Fishing at the Peninsula Cottages marina and River Bure

A new young angler.

Fishing starts just outside your cottage door. You can fish from the garden or your private mooring. So even if you have young fishers they can be supervised from within the cottage. The water is only about 3ft to 5ft around the cottage so is relatively safe, but please make sure all your party are familiar with the first few pages of our cottage manual concerning water safety. Most youngsters fish by float fishing using a variety of baits including maggots, sweetcorn or cheese and easily catch roach and perch; this young lad catching on his first fishing, and photographed just outside the cottage. Not the best colours to wear if trying to hide from fish. The nearest maggots can be found at a machine alongside the Launderette and Canoeman shop just a 5 minute walk away

young boy tackling up by river bank on River Bure, Wroxham

teenager showing off his pike he's just caught

Perfect family holiday. Teens love it!

Fish with freedom to roam all around the Peninsula marina. The cottage owner took this picture of this young man when he caught this pike, by spinning with a rubber lure within the Peninsula marina inlet. You can fish from any where around the Peninsula Estate, including 100 m of River Bure bank and inlets into the main marina, and within the marina area. Best places change with weather and time of year. Go explore!

Pike Anglers Club of Gt. Britain

The Pike Angler's Club of Gt Britain have sometimes rented several cottages and made up fishing parties who come from all over the country to compete, and compare catches over a pint in the on-site pub in the evenings.

Membership is available to individual adults and family membership and also a junior's (under 18) membership.

Find out more on their website. Click here,

Young teen with a huge pike he's just cauht

Some catches are awesome.

Don't worry! not all the fish are pike. This one looks like it could eat the young man that caught it. Roach, rudd, tench, carp and perch can also be caught, using float fishing, ledgering or spinning.

Chat with others or ask the local fishing shops for up-to-date advice (see below).

Wroxham is home to the most angling shops on the Norfolk Broads.

Angling Direct is a national online website and have recently opened a new shop right in the centre of Wroxham just a 5 to 10 minute walk from the cottage. They have a fantastic range of fishing gear, bait and camping accessories.

01603 782453 (now open)

visit website; click here

Outside view of Angling Direct shop in Norfolk, Wroxham

The original Chunkey's angling shop in Wroxham

Original tackle and bait shop.

A further 5 minute walk brings you to Chunky's the original local fishing shop. These guys are specialists with huge historical and local knowledge and can give you all the best advice and tips. Well worth a visit. They also do pet supplies.

01603 782400

To visit their website: click here

Hire a fishing boat.

Of course, you may wish to explore further or get further out into the river or Broad. This fisherman is in a hired rowing boat just off the cottage mooring.

You can hire fishing boats from about £40/day

Find out more about Richardson's boat hire

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Solitary fisherman in fishing rowing boat on river Bure

2 men and boy in fishing boat on River Bure, Wroxham

Fishing boats with outboards, or rowing can be hired all year round from some of the local boatyards within walking distance of the cottage in Wroxham and if you have it for a few days you may be allowed to keep it on your mooring;

click here

https://www.richardsonsboatingholidays.co-broads-day-boat-hire/fishing-boats-hire/

For the ultimate personal or bespoke service visit the Canoeman.

For the ultimate fishing /boating experience visit the canoeman, just a 5 minute walk from the cottage and discuss your unique group or personal expedition. (see below)

more fishing boat hire here: click here