Norfolk Fishing Network 2004 - 2024 - South Yorkshire Fisheries

Fishery Name: Tinkers Pond

Address: Willow Bank, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 1PF

Grid Reference: Entrance Grid Ref: SE 33789 08020 Car Park Grid Ref: SE 33808 08022

Sat Nav: S71 1PF

Phone Numbers: 01226 203090

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Description: Barnsley Angling Association control some top quality waters that offer very good value in terms of day ticket fishing. The oddly named Tinkers Pond lies just on the outskirts of Barnsley still within the city limits. There are two waters to choose from known as top and bottom ponds. Until recently the ponds were stocked massively with Tench to the exclusion of most other fish. This made the spring and summer sessions exceptional but the colder months were often a little barren. The Tench were thinned out and Carp and silver fish introduced. The pond nearest the parking area is known as the Top Pond and has 17 pegs to choose from. The margins have a good 4ft and drop down steadily towards the bottom pond to depths of 11ft. furthest away is the Bottom Pond which is about the same size and has 11 pegs to choose from. It is also much shallower with 3ft in the margins but deeper places down to 6ft.

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: Barbless Hooks only. Fishing dawn till dusk.

Facilities: The top pond is close to good parking and the pegs offer hard standing with specially designed pegs for wheel chair anglers. The disabled pegs are indicative of the work that the club has put into these waters over the years.