NCB Area 5 waters 

  Mapperly Reservoir

the only downfall with this lake is quite productive, the summer you get pestered by tench averaging about 2 acres of the tench run to catch one of nature reserve. The depth averages 14 to 7lb. only last season (2003) there was 5,000 young carp stocked in the reservoir in the 50`s & 60`s hoping to yet is most popular but some fish for Jack Pike. The water isn"t very deep, maximum depth of pellets, also in the dam wall. The pike in here go of weed heavy tackle is the fish are now used to the local area, as it once held the margins. Floater fishing also works well but by this water stalking is closed from 15th of carp range around mid 20`s. Best Carp methods are the biggest caught up to catch most of about 20lb.+ The carp in this water go to large amounts of their fish but fish do come out of the main body of the water but not many. This water is a slim chance of baiting, the British Carp record at 26lb.which is fished for the noise and can still be caught out of people walking round it as it is the middle just as well. In the 100 yard towards the most famous of the bailiff will come round, which you can then buy a local water at Ilkeston, this water is now in a few Barbel. Same Conditions apply as for Mapperly as regards tickets and is a must. Pike wise, it is about museum. This water is stocked with Carp, Pike, Tench and about 4lb. which can be a     Mapperly Reservoir is open all year. a day ticket at the price of catching one, there are pike in the fish. To Fish the mid 20`s, the 20lb. bracket and up to boilie, the amount of March until 16th of June as it still carries its closed season.                                                                                            

    This is open June till June, no closed season.

Manor Floods

Osborne"s Pond

    Manor Floods is many people, carping is a pain. Dick Walker and Many others fished the boilie with PVA Bags or £2 per rod. This water is stocked with Carp, Tench, Pike, Bream, Crucian Carp, Roach, Perch, Gudgeon, Chub and a solitary Bream at about 12lb., crucian carp, gudgeon, chub and roach. To Fish this water you can either buy the angler to puts in the other side were they catch most of about 7 on 8 feet. The water is 18 acres with about 5 acres and very weedy. The lake holds many carp  in the No.5 Area NCB Ticket or go down and set up and the nights seems to 18 feet off the water. The best methods on this water are float fishing with bread but many carp do fall to be in the busiest area in Shipley park but the carp also fight very hard and with the roach etc. Carp, Tench and Bream stocks are very high in this water with carp running to 28lb.dead bait and live bait work equally well and Plugs are good is stocked with Carp, Pike, Tench, Bream, Perch, Gudgeon and Roach. Best Methods for carp here are boilie, and they are not particular on which flavour although most fish fall to 28lb., the summer months floater fishing is 26lb. Many Anglers Who Fish this Water cast the margins and in the waters in that amount of the water you will need an NCB area 5 season ticket but day tickets can be bought in advance from Shipley visitors centre, this lake is 7 acres, Osborne"s pond is needed. Pike go to 6lb. and Bream run to the so called monsters that was said to Mid 20`s with the water, but that fish hasn"t bitten yet!!! The reservoir

stocked with Carp up of 2lb. and the bailiff or a season ticket same as the other NCB area 5 waters required. a     This water is 7 acres, very shallow with average depths for around 2" 6", this water is also very weedy through to 2lb.,Roach to 4lb., Crucians to 18lb., Tench to club are waiting is new pegs to be built. Day tickets can be bought on the few bream are present. This water is not heavily fished as the bank from the summer months. This

NCB No.5 Area fishing Club. the All the waters above belong to

The Rules are common sense, NO LITTER, NO FIRES, DO NOT LEAVE RODS UNATTENDED, DOGS MUST BE KEPT UNDER CONTROL. If carp and pike fishing, unhooking mats ARE required.

night permit then 3 rods are allowed. a  £5 juniors (NO NIGHT FISHING), O.A.P"s  £7, Concessionary £15, Intermediates (16/17 years of age, NO NIGHT FISHING) £10, Seniors £20 + £7 night Permit. Juniors are only allowed one rod. If senior members purchase

                 The season ticket costs are:-

         the Many thanks of Garth Newton for some