Hot Fishing Spots:
Fishing can be very good all round this venue
however I tend to fish from where the picture was taken (right
above). This is a really good water for pike, the pike I believe
go up to 23.8lb which I hold the record. (If you have caught a
pike bigger than this please contact me, I would love to have a
chat with you.
Best Baits:
When fishing for pike I would recommend you used
either Sardine, Smelt, Lamprey or Sprat. Using any of the said
baits can be very productive on this water, for other species
try feeders for the bream, maggot, caster, worm and bread for
all other types of fish, carp will take boilies and small PVA
bags but again don't over do it.
Disability Access:
Disability access is not to dandy and when wet
can be very muddy, you can see from the picture below (right)
that the banks are very narrow and the other side is worse.
Car Parking:
There is ample car parking, fishermen tend to
leave cars on the roadside.
Where to find The Bunk:
The Bunk can be found using you Manchester A-Z
on page 33 grid reference E2 just follow the road as far as you
can go.
The all important prices.
Firwood Lodges comes under rule of Bolton
anglers and cost £20.00 per year, it's worth every penny.
Firwood Lodge has another venue directly at the back
of it pictured above, this water is very rarely fished due to the
high amount of vegetation and the lack of swim space anglers
require. It shouldn't stop the roaming angler trying their luck, as
the water holds some nice carp in to the high 20s.
