Fishing: Grantham area - know any safe spots?

Will be in this area over Xmas and like to spend time alone fishing.

Just wondered if any of you lovely folk know some safe spots for a southerner??


Cheers

 

Woodland Waters, Ancaster. Excellent fishing. Good facilities alround.


http://woodlandwaters.co.uk/

 

By good facilities I guess you mean the bar.

 

Cheers guys. I shall do some searching on these places.

 

i thought i saw your pic on the wallin that bar , old no points had his maggot out in the lakes too , tis nice their @salad.dodger2 you can take the bus for a couple of days too , leccy hook up for softeez and great sunday roast too . Woody has a bar /restaurant their too.

 

Although I live in Grantham I have never fished in my life....but if you get bored I know a few good pubs

 

Or you could help me put a type 4 engine back together

 

Safe ?
How dangerous is fishing these days ?
I packed it in 5 years ago - not a minute too soon by the sound of things , scarey things those riverbanks ...

I went to Bottesford as a callow youth . Great fishing on the canal , somewhwere just below a lock , opposite a pub .
Our kid caught a massive Perch , but i trumped him by fishing out the year old son/daughter of the landlord who escaped and toddled into the navvie ...

I kid you not - would have drowned if we hadn`t been taunting fish .

 

I'll tell you how dangerous fishing can be, I went fishing in the summer to a lake not far from Guildford, 3 blokes fishing the far end of the lake were fired at by local youths with air guns

 

Dirty Duck or its real name The Rutland Arms...closed down now but guess you could still fish there..

 

And that`s in the soppy South , imagine how bad it must be North of Watford ....

 

perch are great pound fa pound fighters , i used ta go to our suvern gravel pits when i was a lad , we dug under the fence so we could get in moosive ones in their but the banks were gravel so was well dangeous but bein suvern we wernt scared

 

perch are great pound fa pound fighters , i used ta go to our suvern gravel pits when i was a lad , we dug under the fence so we could get in moosive ones in their but the banks were gravel so was well dangerous but bein suvern we wernt scared

 

WOW - Really , d`you reckon that`s the place ??
The lawn ran behind the pub and along the canal . Our kid , who was fishing the opposite side suddenly started shouting and pointing .
I dragged the nipper out and delivered it back to the parents who , to be fair , were ratarsed and didn`t really realise i`d just saved their kid .
No fuss , went back to the canal and carried on Gudgeon bashing ...
Must be 40 years ago now

 

Why not buy your own fishery. I noticed that Len at Strawberry Fields carp fishery near me is selling up and retiring. Wish I had 1.5 million as it is a fantastic place. He has carp over 55lb but thankfully I never hooked any of those big buggers, wouldn't be able to cope with that. My best so far is 27lb at Frant Lakes. Best at Strawberry fields was 23lb.

Mind you, you would need some building skills as the bungalow doesn't look finished to me.

Enjoy your fishing.

 

buying somewhere like that in france would be much cheaper and catfish out their as well as carp , but i dont like snails much Nice fish youve taken their though . Have you ever fly fished at daltreys place nr heathfield ?

 

Around here in Slough, not uncommon to get mugged for your gear. I have had the local do what you likeys get a bit full on, or young lads who just wanna flex their muscles.
I can handle myself, believe that, but I would rather be left in peace. Why I now travel to fishing spots that are recommended.

 

There is a fairly nice red Bay opposite Aldi whenever I come in that way.

 

Can't think of any other pubs that are beside the Grantham Canal and its closest to Botto...