
  • Stripe payments direct to your account
  • QR codes for instant bailiff validation
  • Fishing holiday & lodge bookings
  • Ticket swap marketplace for members
How ticketing works
Coaching & Safeguarding

Junior coaching and safeguarding,
handled properly

Block bookings with age filters, parent consent forms, medical notes and QR attendance registers. Every session is audit-ready for grant reporting and safeguarding requirements.

  • Parent-managed junior accounts
  • Digital consent forms & medical notes
  • QR attendance registers per session
  • CastForLife coaching programme integration
  • Course completion & certificate tracking
Junior Coaching Session
Tuesday · 17:00–19:00 · Riverside Lake
Session 4 / 8
J
Jamie Whitfield age 12
Consent ✓ · Medical notes ✓ · CastForLife L1
✓ Present
E
Ella Marsh age 9
Parent: Sarah Marsh · First session
✓ Present
N
Noah Patel age 14
Advanced casting · Level 2 candidate
Awaiting
O
Oscar Hughes age 11
Consent ✓ · Session 3 / 8
✓ Present
QR scan register
3 / 6 checked in
Powered by AI

Your club gets its own AI fishing assistant

Every Clubnest fishery comes with a built-in AI assistant that knows your waters, your species, and your rules. Members can ask for fishing advice, get venue recommendations, report fish health issues, and more — straight from your club site.

  • Venue and peg recommendations based on species and conditions
  • Draft social media posts, match announcements and newsletters
  • Fish health guidance and Environment Agency reporting
  • Tackle and bait suggestions for your specific waters
Clubnest AI Assistant
You
Clubnest AI
Ask anything about your fishery...
Who uses Clubnest?

Built for every type of
angling organisation

Commercial Fisheries

Day tickets, QR bailiff tools, venue pages and lake-by-lake management.

Fishing Holidays

Lodge and cabin bookings with seasonal rates, deposits and Stripe payments.

Junior Clubs

Parent accounts, consent forms, safeguarding registers and age-filtered sessions.

Match Clubs

Peg draws, digital weigh-ins, auto-ranking leaderboards and series management.

Why Clubnest?

Why clubs leave spreadsheets behind

Excel and WhatsApp groups work until they don't. Here's what Clubnest replaces.

Safeguarding & compliance

Consent forms, medical notes and audit trails in one secure place — not scattered across email threads and WhatsApp groups.

Growth & visibility

SEO-ready pages rank on Google. New members find your fishery, fixtures and venues without you lifting a finger.

Automation

Renewals, reminders, payments and registers run themselves — giving your volunteers time back for actual fishing.

What clubs say

Trusted by clubs who love
fishing, not admin

Simple, transparent pricing

Clubnest is
FREE.

If your club runs free events, Clubnest costs nothing. If you take payments, we charge a 5% fee — and 2.5% of that goes directly back into grassroots angling.

Questions answered

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to set up?

Most clubs are live in under 15 minutes. Register, upload your logo and publish your first pages.

Do we have to pay?

Not if your events are free. If you take payments, we charge 5% (with 2.5% going to grassroots). No monthly fees.

Can parents manage children?

Yes. Family accounts let one guardian manage multiple juniors and bookings.

How do payments work?

Stripe processes all payments directly to your club's account. Clubnest never holds your funds.

Do you support QR permits for bailiffs?

Yes. Each ticket/permit has a unique QR code for instant lakeside validation.

Can we publish match results & leaderboards?

Absolutely — with digital weigh-ins, peg draws and auto-ranking across series.

Is Clubnest SEO friendly?

Extremely. Schema markup, canonicals, sitemaps and fast pages are built-in.

Can we showcase our waters & venues?

Yes — create venue pages with maps, photos, rules, access and booking links.

What support is available?

Email and live chat support, plus setup guides and onboarding help.

Who owns our club's data?

You do. Content, members and booking data belong to your club.

Is Clubnest a website, management tool or membership system?

