Riverside Fishery Rules


General Rules & Conditions

  1. Guests and anglers must follow any reasonable request from management. Management decisions are final.
  2. Vehicles must be parked in the car park, must not be driven off road and keep to the 5mph speed limit. Cars can only be driven around the lake for dropping off and collecting tackle and clothes etc on arrival and departure.
  3. The Lodges, Cabin and Cottage are strictly No Smoking. If you smoke you need to go outside.
  4. Only anglers and visitors who have booked are allowed on the property. Any unauthorised visitors will be asked to leave immediately.
  5. No dogs or any other domestic Pets are allowed.
  6. No swimming or wading in the Lakes under any circumstances.
  7. The boat is strictly for use by the owner and bailiff only.
  8. The owner’s property is to be protected at all times. Any damages should be reported immediately to the owner or bailiff.
  9. Do NOT climb trees or damage/cut down bank-side vegetation.
  10. All litter must be removed.
  11. Disposable BBQ’s are permitted but they must be used in the BBQ holders provided.
  12. Strictly no particles to be brought onto the fishery except sweetcorn
  13. No Shelf Life Boilies to be used. Shelf life Pop-ups and hook baits only are allowed.
  14. During Spawning periods anglers must comply with any request to stop angling or to fish in areas without spawning activity. As soon as activity is stopped Anglers will be invited to recommence fishing. We do not anticipate any issue from anglers to comply with this rule as it is to reduce Carp stress and prevent foul hooking at a time when they are pre-occupied and not feeding.
  15. Bed chairs and fishing chairs are not allowed in the Lodges as they damage the floors.

Any serious rule breach, including poor fish handling, Wading, Swimming, possession of sacks, use of the fishery boats, and anti- social behaviour will result in the guest and his/her party being asked to immediately stop fishing and/or leave without refund.


Fishing Rules

Anglers are required to read, understand and agree to abide by these rules prior to starting fishing.

Fish care and safety is paramount across Cherry Lakes. An approach welcomed by all good anglers who want to catch high quality good conditioned Carp. All anglers are expected to follow any advice or and required to action requests from the fishery management concerning fish safety. Anglers or their companion must be able to safely lift, hook and return any Carp caught.

No Landing nets, weigh slings or unhooking mats/cradles to be brought to Cherry Lakes. The Cherry Lakes Landing nets, cradles and weigh slings must be used at all times

All Carp over 20lb should be removed from the water by folding the landing net within the retainer/weigh sling. Please ask Dave/Mike to explain if you do not understand.

On arrival you are asked to confirm you have understood and will abide by the rules.

  1. The fishing tackle used needs to be fit for purpose and used with good safe rigs, a minimum of 18''of rig tubing, and reliable line of 15lb+. See the detailed section on Carp care and tackle below.
  2. Absolutely NO SACKS allowed at any time.
  3. No fish are to be introduced or removed from the lake.
  4. All anglers to have the required number of Environment Agency fishing licences.
  5. No bivvies are allowed except for guests of The Cottage. No tents.
  6. Maximum of 3 Rods per angler. If two anglers are sharing a Cherry Lake Lodge or the Cottage swim then a strict two rods per angler limit applies.
  7. Bait Boats are allowed. On Cherry Lake your rods must bee a minimum of 11feet in length to use aa bait boat. Please stay within the area of your swim and fish sensibly.
  8. Only Hempseed supplied by Cherry Lakes can be used. Strictly no Peanuts or Tiger Nuts at any time.
  9. No Shelf Life Boilies to be used as feed (whole or crushed). Pop-ups and hook baits are allowed.
  10. Rod pods must be used. No bank sticks by the sides of the platform. Rod Pods can be hired for £20 plus £80 deposit if required
  11. No screw in rod pods or bank sticks.
  12. No Maggots to be taken into the Lodges, Cabin or Cottage. Maggot clips are not allowed.
  13. Swingers or some other form of bite indication on the line as well as audible alarms must be used.
  14. No plastic baits. Eg Pop-up corn and foam
  15. No Zig Rigs
  16. The ‘Magic Twig‘ from OMC is banned due to the snagging and damage risk in the lake and landing nets.
  17. Audible alarms by the lake should not be used on full volume whilst Receivers in the Lodges can be as loud as you like! All alarms must have a receiver.
  18. During Spawning periods anglers must comply with any request to stop angling or to fish in areas without spawning activity. As soon as activity is stopped Anglers will be invited to recommence fishing. We do not anticipate any issue from anglers to comply with this rule as it is to reduce Carp stress and prevent foul hooking at a time when they are pre-occupied and not feeding.
  19. No leaders of any make. A minimum of 18'' of Tubing must be used. No bare line above the lead weight.
  20. No anglers under 16 allowed on Cherry Lake without the express prior permission of the owner
  21. Inexperienced anglers are not allowed to fish on Cherry Lake on their own because of the difficulty and the need to handle the big Carp properly.