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Girton — tidal River Trent

Girton gives Full and Associate Members roughly 600 metres of tidal Trent fishing, with about 30 pegs to go at. Newark and District Piscatorial Federation shares the fishery with Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers, with barbel and bream named as the expected species.

Run by Newark and District Piscatorial Federation · checked 3 Oct 2026

The lowdown

  • This is tidal Trent fishing, so keep that tidal setting in mind when planning your session. The stretch is shared by Newark and District Piscatorial Federation and Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers, rather than being a Federation-only fishery.
  • There’s approximately 600 metres of fishing and around 30 pegs. Both figures are approximate, so take them as a handy guide to the size of the stretch, not an exact peg-by-peg layout.
  • The start of the fishing needs a little care: it begins about 100 metres downstream from the fence on the left at the access. Don’t treat the access point itself as the first swim.
  • Head in via Trent Lane, Girton. The Federation gives grid reference SK 81593 66810, which is a useful detail to have ready before you set off and saves a bit of arrival faff.
  • Barbel and bream are the fish the holder tells you to expect here. That’s a steer for planning your fishing, not a claim about confirmed catches, fish sizes or which pegs are producing.
  • Access is gated, and the Federation secretary is the person to contact for the code. Sort that before heading down with your kit; a members-only stretch still needs the gate arrangements bob on.
  • Keep vehicles off the grass altogether: neither driving nor parking on it is allowed. The two organisations’ gate locks must also stay connected so either organisation can unlock the access.
  • Fancy staying into darkness? Night fishing is controlled by Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers. The £30 notice concerns renewals from 2022/23, so check current availability and price rather than budgeting from that older figure.

Methods: Barbel and bream are the named targets for planning your approach on this tidal stretch. There’s no specified method or peg-by-peg swim guidance to single out a particular tactic.

Access & tickets

2026 joining-year Full Membership

Published application deadline: 31 August 2026. Products are marked unavailable; check availability with the Federation.

£45 (as listed 3 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Full Membership renewal, ages 18–65

Published renewal price. Membership products are marked unavailable.

£40 (as listed 3 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Full Membership renewal, ages 65+

Published renewal price. Membership products are marked unavailable.

£20 (as listed 3 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Full and Associate Members can fish here, and visitors can buy a day ticket online or on the bank. For online purchases, your order receipt is your ticket — show it on your phone or bring a paper copy.

Fish the club names

barbel, bream

Key rules

  • Fishing is for Full and Associate Members only; no day tickets.
  • Fishing begins about 100 metres downstream from the fence on the left at the access.
  • Do not park or drive on the grass.
  • Keep the two organisations’ gate locks connected so either can unlock access.
  • Contact the Federation secretary for the gate code.
  • Night fishing is controlled by Scunthorpe Amalgamated Anglers.
  • The Federation’s river close season runs from 15 March–15 June inclusive.

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

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Carlton on Trent 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

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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