Severn - Bicton

River level

The lowdown

• You get roughly 1 mile of River Severn fishing here, all on a single bank. Plenty of water to explore, with a decent spread of swims rather than a tidy row of pegs.
• The holder describes the Bicton water as wild, with bankside vegetation and no manicured pegs. So expect a bit of scrambling and a more natural feel.
• It’s suitable as a match length for up to 90 anglers, which gives you a fair idea of the scale. There should be plenty of room to spread out, subject to the spacing rules.
• The fish list is a cracking mix: barbel, chub, roach, perch, pike, trout and eels are named for the stretch. Dace and salmon are also named by the holder.
• There’s car-park access, with the car park one field from the river. Access is via a dirt track from a gate between a house and the vicarage.
• The gate is opposite a sharp bend in the B4380. Take care on arrival, and watch for electric wire fences across the track to the car park — a proper faff if you’re not looking.
• With natural bankside cover and a wild feel, trotting, feeder work and searching likely-looking swims are the obvious approaches. Keep an eye out for the crease and any deeper-looking water.
• This is club water, not a public-access day-ticket stretch. Membership is open, with no waiting list, so joining is fairly bob on if you want to fish it regularly.
• Fishing is during permitted daylight hours unless a valid night permit applies. Bicton isn’t on the holder’s published list of night-fishing waters, so night access isn’t confirmed here.

Methods: Go mobile and fish the water in front of you. Trotting for the silver fish, feeder tactics for chub and barbel, and a lure or deadbait approach where pike are on the munch are the sensible starting points.

Access & tickets

This is Association-owned water for Warrington Anglers Association members. The Association does not sell day tickets.

Fish the club names

pike, perch, roach, barbel, trout, chub, eel

Key rules

• A current Environment Agency rod licence is required.
• Only members may fish Association fisheries where there is no public access.
• Fishing is prohibited from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, except where a night permit allows it.
• River fisheries follow Environment Agency close seasons and by-laws.
• Members may use up to two rods, with a maximum of two hooks, unless a listed water-specific exception applies.
• Boat fishing is prohibited on Association waters.
• Anglers must fish at least 10 yards apart unless using a designated double peg or fishing with permission.
• Vehicles parked in Association car parks are left at the owner’s risk.

Where it is