Knypersley Reservoir

Knypersley is a picturesque 40 acre reservoir located within Greenway Bank Country Park. The water is open to Society members as part of our association with Cheshire & North Staffordshire Angling Association. The water is set in idyllic countryside and offers a wide choice of pegs appealing to the match or specimen angler. The water also features a dedicated match length offering easy access to over 30 pegs.

Species & Stocking

Knypersley Reservoir offers big shoals of roach, perch and a fantastic population of bream along with a large number of specimen carp and pike.

Species Weights

Bream to 9lb; averaging 4lb – 5lb
Common Carp to 19lb+
Mirror Carp to 30lb+, averaging 15lb
Roach to 2lb 8oz, averaging 8-10oz
Perch to 2lb, averaging 8-10oz
Pike to 28lb, averaging double figures

Location

Greenway Bank Country Park, Greenway Bank Road, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 8UG.

Normal Club rules apply plus Additional Rules applied by the Association

• The season is from 1 January to 31 December.
• No night fishing.
• No live baiting and no gorge tackle allowed.
• No cans or bottles (glass & plastic).
• No unused bait to be thrown on the bank or in water.
• No carp or pike to be retained in a keepnet except in matches. Carp may be retained in a carp sack for photographic purposes only.
• No match or competition to be held unless pre-booked via the Association Match Secretary.
• The portion of the water scheduled for a match is closed from midnight on the day of a match until the match finishes. See rule 9 below.
• Any angler in breach of the rules can be suspended without redress from the Association by a majority vote at a meeting of the shareholders of the Association. Any angler in breach of the rules will automatically lose the right to fish any of the member club’s waters for the duration of the suspension.
• Members may take juveniles under the age of 10 years to fish this water.
• Bait Boats are Not Allowed

PREDATOR FISHING RULES

Braid Line allowed solely for Predator Angling.

These rules apply to all BMAC river & Lakes

Pike may only be deliberately targeted from 1st October through to 14th March (Could be 31st March where no close season applies). Perch may be targeted all year round.

In accordance with standard club rules, a maximum of 2 rods may be used when predator fishing with dead baits.(apart)from The River Dane 1 rod only

1. You may fish for predators with dead-baits and lures. Live baits are NOT allowed.

2. When dead baiting, some form of audible & visual bite indication MUST be used.

3. When baits are in the water, you must be no more than 5 metres away from your rods. If you need to leave your swim, you must wind in your baits.

4. You must always carry wire cutters and suitable long forceps or, preferably, long nosed pliers. If targeting pike both of these should be approx. 12” long.

5. You must have a landing net with at least 36” inch arms or a round net of equivalent size. The net MUST always be assembled whilst fishing.

6. You must have an unhooking mat, appropriate to the species in the water you are fishing.

7. When targeting pike you must use a minimum line breaking strain of either 15lb mono or 45lb braid.

8. When targeting pike you must use a wire trace of a minimum breaking strain of 20lb. If dead baiting, this trace must be at least 18” long and the use of an up-trace is highly recommended. If lure fishing for pike, traces must be at least 12” long.

9. Fully barbed trebles are NOT allowed at any time. Semi-barbed trebles may be used for dead baiting. Single hooks and lures MUST be barbless (crushed barbs must pass the woolly jumper test, ie they must pull free of a woollen or towelling garment without pulling threads)

10. All fish must be returned alive to the water they were caught from.

Lure fishing

1. Rules 4 to 9 above also apply to lure anglers when targeting pike.

2. All hooks must be barbless (crushed barbs must pass the woolly jumper test, ie they must pull free of a woollen or towelling garment without pulling threads)

Drop Shotting – At all times, in waters containing pike

1. Maximum lure size is 3” or it will be classed as “Lure fishing” and the rules above apply.

2. 6lb mono or 15lb Braid to be used as a minimum.

3. Strictly single hooks only, max 2/0 or weighted jig heads.

4. 10lb wire trace or 15lb fluorocarbon to be used as a minimum.

Rules for BMAC still waters

Still waters & River containing pike are – Lymm Dam 2 rod only The Serpentine 2 rod only Knypersley Reservoir 2 rod only. The River Dane 1 rod only

1. A maximum of 2 rods may be used when predator (apart) from the river Dane 1 rod only.

2. You may only fish for predators with shop bought dead-baits and lures. Absolutely no live baits are to be used at any time.

3. You MUST always carry wire cutters and suitable long forceps or, preferably, long nosed pliers. If targeting pike both of these should be approx. 12” long.

4. You must have a landing net with at least 36” inch arms or a round net of equivalent size. The net MUST be assembled whilst fishing.

5. You must have an unhooking mat, appropriate to the species in the water you are fishing.

6. When targeting pike, you must use a minimum line breaking strain of either 15lb mono or 45lb braid.

7. When targeting pike, you must use a wire trace of a minimum breaking strain of 20lb. If dead baiting, this trace must be at least 18” long and the use of an up-trace is highly recommended. If lure fishing for pike, traces must be at least 12” long.

8. Fully barbed trebles are NOT allowed at any time. Single hooks and lures MUST be barbless (crushed barbs must pass the woolly jumper test, ie they must pull free of a woollen or towelling garment without pulling threads)

9. All fish must be returned alive to the water where they were caught from. Lure fishing between March 15th and September 30th inclusive in waters containing pike:

1. Strictly NO treble hooks.

2. A wire trace must be used with a minimum breaking strain of 20lbs unless “drop shotting”.

3. Lure fishing and “drop shot methods” are allowed but the bait must be max 4″ and only have 1 single hook size 2/0 max.

Drop Shotting – At all times, in waters containing pike

1. Maximum lure size is 3” or it will be classed as “Lure fishing” and the rules above apply.

2. 6lb mono or 15lb Braid to be used as a minimum.

3. Strictly single hooks only, max 2/0 or weighted jig heads.

4. 10lb wire trace or 15lb fluorocarbon to be used as a minimum.

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