Clubnest is all three. It includes a fishery website builder for your public site, fishing club management software for day-to-day operations, and an angling membership system for sign-ups, renewals and payments — all connected.

Can fisheries use Clubnest to sell day tickets and manage waters?

Yes. Commercial fisheries use Clubnest to sell day, night and season permits online with QR codes for bailiff validation. You can create venue pages for each lake with maps, species lists, rules and booking links.

Does Clubnest support fishing holiday bookings?

Yes. Fisheries with lodges, cabins or camping can set up holiday units with seasonal rates, deposit management (fixed, percentage or full), availability control and Stripe payments — all managed from your fishery dashboard.

Is Clubnest suitable for syndicates and private waters?

Absolutely. Syndicates benefit from waiting lists, private member dashboards, night permits, catch records and secure communications. No more managing your syndicate through WhatsApp groups.

Can members swap or exchange permits between waters?

Yes. The ticket swap marketplace lets members exchange permits between clubs and waters — a unique feature for associations and syndicates with multiple venues.

Can we run courses and issue certificates?

Yes. The built-in learning management system supports multi-step courses with quizzes, certificates and enrolment tracking — ideal for coaching qualifications, CastForLife programmes and angling education.

Junior Coaching Manager

  • Schedule & sell weekly coaching
  • Parent accounts with multi-child
  • Attendance & quiz tracking
  • Easy online booking
  • Digital sign-in forms for coaches
  • Upload recaps, photos & results
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Smart Permit / Ticket System

  • Sell day, night, or season tickets
  • Fixed date or rolling season
  • QR codes for bailiff validation
  • Payments directly to your club
  • Ticket usage & revenue reporting
  • Printable or mobile-friendly tickets
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Angling Club Website Builder

  • Use your own domain
  • Fully branded with logo & colours
  • Venues, matches, blog, and more
  • Built-in SEO & Schema markup
  • Simple admin panel
  • Responsive & lightning fast
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Resources

Latest Guides for Angling Clubs

Step-by-step guides on coaching, match setup, QR permits, safeguarding and SEO — written for UK club administrators.

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Success stories

Clubs getting results with Clubnest

Real stories from UK clubs, fisheries and associations.

Summerhayes Juniors: Driving Growth, Retention, and Partnerships with Clubnest
Summerhayes Juniors · Junior Angling Club · 3 Oct 2025

In under a year, Summerhayes Juniors has boosted retention by 10%, grown organic search traffic by 40%, and secured new partnerships using Clubnest’s professional website, guides, and inventory tools.

+40%
Organic Search Traffic
+42.5%
Active Users Increase
3
New Partnerships Formed
38,000+
Guide Impressions
+100%
Funding Efficiency Gain
+10.1%
Junior Retention Rate
Somerset Youth Angling Club Case Study: Growing Junior Angling with Clubnest
Somerset Youth Angling Club · Junior Angling Club · 14 Sep 2025

In less than a year, Somerset Youth Angling Club has used Clubnest to register over 150 parents and juniors, streamline safeguarding, simplify bookings, and grow website traffic by more than 500%. Discover how one grassroots club is using Clubnest to scale junior angling across Somerset.

50% Less
Admin Time
+40%
Organic Search
+595%
Increase in engagement
+504%
Increase in website traffic
150+
Parents & juniors (6 months)
90%
Session attendance rate
The Gambling Angler: Turning Expertise into Traffic & Bookings with Clubnest
The Gambling Angler · Guide / Coach (Sea Angling) · 9 Sep 2025

Since moving to Clubnest, The Gambling Angler has shipped better guides faster, made every page easier to find, and converted readers into booked sessions with a frictionless checkout. This is the playbook: the content architecture, publishing workflow and booking system that work together to grow search traffic and confirmed trips.

+363.8%
Users
+363.1%
Sessions
+496.2%
Page views
+190.9%
Organic social sessions
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Ready to modernise your
fishery or club?

No tech headaches. No paper forms. Just fishing, coaching and community — online. Whether you run a fishery, syndicate, holiday venue or angling club.