The specimen lake is a mature picturesque lake with lots of features and sun traps. This large, open lake incorporates three bays, five islands and two gravel bars with beautiful views across the water and surrounding landscape.
The lake was originally created in 2010 and specifically designed for the carp angler, with original features being 2.5 acres, two islands and five bays. As the lake is host to a clay bed, gravel was imported to make the gravel bars maximising the features in the lake. In the beginning the lake hosted 14 swims and a cabin also at this time it had been stocked with 100 carp ranging from 10lb – 35lb.
As the lake has matured, it has been seen some changes over the years. In 2013 swims were reduced from 14 to 8 but the wooden cabin remains a feature of the lake. In 2017 the lake was drained and extended, also at this time there was an addition of a third island. As part of this process 300 small carp were removed from the lake and were put into stock ponds to grow on forming the base stock for future developments on the fisheries. With the removal of the smaller carp it allowed us to introduce 30 VS carp back into the lake ranging from 14lb-17lb with the addition of some predator fish to prevent self spawning carp. Since this time the carp have thrived and exceed all expectations in growth with the lake record being 41lb.
The last 10 years have seen maturity in foliage giving the angler and enjoyable experience whilst being sheltered from the east coast elements. The lake had its latest modification in January 2021 where a further two islands were added making it a total of five islands in the now three acre lake. As part of the latest improvements, the pathways and car park have seen extensive modifications creating easy, clean access to all swims.
In total there are now 150 carp from 10lb to in excess of 40lb with the first 40lb being caught in June 2020. There are 15 carp in excess of 30lb and 6 carp in excess of 35lb all with the potential to reach 40+lb in the coming years
- No membership required
- Ticket cost £30 / 24hrs
- Booking essential
Lake Stats
| Year Created | 2010 |
| Size | 3 Acres |
| Stock | 150 Carp |
| Range of Depth | 4ft to 10ft |
| Features | 5 Islands, 2 Gravel Bars, Clay Bed & Weed |
| Number of Swims | 8 |
| Number of Cabins | 1 (Additional £10 per night) |
| Lake Record Common | 43lb |
| Lake Record Mirror | 38lb |
Prices & Times
- Day session is £20 from dawn to dusk – Monday to Thursday. Bookings for day sessions 1 day in advance only.
- £30 for 24 hours from 10am
- Weekend bookings are a minimum of 48 hours (for 24 hour sessions on a weekend, please call Nick from Wednesday onwards to check for availability)
- For those that work – Friday after work to Sunday evening £60
- Use of the log cabin – Additional £10 per night, electricity only is provided.
- Bait – £5 per kg or £15 for 5kg of pellets
- £10 per kg or £30 for 5kg of boilies
Specimen Lake Rules
- Tackle
- Bait
- General
- Micro barbed hooks max size 4 (No Barbless)
- 3 rod limit
- No braided mainline, braided hook lengths allowed
- Minimum 10lb mainline
- Minimum 2lb test curve rod
- Minimum 42″ landing net
- No fixed leads must be able to break free with minimum amount of force
- Rig tubing only – no bare line after lead
- Baitboats to be used sensibly, keep within your zone!
- No glue to be used
- No nuts of any kind!
- No particles (including sweet corn and maze)
- No surface fishing
- No Zig fishing
- No plastic bait
- Maggots from the start of November to the end of March only
- No shelf life boilies (apart from on the rig)
- Large unhooking mats with sides or cradles are required – no flat unhooking mats
- All nets, unhooking matts and weight slings should be dried in the sun before entering the site to prevent disease
- Rods in designated gravel areas only
- No retaining of fish – all fish to be returned to the lake
- No littering
- No swimming or wading
- Children under 16 to be accompanied by and paying adult
- All BBQ’s must be off the ground, no fires
- No drugs, alcohol in moderation – any drunken behaviour and you’ll be asked to leave
- Radios must not disturb other anglers
- No shouting across the lake
- No guest other than partners
- No tents allowed
- Carp care kit must be available at all times and used on all hook holes and sores
- No unattended rods
- Keep all damaged or sick fish and report to Nick
- No looking around without permission
- Respect other anglers