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Some lovely fish caught today on Wyver Lane Pond.

Tench Wyver Lane Pond Belper

Bream are responding to bread & corn and this cracking tench was taken on worm.

  • Tench Wyver Lane Pond Belper
    Wyver Lane Pond tench
  • Bream - Wyver Lane Pond Belper
    Wyver Lane Pond bream
  • Skimmer bream - Wyver Lane Pond Belper
    Wyver Lane Pond bream

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BDAC Facebook – Adrian Scott – Wyver Lane Bream – 20200517
BDAC Facebook – Jamie Roe – Wyver Lane tench – 20200517

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COVID-19 UPDATE – Fishing resumes on Belper waters

The club is delighted to announce that fishing is now allowed on our waters, since the COVID-19 national “lockdown” measures were eased. All of our waters were closed to angling activity from March 24th to mid-May, and the club has been monitoring Government & Angling Trust guidance ever since. Fishing is currently allowed on our waters, but please visit our COVID-19 Updates page or the Club’s official Facebook page for further details and latest updates.

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Wyver Lane Pond receives specimen carp stocking boost

Specimen mirror & common carp stocking Wyver Lane Pond Belper

The Club has fantastic news to share, on behalf of our Night Members, who oversee the carp angling at our Wyver Lane Pond.

In the words of our Carp & Night Fishing Officer, Andy Bennett:

“Well here they are, after 3 years of planning our new fish are finally in their new home, the beautiful mirror at 19lb 6oz and a fantastic common at 20lb 14oz have reached their destination! These are fish some of the night members have been saving up to buy after otters took at least 12 of our beloved fish, then we had a tragic flood last November which could have taken a lot of our carp. With a bit of help from the Club we have achieved something great between us! Thank you to those who donated to our cause.”

Here are some shots taken during the stocking:

Specimen 20lb common carp stocked into Wyver Lane Pond, Belper, March 2020
20lb+ common carp – known as “Chester” – stocked into Wyver Lane Pond, March 2020
Specimen 19lb mirror carp stocked into Wyver Lane Pond, Belper, March 2020
A beautiful, large-shouldered mirror carp – fittingly named “Shoulders” – about to be introduced into our pond at Belper
Specimen 20lb common & mirror carp stocked into Wyver Lane Pond, Belper, March 2020
The pair of specimen carp now swimming in Wyver Lane Pond

We’re sure you’ll agree, these carp – supplied by Frontfish UK – are lovely looking fish with great potential for growth. Hopefully these fish will be a prized target for Belper carpers for years to come.

Take a look at some of our other known carp in our Carp Gallery.

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2019/20 River Coarse Fishing Season Now Closed!

Milford top weir

All members & day ticket anglers should be aware that the annual river close season is now in force, from midnight March 14th until June 16th.

The only way you can now fish our stretch of the Derbyshire Derwent is to fly fish for the trout.  Local byelaws apply.

Of course, our members can still coarse fish Wyver Lane Pond and our stretch of the Erewash Canal whilst the rivers are closed, for our stocks of carp, silver fish, bream & tench.

Also, don’t forget to renew your EA Rod Licence, which may expire during the close season. It is a condition of fishing club waters that all anglers are in posession of a valid rod licence.