If you are a keen angler then the picturesque rivers and reservoirs of Northamptonshire should keep you hooked. For those who are interested in quietly sitting on the bank of a small pool or standing waist high in waders in a swift-flowing river Northamptonshire has everything you need.

Northamptonshire has over 40 designated fishing areas including well stocked trout and carp fisheries among many others. Extend your fishing trip into a weekend break by staying in a lovely Northamptonshire hotel.

Please find below a selection of fishing breaks. They combine the perfect fishing spot with a range of Northamptonshire accommodation to suit everyone’s tastes.

Rushton Lake & Rushton Hall
•    Rushton lake is a forty peg lake well stocked with bream, carp, gudgeon, perch, roach and rudd.
•    Rushton Hall dates back as far as 1438 when it was the home to Sir John Tresham and his family who owned the hall for nearly 200 years. Enjoy a special offer of a two night break including bed and breakfast and afternoon tea for only £200 (normal price £350).

Sywell Resevoir & The Falcon
•    Sywell reservoir is now recognized as one of the best tench fisheries in the country. Fish over 1Olb are quite common and simply hundreds are caught in the 6 to 9lb category. The lake also offers large pike and roach.Day tickets are available from the Rangers office on site. Other facilities for visitors to Sywell Country Park include a children’s play area, butterfly garden, boules court and picnic areas.
•    The Falcon is a 16th century cottage nestling in the village of Castle Ashby. The small country hotel is popular with walkers and serves home grown and local produce in its award winning restaurant and cellar bar. From £67.50 per person per night for dinner, bed and breakfast.

Drayton Water & Pear Tree Farm
•    Drayton water is home to a large carp stock with the average size now being between 12lbs and 14lbs. Drayton water is unusual in that it is almost completely surrounded by a modern wooden walkway which leads to 123 individual jetty-style pegs which jut out into the water. The abundance of trees and waterside vegetation mean there are some very attractive pegs.
•    Pear Tree Farm is a four diamond family run B&B. Situated on a working farm with a beef suckler herd and arable land set on over 400 acres.  Prices for a double start at £46.  


Other great fishing venues in Northamptonshire include:

Ecton Lakes Fishery is open all year round and has the following species present bream, carp over 30lbs, perch, pike, roach and tench.

Boddington Reservoir is a British Waterways controlled 65-acre reservoir. Depths reach 12ft but average 8ft.

Naseby Reservoir is fed by one of Northamptonshire’s many canals. The reservoir covers 85 acres and contains carp to 20lbs, catfish to 35lbs, perch to 3lbs, pike, roach, rudd and tench.

Foxholes Fisheries are open from May until December and is made up of four season ticket lakes and one day ticket pool. The fisheries established in 1980 are located in a very secluded setting.

Elinor Trout Fishery is a medium sized trout fishery covering 50 acres.

Eyebrook Trout Fishery, is a 400-acre stillwater trout fishery. Boat hire is available at the fisheries idyllic location. This fishery is open from March until October.

Billing Aquadrome covers 235 acres and offers many attractions to keep a family entertained including fishing. Billing aquadrome has nine fishing lakes stocked with carp, tench, perch, bream and pike. Camping is also available.

Gayton Wood Farm Fishing has a ½ acre lake and a ¼ acre pond stocked with carp, perch, roach and tench.

Grendon Lakes is a well established fishing site with club house facilities. The eight lakes are stocked with bream, carp to 30lbs, perch, pike, roach, tench, trout and rainbow trout.

Bluebell Fishery has extensive waters including a two mile stretch of the river Nene  and one of its backwaters, four fishing lakes and  a match pool.

Nell Bridge Coarse Fishery is a three lake fishery with a three acre specimen lake and two 30 acre lakes. There is also a section of River Cherwell available to fish.

Huckleby’s has two lakes set in the pits of old brick woks. The lakes are stocked with carp, roach, tench and perch. Night fishing is also possible.

Castle Ashby Fishery has three lakes to choose from the Grendon Quarter Pond – which is well stocked with carp all year round, the Scotland Pond which is stocked with carp, tench, bream, crucians, roach, rudd, gudgeon, perch and also large pike and the Brickyard Pond which has 20 pegs perfect for small club competitions.

Pitsford Reservoir covers 750 acres with 500acres fishable by boat. The reservoir offers fly-fishing from the bank or the hire of boats. The lake is stocked with 35,000 brown and rainbow trout each year.

Biggin Lake is situated in the middle of Oundle golf course and stocked with bream, carp, eels, gudgeon, roach, rudd and tench.

Heyford Fisheries is nicknamed the S because of its shape and can house 123 anglers. It has established itself as one of the best match waters in the country.
Higham Wharf Lake is a 20 acre water containing bream, carp, perch, roach, rudd and tench.

Canons Ashby Lakes consists of two old monastic stew ponds with 30 pegs each. They are stocked with carp, barbel, perch, gudgeon, bream, roach, rudd and tench.
Winghall is a lake set inbeautiful Northamptonshire countryside. It is stocked with large carp and roach as well as tench and rudd.

High Park Lake is a fourteen acre estate lake stocked with carp. Night fishing is available at this lake.

Colsons Fishery is a gravel pit stocked with large pike, perch and roach.

Corby Boating Lake is a three acre lake stocked with Carp.

•    Clarkes
•    Ditchford Lake
•    Fineshade abbey
•    Hinton Fisheries
•    Irthlingborough Main Lake
•    Maxey Pit No 4
•    Mid-Northants Carp Fishery
•    Nellbridge Fishery
•    Overstone Solarium
•    Ransome Road Gravel Pit
•    Rushden Gravel Pits
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•    Thrapston Gravel Pit
•    Weedon Road Gravel Pits
•    Yoke Hill Farm

Introduction to Northamptonshire
Overview
Brimming with character Northamptonshire is one of England’s undiscovered counties, with miles of breathtaking rolling countryside and a vibrant history that lives on in its unspoilt, quintessentially English villages and market towns. From the charming conservation area of Towcester’s town centre to the magnificent Victorian Guildhall in Northampton’s market square, you can spend hours discovering secrets from centuries ago.

Northamptonshire offers a heady mix of stunning stately homes filled with grandeur and finery, ancient churches dating from as far back as 680AD, beautiful traditional gardens, gourmet getaways and unique adrenalin experiences. Beneath the surface of this peaceful English county, bubbles the excitement and variety of lots to see and do.

Location
Situated in the middle of England in the East Midlands region, Northamptonshire is easily accessible from most places in the UK. It is within a two-hour drive of 75 per cent of the UK’s population and it is only an hour from London, Birmingham, Cambridge and Oxford.

Getting here
Northamptonshire is within 90 miles or an hour’s drive of six international airports – East Midlands, Birmingham, Coventry, Luton, Stansted and London Heathrow.

Northamptonshire is serviced by both Silverlink and Mainline rail services that operate a frequent service south to London and north to Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester and beyond.

Northamptonshire is located right in the heart of England and with a number of main roads leading to and around the county. These include the M1 which runs north-south through the middle of the county from London to Leeds, the M6, M40 and M45 which all give access to the west of the county and the A1 which runs along the eastern border of the county.

For more information on fishing and weekend breaks in Northamptonshire please visit www.explorenorthamptonshire.co.uk

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