Norfolk Fishing Network 2004 - 2020 - Merseyside Fisheries

Fishery Name: Newsham Park Lake

Address: Orphan Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside, L6 7UN

Entrance Grid Ref: Lots of Places. Car Park Grid Ref: Generally around Orphan Road.

Sat Nav: L6 7UN

Phone Numbers: 01512 333000

Email Address: [email protected]

Description: Newsham Park Lake is in middle of Liverpool. Municipal water comprising two lakes set in park land with easy access for all. The smaller Lake has a mix of concrete and grass banking, the larger lake is the same with a small island. Max depth for both lakes is approx 1.5 to 1.8 metres.

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: Angling permits Before using any park lakes in Liverpool, you must obtain a permit from the council. This is to help promote good angling and conserve the quality of the lakes. Once registered, it allows us to contact anglers about any issues affecting the lakes, as well as giving us a better idea as to how our parks are used. Summary of the Anglers'Code of Conduct. 1. All Anglers aged 12 years or over must be in possession of an Environment Agency National Rod Licence, purchasable from any main Post Office. 2. Anglers may only fish from angling stations where they are provided or from areas otherwise designated. 3. Except by prior consent, fishing at night (between the hours of dusk and dawn) on all park lakes is prohibited. 4. The movement of fish stocks from water body to water body is prohibited. 5. Except by prior consent anglers are restricted to the use of 1 x Rod or 1 x Pole per person. 6. All litter and fishing line to be removed from the immediate vicinity after each fishing session. 7. Except by prior consent, tents and bivouacs are prohibited within the park and lake area. 8. Vehicles are prohibited from the park and lake area. 9. General Good Behaviour. 10. Good Manners and Good Citizenship.

Facilities: This water is suitable for disabled anglers.