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Grimshaws Lake

Grimshaws Lake is appox 6 acres in size and is fished using the General Members Ticket

This lake stocked with a large number of carp in the range of 4lbs to 30 lbs and is part of a program of ongoing stocking from our stock pond. The pond also has been stocked with over 10,000 roach bream and rudd plus 2000 crucian carp. We do though note that many of the smaller fish have been lost to Cormorant predation - it was becase of this that we concluded that this water was best suited to carp of the larger sizes.

The Club: Olvers Lake

Olver Lake - this lake is named after one of the clubs secretaries - Mr. Richard Olver- he was the secretary for over 25 years and carried out the admistration of the club through some very difficult times.

The lake is for Premium Ticket use only.  

This Lake is appox 12 acre in size and has a good stock of carp between 8lbs to 36lbs - also there is a resident stock of common carp to 32lbs and a vast amount of Roach and large bream.

The Club: River Trent


The River Trent that is available to the Members of the “Pride of Derby” is located in two areas, the fist o­ne being at Sawley / Shardlow the other at Willington.

The Sawley / Shardlow section of the river has various characteristics. This is due mainly to its artificially made section and holding weir created in 1790 to allow the Trent & Mersey Canal to cross the Trent to the Sawley Cut and access the River Trent again further downstream. This section therefore has slow deep water downstream from the confluence with the River Derwent to shallow fast runs below Sawley Weir. With the variation of characteristics it follows that there is a variation in types of fish caught. There is a very large population of Bream and Roach in the slower areas whereas in the faster water the predominant species is Chub and Barbel. There are reports of Barbel being caught in the section below the Sawley weir of 11 lbs and above with Bream of 5 to 6 Lb. not being uncommon in the slower deeper reaches.

The Willington section is a mixed fishery with no predominant species, the fish that are likely to be caught are Roach, Chub, Barbel and to a lesser degree Bream.

Access in both of these locations is very good with locked car parks available for all sections, in the area of our Lake and Pond fishing at Hemington parking behind the area you wish to fish is readily available. ( This area particularly suitable for elderly or disabled angler who are o­nly able to walk short distances )

The Club : River Derwent 

The River Derwent is possibly the jewel in the crown of the “Pride of Derby” since it is the River that was the subject of the forming of the club. ( see - “About the Club” ).

The section of the river owned by the club runs from the Church Wilne / Great Wilne area to the rivers confluence into the River Trent. This river is totally natural with fast shallow runs to slow deep areas mixed within yards of o­ne another. The river has a very large quantity of Chub mixed with Roach, Perch, Bream and Dace. There are areas of the River where Barble are frequently caught, with fish to 11 lb. not being uncommon. Match results are predominantly made up of Chub from 3 to 5 lb. with winning weights of 40 lb. not being uncommon, in pleasure fishing sessions catches much in excess of this are common.

Access to the River is via three points, two of which are located near to locked car parking areas. ( This River due to the more lengthy walks to some of the sections is not all suitable for disabled or infirm anglers. )

 

The Club : Trent and Mersey Canal

 

The Pride of Derby lease from British Waterways 12 miles of the Trent & Mersey Canal. The Canal available to the members of the “Pride of Derby” extends from the Trent and Mersey `s confluence with the River Trent, adjacent to the point of the River Derwents confluence at Shardlow to Stretton near Burton o­n Trent (The length leased by the “Pride of Derby” excludes 1.5 miles in the area of Weston-on-Trent).

Good sport can be enjoyed o­n all of the canal but the areas below the various locks and in the Boatyards around Shardlow enjoy the best reputations. For the angler who is prepared to walk some distances excellent fishing can be had where far bank cover of trees is available. The predominant species of fish to be caught are Roach, Perch and gudgeon to be caught in all areas with large Chub to 5 lbs and Bream to 6 lbs in areas around boats and Boatyards and far bank cover. Carp up to 20 lbs are frequently caught in the area below Swarkstone locks.

