The Welney Website
Welney - a fisherman's paradise!
page created Dec 2004, last amended/updated Saturday, 11 July 2009
Welney is a very popular and famous venue for fishing, attracting anglers from far & wide to its rivers and lakes.
The Old Bedford and Delph rivers.
These two adjacent rivers are close to the village, with ample parking nearby and just a short stroll from the Lamb & Flag Inn where meals and refreshments are available throughout the day. They are non-tidal and have hardly any flow. They have pike to 28lbs, some zander, lots of roach, bream, perch, rudd & some carp. The Delph is well known as a good water for pike and zander, and also has some large carp and most other species. Just downstream of the bridge is a pool (top right) where the river widens from its usual 15m (50ft) to about 30m (100ft) and the depth increases from about 2m (6ft) to over 6m (20ft). Needless to say this is a good fish holding area.
For further details, more photos and charges go to the site of the controlling club, the Welney Angling Club.
Tackle and bait used to be available in the village at the Post Office Stores, but the owners retired in June 2007 and closed the shop.
The New Bedford River, also called the Hundred Foot Drain
This tidal river is a mile east of Welney village on the other side of the Ouse Washes. Fishing is controlled by the Cambridge Albion Angling Society, tel: 01223 426711. Drinks and meals are available at the Lamb & Flag Inn, and light refreshments and lunches at the Wigeon Tea Room at the WWT centre along the Hundred Foot Bank.
Pisces Fishery
These landscaped lakes are part of the award-winning Pisces Country Park run by Mike & Julie Jones situated along the Old Bedford Bank West, half a mile south west of the bridge. Fishing is now reserved for holidaymakers, and day tickets are no longer available. Tel: 01354 610257.
Other sites
for a summary of other angling clubs in the area, click here.
a good catch of tench on the Old Bedford River
a rare site near the old Three Tuns Pub on Bedford Bank East