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Kennet & Avon Canal, Waterloo Meadows

Fishing at Waterloo Meadows

Information about fishing at Kennet & Avon Canal, Waterloo Meadows including fishery location, fish species present, ticket type, and fishery controller. Part of a guide to angling in Reading.

Description


A short stretch of canal style river in a council controlled park supplying free coarse angling in Reading. For the council’s webpage for this venue click HERE.

Details

OWNER / CLUB Reading Borough Council
Details of owner / club CLICK HERE
Website of owner / club CLICK HERE
TICKET
SEASON
ROD LIMIT
BAITBOATS ALLOWED
BOATS ALLOWED
DOGS
NIGHT FISHING YES
HOOKS (usage rules) Barbed or barbless
KEEPNETS YES (subject to specifications below)
SIZE

Keep nets must have the following specification:

-have no knotted meshes or meshes of metallic material
-have holes smaller than 25mm
-be more than 2 metres long
-have supporting rings or frames less than 40cm apart and more than 12cm in circumference

Information:
Use our species pages to find the fisheries that suit you: CARP, PIKE, TENCH, TROUT, CATFISH, BARBEL. Use search options for different categories such as day ticket, night fishing and season ticket.
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Species available in this venue

SPECIES PRESENT TOP WEIGHT
CARP
PIKE
CATFISH
TENCH
BREAM
BARBEL
CHUB
TROUT
GRAYLING
RUDD
DACE
ROACH
PERCH
CRUCIANS
EELS
GOLDEN ORFE
GEN. COARSE FISH YES

Location

This stretch of the Kennet and Avon Canal is also part of the River Kennet and is close to the centre of Reading, between Coley and Whitley. Waterloo Meadows is a council controlled park just south east of the meeting point of the A4 and A33. Just west of Elgar Road. RG2 0BN.

Kennet & Avon Canal, Waterloo Meadows fishery location map:

Nearest Pub

The Hop Leaf,  163-165, Southampton St, RG1 2QZ

See town/village/area pages for weather report, nearest supermarkets and tackle shops.
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