Fishing at Bottoms Reservoir, Derbyshire, England

• Overview

  In England, Bottoms Reservoir belongs to Derbyshire. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed woodland. At about 49 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Our Derbyshire list holds plenty of bigger water. Hollingworth is the closest town at 1.3 miles. It is 8.1 miles to Oldham, the nearest city. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Bottoms Reservoir

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Open biodiversity records for Derbyshire list brown trout, rainbow trout, chub and European grayling. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Bottoms Reservoir for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 15°C; by February the average is down near 3°C. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. That shapes the year on Bottoms Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Valehouse Reservoir, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Bottoms Reservoir, the notice at the access point is the final word.