Nunsmere

Brief description of fishery:

Nunsmere is sixty acres of Cheshire Mere, the areas in red on the map are permissive banks you can fish from. The hotel grounds are out of bounds to bank fishing, also Abbotts Moss Forestry Road Bank. We have two boats on Nunsmere for members to book. Access through the gate for the North Bay and west bank running adjacent to the A49. Parking is available in the hotel entrance on the right, for access to the southwest peninsula following a track past the A49 lay-by. The far peninsula southeast is only accessible via boat, but we have permission to fish from here. There is NO fishing in front of the hotel and in the slalom course for the water skiing. Access to the boat is down the entrance road to the hotel and then left over a gravel parking area, through a small gate, walking down to the water side wedding stand the turn right heading to an opening at the water’s edge. All access queries please email secretary@lymmanglersclub.com

Fishery Type: Specimen

Fish Size:

Carp to over 20lb, Pike to over 20lb

Special Rules for this fishery:
  • Nunsmere is not a bookable water to fish from the bank, but booking is required for fishing from one of the two boats.
  • Fishing from the club boats is allowed from 1st October to 31st March inclusive. 
  • Members wishing to book the boats can do so by completing an online booking. 
  • All members using the boats must be named at the time of booking. 
  • No bookings can be made more than 7 days in advance. 
  • Bookings cannot be made greater than 2 consecutive days. 
  • All users of the boats MUST read the Risk Assessment before use. 
  • ALL members MUST wear a correctly functional life vest/buoyancy aid. 
  • You must not disembark the boats in the vicinity of the Hotel grounds or Abbots Moss Road bank. 
  • Members MUST cancel their appointment once their session has finished. 
  • Members MUST NOT block any footpaths
  • No fires
  • Take all excess bait home, do not put it in the lake
  • No matches to be held on the water 
  • No fish to be kept in a sling or sacked up. 
  • Bait boats allowed throughout the season, and are to be used at the owner’s risk, the club will not be held responsible for any damage or loss to any bait boat. 
  • Parking in designated areas only. 
  • Strictly no access to the hotel frontage or car park. 
  • No fishing in the areas marked on the map book and shown by marker posts at water’s edge. 
  • No dogs are allowed in the immediate hotel grounds. 
  • Live baiting only with fish sourced from Nunsmere. 
  • Due respect at all times with the water skiers who use the facility. 
  • Additionally, all other club rules applied to fishing must be adhered to. 
  • Overstamp 15th March – 15th June – Yes
  • Booking – No
  • Leader – No Leadcore
  • Hooks – Barbless/Micro Barbed (No Crimping)
  • Line – Min 15lb
  • Bait Boat – Yes – Permit Required
  • Rods – 1st Oct – 15th March – Max 3 
  • Rods – 16th March – 30th Sept – Max 3
  • Max Stay (no return within 48hrs) – 1st Oct – 15th March – 72 Hours
  • Max Stay (no return within 48hrs) – 16th March – 30th Sept – 72 Hours
  • Dogs Allowed – Yes – Permit Required
  • Access – Key

 

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.

Site Risk Assessment

Level of Risk

Subject

Description

High

Med

Low

Paths and banks

Only use designated pathways along the bank, be aware of slippery surfaces (slips, trips, and falls)

 

 

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Weather conditions and lightning

When boat fishing the weather may change suddenly and cause unforeseen dangerous water conditions, always be alerted to changing weather, if lightning should occur, be aware you will be the highest point out in the water, with carbon rods being a good lightning conductor, please make your way to nearest safe area.

 

 

x

 

Hooks

Sharp hooks can penetrate the skin, these can transmit germs etc. that can have serious effects to your health, caution should always be used when handling sharp hooks, either tying on, or removing from fish

 

x

 

Trees

Fishing around or under trees can become unsafe in windy conditions, beware of falling branches.

 

 

x

Animals and Insects

Approach the mere with caution, be aware of ticks, stinging or

biting insects with special relation to Lyme’s disease.

 

x

 

Weils disease

This is transmitted in rats urine, never put wet lines in your mouth, or any other of tackle that may have been near lake water. Wear waterproof plasters over cuts or abrasions to skin.

 

 

x

 

Platforms

These can be needed to gain access to deeper water, take extra care not to fall in, there could be a possibility of slippery surfaces, care is needed at all times.

 

x

 

Boats and access

Boats constantly move, these can become more unstable while embarking/disembarking, invariably they can become wet and slippery, maximum caution is needed that you do not lose your balance and fall out of the boat.

x

 

 

Other boat users

Be aware of other boat users, and their movement around the water, if in doubt, always give way to those moving/drifting around on boats

 

 

x

Falling into water

Falling into water may cause drowning. It is a requirement under the club’s rules that every person in the boat MUST be wearing a correctly functioning life vest.

 

x

 

Use of Power motors, leisure batteries

If using an electric motor to power the boat, be aware of the spinning/rotating propeller while in use, check the condition of connecting cables, and the integrity condition of the battery for any leaking of acid (splashes to skin, eyes etc.)

 

 

x

The need to call for help

It is recommended that all members carry a fully charged mobile phone on them at all times and have the relevant contact details stored in case of any emergency.

 

 

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Address

Northwich, CW8 2ES

Access & Parking

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Heading west along the M56, leave at junction 10 and at the Stretton Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Tarporley Road/A49, continue to follow A49 for 5.9 miles at the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A49 for 2.5 miles. After the junction with the A556 Chester Road travel approx. 1km or 0.65 miles and turn left into the gated entrance, go through the gate, and follow the track to the left to the car park. The gated entrance is approx. 350m north of the main entrance for Nunsmere Hall and at the north end of the mere. Please note strictly no access to the hotel frontage or car park.

Maps
Species
  • Carp
  • Pike
  • Tench
  • Roach
  • Bream