Pinker's Pond Fishing Guide, North Yorkshire, England

• Overview

  Pinker's Pond lies in North Yorkshire, in England. It lies 581 feet above sea level. Some 2.2 miles away sits Leyburn, the nearest settlement. Then Masham, 7.9 miles, and Catterick Garrison, 8.1 miles. Within a short drive: Newsham Tarn after 15 miles, Malham Tarn about 19 miles, Grassholme Reservoir after 24 miles and Selset Reservoir about 25 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Pinker's Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across North Yorkshire include brown trout, Atlantic salmon, European grayling and European eel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Pinker's Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 15°C on average, January about 3°C. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Pinker's Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out. The first frost of the year slows things for a few days.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Newsham Tarn is 15 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Pinker's Pond.