Lodge Farm Lake

Lodge Farm Lake the largest of the lakes at Bawburgh at around 29 acres is packed with features, with depths from 18 feet to 3 feet, and islands and bays, which certainly test an anglers water craft.

The lake was stocked in 1999 with mirror carp from fishers Pond at around 4-5 lbs and has had introductions of 30 fish up to 17 lbs again in 1999 from various sources, plus another introduction of 20 fish from our stock ponds in autumn 2008 from 10 - 16 lbs, followed by 15 common carp from Dinton pastures in January 2009 all around 10 lbs.

The growth rates and quality of the fish has been impressive with several fish being caught over thirty in recent years along with two 40 lb fish, however the stock levels may have been affected by some major flooding in spring of 2007, although much work has been done by the management team to protect the fishery from such events occurring again with the addition of stock fencing and overflow pipes to reduce excessive prolonged water levels, the lake still has a good stocking levels and will continue to produce some very large fish, not only carp as pike of just under thirty was reported 2008 and others of twenty 27 lbs and 28lbs in 2009.

The Tench fishing is excellent on this lake with many smaller fish to keep an angler occupied however fish of 10 lbs plus are caught every season from this lake, and the lake produced the then British Record Bream of 18.09 to Kerry Walker in 2001.

A new swim was added in the spring 2009 which opens up an attractive area of water and allows better access for our members.

The lake can be accessed from several car parks with toilets in at least two of these the Horse field bank can be accessed but only by a long walk around the bottom of the lake and members must keep to the lakes edge at all times however this area of the lake can be productive in the spring as the carp move around the islands and bays.

Members are advised that the area around the Lodge and barns is strictly out of bounds at all times.