Baden Hall Fishery

The Specimen Carp lake opened on Friday 15th June 2007, and the current record is 41lbs 8oz. On the 17th January 2008 four more large mirror carp of around 30lbs were delivered by Mark Simmonds and more followed in February. You can see photos of these fish at the end of this page.

THE COMPETITION FOR MAY IS FOR THE BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT WILL WIN TWO TICKETS TO WEMBLEY ON JUNE 2ND TO SEE ENGLAND V BELGIUM. THESE ARE GOLD SEAT TICKETS AND ARE NON TRANSFERABLE. ALL FISH CAUGHT MUST BE VERIFIED TO QUALIFY.

The biggest fish Caught so far in May is a 27lb 2oz common so anyone could still win the tickets !!!!!!!!

 

The BCAC qualifier was won by Roy Russell and Lee Collings with a total weight o.

f  124lb 5oz , 2nd place went to Mark Bartlett and Kev Hewitt with a weight of 92lb 2oz and 3rd place going to Ian Bushell and Andy Hughes with a total weight of 63lb 7oz.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MINUMUM AGE FOR FISHING THE QUARRY AND BRIDGE POOL IS 18 HOWEVER 16 – 17 YEAR OLDS MAY FISH IF ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPETENT ADULT WHO MUST ALSO BE FISHING.

NEW LAKE RECORD 41lb 8oz caught by Mick McEwen on Sunday 25th September 2011 on pineapple pop up

The lake is a mature gravel pit, set away from the rest of the fishery. It currently holds 20 single pegs, and each has its own individual fishing hut, complete with staging onto the bank, which is large enough for anglers’ beds. An unhooking mat, landing net and weigh sling are supplied with each cabin and we ask anglers not to bring their own to reduce the risk of disease.

The water is deepest close to the railway where up to seven feet of water can be found just three rod lengths out before dropping to a maximum of 10 feet. Whilst the margins are shallow between pegs 9  and 10 you will find peg 8 shelves off quickly to a reasonable depth.  Between peg 10 and 12 there is a large shallower area around 5ft. Pegs 13 and 14 look out to the middle of the lake with depths ranging from 5 – 8 feet, peg 15 looks out into the same area but also has a shallow margine to the left. Pegs 16 – 18 have depths ranging from 5 to 9 feet and 19 and 20 are located in the bay which has deep margins ranging down to roughly 9 feet.

We have started to cut the weed on 1st May 2011 if you go to the bottom of this page you will see the pictures.

So far most baits have produced good results. In calm weather floating baits do well, particularly with anglers targeting fish in their swims or luring them to the surface with free offerings of dog biscuits or bread crust. With boilies, the fruity flavours such as pineapple or tutti fruity have produced the best results, although fish have been caught on every flavour. At other times the faithful old maggot also does the trick, with a maggot clip loaded with 15 to 20 wriggling baits on a medium sized clip on a D-ring taking plenty of fish in the right conditions. Because of the size of the fish, anglers must use at least 15lb line and a minimum Size 10 hook, although most anglers use anything between a Size 4 and a Size 10.

The price is £30 for two rods per person per 24 hours. Access to the big fish water is between 12pm and 2pm and you must be ready to depart by 12pm the following day. For security reasons it is a lock-in water. Bookings must be made and a non refundalbe deposit paid in advance to secure your peg. No visitors or companions are allowed and all baits to fish this water must be purchased from our Reception. All the big fish are tagged and we reserve the right to carry out spot checks on cars on departure. Click here for rules.

To ensure fairness, pegs will be drawn from a hat in the morning and if you are fishing adjacent to a friend the adjacent peg will be issued to him/her where possible.

If you look below you will see pictures of some of the fish that have been caught, the lake, and an example of the fishing hut.

We have now moved our offices into the main clubhouse, where breakfasts are available at weekends. We also have shower and toilet facilities available during office hours.

For any other information or if you have any other enquiries please ring in on 01785 850313.