362268 355425 lat long. With a lot of people being stuck at home due to the covid 19 pandemic it s an opportunity to discover overlooked or long forgotten things.
Just outside nantwich on chester road noted for shoals of large bream pike and huge eels.
Hurleston reservoir. Swallowing the water or algal scum can cause stomach upsets or more serious health effects. This is the first still water the club have had for some years with 2015 being seen as a success for the club with anglers travelling from far wide to fish this venue. To the north of the locks is hurleston reservoir which is filled by water which passes along the canal from the horseshoe falls at llantysilio.
A suspected bloom of blue green algae in this water has been reported. Site location details and google satellite image for hurleston reservoir please click on the map icon below to load hurleston reservoir in your preferred map latitude longitude. Hurleston is a civil parish in the unitary authority of cheshire east and the ceremonial county of cheshire england which lies to the north west of nantwich the parish is predominantly rural with scattered farms and buildings and no settlements.
Around 12 million gallons 55 ml flow along the canal each day to supply it. Nearby villages include barbridge burland radmore green rease heath and stoke bank. Jacksons lake became an nas water in 2015.
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 64. Sj 6226 5542 x y co ords. Bream 12lb pike 20lb big eels perch roach gudgeon odd trout and barbel.
Hurleston reservoir cheshire east place type. This is my contribution to the friendly friday photo challenge. Hurleston reservoir nantwich cheshire.
Hurleston reservoir pipe bridge is a minor waterways place. Posts about hurleston reservoir written by david m. Contact with the water or with algal scum can cause skin or eye problems.
Upstream from b5074 bridge barony road to whitchurch road a530 bridge at southern end of nantwich lake. The river is ideal for stalking tactics trotting a stick float through some of the runs or quiver tip the bends and under overhanging trees. On the shropshire union canal chester canal nantwich to bunbury between hurleston junction junction of llangollen canal and shropshire union main line 2 furlongs to the southeast and barbridge junction junction with shropshire union middlewich branch 1 mile to the.
As well as supplying the canal the reservoir is used for drinking water holding 85 million gallons 390 ml. Feeder fishing for bream in warmer months is productive pike show mainly to lure tactics lots of jacks.
