The scheme is a sheer delight for the roving angler as it is operated through a unique token payment system. This allows anglers to access any of the participating fisheries when they want and without the need to contact anyone beforehand. There is a vast choice of fishing on offer through the scheme; from the rushing moorland streams with wily, pocket-sized brown trout to the languid meandering lowland streams with good mayfly hatches and their large brown trout; short spate rivers containing good runs of peal and the secluded farm lakes with their trout, carp and tench.

Westcountry Angling Passport tokens cost £2.50 each and are supplied in books of 5 or 10 (£12.50 or £25.00). The tokens are valid for any beat but can only be used once. Tokens come in two parts - the first part is posted in a marked letterbox, located near or adjacent to the designated parking place, at the start of the day’s fishing. The second part is a catch return to be posted in the same letterbox at the end of the day’s fishing. Beats are rated according to their quality, ease of fishing and species of fish and cost between 2 and 5 tokens. Please make sure you complete a catch return (and post it in the Token Box) as this data is essential for monitoring the health of these rivers and provides useful information for other anglers.

There are five ways to purchase tokens:

1. Here on this website via Paypal
2. Through the post by sending a cheque to the Trust’s office payable to Westcountry Rivers Trust.
3. By phoning the Trust (Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm) on 01579 372140 and pay using credit or debit card.
4. Call in to the Trust’s Offices at: Rain-Charm House, Kyl Cober Park, Stoke Climsland, Near Callington PL17 8PH.
5. From the Hotels, Pubs and Tackle Shops below who have kindly agreed to sell the tokens, many of these are open in the evening and at weekends. The location map gives approximate locations of these outlets, numbered as in the table.

Great value fishing

Token costs remain held at £2.50 per token for the 2009 season, making most fisheries between £5 and £12.50 a day, providing the roving day ticket angler with unsurpassed choice, quality and value.
With our desire to encourage young people to fish and experience our rivers, we continue the concession for under-16’s running across all the beats, allowing them to fish for half-price. For under 16’s, 2 and 3 token beats will be 1 token and 4 and 5 token beats will be 2 tokens.