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Bob's Island / Pelham Island / Scrapyard Stretch

Bob’s Island — also called Pelham Island, The Scrapyard or simply The Island — is a proper varied bit of the River Trent in Newark town centre. It’s run as a private coarse fishery, with weir water, a backwater and plenty of different-looking pegs.

Run by Bobs Island Coarse Fishery · checked 13 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Farndon 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

  • This is a cracking urban Trent stretch, reached from Mill Lane and across the humpback bridge onto the island. Handy access, and no great faff once you’re through.
  • The river splits around the island. One side carries the main flow, while the other forms a backwater, so you’ve got two quite different characters to explore.
  • A weir sits right at the start of both sections. That creates turbulent weir swims, with plenty of fizz and movement when the river’s pushing.
  • There are also shallow, fast-flowing stretches for a lively float or feeder approach. Look for the crease where quicker water meets the steadier stuff.
  • The deeper, slower-moving areas offer a calmer option, especially when the flow is up. These should be worth a look for bream, tench and silver fish.
  • Trees and other features line the island and much of the opposite bank. They give the place a more interesting feel than a bare, open riverside.
  • Every peg is described as different, so don’t expect a uniform run. The official information doesn’t give a total peg count, though.
  • Barbel are listed to 20lb-plus, with carp to 30lb-plus. Chub, pike, perch, zander, tench, bream and roach are also available, plus dace, bleak and eels.
  • Day tickets run from 7am to 7pm, while night tickets cover 7pm to 7am. A 24-hour ticket runs from 7am to 7am, handy if you fancy making a proper session of it.

Methods: Trotting, feeder work and big-fish tactics all have a place here, depending on whether you’re fishing the shallow pace, the steady backwater or the turbulent weir swims. Keep an eye on the flow and fish the crease.

Access & tickets

Day ticket

7am to 7pm. Collected daily by the bailiff. First come, first served; no bookings.

£10 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Night ticket

7pm to 7am. Collected daily by the bailiff. First come, first served; no bookings.

£10 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

24-hour ticket

7am to 7am. Collected daily by the bailiff. First come, first served; no bookings.

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

Permits are collected daily by the bailiff. No bookings are taken; tickets are first come, first served.

Fish the club names

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

Key rules

  • Maximum of two rods per angler.
  • An unhooking mat is compulsory.
  • A large landing net is compulsory.
  • Fires are prohibited.
  • Fishing is strictly by rod and line.
  • Fish must be handled carefully and returned as soon as possible.
  • Anglers must remove their litter.

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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