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Places to Fish in your Area

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

Blackland Lakes (Calne, Wiltshire) 01249 813672

Bowood Lake (Calne, Wiltshire) 01249 812102

Bristol Avon (Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire) 01225 755472 or 01225 763835

Bristol Avon (Christian Malford, Wiltshire) (01179 672977

Bristol Avon (Holt to Melksham, Wiltshire) 01225 755472 or 01225 763835

Bristol Avon (Lacock-Queenfield Farm, Wiltshire) 0117 9672977

Bristol Avon (Monkton Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire) 01249 659210

Bristol Avon (Seagry Mill, Wiltshire) 0117 9672977

Buckland Lakes (Calne, Wiltshire) 01249 813672

Burbrooks Reservoir (Bromham, Wiltshire) 01380 850337

Chalke Valley Fisheries (Vella House, Bishopstone, Salisbury, Wiltshire) 01722 780471

Clivey Pond (Dilton Marsh, Westbury, Wiltshire) 01373 858311 or 07970 411901

Coate Water (Swindon, Wiltshire) 01793 721173

Crockerton Pond/Shearwater Lake (Warminster, Wiltshire) 01985 844496

Cuckoo's Rest (Westbury, Wiltshire) 01373 826792

Eden Vale (Westbury, Wiltshire) 01373 466406

Flamstone Cottage (Bishopstone, Wiltshire) 0181 567 3101

Hampshire Avon (Amesbury, Wiltshire) 01722 743192

Hampshire Avon (Salisbury, Wiltshire) 01722 321164

Ivy House (Grittenham, Wiltshire) 01666 510368 or 07748 144788

Ivy House Farm (Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire) 01666 510368 or 07748 144788

Ivy House Lakes (Grittenham, Wiltshire) 01666 510368

Kennet and Avon Canal (Froxfield, Wiltshire) 0118 9417368

Kennet and Avon Canal (Hilperton, Wiltshire) 01225 755472

Longhouse Fishery (Teffont, Wiltshire) 07790 694757

Longleat Lakes (Warminster, Wiltshire) 01985 844496

Lower Moor Fishery (Oaksey Malmesbury, Wiltshire) 01666 860232

Manor Brook Lake (Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire) 01453 822286

Mill Farm Trout Lakes (Worton, Wiltshire) 01380 813138

River Nadder (Salisbury, Wiltshire) 01722 328535

Rood Ashton (Trowbridge, Wiltshire) 01380 870272

Sabre & Sword Lakes (Calne, Wiltshire) 01249 812003

Sevington Lakes (Leigh Delamare, Wiltshire) 0117 9861841

Shear Water (Warminster, Wiltshire) 01985 844496

Sutton Veny Estate (Bishopstrow, Wiltshire) 01985 219191

Tockenham Reservoir (Lyneham, Wiltshire) 01179 672977

Topmoor Pool (Witherington Farm, Downton, Wiltshire) 01722 710021

Walden’s Farm (West Grimstead, Salisbury, Wiltshire) 01722 710480

Waldens Coarse Fishery (Salisbury, Wiltshire) 01722 710480

Witherington Farm (Dounton, Wiltshire) 01722 710021

Woodland Park (Brokerswood, Westbury, Wiltshire) 01373 466406 or 01373 822238

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 Wiltshire

Freshwater Fishing - Trout Secrets

What is the key to landing big fish?
Palmerton: Move with the fish. If the fish is hot and you have a light tippet, stay even with him in the river. If you stand like a statue, you’re done.
Gunn: Don’t rush to get a fish on the reel, because any fish that you want on the reel is going to get there on its own. Control its head by getting it above the water.
Whitley: At the end, lower the rod tip to the water, at a 90-degree angle to the fish. When the fly line is at the end of the rod, rotate the tip upward, and lift the fish’s head.

Fishing Wiltshire

Humminbird fishfinder 525

The Hummingbird Fishfinder 525 is your window to the water so you always have a clear reliable picture of what is happening beneath the boat.

It offers big screen performance and incredible clarity thanks to the clear edge inverse greyscale technology 5" high definition display which is backlit for night fishing.

57600 pixels give incredible images and its 20" single beam sonar is optimised to give you a precise picture of the bottom and structures.

With 200 Watts of power you can reach depths of up to 800'!

The controls are fantastic. One Touch zoom view instantly enhances bottom detail to help you identify fish easier and the X-press menus put you just a button push away from instant access to all the units most important features.

