Norfolk Fishing Network 2004 - 2024 - Bedfordshire Fisheries

Fishery Name: Tingrith Lakes

Address: Tingrith, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK17 9EW

Grid Reference: TL 00800 33231

Sat Nav: MK17 9EW

Phone Numbers: 03333 359937

Email Address: [email protected]

Description: Set in stunning Bedfordshire countryside, Tingrith Lakes is an idyllic and relaxing angling environment. Over 50 years old and bordering the Woburn Abbey Estate, the fishery consists of three distinctly individual lakes set in 23 acres of mature countryside. The site has been designated an area of great landscape value and is home to a host of animals and birds, including deer, foxes, badgers, wild rabbits, shrews, weasels, stoats, white woodpeckers, buzzards, kestrels and sparrow hawks.

Fish Species: Barbel Bitterling Bleak Bream Common Bream Silver Bullhead Carp Common Carp Crucian Carp F1 Carp Carp Ghost Carp Grass Carp Leather Carp Koi Carp Mirror Catfish Wels Chub Crayfish Dace Eel Goldfish Goldfish Brown Grayling Gudgeon Minnow Orfe/Ide Blue Orfe/Ide Golden Orfe/Ide Silver Perch Pike Pumpkin seed Roach Rudd Rudd Golden Ruffe Schelly Stickle back Stone Loach Sturgeon Tench Tench Golden Walleye Zander

Fishery Rules: Please assist us to maintain these high standards by abiding by the following regulations. Absolutely no litter or line to be discarded. No Carp Sacks allowed on the site. Barbless hooks only. Two rods maximum. Each angler must have a landing net. No lure fishing. No live or dead baiting. No bait boats or similar. No use of fixed "method" or fixed bolt rigs. No walking with rods, one swim per angler. Do not use hook lengths of same strength as or heavier than main line. No sweetcorn/luncheon meat type tins or glass bottles on the bank. No nuts, beans, chickpeas or seed mixes. Do not leave baited rods unattended. Do not handle fish with a cloth, either wet or dry. Do not carry fish between swims in any circumstances. No radios without headphones. No dogs unless guide dogs. Use an unhooking mat at all times. All fish must be returned, alive, to the water at point of capture. Juniors, 16 and under, not allowed unaccompanied except by arrangement. Any angler found using the grounds as a toilet will be asked to leave immediately. BBQ's within designated area only. To dispose of coals once cool to touch. Limited quantities of alcohol. Members to be sensible. Members will be issued with an access card for the Tingrith Fishery gates. Only members cars will be allowed in and no member may give access to any one else. Members may bring paying guests who must be booked in at least the day before. Guest tickets will be £12 for 2 rods for the day. There will be no limit on how often prepaid guests are brought in so long as they are accompanied by a member and prebooked Members must ensure that the gate closes behind them on entry and exit. The card is the property of Tingrith Lakes and made available to the member, in the event of any card being lost or become unusable a charge of £10 will be made to issue a replacement. Members are asked to fish during day light hours only, unless previously booked in for night fishing. All general fishery rules apply see appendix. Members will be excluded should any breach of any of these conditions should occur, with no refund of membership. Ten free night fishing sessions are included in the membership price. Member to provide one passport size photographs with application. Members to carry their membership card at all times. Members have the right to ask others to produce their identification, in this instance please do not be offended. Please note the management reserve the right unconditionally to ask any angler to leave the lakes. Anyone found to be intoxicated will also be asked to leave and their membership possibly revoked.

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