On July 16, 1971, eight anglers—Fritz Spitzkatz, Erich Ernst, Waldemar Biedermann, Franz Schwarze, Werner Lenze, Dieter Spitzkatz, Georg Kluge, and Klaus Lenze, and jointly decided to found a fishing club here on the Möhne River.

Since the Möhne River was in very poor condition at the time—due to wastewater discharges and pollution in the water and along the banks—the anglers made it their mission to transform the polluted waters into a clean fishing spot.

That same year, the first kilometer of the Möhne River was leased.
By the end of the first year, the club already had 25 members. In the years that followed, an additional 10 kilometers of the Möhne were leased.

In 1976, a crisis response team was formed—the first of its kind in North Rhine-Westfalen at the time.
This team was formed on an inter-club basis with members from the other five fishing clubs along the Möhne and Wäster rivers, enabling it to respond more quickly in the event of pollution or fish kills.
A telephone chain was used to notify specific anglers so they could reach the affected sites as quickly as possible.
At the same time, the relevant authorities, such as the public order office or the lower water authority, were informed.
In this way, water pollution could be detected more quickly and the perpetrators identified by name.

After 10 years, the club had 100 members, and with over 7,000 hours of volunteer work contributed by the fishing club, experts were already describing the waters of the Möhne as suitable for trout spawning. Rare birds, such as the dipper and the kingfisher, also returned to the area.
Over the years, thanks to the fishing club, the Möhne has developed into a near-natural paradise for rare plants, fish, and animals.