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River Weaver — Rilshaw Lane and Dockyard, Winsford

A proper mixed fishery on the River Weaver at Winsford, covering the Rilshaw Lane and Dockyard lengths. It’s WDAA permit water only, with pegs 231 to 214 and year-round fishing.

Run by Winsford & District Angling Association · checked 11 Oct 2026

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Ashbrook gauge

Nearest EA gauge we've matched — it isn't on this stretch, so levels on your peg will differ.

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We don't publish an "ideal level" — nobody can promise one. Flood water is dangerous: if it's up and coloured, stay well back from the edge. Open River Ready

The lowdown

  • This is a wide, shallow flash in places, with the Dockyard side giving you the deeper water. A decent mix of features, then, rather than a one-trick pony.
  • The stretch has a cracking industrial backdrop, shaped by its old salt-working and barge-loading past. Proper Cheshire river character.
  • The bottom flash holds pike, bream, roach, eels and perch. Occasional tench and carp add a cheeky bonus when they show.
  • The deeper Dockyard side is the place for bream, roach, eel and hybrid fishing. Keep an eye on the water and fish the depth rather than forcing it.
  • Carp turn up around snags and former barge-sinking areas. Snags can appear or disappear after floods, so the swim can change a fair bit.
  • The adjoining bay has produced carp and tench. The Dockyard reed beds are also used by spawning pike, so there’s plenty of cover to pick apart.
  • For pike, dead-baits and lures are both used. For the silverfish, a feeder or trotting-style approach is the obvious river-bank game, depending on the flow.
  • It’s open all year, and up to 48-hour night fishing is allowed with the right permit arrangements. Handy if you fancy a proper overnighter.
  • Access is listed via the marina car park alongside the A54, reached on foot over the traffic-island bridge. Cow Lane is drop-off and pick-up only, so don’t leave the motor there.
  • There are pegs 231 to 214 across the listed Rilshaw Lane and Dockyard lengths. Three rods are allowed on the Weaver with the correct EA licence.

Methods: Feeder and trotting approaches suit the bream, roach, eel and perch, while dead-baits or lures are used for pike. Carp anglers should work the snags and former barge-sinking areas carefully.

Access & tickets

2026/27 adult permit

WDAA permit. Day tickets are not sold.

£55 (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

2026/27 over-65 permit

WDAA permit.

£35 (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

2026/27 junior permit

WDAA permit.

£5 (as listed 11 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Permits are issued by Winsford & District Angling Association. The 2026/27 permits run from June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027; a separate night-fishing sticker does not apply here because this stretch is no-night-fishing.

Fish the club names

carp, tench, bream, roach, pike, perch, eel

Key rules

  • A current WDAA permit is required; the association does not sell day tickets.
  • An EA rod licence is also required.
  • Up to three rods may be used on the River Weaver with the correct EA licence.
  • Barbless or micro-barbed hooks are required.
  • Specimen fish and carp must not be retained in keepnets or carp sacks.
  • An appropriate landing net is required.
  • Carp and pike anglers must have a suitable unhooking mat or cradle.
  • Camping on adjoining land is prohibited without the riparian owner's permission. Littering can result in disciplinary action.

Coarse fishing on English rivers is closed from 15 March to 15 June inclusive. That's the law for coarse fish on rivers — it's not a club rule, and game-fishing seasons work differently.

GOV.UK — Freshwater rod fishing rules: when and where you can fish

Where it is

Pins mark the access postcode each club gives, not the bank itself. Exact boundary map: see rights holder.

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