HOW MUCH DOES IT COST FOR A PERMIT TO FISH AT NEWMILL?
£16.00 for a day permit with a six fish limit or £11.30 for a
four hour permit with a 3 fish limit
WHAT ARE NEWMILLS OPENING HOURS?
We open at 8.30 mon to fri and 7.30 sat sun and you can fish till
11pm
HOW DOES THE CHILDRENS/FUN FISHERY OPERATE?
There are two areas we use for children’s or fun fisheries
the simplest pond, next to the café, you only pay for what you catch @£2.00 per lb this
is suitable for very small children or adults who want to catch a bag of fish very
quickly.
The fun fishery at the fish farm is slightly harder to catch fish
and is for older children and novice adults at this pond you pay a permit of £2.50 over
and above the £2.00 per lb that you pay for your fish
WHEN ARE THE FUN FISHERIES AND CHILDRENS FISHERIES OPEN?
The pond next to the café is open from 9am till the café closes
which varies from 5pm in the winter to 9pm in the summer
The intermediate pond at the farm is only open at weekends and
school holidays from 10 am till six pm
WHAT SIZE OF FISH WILL I CATCH AT NEWMILL?
The average stock fish weighs .7 kilo(1.75lb) and you can expect
to catch fish from .5kilo(1lb) to 9 kilo(20lb)
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO HIRE ONE OF THE PONDS AT NEWMILL?
For groups of twelve or more anglers they can choose to fish the
one pond and there is no limit on them for that day
DO I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO FLY FISH TO FISH AT NEWMILL?
No! we have 4 ponds open to bait and fly anglers and two ponds
which are strictly fly only
HOW MANY FISH GET CAUGHT AT NEWMILL EVERY YEAR?
40,000 fish are grown from 5gm fingerlings through to stocking at
700 gms
WHAT SPECIES CAN I CATCH AT NEWMILL ?
The most common fish by far is rainbow trout but there are some
brown trout stocked and there is plenty of grayling in the river at present we are not
allowed by regulation to stock salmon but hope to in the future
WHAT FOOD AND DRINK IS AVAILABLE AT THE CAFÉ?
Chips, burgers, rolls and sausage etc are available all day at
the café .Coffee, tea soft drinks and alchoic drinks are also available all day
Our speciality is venison burgers,
CAN I BUY OR HIRE TACKLE AT NEWMILL?
Yes. We sell a full range of tackle and also hire rods and reels
for as little as £2.50 per day