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Burton Joyce, Pylons — Ashfield Angling Club (AAC) — members only

Burton Joyce Pylons is a members-only River Trent section at the Stoke Bardolph venue, run by Ashfield Angling Club. It sits alongside the Cherry Orchard and Meadows sections, with a fairly natural feel in places.

Run by Ashfield Angling Club · checked 13 Oct 2026 · boundaries only partly described by the club

River level

Measured — Environment Agency

Colwick 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

  • The Pylons is part of AAC’s Stoke Bardolph venue on the Trent, near Burton Joyce and Stoke Bardolph. It’s members-only, so there are no day tickets for this section.
  • This is one of the less-developed bits of the venue, with some natural banks and overhanging willows. Proper riverbank stuff rather than a manicured row of pegs.
  • On the wilder sections, you may need to make your own peg. Keep it sensible, though — the club asks anglers not to remove more undergrowth than necessary.
  • Some river sections need a bit of a walk with a barrow or light tackle. Handy to know before loading up like you’re moving house.
  • Ground conditions can turn wet and boggy after flooding, so access may be a bit of a faff at times. Cars must not block public footpaths or access tracks.
  • The Stoke Bardolph venue has night fishing available. The River Trent closed season applies, so check the club’s current rules before planning a session.
  • The club lists carp, pike, zander, barbel, chub, roach and bream across its waters. Predator fishing is subject to the club’s predator rules.
  • Access references include Burton Joyce railway station, NG14 5AP, and the Ferry Boat Inn/Stoke Bardolph area, NG14 5HX. Members must close and lock the gate.
  • Take all litter home, drive slowly along the lane and watch for local dog walkers. Small details, but they keep the venue running bob on.

Methods: The club lists coarse and predator species across its waters, but the checked details do not set out specific methods for the Pylons. Predator fishing must follow the club’s predator rules.

Access & tickets

2025/26 full existing-member membership

Ashfield Angling Club membership

£114 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

2025/26 full new-member membership

Membership gate keys are included for applicable new memberships. Waiting list closed.

£224 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

2025/26 senior, disabled or youth membership

Senior or disabled: £72 existing members, £182 new members. Youth aged 18–21: £51.50 existing members, £125 new members.

£51.50–£182 (as listed 13 Oct 2026 — check before you go)

Day tickets at Stoke Bardolph are for the Road Stretch only; the rest of the club's Stoke water is members-only.

Fish the club names

carp, pike, zander, barbel, chub, roach, bream

Named by Ashfield Angling Club across its Trent day-ticket waters, not for this stretch on its own.

Key rules

  • The River Trent closed season applies.
  • Predator fishing is subject to the club’s predator rules.
  • No pike fishing is allowed from 1 April to 30 September on the club’s day-ticket road stretch.
  • Members must close and lock the gate when entering or leaving.
  • Drive slowly because local dog walkers use the lane.
  • Take all litter home.
  • Do not remove more undergrowth than necessary when making a peg.

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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