Location

Close to the M62 Motorway, East Yorkshire.

How to get There

Access though Newport village, via Thimblehall Lane or Canalside West. See Map

Sat Nav

HU15 2PX

Parking

Good parking is available at several points around the pond but do not obstruct access.

New for the 2011 season a secure car park is being constructed access via Thimblehall lane.

Stock

Carp, Crucian Carp, Bream, Pike, Roach, Rudd, Tench and Perch  

Size

Eighteen acres

Night Fishing

A1 Class Night Permit Required

General Comments

The southern bank of the fishery is a public footpath and angling is prohibited along the section next to the houses. The site is an important wildlife area with interesting birds and flora.

Motorway Pond

This fishery holds several different species and has a deserved reputation for big fish.

It produced the Yorkshire carp record fish of 42lb 8oz in 1999. The vast majority of carp are over 20lb, with around 10-12 in excess of 30lb.

In the autumn of 2010, the Association introduced 20 young carp between 5-7lb, the first phase of an ongoing initiative to both increase the carp stocks, and introduce fresh blood to grow the specimens of the future.

There are also fine tench with fish over 9lb and bream over 12lb having been reported in the past. The water has produced a number of pike over 30lb as well as the occasional large chub, rudd and even crucian carp.

Although generally fished by specialist anglers in search of bigger fish, recent events have seen many more pleasure anglers searching out the increasing stocks of bream and tench. Large bags of quality roach to over 60lb, with fish to almost 2lb, are not unknown although the location is the key to success in this interesting water with many different underwater features.

View Aerial Map

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