The Pads (Trent Valley Angling)
TVA's river carp stretch — fish get caught right under the rod tip in the pads or out at 'the wall'.
Run by Trent Valley Angling · checked 2 Oct 2026
River Trent
The Pads (Trent Valley Angling)
The lowdown
- The club says the wooded areas at either end are worth a go.
- The club mentions some big carp over the years — that's history, not a promise of what's in there now.
Methods: The club's river carp tips: location first, strong sharp hooks, abrasion-resistant hooklink, 15lb mainline minimum, lead to suit the flow.
Access & tickets
TVA river membership
Membership book plus gate codes (text the club with your name and book number once you've got your book).
Membership water — gate codes are issued once you've got your membership book.
Fish the club names
carp, bream, chub, pike, barbel
Key rules
- Keep every gate closed and locked — it's a condition of membership.
- Don't block tracks or gateways, and don't drive across the fields.
- Gate codes come once you've got your membership book.
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 fishRiver 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
Where it is
Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.
Community reported
Recent angler updates
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How busy was it?
Nobody's said yet. It's part of the 20-second update below.
No live tracking — this is what anglers told us after their session, and it's never part of the venue score.
Water updates from anglers
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