Local Fishing (Lakes Rivers Canals)

Fishing Nottinghamshire

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There are so many wonderful lakes and rivers to fish in the UK, here at Fishing Heaven we are committed to increasing our local listings of places to fish.  Please come back as we add new rivers, lakes and canals.  If fishing is the love of YOUR life and you would like to share your favourite fishing spots, please email us and give us your views.  Also try our Fishing Holidays and Fishing DVD sections.   Good luck with your fishing.

Places to Fish in your Area

If you know of any good places to fish, rivers, canals, lakes, please let us know.

A1 Pits (Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire) 01636 612108 or 07711 441049

Attenborough North Lake (Attenborough, Nottinghamshire) 01932 562633

Attenborough South Lake (Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire) 0115 396096

Bingham Pits (Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire) 0115 9560096

Chesterfield Canal (Clayworth, Nottinghamshire) 01909 486350

Chesterfield Canal (Retford, Nottinghamshire) 01302 711130 or 01777 702227

Clumber Park Lake (Worksop, Nottinghamshire) 01909 476592

Colwick Park Marina (Nottinghamshire) 01159 870785

Covert Springs Fisheries (Woodborough, Nottinghamshire) 0115 966 3839

Cromwell Lake Carp and Trout Fishing (Cromwell, Nottinghamshire) 01636 822425

Daneshill Lake (Torworth, Nottinghamshire) 01909 770917

Grantham Canal (Bottesford, Nottinghamshire) 01602 335793

Grantham Canal (Gamston, Nottinghamshire) 0115 9708080

Hallcroft Shakespeare Fisheries (Retford, Nottinghamshire) 01777 710448

Harthill Reservoirs (nr Worksop, Nottinghamshire) 01909 770075 or 09665 01068 or 01142 207352

Holme Pierrepoint (Nottinghamshire) 0115 9821212

L Lakes (Rinworth, Nottinghamshire) 01623 796536

Lakeside Fisheries (Ranskill, Nottinghamshire) 01777 818524

Manor House Fishery (North Muskham, Nottinghamshire) 01636 702457

Owdy Lane Fishery (Worksop, Nottinghamshire) 01909 500186

River Idle (Bolham to Hallcroft, Nottinghamshire) 01777 704569

River Trent (Bob’s Island, Newark, Nottinghamshire) 01636 686212

River Trent (Clifton, Nottinghamshire) 01159 813834

River Trent (Dunham Bridge, Dunham, Nottinghamshire) 01226 740721

River Trent (Ladybay Bridge, West Bridgeford, Nottinghamshire) 01773 534079

River Trent (Newark, Nottinghamshire) 01636 686212

River Trent (Radcliffe, Nottinghamshire) 0115 9813834

River Trent (Stoke on Trent, Nottinghamshire) 01636 525265

River Trent (Sutton, Nottinghamshire) 0114 2314485

Sapphire Lakes (Cromwell, Nottinghamshire) 01636 821131

Sherwood Forest Farm Lakes (Mansfield, Nottinghamshire) 01623 842617 or 07721 316334

Sherwood Forest Park Fishery (Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire) 01623 842617 or 01623 843077

Shireoaks (Worksop, Nottinghamshire) 01909 500979

South Muskham Fisheries (Newark, Nottinghamshire) 01636 612108

Wetlands Wildfowl Reserve (Retford, Nottinghamshire) 01777 818099

Windmill Farm Lakes (Spalford, Nottinghamshire) 01522 778305

COPING WITH DEEP HOOKED PIKE Despite your best efforts you might still occasionally hook a pike further back than you would like, you might find yourself fishing near someone who has deep hooked a pike and needs assistance, or you might land a pike which has someone else's lost trace down its throat. Even when hooks are out of sight the pike can generally be unhooked safely provided you take care and follow the guidelines outlined here.

On some occasions the act of pulling on the trace will result in the bait (which is almost always still attached to the hooks when a pike has swallowed it) simply popping out of the pike's throat - hooks and all. This is not always the case, but in any event if you can see the bait it is always a good idea to grip it with a pair of strong forceps and try to pull it out before starting to remove the hooks. Getting the bait out of the way makes it much easier to see what you are doing when operating on the hooks.

