Sparrow Grove and Tetton Flash

Brief description of fishery:

Sparrow Grove is a 2-acre lake with a section of the bankside deemed a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). This lake is a mixed fishery with specimen Carp, Tench, Bream, Roach, and Perch. The lake bottom is mainly clay with a small number of weeds; depths range from approximately 1.6 to 2.5 metres. Fishing is allowed from the stages located down the left-hand side of the lake only.

Tetton Flash this lake was formed by subsidence caused by the extraction of salt brine many years ago. The club has approximately 3 acres of the lake on the south side, which is adjacent to and can be accessed from Sparrow Grove. The predominant species is carp with some excellent bream fishing also to be had

Fishery Type: Specimen/Mixed

At present there is only parking for 8 cars. To facilitate this please park diagonally nose to the water. From time-to-time members of the public will be parked in the parking area, although they only generally stay for a short period of time, they have the right to do so and neither Lymm AC nor the Landlord have control over this. Members MUST NOT park anywhere else other than the designated area. Under no circumstances should members venture or cast into Middlewich AC land or water at the north end of our fishing.

Fish Size:

Carp to over 30lb in Tetton and 20lbs in Sparrow Grove, Bream touching double figures and Tench to 8lbs

Special Rules for this fishery:
  • When booking, you are booking a car parking slot, not a specific peg – you choose your peg on the day.
  • Members MUST NOT park anywhere else other than the designated area.
  • All bookable day fishing slots are one hour before dawn till one hour after dusk and must depart no later than midnight, no return within 24-hours.
  • All bookable 24 hour night fishing slots are 10am to 10am next day, no arrival before 09:30am, no return within 48-hours. Anglers must have their lines out of the water by the end of a session. Anglers arriving can place a bucket on any swim to reserve for fishing.
  • Members MUST cancel their appointment once their session has finished. 
  • Members MUST NOT block any footpaths
  • Junior non-members must fish the same peg as the Senior member responsible for them, the Senior member must hold a membership that allows them to fish Tetton Flash and Sparrow Grove and use a maximum of 2 baited rods at any one time on the same peg. 
  • No fires
  • Take all excess bait home, do not put it in the lake
  • No pre baiting
  • No matches to be held on the water 
  • No fish to be kept in a sling or sacked up. 
  • Fishing is from designated pegs only.
  • No Bait Boats allowed (this is due to the number of hidden snags in the water)
  • Barbless hooks ONLY
  • Under no circumstances should members venture or cast into Middlewich AC land or water at the north end of our Tetton Flash fishing.
  • Please close the gate after you enter the field 
  • Overstamp 15th March – 15th June – Yes
  • Booking – Yes Parking
  • Leader – No Leadcore
  • Hooks – Barbless/Micro Barbed (No Crimping)
  • Line – Min 15lb
  • Bait Boat – No
  • Rods – 1st Oct – 15th March – Max 2
  • Rods – 16th March – 30th Sept – Max 2
  • Max Stay (no return within 48hrs) – 1st Oct – 15th March – 48 Hours
  • Max Stay (no return within 48hrs) – 16th March – 30th Sept – 48 Hours
  • Dogs Allowed – NO
  • Access – N/A

 

All anglers, especially long stay anglers, must ensure their toiletry requirements are catered for in a way that does not cause any offence or hygiene hazard to any other person/property. Bailiffs will ask what provisions have been made to comply with this rule, if provisions are not considered adequate enough: members will be asked to leave the water. All foul waste must be bagged and removed by the member; failure to comply WILL result in a lifetime ban.

Address

Near Warmingham, CW11 3QH

Access & Parking

What3Words: clips.crumples.pitch 

Directions Head south-east on M6 at junction 18, take the A54 exit to Chester/Northwich/Middlewich. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Holmes Chapel Rd/A54. After 2.0 miles at the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Holmes Chapel Rd/A54, after 0.6 miles turn left onto Leadsmithy Street/A533, after 0.7 miles turn right onto Long Lane then left onto Warmingham Lane. After 1.9 miles turn left onto Forge Mill Lane then continue onto Dragons Lane. After 0.5 miles parking for a maximum of 8 vehicles will be on the left.

Maps
Species
  • Carp
  • Tench
  • Perch
  • Bream
  • Roach