River Great Ouse - Tingewick Fishery (Verulam Angling Club)

Lovely place to walk in near the river
Feb 2nd, 2022

Wet
Mar 22nd, 2021

A comprehensive review & fishery description, to accompany the Google Maps entry I created a year or two back. Firstly to clarify, this fishery may be called Tingewick Fishery, but thats because its located behind the Tingewick Road Industrial Park in Buckingham, actually only a few hundred yards from the town centre. It must not be assumed its in the nearby village of Tingewick, which is a few miles away in the up-stream direction. Myself & another Club member visited this fishery early Feb 2020 on a non-fishing recce ready for a future angling visit in early March. The reason for this is I have fished this stretch twice before circa 2013 & found it rather overgrown with soft vegetation e.g. 6+ ft high stinging nettles & cow parsley type plants and with a few fallen trees in the up-stream third. The upper Gt Ouse also has a tendency to flood, so we needed to know what condition the fishery was in & am glad we did. Nowhere on this fishery is the fishing comfortable or particularly safe; the few flat areas are muddy mini flood plains or high(ish) banks which slope sharply right down to the rivers edge, so not really a place to bring novice anglers or children. The VAC Club Fisheries Guide book says visiting anglers can park either in the lay-by located on the LH side of the Ind Parks entrance road, or on the road around the LH bend to the left of the Aerodex-Floyd factory (who apparently own the fishery land according to the fisheries posted VAC signage). However, the lay-by has a parking payment sign by UKPC, UK Parking Control Ltd (see attached in Photos), with no tariff nor times stated. Most of the designated parking areas around this small & run-down looking Ind Park have these UKPC signs. The choice is yours whether to ignore them or not. Entrance to the fishery itself is through the trees immediately to the right of the Aerodex-Floyd factory entrance. It literally is walk through the bushes, as there is no really obvious path gap, certainly not once the spring foliage starts to grow & fill-in. A few random VAC notices can be found on those trees you walk through, then a worn path through the soft undergrowth is perceivable down to the rivers edge (about 50 yds). Once down at the rivers edge, the river flows left to right. The Clubs fishery boundary is about 50 yds downstream of the entrance path & is represented by a bit of steel section fencing dipping over the bank edge (see Photo). The up-stream boundary (probably about 200 yds) has lost its VAC signage, but I know its represented by the old wrought iron fence extending partially down the old railway embankment (towards the river) at the very end of the Ind Parks last factorys land (see photo). This fence can no longer be seen from the rivers edge due to tree growth, so beware you dont wander out of bounds. When you are next to the breach in the old railway embankment, then thats the limit. Even this massive breach is not that identifiable anymore due to weed tree sapling growth ! Now for the findings of our Recce. Since my last visit in 2013, nearly all of the trees on the bank edge have fallen over, either into the river (great fish cover, but awkward or impossible for trotting) or backward onto the bank, making the bank walk a jungle experience (no exaggeration). Id say at least 50-70% of the banks is now affected by fallen or tangled tree growth. Walking the bank with a made-up rod is now nigh on impossible. Bring only the minimalist amount of tackle using a rucksack, not a trolley. The most fishable area is not surprisingly nearest the entrance path. The river itself looked in good fettle with a nice steady flow perfect for trotting, though I think Id plump for ledgering for the chub & perch this stretch is supposed to hold. This fishery requires a lot of work, then it could reach its potential. It is an open fishery which any member of the public could visit & there is no toilet facility. Please LIKE if you found this review helpful thank-you.
Jan 12th, 2020

Visited the VAC Tingewick fishery last week to find it in a poor state with fallen trees blocking riverside access and some trees were laying across the river. It needs a working party and some guys with chain saws to make this stretch of the river Ouse fishable. The river itself looked good with a steady flow and ideal for trotting a stick float, just wish the banks could be tidied up.
Jul 11th, 2019