When there are two of you one opens the pike's mouth as described on the previous page while the other pulls the trace using any line attached, or if necessary gripping the swivel with another pair of forceps. The pull should be firm and sustained until the pike's stomach starts to emerge into the throat. Once the first hook on the trace becomes visible - working with the forceps either down the throat, or very carefully through the gills - it can be inverted and un-hooked. If necessary, bits can be cut off the hook in order to remove it with minimum damage to the fish. Carry on using exactly the same approach with the second hook - assuming that it is a standard snap tackle. Once the hooks are removed the stomach will normally retract itself.

If the problem trace is not yours it is unlikely you'll have a clue where the hooks are if none are visible but you should still try the above procedure. If the trace has already been cut pull the cut end with forceps. If this is not possible, cut and remove as much of the hooks/trace as you can and release the fish. It is reasonable to conclude that hooks left in a pike will eventually disintegrate by a combination of digestion and rusting (assuming that stainless steel hooks have not been used and for this reason they should not be). Whenever possible attempts should be made to remove any and all hooks.

Should you be fishing alone, pull the line or braid with your teeth to raise the hooks up. If there is no line attached to the trace then a piece of leather, or a pad of other material, can be attached to the swivel by means of something resembling a paper clip and this again pulled using your teeth. Be ready for any sudden movement of the fish though!

Do not forget that you are dealing with a living creature and time is of the essence. It may even pay to interrupt proceedings by putting the pike in the margins to re-charge it's batteries before continuing. The fish should not be out of the water for longer than two or three minutes at a stretch.

To summarise, the best way to avoid deephooking pike is to use good bite detection, to pay attention to it and to strike as soon as you can. Placing the hooks towards the rear of the bait will further reduce the chances of a pike swallowing them. The use of barbless or semi-barbless hooks will make unhooking much easier should this happen. However, barbless hooks should not be used as an excuse for leaving pike to swallow baits. You might also like to consider using double hooks rather than trebles, especially when fishing with deadbaits. Always carry adequate unhooking gear - two pairs of forceps and a pair of wire cutters. Try wherever possible to remove all hooks - but don't over stress the fish in the process.

Fishing Nottinghamshire

Freshwater Fishing - Trout Secrets

Every guide has pet peeves.
Palmerton: I hate seeing trout mishandled, especially steelhead. It kills me when a guy wants a photo of a 10-pound steelie but doesn’t grab it correctly by the tail.
Gunn: Loop-to-loop connections on freshwater lines. They negatively affect casting dynamics, cause the tip of the fly to sink, and get caught in the rod guides.
Whitley: Most people don’t understand how subtly fish eat. It shouldn’t take a bullhorn to convince people to set the hook. When in doubt, set it.

Fishing Nottinghamshire

Humminbird fishfinder 565

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Accelerated real time sonar operates at up to 40 times per second so you'll see all the action under the boat instantly.

Fishing Nottinghamshire

Annesley Woodhouse-Nottinghamshire (near Kirkby in Ashfield)

Barnby in the Willows-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

Barnby Moor-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

Barton in Fabis-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

Bestwood Village-Nottinghamshire (near Hucknall)

Bottom Woodbeck-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

Brook Hill-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

Burton Joyce-Nottinghamshire (near Arnold)

Car Colston-Nottinghamshire (near Bingham)

Carlton in Lindrick-Nottinghamshire (near Worksop)

Carlton on Trent-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

Church Laneham-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

Church Warsop-Nottinghamshire (near Mansfield)

Colston Bassett-Nottinghamshire (near Bingham)

Cossall Marsh-Nottinghamshire (near Eastwood)

Cropwell Bishop-Nottinghamshire (near Bingham)

Cropwell Butler-Nottinghamshire (near Bingham)

Drinsey Nook-Nottinghamshire (near Lincoln)

