Approx.
4.5 miles of double bank and 1.5 miles of single bank
The
Club operates a separate coarse fishing membership section, at a reduced
fee, which entitles members of that section to fish the Club's stretch
of the River Idle, but no other Club water. All full members of the Club
are entitled to fish the River.
| 1 | Fishing Season | Season starts on 16th June and ends on 14th March |
| 2 | Permitted Daily Hours for Fishing | See Appendix 1 |
| 3 | Taking of Fish | Coarse fishing only. No coarse fish of any species, except pike, shall be killed or taken. Members who wish to do so may kill and take one brace of pike per visit. Members returning pike should do so carefully and pike killed must be taken away and not left by the river. |
| 4 | Mode of Fishing | All recognised and accepted methods of fishing for coarse fish are permitted. Spinning and live and dead baiting for perch and pike are allowed. Ground baiting for coarse fish is permitted in moderation. |
| 5 | Rod Limit | No rod limit applies on this water |
| 6 | Guests | Members may take guests to fish the River Idle without surrendering a Guest Ticket. |
| 7 | Members’ Children / Grandchildren | A member’s child/grandchild may accompany the member to fish subject to conditions contained in Rule 10 ‘Members’ Children/Grandchildren. |
| 8 | Access | There are three access routes to the Club’s fishing on the River Idle. See Members Handbook for details and map |
| How to fish the river. | ||
| The
river is shallow, has a brisk current and a heavy weed growth (usually
cut in July). There are chub to 5lb. barbel to 10lb. roach to 2lb.
dace, perch and pike. The accepted method is to trot the stream with maggots or casters, loose feeding and backed up by loose fed hemp. Bread flake catches roach and chub. When there is no loose weed light ledgering with worm, meat or sweet corn is effective. There is easy access to the banks by car and you can be sure of quiet fishing. The lower reaches have many bends and reed beds and can be very rewarding. Autumn and winter fishing can be very good. Remember if you fish fine you will get smashed and swim-feeders scare more fish than they catch. Groundbait is not effective, loose feed is. |
||