Fishing Wiltshire

All Cannings-Wiltshire (near Devizes)

Alton Barnes-Wiltshire (near Devizes)

Alton Priors-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Ashton Common-Wiltshire (near Trowbridge)

Ashton Keynes-Wiltshire (near Cricklade)

Avebury Trusloe-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Badbury Wick-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

Barford St Martin-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Barrow Street-Wiltshire (near Gillingham)

Bedwyn Common-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Berwick Bassett-Wiltshire (near Wootton Bassett)

Berwick St James-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Berwick St John-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

Berwick St Leonard-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

Bishops Cannings-Wiltshire (near Devizes)

Blunsdon St Andrew-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

Bowden Hill-Wiltshire (near Melksham)

Bowerchalke-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Bradford Leigh-Wiltshire (near Bradford on Avon)

Bradford on Avon-Wiltshire Brixton Deverill-Wiltshire

Brixton Deverill-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

Broad Blunsdon-Wiltshire (near Highworth)

Broad Chalke-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Broad Hinton-Wiltshire (near Wootton Bassett)

Broad Town-Wiltshire (near Wootton Bassett)

Broughton Gifford-Wiltshire (near Melksham)

Bulford Camp-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Callow Hill-Wiltshire (near Wootton Bassett)

Calstone Wellington-Wiltshire (near Calne)

Castle Combe-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Castle Eaton-Wiltshire (near Fairford)

Charlton all Saints-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Chilton Foliat-Wiltshire (near Hungerford)

Christian Malford-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Clench Common-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Clyffe Pypard-Wiltshire (near Wootton Bassett)

Codford St Mary-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

Codford St Peter-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

Collingbourne Ducis-Wiltshire (near Andover)

Collingbourne Kingston-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Compton Bassett-Wiltshire (near Calne)

Compton Chamberlayne-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Coombe Bissett-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Corsley Heath-Wiltshire (near Frome)

Dauntsey Lock-Wiltshire (near Wootton Bassett)

Derry Hill-Wiltshire (near Calne)

Dilton Marsh-Wiltshire (near Westbury)

Donhead St Andrew-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

Donhead St Mary-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

Draycot Cerne-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

Draycot Foliat-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

Druids Lodge-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

East Chisenbury-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

East Grafton-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

East Grimstead-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

East Harnham-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

East Kennett-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

East Knoyle-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

East Tytherton-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

East Winterslow-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Easton Grey-Wiltshire (near Malmesbury)

Easton Royal-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Ebbesborne Wake-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

Farleigh Wick-Wiltshire (near Bradford on Avon)

Fifield Bavant-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Fisherton de la Mere-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

Fonthill Bishop-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

Fonthill Gifford-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

Fyfield Bavant-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Great Ashley-Wiltshire (near Bradford on Avon)

Great Bedwyn-Wiltshire (near Hungerford)

Great Chalfield-Wiltshire (near Bradford on Avon)

Great Cheverell-Wiltshire (near Devizes)

Great Cumberwell-Wiltshire (near Bradford on Avon)

Great Durnford-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Great Hinton-Wiltshire (near Melksham)

Great Somerford-Wiltshire (near Malmesbury)

Great Wishford-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Green Hill-Wiltshire (near Wootton Bassett)

Hanging Langford-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Hannington Wick-Wiltshire (near Highworth)

Haydon Wick-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

High Penn-Wiltshire (near Calne)

High Post-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Higher Pertwood-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

Hill Deverill-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

Hilperton Marsh-Wiltshire (near Trowbridge)

Hinton Parva-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

Kemble Wick-Wiltshire (near Cirencester)

Kembrey Park-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

Kilmington Common-Wiltshire (near Gillingham)

Kingston Deverill-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

Kington Langley-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Kington St Michael-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Landford Wood-Wiltshire (near Romsey)

Langley Burrell-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Larkhill-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Leigh Delamere-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Liddington Warren-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

Limpley Stoke-Wiltshire (near Bradford on Avon)

Little Ashley-Wiltshire (near Bradford on Avon)

Little Bedwyn-Wiltshire (near Hungerford)

Little Chalfield-Wiltshire (near Bradford on Avon)

Little Cheverell-Wiltshire (near Devizes)

Little Durnford-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Little Horton-Wiltshire (near Devizes)

Little Keyford-Wiltshire (near Frome)

Little Langford-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Little Salisbury-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Little Somerford-Wiltshire (near Malmesbury)

Littleton Drew-Wiltshire (near Chipping Sodbury)

Littleton Panell-Wiltshire (near Devizes)

