Wakefield?

[Pangolin]

Travelling to Wakefield this weekend, and I might take a rod with me. Can anyone recommend a venue where I'm likely to catch a few... of anything?

[SteveH]

Stubbs Hall lakes on the A638 between wakefield and doncaster is fishing well at the moment after about 10am, tactics taking even double figure carp and large bream are pineapple boilies fished anywhere, but usually within 20ft from the side. Two lakes here the first one nearest the carpark is trout only, C&R, or you can elect to fish as put and take with different limits costing different amounts.

 

You might also consider Hemsworth water park, at Kinsley, the smaller of the two lakes is usually a good perch roach water during winter. Its cheap too. Both places tickets bought on the bank. Stubbs hall is commercial and you can take your car to your peg whilst you unload and load your tackle then take it back to the car park.

 

Also in this area, but again not actually in wakefield are Nostell Priory but you would need a wakefield book (availablke from fred alexanders in the town) a top fishery for Carp and Pike in winter, and Sally Walshes dam (next door to Hemsworth Water Park, and the home of the largest carp caught in yorkshire, this water is run by Barnsley Blacks and tickets are available on the bank at both of these waters too. If ya want any more suggestions let me know but all of the four I have mentrioned have given me good winter sport. Tight Lines.

 

SteveH

[Pangolin]

Thanks Steve!

[Tony U]

There is a day ticket venue in the garden of a pub near Fitzwilliam, called the Sportsmans Arms or such like.

I caught a really big orange Koi there on breadflake a good few summers back.

I will check to see if its still going, they used to bring your drinks out to your swim whilst you were fishing

[SteveH]

Yes the pub you mention is still there and so is the fishing, the pub is actually called the Rustic Arms and is a bit of a swine to find if you dont know the way, its down a lane straight opposite a large Quaker Bording School in a village called Ackworth. Sorry pangolin but all 5 venues mentioned here are around 8 to 10 miles from Wakefield.

 

SteveH

[Tony U]

SteveH:

Yes the pub you mention is still there and so is the fishing, the pub is actually called the Rustic Arms and is a bit of a swine to find if you dont know the way, its down a lane straight opposite a large Quaker Bording School in a village called Ackworth. Sorry pangolin but all 5 venues mentioned here are around 8 to 10 miles from Wakefield.

 

SteveH

Thanks for that I might give it a go next time I visit. I usually find myself Fly Fishing at Walton Hall Trout Lake its only a few hundred yards from my sisters place and is excellent .

Still that is for another nessage board

 

[ 17. February 2005, 12:16 PM: Message edited by: Tony U ]

[msutton]

Hi guys!

 

On a similar note, has anyone fished Half Moon Lake near Wakefield. It's just up on heath common.

 

Im planning a trip there soon, any good tips/suggestions?

[SteveH]

Last time I fished half moon was over 20 years ago, hows is it fishing these days?

[SteveH]

Tony, I have never ben fly fishing but maybe we could meet up one day and you can show me the ropes a little, I used to live in Hemsworth so know the area even though I now live in Doncaster.

[Guest NickInTheNorth]

SteveH:

Last time I fished half moon was over 20 years ago, hows is it fishing these days?

I used to fish it regularly, but it's probably 25 years since last I fished there. Used to fish it opening day regularly. Had some good sessions there.

 

Good memories.