Dunham-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

Dunham on Trent-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

Eagle Barnsdale-Lincolnshire (near Lincoln)

Eagle Moor-Lincolnshire (near Lincoln)

East Bridgford-Nottinghamshire (near Bingham)

East Drayton-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

East Leake-Nottinghamshire (near Loughborough)

East Markham-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

East Retford-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

East Stoke-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

Forest Fields-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

Forest Town-Nottinghamshire (near Mansfield)

Gringley on the Hill-Nottinghamshire (near Gainsborough)

Grove Moor-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

Haywood Oaks-Nottinghamshire (near Hucknall)

Hempshill Vale-Nottinghamshire (near Hucknall)

High Marnham-Nottinghamshire (near North Hykeham)

Holme Pierrepont-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

Kingston on Soar-Nottinghamshire (near Shepshed)

Kirkby in Ashfield-Nottinghamshire

Kirkby in Ashfield-Nottinghamshire

Langwith Junction-Nottinghamshire (near Mansfield)

Little Carlton-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

Little Gringley-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

Low Marnham-Nottinghamshire (near North Hykeham)

Mansfield Woodhouse-Nottinghamshire (near Mansfield)

Mapperley Park-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

Market Warsop-Nottinghamshire (near Mansfield)

Markham Moor-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

Mattersey Thorpe-Nottinghamshire (near Bawtry)

Meden Vale-Nottinghamshire (near Worksop)

Mickleborough Hill-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

Nether Headon-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

Nether Langwith-Nottinghamshire (near Mansfield)

New Balderton-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

New Basford-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

New Brinsley-Nottinghamshire (near Eastwood)

New Ollerton-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

Newark on Trent-Nottinghamshire

Normanby by Stow-Nottinghamshire (near Gainsborough)

Normanton on Soar-Nottinghamshire (near Loughborough)

Normanton on the Wolds-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

Normanton on Trent-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

North Clifton-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

North Collingham-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

North Leverton with Habblesthorpe-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

North Muskham-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

North Wheatley-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

Norwell Woodhouse-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

Old Basford-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

Old Clipstone-Nottinghamshire (near Mansfield)

Radcliffe on Trent-Nottinghamshire (near Bingham)

Ratcliffe on Soar-Nottinghamshire (near Shepshed)

Rise Park-Nottinghamshire (near Arnold)

Ruddington Grange-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

Scrooby Top-Nottinghamshire (near Bawtry)

Sharpley Hill-Nottinghamshire (near Loughborough)

Sherwood Rise-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

South Clifton-Nottinghamshire (near Lincoln)

South Leverton-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

South Muskham-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

South Scarle-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

South Wheatley-Nottinghamshire (near Gainsborough)

Stanford on Soar-Nottinghamshire (near Loughborough)

Stanton Hill-Nottinghamshire (near Sutton in Ashfield)

Stanton on the Wolds-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

Staunton in the Vale-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

Stoke Bardolph-Nottinghamshire (near Bingham)

Stow Park-Nottinghamshire (near Gainsborough)

Sturton le Steeple-Nottinghamshire (near Gainsborough)

Sutton Bonington-Nottinghamshire (near Loughborough)

Sutton in Ashfield-Nottinghamshire

Sutton on Trent-Nottinghamshire (near Newark on Trent)

Top Valley-Nottinghamshire (near Arnold)

Torksey Lock-Nottinghamshire (near Gainsborough)

Upper Broughton-Nottinghamshire (near Melton Mowbray)

Upper Morton-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

Welbeck Abbey-Nottinghamshire (near Worksop)

West Bridgford-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

West Drayton-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

West Leake-Nottinghamshire (near Loughborough)

West Markham-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

West Retford-Nottinghamshire (near Retford)

West Stockwith-Nottinghamshire (near Gainsborough)

Whaley Thorns-Nottinghamshire (near Worksop)

Willoughby on the Wolds-Nottinghamshire (near Loughborough)

Wollaton Park-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

Wollaton Vale-Nottinghamshire (near Nottingham)

Fishing Nottinghamshire

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