Monyash

Situated in the White Peaks of Derbyshire, this is a natural limestone spring and lined with boulder clay, originally there were about 20 in the area, this is believed to be the only one left.

This water is full of tench mainly on the small side but if you have never caught a tench, you are liable to catch one here.

The water tends to be heavily weeded in the summer, and even in the winter there is heavy residual weed on the bottom which is not easily seen without polaroids. Therefore, it is recommended that when you visit this site you should be prepared for dredging your swim.

Directions:
The site is located in the heart of Monyash. Take the A515 heading out of Buxton towards Ashbourne, (Warning! strict speed restrictions operate on this stretch of road) and turn left at sign on to the B5055, turn right at crossroads in Monyash.

Parking:
Parking is available on the road. Park carefully and responsibly on the road at the side of the water as there is quite a lot of through traffic. Despite its distance from New Mills and Whaley Bridge this site probably offers the best faciliies of all our sites. There is an excellent cafe at the back of the village green offering toilet facilities, always a mute point when fishing, a welcome to muddy boots,a full english breakfast from early morning and a wide range of enticing and sustaining food. There is also the prospect of a top up for your empty flask of coffee and tea and barely 100 metres away. It is also fully licensed with guest beers and wine. Adjacent to the cafe is the fully licensed Bull's Head pub. This picture was taken in mid February 2009, the ice is melting and there is evidence of a lot of decaying weed which requires shifting.


Species:     Carp, Roach, Rudd and Tench
Open Times     Dawn to dusk fishing only.
Depth:           3-5ft
Sat Nav:     DE45 1JH