Fishing
Hook, line and sinker

We have 3 well stocked fishing lakes that can cater any level of angler and with plenty of friendly anglers on hand to offer advice you can be sure of an excellent experience. We also have a stocking programme underway and have recently introduced 2000 juvenile Carp into our nursery lakes

Handy Guide to the Lakes

RUDD LAKE

SIZE: 2 acres | PEGS: 20 | DEPTHS: 4-7ft

SPECIES
Tench to 8lb, Carp to 20lb, Rudd to 2lb, Roach to 2lb, Pike to 20lb, Perch to 3lb

BEST BAITS
Maggots and casters for the small fish and Luncheon meat, worms, sweetcorn and boillies for the Tench and Carp.

BEST METHODS
Float fishing close for the small fish and ledger and method feeder for the larger species. Pike are caught by spinning during the winter months.

TOP TIPS
Sit in one of the corner pegs and cast up the side of the bank underneath the trees. Red 10mm boillies is the top Tench bait on the Rudd Lake. If attacking the larger Rudd fish around a foot deep with a strung out rig.

ISLAND LAKE

SIZE: 14.5 acres | PEGS: 30 | DEPTHS: 5-9ft

SPECIES
Tench to 9lb, Carp to 27lb, Rudd to 2lb, Roach to 2lb, Pike to 25lb, Bream to 7lb, Barbel to 15lb, Eels to 5lb, Perch to 3lb

BEST BAITS
Large halibut pellets score well for the large bream and barbel and 15mm boillies work well for the Carp and Tench.

BEST METHODS
Distance ledgering with PVA bags is the method for the Carp and method feeder or convention open end feeder for the Bream and Tench. Pike are caught on dead baits during the winter months.

TOP TIPS
During the height of the summer there is some weed around so if attacking the Carp then fish with “popped up” baits to eliminate the bait being buried. Also the method beats the conventional feeder due to the same reason for the Bream and Tench.

DUCK LAKE

SIZE: 4 acres | PEGS: 40 | DEPTHS: 4-10ft

SPECIES
Tench to 9lb, Carp to 25lb, Rudd to 2lb, Roach to 2lb, Pike to 20lb, Bream to 8lb, F1s to 4lb, Eels to 5lb, Perch to 3lb

BEST BAITS
Polony is by far the best hook bait on all methods on the Duck Lake followed closely but red and white 8mm boillies. If fishing the pole then soft hook pellets feeding 4mm hard’s works really well and if pellet doesn’t take your fancy then good old worms and casters will sort the skimmer bream out.

BEST METHODS
Long pole for Skimmers and Tench, short pole will catch you huge amounts of Roach with odd bonus fish thrown in. The method feeder comes up trumps when the fish are feeding well, but if they shy off then a little opened feeder or straight lead will keep them coming.

TOP TIPS
The larger Carp and Tench patrol the islands, so cast tight with larger baits! Pegs 22,23 and 24 hold large shoals of Bream and Tench close in as it deeper Keep alternating your hook baits, as one day from another can be completely different!