Please note when booking.
You MUST select a fishing ticket for each angler from the list shown in addition to the boat rental charge. Boat bookings without fishing tickets will not be accepted and a refund issued.
Welcome to Peak Predator at Ladybower
Nestled in the heart of the Peak District National Park, Ladybower Reservoir is a place of wild beauty — and now, it's your destination for an entirely new kind of angling adventure. Peak Predator is our exciting winter pike and perch fishery at Ladybower, offering something truly special: the chance to fish for the unknown, for the fish that may lurk beneath the surface.
A Fresh Chapter
at Ladybower
Although Ladybower has long been known for its trout fishery, its predator potential has remained largely untapped. In recent years, more and more anglers have whispered about massive pike and perch caught under the winter sky. It’s this mystery, this sense of possibility, that inspired us to launch Peak Predator.
Rules and Regulations
• Predator season will be 15th November through until the 27th of February.
• Restricted to 4 boats per day from this date. Boat timings are 8.30am until 3.30pm (depending on daylight hours, this could change). You can check in at the fishery from 7.30am.
Rules are as follows
• Pre booked boat fishing only.
• All fish to be treated with the highest care and attention and released safely. Any trout caught must be returned immediately. If a trout is badly hooked and killed, it must be handed over to fishery staff.
• Lures, fly and sea dead baits allowed.
• Long unhooking equipment required. (Forceps or pliers)
• All barbless including trebles.
• Wire traces must be used (Except for drop shotting).
• Minimum 8 inch. Minimum lure and fly size - 6 inch for pike. Drop shotting only for perch.
• Strictly no spinners allowed.
• Minimum 15lb breaking strain line.
• Large landing net and unhooking matt required.
• Only 1 rod to be used by each angler at any time.
• No trolling or fishing with engine running.
• Normal boat fishing rules apply.
• All tackle will be checked prior to going out.
• Please record all fish caught. Measure, weigh and photograph. All reports to be handed in at the end of the day.