General Information:
Upper Rivington Reservoir is situated centrally in the Rivington chain of reservoirs, on the West Pennine Moors in Lancashire, England between Rivington and Anglezarke. The area is approximately fifty-seven acres, and the northern part is a nature reserve.
Known Species:
Bream, Roach, Perch, Chub, Rudd, Pike and Carp.
Venue Specific Rules:
Only SDAA club members can fish for pike on Upper Rivington. The only exception being if a non-member is fishing a club sanctioned pike match on this water.
Before pike fishing on the water please ensure you are aware of the club pike rules, which are shown under the ABOUT US section of the website.
On Upper Rivington the pike season for all legal methods runs from 1 October to 31 March. However, Lure and Fly fishing for pike are allowed all year round.
In periods of extreme weather we reserve the right to close the water to pike fishing.
The use of feeders and maggot loose feed is permitted.
All night fishing and the use of a shelter/bivvy is permitted for syndicate members only.
Applications for the night syndicate can be obtained through Chris Aldred (contact details available on the About Us page on this site). Syndicate membership is restricted – applicants may be placed on a waiting list.
Use of keepnets is allowed, with the following restrictions:
- no fish of any species over 4lb are retained. All such fish caught should be immediately returned to the water.
- fish should not be retained in keepnets for more than 5 hours.
Open camp fires are not permitted under any circumstance. Only camping stoves may be used.
Please be aware that matches may held at weekends but there are plenty of pegs still available to members.
Location
Upper Rivington is approximately two miles south east of Chorley.
Access points are via:
The south dam wall on Horrobin Lane.
The Street on the west bank
The private road on the east bank. An SDAA gate key is required to access the water here.
Parking
Roadside on Horrobin Lane (what3words: saved.tangible.idea)
The car park on The Street for the west bank (what3words: wide.flamenco.desiring)
The east bank has limited parking in a members-only car park please keep the disabled space clear.
When parking on private roads please allow space for farm, emergency and resident vehicles to pass at all times.
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