PIKE FISHING IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

[mark auton]

Hi,

 

i have recently took up pike fishing again after many years and wondered if anyone could recommend anywhere in the Northampton area? The problem i have found is that many of the place i use to fish in the 80's are now syndicate/season ticket only. places like the Ecton complex, Hollowell etc. i have fished the Nene and Ouse recently though they tend to flood/colour up really quickly so i am mainly looking at stillwaters and pits etc. I am not really bothered about sitting there all day waiting for a 30, just somewhere to catch a few pike to get me back in the swing of things! Thanks in advance.

 

Mark auton

[old buzzer]

Ransome Road pit is now a free water as the Nene pulled out due to illegal fishing by Europeans from the East who regulary netted it, the water is so big though that I doubt that they could have emptied it totally. Or if yoy don't mind paying it might be worth having a look at Hollowell reservoir.

 

Hollowell Reservoir [Last updated 17/04/08]

140-acre water supply reservoir controlled by Anglian Water Authority.

 

From Northampton take the A5199 towards Welford, after Creaton take left hand turn for Hollowell, entrance to reservoir on right ½ mile after village.

 

Mr. N. Clayton, Pitsford Fishery Lodge, Brixworth Road, Holcot, Northants, NN6 9SJ. Tel. 01604 781350. Tel. 01604 446500

 

Season ticket £99, winter season ticket [October-February] £50, day ticket £6 from self-vending service on site.

 

Bream over 13lbs, carp over 34lbs, chub over 6lbs, perch over 4lbs, pike over 30lbs, roach to 2lbs, roach/rudd hybrids to 4lbs, rudd/bream hybrids over 5lbs, rudd to 4lbs and tench over 11lbs.

[mark auton]

thanks for ya tips old buzzer. i did have a walk round hollowell at the weekend and it turns out that from 1 of december no more day tickets. bummer!! cannot really justify spending 50 pounds on a half season if i only fish it a few times though may consider it for next year.

its a real shame what has happened to ransome road, use to fish there a lot in my youth. there still must be some good fish in there though, i'll have to check it out.

[WickerDave]

Don't seriously pike fish myself but the British Waterways waters on fisheries.co.uk claim to have big pike...

 

http://www.fisheries.co.uk/boddington/index.htm

http://www.fisheries.co.uk/naseby/index.htm

etc.

 

Not sure if its worth clicking on the letters on this site to see which have pike...

 

http://www.fishinginnorthamptonshire.co.uk/waters.html