Venues
Mar 21st, 2007 by Roger Sked
Rother AC has access to the following stillwaters, rivers and streams:
Stillwaters
Cooks Pond, Milland Hants
GU30 7JY Lat Long: N51.030248 W0.814791
Approximately 4 acres. Access to south shore by parking area on Chithurst Road and to pondhead. (Map). Fishery contains a good head of Crucian Carp, Tench, Roach, Perch and Rudd.
New Pond, Bepton Road, Midhurst
GU29 9RD Lat Long: N50.980088 W0.751491
Approximatly 2 acres. Access from road marked “Chichester District Council Depot”. (Map) Parking is beyond the pond to the right, also on Common beside Bepton Road. Please note: No fish to be retained in keepnets from 15th March to 15th June.
Rotherfield Pond, Dodsley Lane Easebourne Midhurst West Sussex
GU29 9AW Lat Long: N50.992099 W0.734665
Approximately 1.5 acres. Access adjacent to entrance to Midhurst Cottage Hospital. (Map) Parking is limited, so park tightly and avoid obstructing the Hospital entrance. Fishing is from permanent pegs only. A few pegs on the north side of the river Rother may also be fished from this point.
Minsted Pit
Joint access with Stedham AC. This is a working sandpit and strict access rules must be followed at all times.
Rivers and Streams
River Rother, North Mill, Dodsley Lane Easebourne Midhurst West Sussex
GU29 9AW Lat Long: N50.992099 W0.734665
Approximately 3/4 mile of river upstream on North bank, including Mill Pool. Access is from Rotherfield Pond via a path along the North side and behind the medical centre grounds. (Part of the path is steep and can be slippery in wet conditions so please take care) This leads to a wooded area and then into a second field. Fishing from permanent pegs only.
River Rother, Woolbeding Midhurst West Sussex
Lat Long: N50.992802 W0.760621
Approximately 1.5 miles upstream from Woolbeding bridge on north bank. Access only by gates or the style on bend 200 yards from Woolbeding bridge. (Map) Parking only on the grass verge on the right after the bend. (opposite the house) DO NOT PARK IN THE GATEWAYS Night fishing is NOT allowed…
River Arun, Greatham Bridge Brook Lane, Coldwatham West Sussex
Lat Long: N50.936499 W0.534799
Approximately 0.5 mile west bank upstream of bridge (one field) (Map) Parking in car park by bridge only. Access to the upstream stretch is over the metal gate opposite the car park. (This gate is kept locked by the land owner so please be aware that you will have to decant your tackle over the gate) Access is strictly via the flood bank and river bank only. under no circumstances must members wander onto adjacent land.
Woolmer Stream
South bank only between bridge on A272 Midhurst – Petersfield Road and junction with River Rother. Parking in layby off A272 (Map) This heavily wooded stream is narrow and shallow with some deep pools and stretches.
