Norfolk Fishing Network 2004 - 2024 - North Yorkshire Fisheries

Fishery Name: Westerly Lake

Address: The Lodge, Main Street, Wheldrake, York, North Yorkshire, YO19 6AH

Grid Reference: SE 67404 44635 Car Park Grid Ref: SE 67360 44761

Sat Nav: YO19 6AJ

Phone Numbers: 01904 448500

Email Address: [email protected]

Description: Westerly Lake Fishery This beautiful, natural looking lake was designed by the National Rivers Authority, and being spring-fed has superb water quality and an environment that is ideal for the large numbers of coarse fish that inhabit the lake. The lake is an outstanding silver fish fishery, and is stocked with roach, bream. tench, gudgeon, crucean carp, perch, and chub to over six pounds. There are large numbers of carp well into double figures, and both mirror and common carp to over twenty seven pounds have been caught, and also a grass carp of twenty two 1/2 pounds.

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

Westerly Lake Fishery Rules: Anglers who are fishing for carp must have an unhooking mat and a large landing net. Fishing is from 7am until sunset, and day tickets are available from the Lodge after 8am. All anglers arriving after 8am must call at the Lodge first and purchase a day ticket before fishing. There are no matches on the lake, and the lake is open all year. Please note the minimum age on the fishery is 16. Fishing is for over 16s only; Fishing 7am to sunset, 9pm latest, no night fishing; Barbless hooks only; No fixed rigs; No braided hook links; Boilies:-no more than 1kg per angler; Fish must only be 'wet handled' no dry mats or towels. Groundbait in feeders and pole cups only; Catfood on hooks only; No keepnets; No fish to be taken away from the fishery; Surplus bait must not be dumped in the lake. No spodding, No baitboats. Surface fishing in moderation is allowed, but bread must not be used.

Facilities: ?