WEIRFIELD, RIVER EXE - EXETER

A highly productive fishery situated close to the city centre, stocked with roach, dace, tench with bream to 8lb and carp to 24lb, this is a popular water for match, pleasure and carp anglers alike. Big nets of bream are quite a common occurrence on this water. Whilst it is mainly fished in the summer months, it can however, in the right conditions, produce as many fish during the winter months. There are a large number of resident carp in situ, usually fished for with boily with most fish going from mid doubles to low 20’s. Whilst for pleasure anglers the bream, chub and dace readily take maggot/flake/corn, either presented via a swim feeder or trotting.

Weirfield is a relatively easy water to fish; perhaps the only negative aspect is the distance from the nearest car park, because of this, it is not fished to its full potential, this being despite its reputation as a highly productive fishery. Due to the aforementioned long walk; Weirfield is not recommended for anglers with walking disabilities, albeit a disabled swim will be created early in 2005.

Directions:
On the Marsh Barton Trading Estate adjacent to the old city council incinerator/refuse depot (Grace Road), go to the left of it and continue up the narrow lane and over the railway line - a word of caution, you will then come to the Exeter canal directly in front of you! Turn sharp right and immediately on your left drive over the blue canal bridge with a countryside park on the left by the sports field changing room’s car park. From here you will have to walk diagonally across the sports field and cross the flood relief channel, after a 5 minutes walk you will come to our Weirfield fishery, the boundaries are given below. There is another access to the fishery near Devon County Hall on Topsham Road signed Trews Weir.  Park on the road at the bottom of the hill and walk across the pedestrian suspension bridge, immediately at the end of the suspension bridge you will come to the flood relief channel, go under the footpath/bridge, walk alongside the allotments fence on your left and the fishery will be found on the left at the end of the allotments.

Rules: As per the Association handbook. Season: 16th June – 14th March    

Note:

The Association also own the game fishing rights on this stretch, therefore, providing members have a current Environment Agency salmon/trout permit they are allowed to fish for game fish
Anglers wanting to night fish Weirfield, Abbrook Pond & Sampford Peverell must first obtain an annual night permit, available to annual members only, send to the Hon. Sec a copy of your E&DAA permit, current photo, £5 and a sae - allow 10 days for return

Boundaries:
Association water starts Immediately above Salmon Pool Weir, upstream to the Allotments fence, this being the top of the Weirfiled fishery.