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CONTACT DETAILS: British WaterwaysMakin FisheryBazzard RoadWolvey WarwickshireCV11 6QJ. TELEPHONE: Bailiff:07710175132Administration:(01827) 252066Fax:(01827) 201300Email:carl.nicholls@britishwaterways.co.ukWeb:www.waterscape.com/angling OPENING TIMES: Weekdays:7:30am to sunsetWeekends and Bank/Hol6:30am to Sunset DAY TICKETS: Adult1 Rod: £7.00Junior / OAP / Disabled 1 Rod £5.00(Juniors must be 15 or under)2nd Rod:£5.50 per Rod(subject to the bailiffs agreement)Evening Tickets:£5.00 per Rod(available for the last 6 hours of light) Prices Include VAT FACILITIES: Number of lakes: ........... 18Toilets: ......................... YesSnack Van .....................YesDisabled access: .......... YesDay tickets: .................. YesMembership: ................ YesTackle/bait shop: .......... YesAngling tuition: ............. YesMatches: ...................... YesCorporate days: ........... YesLocal accommodation: . Yes SPECIES
- Carp to 35lb+
- Tench to 10lb
- Bream to 11lb
- Perch to 4lb
- Crucian Carp to 4lb
- Roach and Rudd to 3lb
- Chub to 4lb
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 In the heart of the Warwickshire countryside, this entire fishery has been created for the angler's enjoyment with 18 clean and landscaped pools and over 500 well maintained and reed fringed permanent swims. Four pools and 200 swims are reserved for pleasure anglers. The lakes are stocked with 14 different species, including chub, barbel, vast stocks of common, ghost, mirror and koi carp. The fishery is divided in to three phases, each served by its own car park and toilets. British Waterways control numbers of fisheries, three sites coming under the  Premier Fisheries portfolio – Makin’s at Wolvey plus Blythe Waters and Earlswood both near Solihull. British Waterways fisheries in the Premier portfolio are available on day ticket but with so much fishing available in the West Midlands British Waterways have also introduced a season permit which covers all its commercial fisheries in the area, including Earlswood Lakes, Blythe Waters, Makin Fisheries and Stockton Reservoir. Full permits, allowing anglers to fish any day of the week are £186 a year with concessions at £140. A full mid week only permit costs £126 a year, £85 concessions.
 ..................................................................................................................The Lakes Phase One comprises the largest of the pleasure and match waters with five lakes ranging from two to 6.5 acres. Lake One is the specimen venue at Makins with hundreds of double-figure fish, twelve 20-pounders and one 30 lb fish. Lake 2 is the flag ship water of the site and often booked for matches, holding the venue record of 416 lb.  Lake 3 is heavily stocked with small carp and barbel. Lake 4 is popular with both pleasure and match anglers and holds a good head of barbel from 4 to 8 lb. Lake 5 is for pleasure fishing only, holding a massive head of carp up to 27 lb, eels to 7 lb, numbers of tench and bream to 6 lb and large shoals of crucians. Phase One also boasts a small bait shop and snack van.With the exception of Lagoon and Lizard pools, Phase Two’s pools are smaller than Phase One, offering a more intimate feel with bays, islands and irregular shapes. Lizard and Lagoon are wall to wall with chub, carp, bream and tench. Crater, Snake, Paddock and Reptile are similar with mixed bags, and pole tactics scoring well. Winning match weights are normally between 60 and 80 lb.Phase Three is a purpose built match complex with canal style pools, uniform depths and widths and a large head of mixed species. Most of the pools are booked up for matches each weekend but are usually clear for practice and pleasure fishing during the week. All the pools are solid with barbel, carp, chub, koi, orfe and skimmers between 8 oz and 2 lb with some bigger carp to 15 lb in Derwent. |
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Fishery Rules Do...1. Clear up litter before you leave – even if it isn’t yours. If you see any litter or discarded tackle, pick it up, take it home and bin it.2. Remove your rig instantly if it gets caught up in vegetation on the bank, in branches or underwater snags. But do think carefully about the best and safest way to do this. If you cannot recover lost tackle, remember to tell the club bailiffs or the fishery owner so they can remove it for you.3. Choose where to fish – your swim – with care to avoid the risk of snagging trees on the bank, vegetation and obstructions in the water.4. Beware of birds swimming into your line or picking up surface baits.5. Submerge rod tips if you are legering using bite alarms. Keep lines under the surface to avoid waterfowl. Where there is not heavy weed growth, it may be possible to use back-leads to keep the line below the water surface.6. Watch your rod at all times when you are legering with quivertips or other visual bite indicators. Again, it may be possible to keep the rod tip under or close to the water surface to avoid contact with birds’ feet.7. Retrieve your line when float fishing if there is a risk of birds swimming through the line. Even if you are using a waggler float with the line buried, the line will be only just below the surface so it still presents a risk.8. Look out for wildlife. If swans or geese become entangled in the line, cut the line and report the incident as soon as possible to one of the rescue organisations below. You can free smaller birds at once. If they need treatment, hold them comfortably in a small box or other dark space.National Swan Sanctuary Hotline: 01784 431667
RSPCA: 08705 555999
Wildlife Hospital Trust: 01844 2922929. Be aware of signs. Fishing is not allowed in some stretches of waterway. In others, fishing is restricted to members-only.10. Respect other waterway users. Try not to fish too close to marked winding holes or moorings which may need to be used by boaters Don’t...1. Drop litter or discard tackle. Remember that discarded nylon is particularly hazardous to wildlife. Take discarded or damaged line home. Burn it or cut it into short lengths before disposal.2. Feed the birds. If birds associate people with food, there is a greater risk of them becoming entangled in fishing lines. Similarly, as an angler you must take extra care in places where people feed waterfowl.3. Leave rods unattended while fishing. It is poor angling practice as it may result in a hooked fish becoming snagged. It also increases the risk of birds becoming entangled in the line or taking the bait. If you need to leave your swim, retrieve all your lines and secure the hooks to the rod.4. Leave rods on the bank with hooks still baited; this food could be picked up by birds or animals.5. Try to retrieve your line while there is a risk of birds swimming across it.6. Forget to check your reel line carefully for flaws caused by wear and damage.7. Use reel line straight through to the hook without a weaker link. Where possible use a hook length of lower breaking strain than the reel line.8. Attempt to restrain an entangled and injured swan (or any other large bird or animal) by holding onto the line. This can cause severe injury and greater trauma. If the worst happens and a large bird becomes entangled in your line, cut the line as soon as possible and report the incident to one of the rescue organisatons listed previously.9. You must possess a valid permit or be prepared to purchase one from the controlling angling club or riparian owner when approached on any fishery that offers day permits.10. You must also possess an Environment Agency rod licence available in advance online or from any post office. |
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Headquarters Address:Lakeside Cottage, Three Mile Lane, Whitmore, Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire ST5 5HWE-mai l:info@premierfisheries.co.uk |
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