Peterborough Perch Ponds...

[Barn Owl Boy]

I've recently moved to Peterborough (having lived in York for nine years) and am looking for some nice lakes to do some perch fishing. Ideally a small venue that's not expensive and on the west of P'bro - but all these are flexible!

 

Thanks for any suggestions you can offer!

[Yogi]

Not sure about Perch ponds but make a date in ure diary for the Peterborough Tackle Fest on the Embankment sometime in June.

 

Oh, and more important the Beer fest a week before August Bank hol.

 

Yogi.

[oneillbox]

im about 35 miles north of peterboro, and there are a few reasonable perch venues near to me..

[Peter Sharpe]

I'd be amazed if there weren't any big perch in that huge pit beside the Fletton parkway, especially at the Fletton end of it, but I'm not sure that it's somewhere I'd want to fish. I have also seen big perch following pike baits at the big pit near McCains, but I'm not sure if you are allowed to fish there. I had my biggest pike there years ago at just under 25 pounds - a beautifully coloured fish it was too. In spite of the size of the pit there are only a handful of swims, as the banks are almost vertical in most places and you can have 50 feet of water under your rod tip. Try the short arm on the corner where you first go in.

The lakes at Tallington have some big perch in them, but it's a horrible place to fish, being primarily for the use of jet skis and water skiers.

 

Failing that, there are supposed to be large numbers of small zander just below the Dog-In-A-Doublet sluice at the end of the North Bank of the Nene.

Edited January 12, 2007 by Peter Sharpe

[DaveG]

The nene anywhere between stibbington & alwalton some bigish perch when you find them, up to 3lb. dont Know of any ponds though.

[Barn Owl Boy]

The nene anywhere between stibbington & alwalton some bigish perch when you find them, up to 3lb. dont Know of any ponds though.

 

Thanks Dave - where can I get day tickets for this bit of the nene? Do you know of any good Zander spots in the area?