Club
waters
Members
please be aware there is no
fishing allowed in front of the club house.
There
is no fishing on every Sunday
in the bay to the east side of the fishery next to the club house.
There
is no fishing fishing in the
wildlife reserves.
There
is no fishing between the two
marker pegs on the west side of the fishery (water tower bank) .
Please
look for indicator signs and
notice boards which clearly tell you where to and where not to fish.
If in
doubt call the head water
keeper or assistant head bailiff.
Watergrove
reservoir
Watergrove
reservoir lies at the start of the South Pennines and was created by
flooding the the village of Watergrove. After the buildings were
demolished, prior to flooding, some of the stones were saved and 
set
into the dry stone wall that runs along one
end of the water. The example above shows a stone from Watergrove Mill
but there are plenty more going back to the 1700's. As you leave the
main car park to make your way over to the visitor centre side you pass
by the wall which holds these stone. There are also one or two spots
along this edge from which you can fish. Looking over the wall you get
an idea of just how large an expanse of water this reservoir is (sorry,
pictures are crummy, it was a bad day).
To your right you have the
start of the moors.
The whole area is criss crossed with old footpaths and bridalways.
Ideal for walkers and pony trecking. Making your way down to the wind
surfers car park and visitor centre you will also pass, on your right,
an area for remembrance trees. Plant a tree and United
Utilities
guarantee to look after it for a number of years. In this area, and by
the visitor centre, there are benches and picnic areas. There are also
toilets at the visitor centre, though everything was locked when I was
there (March end), maybe things open around Easter.
When you reach
the visitor centre turn to face the moors, with your back to the water,
and there is a 
good chance you will see
paragliders taking off
from the hills immediately in front of you. There is also
a path
leading away from the centre which takes you along the shore that I
would consider to be the main fishing area. There are, in fact, signs
up either side of the visitor centre saying no fishing beyond this
point.
As soon as I have some
information on how to fish
Watergrove I will post it, the truth is that I personally find waters
of this size a little intimidating so am not
the best person to give
advice. I was talking to a local
in the village and he did say that the last Pike that came out weighed
37 pounds. Pinch of salt needed? I don't know. The two images here show
left and right of the visitor centre together with some areas where
fishing is allowed.
Members please be aware there is no
fishing allowed in front of the club house.
There is no fishing on every Sunday
in the bay to the east side of the fishery next to the club house.
There is no fishing fishing in the
wildlife reserves.
There is no fishing between the two
marker pegs on the west side of the fishery (water tower bank) .
Please look for indicator signs and
notice boards which clearly tell you where to and where not to fish.
If in doubt call the head water
keeper or assistant head bailiff.
