Burton-on-Trent, Sherratts (33 pegs) — Coors Angling Club

River level

The lowdown

• There are 33 pegs, although seasonal weed growth can knock a few out of action. So the fishable peg count can move about through the year.
• Access is from Watson Street, tucked behind the Tesco supermarket. Follow the route on to the public car park by the old pump house, then it’s a flat tarmac walkway down to the river.
• That walkway is bob on for fishing trolleys, which saves a fair bit of faff with the kit. Driving behind the pegs is only allowed for matches.
• The river averages roughly 3 to 5 feet deep and the section is about 50 yards wide. A decent all-round bit of water rather than a tiny, tight channel.
• Peg 1 starts near the Leicester Line railway bridge. Pegs 1 to 4 are the punchier swims, with fast, shallow water around 3 to 4 feet deep.
• Those first pegs are described as holding chub, dace and barbel. They look the place for keeping a bait moving and working the quicker water.
• Pegs 5 to 9 settle into slightly deeper, smoother water. That change in pace should give you a few different lines to pick apart as the day goes on.
• Pegs 9 to 13 are noted as bream swims, while the other pegs produce roach, dace and chub. There’s a nice spread of options across the section.
• Fishing is normally dawn till dusk. The river close season runs from 15 March to 16 June, with no fishing of any type allowed during that spell.

Methods: The varied pace suits a mix of trotting and feeder work, with the fast shallows worth a look for chub, dace and barbel and the smoother, deeper pegs offering a good bream approach. Stick to the permanently pegged swims where applicable and cover the water properly rather than faffing about.

Access & tickets

Apply to Coors Angling Club for membership; applications need committee approval. No river day-ticket offer is published.

Fish the club names

roach, perch, chub, bream, barbel

Key rules

• Membership is required to fish club waters, and anglers must carry a Coors Club membership card.
• An Environment Agency rod licence is also required.
• No fishing of any type is permitted during the river coarse close season, from 15 March until 16 June.
• No alcohol or drug use is permitted on club waters.
• Fires are prohibited. Anglers must remove litter and close and secure gates and locks.
• Fish may not be taken from Coors waters or used as live bait.
• Zander, Wels catfish and American signal crayfish must be dealt with according to official Environment Agency policy.
• A strict 5 mph speed limit applies when driving on Sherratts and specified other Coors stretches. Unhooking mats and suitable landing nets are required when targeting specimen fish.

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