Fishing At Reddish Vale Country Park
DAY TICKET PRICES
Full 1 rod £ 3.00 2 rods £ 5.00
Concession 1 rod £ 1.50 2 rods £ 2.50
Concession rates apply to under 16’s, disability card holders, Leisure Key holders, unemployed and senior citizens.
RULES FOR DAY TICKET FISHING
The waters are Sites of Biological Importance and form part of the Reddish Vale Local Nature Reserve – please respect and protect wildlife
Fishing is allowed from marked pegs only
No fires
No keep nets, except on official matches
No barbed hooks
No transferring fish between waters; return them to the pond where caught
The use of live bait is not allowed
No bloodworm or joker to be used
No hemp is to be used
The use of floating crust is not allowed
The amount of ground bait is limited to 1 lb (450g)
Sweetcorn is limited to 200g
The use of food tins for storing bait is nor allowed (e.g. luncheon meat, sweetcorn)
No wading
Every angler is responsible for maintaining a clean peg Litter, excessive bait and discarded line must be taken away and disposed of safely
There is no closed season
Anglers not keeping to these rules will be asked to leave the water
NIGHT FISHING (I.E. ONE HOUR AFTER DUSK UNTIL ONE HOUR BEFORE DAWN) IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED
All anglers (except children of 11 years or younger) MUST be in possession of a valid rod license.
Random checks can and do take place by the Environment Agency.
For more information contact 0161 477 5637
Please take care of your wildlife
Beware of birds swimming into your line or picking up surface baits.
Submerge rod tips when legering using bite alarms. Keep lines under the surface to avoid waterfowl and where there is not heavy weedgrowth it may be possible to use back-leads to keep the line below the water surface.
Watch your rod at all times when legering with quivertips or other visual bite indicators. Again it may be possible to keep the rod tip under or close to the water surface to avoid contact with bird's feet. Where this is not possible the line should not be retrieved if there is a risk of birds swimming across the line.
Retrieve your line when float fishing if there is a risk of birds swimming through the line. Even when using a waggler float with the line 'buried', it will be only just below the surface and still presents a risk.
Take great care when fishing surface baits such as bread or 'floaters' as they may attract waterfowl. Sometimes the attentions of birds can be avoided by anchoring the bait with a back-lead which allows you to submerge the bait below the surface when a bird approaches. Remember, however, that swans can easily reach food a metre below the surface and other birds often dive for food. If floating baits attract undue attention from birds then move away or choose a different fishing method.
