Designed with anglers in mind, islands, sanctuaries (no fishing areas) and underwater features were formed to provide fish-holding areas and the lakes landscaped using thousands of reeds and aquatic plants to provide fish sanctuaries, Wildflowers, trees, hedging and shrubs provide both attractive features and wildlife sanctuaries in this extremely pretty part of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.
Great care has also been taken to ensure that the water quality in our fisheries is kept optimum by controlling what baits are allowed and taking daily water tests.
On the fishing bank-side all lakes are designed with a 3 foot drop and out 3 foot which is our marginal planting shelf, then a further drop of 3 foot to the bottom which undulates so plumb up well. All islands have a straight drop down at an angle to 6 foot but wind erosion has allowed a shelf around the island.
The shop opens 7am and closes at 12 noon every day for day tickets (fishing 7am to 8pm) bait, tackle, food and drink. To conform with current guidelines there is a limit of 1 person in shop at a time. All anglers require a year long rod licences not day licence to fish the waters.
50% carp Common, Mirror, Leather, Ghosties, Koi, to double figures 50% silvers Rudd, Roach, Orfe, Ide, Perch, Skimmers, Bream, Tench and Golden Tench, and crucians.
Lookout best methods of fishing are:- pole, waggler, pellet waggler, Tip feeder, straight lead,
Best hook baits are:- pellet, paste, maggot, caster, worm,
Feed allowed:- angel feed pellets, ground-bait, hemp, maggot, caster, worm.
We aim to keep a constant water depth of 6 feet but in some areas it is only 5 feet due to the undulating bottom. Lookout Lake offers 44 bankside pegs (two for disabled anglers) which fish towards the back of the island, and island fishing via a bridge which fishes towards the fish sanctuary. One complete bankside is a no fishing area and wildlife sanctuary.
The island in Lookout Lake is available for club bookings and match fishing on AOTNFL fish welfare rules. It is accessible by the bridge from the bankside. Pleasure anglers can also use the island for fishing except when there are pre-booked matches.
The fishing from the island is towards the no fishing bank and fishing from the lake edge is towards the back of the island so there are no facing anglers.
Has two island features and a none fishing sanctuary, 70% carp Common, Mirror, Leather, 30% silvers Rudd, Roach, Ide, Orfe, Ide, Perch, Skimmers, Bream, Tench and Golden Tench, and crucians.
Bowes best methods of fishing are:- pole, waggler, pellet waggler, Tip feeder, straight lead
Best hook baits are:- pellet, paste, maggot, caster, worm,
Feed allowed:- angel feed pellets, groundbait, hemp, maggot, caster, worm.
We aim to keep a constant water depth of 6 feet, but in some areas it is only 5ft due to the undulating bottom. It offers 40 bankside pegs, 2 of which are disabled pegs.
This water includes two wildlife islands and a no fishing area and wildlife sanctuary.
The small Bassett's Pond covers about one third of an acre and offers good fishing for novice, family and course anglers (especially during adverse weather) as it is the most sheltered of our lakes.
50% carp Common, Mirror, Leather, 50% silvers Rudd, Roach, Orfe, Ide,Gudgeon, Skimmers, Tench and Golden Tench, and crucians
Bassetts best methods of fishing are:- pole, waggler,
Best hook baits are:- pellet, paste, maggot, caster, worm,
Feed allowed:- angel feed pellets, hemp, maggot, caster, worm.
And a few surprises...
The water depth is 6 ft and the pond has an undulating bottom with underwater features. 14 bankside fishing pegs, two of which are disabled pegs, offer great fishing. Lessons are available for novice, intermediate, advanced, species-specific and pole techniques.
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