There is no definitive answer. Clubs can pay ridiculously low "peppercorn" rents in some cases and astronomical amounts in others. Peppercorn rents are usually the result of a great deal of time and history. Land owners being happy with the incumbent club over a period of many years, land owners being ignorant of the potential value or not actually caring about maximising the income. Landowners sometimes give very long leases to a local club, the rent could have been fixed fifty years ago, what was a reasonable sum then being peanuts now. Occasionally you'll find clubs being given fishing rights at a nominal rent in perpetuity by a particularly benevolent landowner.
Come up against a more financially driven landowner and the price is likely to be higher, lease shorter and the costs will be however much that the market will bear.
Leases are usually for fishing rights and access only. The clubs have no claim to land or water other than to sit by the water and drown worms for its inhabitants.
Not all waters are rented though. Plenty of clubs accumulate enough money to buy water and permanent access rights. After the initial outlay there may not be any regular costs beyond maintenance and stocking.
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