Can You Fish the River Nene?

Enjoy fishing in the River Nene, which flows through the Northamptonshire countryside. The River Nene (closed season 15th March to the 16th June) stocks specimen sized Perch, Chub, Roach, double figure Bream, Common Carp and Pike. Heavy feed tends to put the fish off so a gentle approach is needed to outwit the fish.

What fish live in the River Nene?

Our waters are made up of gravel pits & some stretches of the canal & River Nene.
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All hold a wealth of coarse fish including but not limited to:
  • Carp (common & Mirror)
  • Crucian Carp.
  • Chubb.
  • Bream (Skimmers & double figure specimen fish)
  • Tench.
  • Roach.
  • Rudd.
  • Dace.

Are there Barbel in the River Nene?

Castor and Alwalton produced barbel and Orton upstream, a notoriously slow starter, fished unbelievably well with huge nets of bream taken both above and below the locks. ... Harry Murphy with a huge net of bream taken from the North Bank of the River Nene.

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