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Nottingham (Clifton) — TVA (The Pads)

The Pads at Clifton is a proper natural River Trent stretch run by Trent Valley Angling and managed by the volunteer Holme Pit Action Group. It’s membership-only, with marginal pads, a wall feature and wooded ends that look well worth a poke.

Run by Trent Valley Angling, managed by Holme Pit Action Group · checked 13 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Clifton Bridge 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 stretch starts at the wooded area and runs upstream to the field-boundary fence or hedge. Nice and straightforward, with a bit of variety packed in.
  • There are pads tight in, and TVA says carp can be caught close in among them. Don’t automatically launch it miles across the river.
  • The wall sits roughly 30 metres out and is also described as a carp area. A cheeky line to explore when the margin isn’t doing the business.
  • TVA reports a biggest carp of 29lb from The Pads, with plenty of doubles and twenty-pound fish. Proper target-fish potential there.
  • The wooded areas at both ends are easy to overlook, but TVA specifically advises giving them attention. Worth checking the quieter edges.
  • Parking is available behind all pegs, though access is via the field-edge track only. Keep the car out of the fields — no faffing about there.
  • Vehicle access is from Fox Covert Lane bridleway, off Green Street near Mill Hill Roundabout. There’s no vehicle access from Clifton Village.
  • The water has a natural river character, so expect marginal pads, a wall feature and wooded ends rather than a bare, uniform bank.
  • Carp are the headline fish here, but TVA also names bream, chub, pike and barbel across its waters. A flexible approach makes sense.
  • Members must follow the TVA rules, show their membership book when asked, and shut and lock gates behind them. Dogs need close control or a lead.

Methods: The obvious starting point is close-range carp work in the pads, with the wall about 30 metres out as another key line. Keep an eye on the wooded ends too, and switch things around if the river is on the munch.

Access & tickets

River Trent adult membership

Includes The Pads, Barton Ferry Field, The Willows and The Weir Field.

£85 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

River Trent concession membership

River Trent-only concession membership.

£50 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

River Trent junior membership

Subject to the stated administration charge.

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

Administration fee

One-off fee for new, lapsed and under-16 members.

£25 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

All-waters adult membership

Covers the Trent, Holme Pit and Dunkirk Pond.

£180 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

All-waters concession membership

Covers the Trent, Holme Pit and Dunkirk Pond.

£110 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

River Trent and Holme Pit package

Adult package.

£160 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

River Trent and Dunkirk Pond package

Adult package.

£120 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

The Pads is included in TVA’s River Trent membership, which also covers Barton Ferry Field, The Willows and The Weir Field. TVA does not publish an official day-ticket price for The Pads.

Fish the club names

carp, bream, chub, pike, barbel

Named by Trent Valley Angling, managed by Holme Pit Action Group across its Trent day-ticket waters, not for this stretch on its own.

Key rules

  • TVA membership rules must be followed, and members must show their membership book when asked.
  • Dogs must be under close control or on a lead.
  • No fires or damage to trees, vegetation, pegs, structures, fencing, gates or signs.
  • Shut and lock gates when entering and leaving.
  • Fox Covert Lane is a public bridleway with a 5 mph speed limit.
  • Comply with the river close season: midnight 14 March to midnight 15 June.
  • Keep to the field-edge track and do not drive across the fields.

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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