Longbridge Deverill-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

Lopcombe Corner-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Lower Chute-Wiltshire (near Andover)

Lower Everleigh-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Lower Lodge-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Lower Seagry-Wiltshire (near Malmesbury)

Lower Stanton St Quintin-Wiltshire (near Malmesbury)

Lower Westwood-Wiltshire (near Bradford on Avon)

Lower Woodford-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Lydiard Millicent-Wiltshire (near Wootton Bassett)

Lydiard Tregoze-Wiltshire (near Wootton Bassett)

Maiden Bradley-Wiltshire (near Frome)

Manningford Abbots-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Manningford Bohune-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Manningford Bruce-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Market Lavington-Wiltshire (near Devizes)

Marston Meysey-Wiltshire (near Cricklade)

Middle Lodge-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Middle Woodford-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Mile Elm-Wiltshire (near Calne)

Milkhouse Water-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Milton Lilbourne-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Monkton Deverill-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

Monkton Farleigh-Wiltshire (near Bradford on Avon)

Morgan's Vale-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

New Zealand-Wiltshire (near Calne)

Newton Toney-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Nine Elms-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

Norrington Common-Wiltshire (near Melksham)

North Bradley-Wiltshire (near Trowbridge)

North Colerne-Wiltshire (near Bath)

North Newnton-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

North Standen-Wiltshire (near Hungerford)

North Tidworth-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

North Wraxall-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Norton Bavant-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

Norton Ferris-Wiltshire (near Gillingham)

Ogbourne Maizey-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Ogbourne St Andrew-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Ogbourne St George-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Old Dilton-Wiltshire (near Westbury)

Old Sarum-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Perry Green-Wiltshire (near Malmesbury)

Porton Down-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Purton Stoke-Wiltshire (near Cricklade)

Sandridge Common-Wiltshire (near Melksham)

Sandy Lane-Wiltshire (near Calne)

Savernake Forest-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Seend Cleeve-Wiltshire (near Melksham)

Sells Green-Wiltshire (near Melksham)

South Leaze-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

South Marston-Wiltshire (near Highworth)

South Newton-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

South Tidworth-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

South Wraxall-Wiltshire (near Bradford on Avon)

St Loyes-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

Stanton Fitzwarren-Wiltshire (near Highworth)

Stanton St Bernard-Wiltshire (near Devizes)

Stanton St Quintin-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Steeple Ashton-Wiltshire (near Trowbridge)

Steeple Langford-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Stibb Green-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Stratford Sub Castle-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Stratford Tony-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Stratton Saint Mary-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

Stratton St Margaret-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

Sutton Benger-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Sutton Mandeville-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

Sutton Veny-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

Teffont-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Teffont Evias-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

Teffont Magna-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

The Common-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

The Common-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

The Ridge-Wiltshire (near Melksham)

Tockenham Wick-Wiltshire (near Wootton Bassett)

Tollard Royal-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

Trowle Common-Wiltshire (near Trowbridge)

Tytherton Lucas-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Upper Castle Combe-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

Upper Chute-Wiltshire (near Andover)

Upper Inglesham-Wiltshire (near Highworth)

Upper Minety-Wiltshire (near Malmesbury)

Upper Seagry-Wiltshire (near Malmesbury)

Upper Stratton-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

Upper Upham-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Upper Westwood-Wiltshire (near Bradford on Avon)

Upper Woodford-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Upton Lovell-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

Upton Scudamore-Wiltshire (near Warminster)

West Amesbury-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

West Ashton-Wiltshire (near Trowbridge)

West Chisenbury-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

West Dean-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

West End-Wiltshire (near Shaftesbury)

West Grafton-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

West Grimstead-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

West Harnham-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

West Kennett-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

West Kington-Wiltshire (near Chipping Sodbury)

West Kington Wick-Wiltshire (near Chipping Sodbury)

West Knoyle-Wiltshire (near Gillingham)

West Lavington-Wiltshire (near Devizes)

West Leaze-Wiltshire (near Swindon)

West Overton-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

West Stowell-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

West Winterslow-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Westbury Leigh-Wiltshire (near Westbury)

Winterbourne Bassett-Wiltshire (near Wootton Bassett)

Winterbourne Dauntsey-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Winterbourne Earls-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Winterbourne Gunner-Wiltshire (near Salisbury)

Winterbourne Monkton-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Winterbourne Stoke-Wiltshire (near Amesbury)

Wootton Bassett-Wiltshire

Wootton Rivers-Wiltshire (near Marlborough)

Yatton Keynell-Wiltshire (near Chippenham)

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