Venues
Mar 21st, 2007 by Roger Sked
Rother AC has access to the following stillwaters, rivers and streams:
Stillwaters
Cooks Pond, Milland
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
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, Midhurst
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 per,anent 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, Midhurst
Approximately 1 mile of river upstream on south bank, including Mill Pool. Access across School playing fields (Map) No fishing from land ajoining playing fields.
River Rother, Woolbeding
Approximately 1.5 miles upstream from Woolbeding bridge on north bank. Access only by means of style on bend 100 yards from Woolbeding side of the bridge. (Map) Parking only on grass verge on right after bend. No night fishing.
River Arun, Greatham Bridge
Approximately 0.5 mile west bank upstream of bridge (one field) (Map) Parking in car park by bridge only.
River Arun, Stopham Bridge
Approximately 1 mile North bank upstream from bridge. (Map) Area designated as Site of Special Scientific Interest. Please do not disturb wildlife or vegetation. No night fishing. Parking in small car park in a fenced off area near the road. Please keep all gates shut.
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.
Rotherfield has some cracking bream coming out in my last two sessions two of 4lb and 1 of 5lb
The Easter weekend has proven that they are still there skinny….. and hungry !!
Traditional waggler fished about half way to the island feeding hemp & red maggot and two reds on the hook… You just have to put up with the “nuisance” 8oz roach that get there first sometimes…
Need some more info in the Rotherfield Pond please post some if youve been lately? June 2010
What sort of info are you after Dan?