Rookery Waters, Pidley | Fishing Lodges With Private Platforms

Our take

A strong pick for a peg of your own on a specimen lake. Each of the four lodges has its own platform on Rook Lake, and fishing that peg is included, so you can fish from outside the door without a day ticket. Rook is the specimen water, with carp to 30lb. The rules are strict: no night fishing, no bolt rigs, braid or leadcore, barbless hooks only and boilies on the hook only. The match and canal style lakes add variety if you want a change.

Good for

Anglers who want a private platform outside the lodge
Carp anglers happy with daytime sessions
Bringing a dog

Think twice if

You want to night fish: the rules say no night fishing
You fish bolt rigs, braid or leadcore: all are banned

Ask the tackle shop which lakes are open

Lodge fishing covers your own platform on Rook. For the other lakes, staff in Tackle & Bates tell you which are available that day, and day tickets are bought there.

What a Stay at Rookery Waters Is Like

Rookery Waters is on a 230 acre working farm on Fen Road, Pidley, about 8 miles from St Ives, surrounded by public bridleways and footpaths. The site has seven lakes, a café serving breakfast until 11am and the Tackle & Bates shop, managed by Alex Bates.

The four lodges are identical and open plan, each sleeping up to four in two twin or double bedrooms, with a kitchen, Smart TV, patio, free wifi and parking. They face south west over Rook Lake. Dogs and children are welcome. There is also a five pitch CL touring site and two grass pitches, Birch and Beech.

Enjoy your own exclusive fishing platform right in front of your lodge.

Rook Lake was built in 2001 as a water storage reservoir and is the specimen lake, with carp to 30lb plus tench, bream and silvers. The other waters include Crow, the newest with 25 pegs and parking behind each, Jay and Jackdaw, built as pole match lakes in 2006, the canal style Raven, Magpie, and Nutcracker, a mixed species lake suited to beginners.

Written from guest reviews and the venue’s published details. We have not stayed here ourselves.

The Fishing at Rookery Waters

Seven lakes on one farm, from the specimen lake in front of the lodges to match and canal style waters.

30lbCarp, Rook Lake

7Lakes

£11Adult day ticket

Which lake is which

Lake	Type	Pegs	Size	Depth	Species
Rook Lake	Specimen; private platforms for lodges and pitches	One platform per lodge	About 1 hectare (fishery listing)	About 4 metres, flat bottom (fishery listing)	Carp to 30lb, tench, bream, silvers
Crow Lake	Day ticket	25	25 metres wide	Around 5ft maximum	Not confirmed
Magpie Lake	Day ticket	Not confirmed	About 1 hectare, two islands (fishery listing)	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Jay Lake	Match, pole	Not confirmed	14–15 metres wide loop	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Jackdaw Lake	Match	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Raven Lake	Canal style	Evenly spaced, parking behind	13 metres wide	Not confirmed	Carp, tench and brown goldfish to 4lb (fishery listing)
Nutcracker Lake	Pleasure	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Mixed species, lots of bites

Tickets, times and rules

Hooks	Barbless only, maximum size 10
Rigs	No fixed or bolt rigs, braid or leadcore; in-line method feeders allowed
Bait	Boilies on the hook only; 2kg groundbait limit; no floating baits
Night fishing	No
Nets	No keepnets except in matches
Tickets	Adult £11, over 65s and 16 and under £9, second rod £2; lodge platform fishing included

The Lodges

Four identical two bedroom lodges sleeping four, facing south west over Rook Lake.

Four identical lakeside lodges

Exclusive fishing platform

Every lodge, included

Tackle & Bates

Bait, tackle and day tickets

Café

Breakfast until 11am, drinks all day

Free wifi

Lodges and pitches

Dogs

Welcome, on a lead

What Guests Say

Consistently praised

Lodges rated highly
Very well stocked tackle shop
Family run feel

Summarised in our own words from public reviews. Read angler reviews on FishAdviser.

Things to Do Around Pidley

Fenland bridleways start at the farm gate, with St Ives and Cambridge within reach.

Pub

The Mad Cat, Pidley

The village pub, listed by Rookery Waters as 2.5 miles away.

2.5 miles

Town

St Ives

Market town on the River Great Ouse with shops, pubs and the guided busway to Cambridge.

8 miles

Questions About Rookery Waters

Do the lodges have their own fishing?

Yes. Each lodge has an exclusive fishing platform on Rook Lake in front of it, and that fishing is included in the price.

Source: rookerywaters.co.uk, holiday lodges

How big are the carp?

Rook Lake, the specimen lake, has carp reaching up to 30lb.

Source: rookerywaters.co.uk

Can I night fish?

No. The fishery rules say no night fishing, and the gates close at 7pm, or dusk in winter.

Source: rookerywaters.co.uk, rules

Are dogs allowed?

Yes. The lodges are dog friendly, and dogs must be kept on a lead and cleaned up after.

Source: rookerywaters.co.uk

How much is a day ticket?

The rules page lists £11 for adults, £9 for over 65s and under 17s and £2 for a second rod. The caravan page still shows £10 and £8.

Source: rookerywaters.co.uk

Getting There

Rookery Farms, Fen Road, Pidley, Cambridgeshire. Postcode PE28 3DF.

Open in Google Maps · Phone 01487 800120

The postcode comes from a Drennan fishery listing. The site opens 364 days a year from 7am.

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