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Shardlow — Pipe Bridge & Boathouse (north bank, downstream past Marina mouth)

A proper club-only River Trent stretch beside Shardlow Marina, covering the Pipe Bridge and Boathouse sections on the north bank. The Pipe Bridge is highly productive, while the Boathouse is deep, slow and noted for some very large fish.

Run by Derby Railway Angling Club · checked 13 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Shardlow gauge

Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.

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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open River Ready

The lowdown

  • The Pipe Bridge water runs from the former Shardlow Brewery wall downstream to behind Glazebrooks Pool. DRAC describes it as highly productive, especially in club matches.
  • Carry on downstream and you reach the Boathouse section, running from behind Glazebrooks Pool to the bottom boundary behind the Silt Pool.
  • The Boathouse is deep and slow. That should suit a steady feeder approach, with the crease and any clearer seams worth a look when the river has a bit of colour.
  • It is a navigable River Trent section beside Shardlow Marina, with wooded and industrial village-edge banks. Proper mixed-fish country rather than a one-trick swim.
  • DRAC says specimen fish of most species turn up during the fishing season on the Pipe Bridge section. The Boathouse is said to hold all species, including very large specimens.
  • Parking is available behind most pegs on the Boathouse section, which makes that end the easier option when you have a fair bit of kit to shift.
  • Barbel, bream, chub, carp, dace, perch, pike, roach, rudd, tench and zander are named for the Shardlow waters. There is plenty to target, depending on river conditions.
  • A feeder or float approach should cover the basics. Look for steady depth, slack water and the edges of the flow, then tweak the bait and presentation as the river changes.
  • The stretch is membership-based, not an EA free fishery. Recognised access points must be used, and normal fishing hours vary by month under DRAC rules.
  • Night fishing needs the applicable Trent & Dove night permit, and any permitted session is limited to 24 hours. Keep the peg tidy and return every fish.

Methods: Feeder fishing looks a bob-on starting point in the deep, slow Boathouse water, while trotting or searching the steadier seams could be worth a go on the Pipe Bridge section. Switch things around with the flow and colour.

Access & tickets

Associate Coarse membership

2026/27 membership

£70 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Concessionary Associate Coarse membership

2026/27 membership

£55 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Associate Trout & Coarse membership

2026/27 membership

£95 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Concessionary Associate Trout & Coarse membership

2026/27 membership

£75 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Junior membership

2026/27 membership

£0 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

New non-junior member joining fee

Applies to new non-junior members

£20 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

DRAC car-park key

Available separately

£12 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Trent & Dove night permit

2026/27 permit

£20 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

This is Derby Railway Angling Club water and the club does not advertise day tickets for the stretch. Join as an Associate Coarse member for coarse fishing, or take Associate Trout & Coarse membership for all club waters and both game and coarse fishing; memberships run annually from 16 June.

Fish the club names

barbel, bream, chub, carp, perch, pike, roach, rudd, tench, zander

Key rules

  • Carry your DRAC membership card and Environment Agency rod licence.
  • Normal fishing hours vary by month under DRAC rules.
  • All fish must be returned to the water.
  • Live bait is prohibited.
  • Fishing from boats is prohibited.
  • Use recognised access points only; trespassing is prohibited.
  • No dogs or guns are allowed on club waters. No fires, barbecues, tents or camping between fishing sessions.
  • Leave pegs and banks clean and remove all rubbish.

Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.

GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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