A1 Pits — River Trent stretch (day + night, pay on bank) — South Muskham Fisheries

River level

The lowdown

• This is a private commercial fishery run under the A1 Pits / South Muskham Fisheries name. The official address is Church Lane, Newark, NG23 6EQ.
• The water sits on the Trent floodplain near South Muskham. Beyond that, the official pages don’t give a measured length, peg count or confirmed fishing bank, so there’s no point guessing.
• Access is built around a River 24-hour ticket. That makes it suitable for a proper day-and-night session, subject to the current opening arrangements.
• Gate hours are listed as 7am–7pm in summer and 7am–5pm in winter. Worth checking before setting off, especially if you’re planning a late arrival or an early pack-down.
• Fishing is restricted to designated pegs. Pick your swim carefully and stick to the areas the fishery has set aside for anglers.
• The rules are geared towards careful fish handling. You’ll need a minimum 42-inch landing net, a well-padded unhooking mat, plus carp-care kit, propolis or carp antiseptic.
• There’s no keepnet fishing on the river, apart from designated matches organised by the complex. All fish from the lakes and river must be returned unharmed.
• Tackle rules are clear: minimum 12lb mainline, with braid only allowed on marker and spod rods. Barbed and micro-barbed hooks are allowed.
• Bait boats and drones are banned, as are nuts of any kind. Predator fishing is dead-bait only, with live baiting, spinners, lures, spoons and jigs prohibited.

Methods: The checked rules allow standard coarse-fishing approaches, but no river species or specific swim features are named. Predator fishing is dead-bait only; bait boats, drones, nuts and lure-style methods are banned.

Access & tickets

The listed River 24-hour ticket is £15, though prices may change. Call the bailiff on 07970 209433 for current prices and opening hours; the official pages do not explicitly confirm pay-on-bank arrangements.

Fish the club names

The club doesn't list species for this stretch, so we haven't guessed.

Key rules

• All fish from the lakes and river must be returned unharmed.
• A minimum 42-inch landing net is required.
• A suitable well-padded unhooking mat is required.
• Carry carp-care kit, propolis or carp antiseptic.
• Barbed and micro-barbed hooks are allowed.
• Bait boats and drones are prohibited throughout the complex.
• Braided mainline is prohibited except on marker and spod rods; minimum mainline is 12lb.
• No nuts, tents or fires. Bivvys and raised BBQs are permitted subject to the stated rules.

Where it is