Established in 1875, Ouse Angling Preservation Society (OAPS) has access to fishing on many parts of the tidal and non-tidal Sussex Ouse downstream as far as Hamsey, north of Lewes. 

 

All of the usual coarse species, including some reaching 'specimen' sizes, are present in the river, together with a run of sea trout to over 10lb.

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OAPS has a water sharing agreement with Mid Sussex Angling giving access to most of the river from Goldbridge (Newick) downstream to the Anchor Inn.

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The Society provides access to the fishery with sea trout and coarse fishing permits. From 2025 all permits are to be purchased online via clubmate. This includes day tickets and guest tickets. Our clubmate page is here: https://theouseanglingpreservationsociety.clubmate.co.uk/​ Please see further details on our blog page above.

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2026/7 News: Pike fishing, given continued high temperatures and low flow rates the start date for both lure fishing and dead baiting for pike has been put back 1 month until 1st November.

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Apologies to all who have attempted to contact us via the @ouseaps.co.uk email this summer and autumn - Technical issues have now been corrected with the new info@ouseaps.com address. We will now resume replying to enquiries within 48hrs.