Access is very easy from various marina car parks to our own locked car parks in two areas, ( many areas of the Canal are very suitable for disabled or infirm anglers with 12 pegs suitable for wheelchairs sited in the area below Swarkstone Locks )

The Club Still Waters

The “Pride of Derby” has available to its members approximately 55 acres of stillwater. The waters are ex gravel pits, natural ponds and an old river course, they offer a variety of fishing to suit all. The following notes explain the local name for each individual stillwater with its location and type of fish to be caught and of course the access arrangements.

The Club : Redhouse Lake

This lake which is a former gravel pit covers approximately 22 acres water area. The area around the pit has been landscaped and trees set. The lake varies in depth from 20 feet to 2 or 3 feet in the margins with the average depth at ten meters being 8 feet.

The species of fish to be caught are Bream, Roach , Carp and Pike. The bream have been caught up to 12 lbs and Carp to 28 lbs. with many Roach in the smaller size ranges. The largest pike caught to date ( March 2000 ) being a specimen of 29 lbs. with lots more caught in the teens of lbs. Access is very good with parking areas around two sides of the lake, the banks are very safe since the pits o­nce completed were graded down a fine slope to the full water depth.

The location is in the Sawley area with vehicular access to the parking areas ( suitable for disabled or infirm anglers in the areas nearest to the parking areas).

 The Club : Pride Lake

This Lake which is also a former gravel pit covers approximately 18 acres water area. The area around the lake has been landscaped and set with trees. The lake varies in depth from 22 feet to 2 or 3 feet in the margins with the average depth at ten metres from the bank being 8 feet. This water is now exclusivly for the use of the Premium Ticket Holders

The species of fish to be caught are predominately Carp, Bream, Roach , Rudd and Pike. The largest carp to be caught to date was 35 lbs 12oz in September 2005, bream have been caught to 9 lbs. In December of 1999,an additional 450 carp in the size range 3lb 12oz to 4lbs were put in the Pride Lake, they have grown well since their introduction and have been caught in 2005 weighing between 16 lb. and 32lb. A further stocking of 300 Mirror carp in the size range of 3 to 5lbs was made in February 2001. The largest pike to date being 26 Lbs ( December 1999 ) with many more caught in the teens of Lbs.

Access is very good with parking areas around two sides of the lake, the banks are very safe since the pits o­nce completed were graded down a fine slope to the full water depth. The location is in the Sawley area with vehicular access to the parking areas ( suitable for disabled or infirm anglers in the areas nearest to the parking areas).

The Club Ully Gully

The Ully Gully pond is part of the old River Trent course and is situated adjacent to the “Pride Lake” and the “Redhouse Lake”. No o­ne knows how the name came about but it was left as a pond when the new Trent course was formed in 1790 with the introduction of the canal system in the area. The Ully Gully is a pond of approximately 3 acres and has an average depth of 5-6 feet. The pond has a large quantity of Roach and Bream, some of the bream going to 5 lbs, Carp are also a feature of this pond along with Pike and Perch

Access is very good with good parking at each end of the pond, the banks are very safe with staged fishing positions along the side nearest to the access roadway. The location is in the Sawley area with vehicular access to the parking areas ( suitable for disabled or infirm anglers in the areas nearest to the parking areas). 

Grimleys Ponds

Two Ponds situated in Shardlow, and accessed via a private lane to a “Pride of Derby” locked car park The larger of the two ponds approximately 3 acres has a depth of 5-6 feet and has established fishing positions all the way around approx. 25 pegs. The pond contains a large quantity of Bream, Tench, Roach, Rudd, Perch and Pike. The Tench have been caught up to 8lbs and Bream to 7lb, Pike have been caught into the low 20lb range. The Smaller of the ponds is approximately half of an acre and is a typical natural field pond, the main species to be caught is Tench, with a small quantity of  carp, the other species to be caught are Roach, Rudd and Perch.

The fishing in this area is very safe but the access is not suitable for disabled or infirm anglers

 

 

 
   
 
 
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