The canal now has a trust set up and you can find full details below.
http://www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk/index.php
What really interests me though is the fishing on offer here. As its only 10 mins from my house I spend a fair bit of time on there mainly using up maggots that would other wise be fed to the chickens. There is nothing huge in there but you may get a shoal of bream to 4lb move in that offer good sport. The main quarry though is chub that are there in numbers and can be seen almost all year round mooching on the top looking for an easy meal. They can be caught on bait or the fly and offer good sport on a summers evening. There are the boys favourite the perch that have grown fat on fish fry and a 2lb is always on the cards.
The best thing about the canal though is the location as its still very rural and fairly secluded, being set in open countryside unlike the majority of the canal network. My favourite method is to simple wander the towpath and fish each one of the small pools that are formed by the numerous locks that are as close as 50 yards apart.
Here are a few pictures to whet peoples appetite.
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If anybody every wants directions or to meet up for a fishing session just let me know via PM.