Winthorpe — River Trent (Newark and District Piscatorial Federation)

The lowdown

• This is the non-tidal River Trent at Winthorpe, with 32 pegs under Newark and District Piscatorial Federation. It’s a members-and-guests stretch, so sort your access before loading the motor rather than expecting to pay on the bank.
• Carp and barbel are the fish the Federation names here, and it describes Winthorpe as popular with anglers targeting them. That’s the clear steer for anyone weighing up this stretch for a specimen session.
• The way in is via Holme Lane, opposite the Lord Nelson pub. Once you’ve crossed the railway, turn immediately left for the downstream end. Peg 75 is straight ahead at that entrance — a useful marker.
• You can drive along the riverbank and park behind every peg. That’s a proper handy arrangement when you’ve got a bivvy, unhooking mat and the rest of the kit to get to your swim.
• There’s another car park beneath the A1 road bridge at the upstream end. Keep that separate from the Holme Lane entrance in your planning: one marks the upstream parking option, the other brings you in downstream.
• Night fishing is allowed, and guests have a 24-hour Winthorpe ticket option. Longer stays are capped at five days and four nights, followed by a week without an overnight return. Not a pitch you can keep rolling over.
• Watch the calendar before getting carried away. The river close season runs from 15 March through 15 June, and Winthorpe guest tickets aren’t available before 1 July. Those are two separate dates to bear in mind.
• Guest access needs a bit of organising, not a last-minute bank-side purchase. Each sponsoring member can bring one fishing guest, who must stay accompanied. Get the receipt details bob on: guest, sponsor and sponsor’s membership number.

Methods: Carp and barbel are the named targets here, so keep those in mind when planning your session. Specimen anglers must bring an unhooking mat, and there’s a two-rod maximum with no rods left unattended.

Access & tickets

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

carp, barbel

Key rules

• Maximum two rods in use simultaneously; never leave rods unattended.
• Multi-hook rigs and livebaiting for predators are prohibited. Fish must not be removed or introduced.
• Unhooking mats are compulsory for specimen anglers.
• The river close season runs from 15 March through 15 June. Winthorpe guest tickets are unavailable before 1 July.
• Guest tickets must be bought in advance, not on the bank. Each sponsor may bring one fishing guest, who must remain accompanied; the receipt must identify the guest, sponsor and sponsor’s membership number.
• Maximum stay five days/four nights, with no overnight return for one week.
• Touring caravans are prohibited. Camper vans may be permitted subject to ground conditions.
• Only bivvies or fishing shelters are permitted, not camping or family tents.

River level

Where it is