The FishHants Reviews page

Here I will give an unbiased review to any Hampshire coarse fishing stillwater that I have been to. Obviously, there are hundreds of waters that I will have missed out, but if you have a decent review you would like me to post, email it to me at the address below and I will post it, credited with your name.

Reviews:

• Petersfield Lake (Heath Lake)
  • Petersfield is one of the most attractive waters I have fished. It is basically a large sand bowl, but is situated on Petersfield Heath. Petersfield itself is also very nice. The lake holds a good head of big carp, with the Lake Record now over 40lb (although this has recently died), as well as a good stock of fair sized bream (up to 6lb). During the summer months it is used during the day by canoeists and boaters, but these cause relatively little problems as they stay in the unreachable centre of the Lake. Corn and boilies seem to work best, although anyone who has fished it has their own favourite method. You must join the club (see locations for the web address) to fish at night, but the general public can fish in the day for between 5 and 6 quid. Petersfield is by far and away my favourite water. The fish, location, lake size and swims are all just how I like them! A water where any sort of fish is a satisfying result.
• Gold Valley Lakes
  • Bungalow Lake-Costs about £15 a day and will always make for a good days fishing. You are unlikely to leave with less then 5 fish, and some luncheon meat or boilies will definitely produce some nice sized fish. The fish are actually quite easy to catch, so the satisfaction of a fish is not as good as other waters, but the fish fight well, and after all, a carp is a carp. There are a few twenties around, but average stocks somewhere between 5 and 12lbs. An enjoyable and well run fishery with an excellent tackle shop.
  • Main lake-Luncheon meat is the way to go on this lake, loads of carp around the 10 lb mark, bit of loose feed in the margins will have all the carp coming your way. Great place to take a newbie to the sport as guaranteed satisfaction. Float fishing offers some very exciting sport due to the large number of fish=there is never a dull moment. Fishing close to the islands if you wish to ledger also produces many fish, but watch out for the snags!
• Greenridge Farm lake
  • Greenridge is a very well maintained and attractive fishery with plenty to fish to - there are a number of reed beds, a bridge and an island. The lake is stocked with carp (up to 28lb), tench, roach, rudd and perch, all of which are in very good condition. It cots £12 to fish for a night, and is well worth it. It is a pleasant place to fish, attended by very friendly staff, with a convenient hut with kettle/microwave for angler's use, with some very good fishing. Luncheon meat is one of the most prolific baits, with some surface action to be found also.
• Timsbury Manor Carp Lakes
  • Timsbury Manor has two very nice carp lakes (the one closest to the car park is nicest). Lake record is supposed to be a shade over 20lb. It is certainly well stocked with 3-6lb fish, with the odd bigger one to be found. Any bait seems to work well (boilies and luncheon meat banned), and its tranquil setting makes for a nice day out. Lots of fish to be caught and some good surface action. Just under a fiver for a day as well - bargain!
• Broadlands Fishery
  • Main lake, 25 acre lake with many features to fish to, islands get lots of pressure but do produce lots of fish. Worth spending some time with marker float finding patches of gravel and silt depending which part of the lake you are fishing. 2 rods for the day is £8 and £15.50 for 24 hours. Carp to 35 lbs and Pike to 39 lbs. Use lots of loose feed to attract the carp to the area, most standard boiles work well.
• Willow Park Fishery
  • Small Lake, very easy little lake, pellets in the margins or a few metres out in front of you will produce fish, lots of carp from 3 lbs to 8 lbs with a few teens and a couple nearing 20. Bream and tench and also easy to catch if you feed a swim little and often. Maggots and casters tend to get the smaller fish. Great sport! Great lake to get a bend in the rod! £10 a day for 1 rod, £15 for 2
• Yately Lake Complex
  • South Lake-large lake with lots of features, weedy in the summer so advised to go out with a marker float to find some clear spots. Very peaceful lake, some great fish. Fish come from all over the lake, some large tench to be caught. One of the top day ticket waters in the south!
  • Split lake-Carp, catfish, tench, pike, bream, very big lake, the swims in the middle are a good choice when windy, as they provide shelter. Lots of weed in the summer months so having a search with a marker float is recommended to save getting snagged up. Need to join the complex to be able to fish the lake, starts at £40 for juniors and £80 for over 18’s.

 

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