The Association built its own hatchery on Waddington brook and employed a full time river keeper. The river was different in those days; it was noted for prodigious hatches of fly and successful Angling used traditional down and across methods with spiders in the early months of the season before switching to dry flies as the weather warmed up. The Association makes a significant financial contribution to The Ribble Rivers Trust each year, and has serious ambition to work with them to improve the habitat along the river in the coming years. All members of CAA are enrolled in the Ribble Fisheries Consultative Association, an organisation which works hard for Ribble system clubs to fight against pollution, poaching and other unwanted challenges faced by the river. Of further benefit to the angler is access to the four webcams which can be accessed daily to see the state of the river. There are approximately 50 members and the club is run by a board of 7 directors, who meet approximately every two months.