Clubs with River Trent Barbel

Steve Plant · Aug 16, 2006

Can anyone make any suggestions? I'm intending having a few days in early September on the Trent. Only ever fished this river twice so starting from scratch really. I would like to know what relatively cheap club tickets are available which will give me access to a few stretches, preferably quiet & countrified if you know what I mean.

I also intend camping for a few days(not on the bank!) so any advice on any decent camp sites in the area would be appreciated.

Thanks in anticipation.

Steve.

Paul H · Aug 16, 2006

No where round Derby does day tickets Steve but there are some free stretches near Nottingham I believe and further up toward Newark and Collingham you can fish for around a fiver a day.

The infamous Collingham although it will almost certainly provide good fishing will not be particularly quiet. That said if you head away from the weir (peg 1) and up nearer the 70's you can park behind your peg in a field no where near a road and no where near the circus boys.

You'll be on for Barbel, Bream, Roach, Chub and possibly Carp.

Steve Plant · Aug 16, 2006

Cheers Paul. To be honest I'd prefer to pay for a club ticket (even if just for 3days fishing) & have access to maybe a couple of stretches, that way if one of the stretches looks busy, I can then go to another which hopefully isn't, if you know what I mean

. I've been looking at websites for Pride of Derby, & also Derby Railway (used to be a member when I fished the Dove), but I can't seem to find the site for any Nottingham clubs. I fished at Collingham once about 5years ago & it didn't really do anything for me. I gather now it can be extremely busy, which is not really what I'm after.

I'm intending to have maybe 2 days camping on a local site with maybe 3 days fishing. I'd like to be able to fish late, keep a bit of bait going in a few swims & be able to fish them in rotation over the course of a few days.

A decent pub would go down a treat as well...

Paul H · Aug 16, 2006

Derby Railway stretches are good, they have a lot of Trent round here. I've not renewed my membership yet but that's due to funds rather than the club.

I'll have a think about camping as being local it's not something I've ever looked into...

chavender · Aug 16, 2006

pride of derby used to do weekly tickets i'll look into it and report back.

Steve Plant · Aug 17, 2006

Thanks alot guys. A few months ago I took a look at a Nottingham AA website. I seem to remember they had a good number, maybe 8 or 10 stretches available on a club ticket? Think it was about ?30 or ?40 or so, although I may be wrong on the price, so that looked quite appealing. Now it seems their website has been taken down. Does anyone know any more? Some contact details would be welcome....

Bill Ling · Aug 17, 2006

Heere's the web address for Nottingham, Steve:
http://www.nottinghamanglers.co.uk/

Bill

misterbarbel · Aug 17, 2006

Steve

Long Eaton Victoria have a couple a good stretches in the Nottingham area http://www.levas.co.uk/ . The book is around ?20
.
Scott

chavender · Aug 17, 2006

pride of derby still do a weekly ticket ?20
check out this page Membership details

(the way the info is written down aint easy to follow but its the bit at the end of the second line and onto the third line,the web guy really should learn to put spaces in this sentances)

Nigel Smith 4 · Aug 17, 2006

Scunthorpe & District AA
?15
Several Trent stretches + Ancholme & others.
07717 748523

Ian Scarfe · Aug 17, 2006

Rotherham book has Dunham,North and South Clifton on the tidal stretches,the book is ?20 and there are some big barbel in there,and a fair bit of camping,IIRC.
Ian

Fred Bonney · Aug 17, 2006

LINCOLN AND DISTRICT ANGLING ASSOCIATION

Association Secretary

MR. C. Parker
4 Pottergate Close
Waddington
Lincoln
LN5 9LY

Tel. 01522 720777

Association Waters

Tidal Trent at North Clifton and Laughterton

River Till at Saxilby

Upper Witham form South Hykeham to Lincoln

Boultham Park Lake

Harstsholme Lake

Starmers Pit.

All anglers fishing these waters should be in possession of a Lincoln book, cost ?20 for adults, ?10 for Senior Citizens and registered disabled and ?7.50 for juniors up to the age of 18, or by the purchase of a day ticket, ?3.00 for adults ?2.00 concessionary.

Steve Plant · Aug 17, 2006

I've fancied a good go on the Trent for a few years now. I live in the North West (Leigh) & as the crow flies it ain't that far, but whichever way I've ever tried to get over to that neck of the woods seems to involve a 3hour drive. Maybe I've been unlucky with traffic or roadworks etc but it just seems a bitch of a journey. I'm not averse to a long trip for my fishing, have regularly done single day 2-300 mile round trips for years but the Trent seems to take soooo long to get there.

Thanks to all for the replies & the info. Will do a bit of research on all of the above tonight to see what I can suss out.

Steve

Paul Hayes · Aug 17, 2006

Steve contact the landlord of the Old Crown at Shardlow he allows camping behind his pub.
The beer and food are good to.

Although Shardlow is Derby Railway water Pride of Derby is close by.

Paul

chavender · Aug 17, 2006

POD have access to some of there waters on the trent from there or close by,

trent:shardlow & sawley

derwent:the Church Wilne / Great Wilne area

theres also locally other fishing places like shardlow marina who also has the shardlow marina caravan park plus verious commercial ponds and the priest house hotel sell day tickets for fishing on its land around the hotel

Steve Plant · Aug 17, 2006

So where would you guys suggest I get a ticket for? I like peace & quiet, countryside, somewhere safe to leave the car, plenty of swims to choose from & the chance to get away from the crowds & have a bit of river to myself. Hopefully this will be possible as I'm planning on going midweek. I like a stretch that goes on for a fair few miles where I can walk, walk a bit more, a bit further & then further still looking for that elusive perfect swim. Oh, & a few big barbel & chub would be nice as well...

chavender · Aug 17, 2006

its a shame DRAC don't do guest tickets or i would known the perfect place for you to fish.

Steve Plant · Aug 18, 2006

I used to be member of DRAC about 6 or 7 years ago. Fished on the Dove from Tutbury up to the weir. I remember having a bit of a look at the Trent one day when we (yes, I fish with Barney Knowles, no doubt now all these helpful replies will now cease ;-) I'm just surprised he's not hijacked this thread yet havin' a go at me... ) had a go for the pike on Redhouse Lake alongside the river.

I've had a look at the Nottingham AA site, they look to have some interesting water & plenty of it so that's a possibility....also the Long Eaton club looks good too....

Any more thoughts would be welcome guys...

GrahamM · Aug 18, 2006

Steve, most of the upper Trent I fish is stitched up by DRAC and BMAA, and I don't know much about the other bits.

You off the lead now?

Steve Plant · Aug 18, 2006

Hiya Graham.... Don't believe what Barney tells you, I'm not under the thumb at all...honest. It's just that I've been fishing all these secret waters & catching massive fish every weekend you see. That's my story & I'm sticking to it....

BTW, which club is BMAA?

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