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Grassholme Waterside Park Fishery

From £10.00
West Pasture
Mickleton
County Durham
DL12 0PW

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**Due to continued essential upgrades to our overflows at Grassholme there will be no access for anglers or visitors to the dam wall and access to the north shore will only be from the western end car park**

Lying in the picturesque rolling pastures of upper Teesdale, near Mickleton and close to Barnard Castle, Grassholme Waterside Park is firmly established as one of the top any method fisheries in the region. Tickets can be purchased online via https://bookwhen.com/watersideparksnorth  or at the lodge

Please note your EA rod licence must be purchased online at https://www.gov.uk/fishing-licences/buy-a-fishing-licence before fishing at one of our sites. Due to government changes we are no longer able to sell a rod licence at our Waterside Parks.

GRASSHOLME HIGHLIGHTS

Any method fishing for rainbow trout.

You can loose feed and ground bait.

Good numbers of 3lb average fish and specimens to double figures.

All fish stocked from its own local fish farm.

Disabled platform close to the visitor centre.

Tagged fish with cash prizes.

Four miles of bank space with many inlets and bays.

BEST LOCATIONS TO FISH INCLUDE:

Dam wall

Witches hat

White post

Disabled platform

West end

For those anglers who like to wander, the middle reaches of the reservoir offer some fantastic sport to fly and spinning methods.  On site there is a shop stocked with everything you need for a day’s fishing, including rods, reels, tackle, accessories, clothing, worms and baits.

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2021 (12 Mar 2025 - 31 Oct 2025)

* Open 8.00am weekdays, 8.00am weekends and bank holidays, Winter hours from 1st November 9am until 4pm

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