Post by Carpy on Sept 24, 2005 19:56:49 GMT
Willow Farm
Chadbury Road
Lenchwick
Evesham
Worcestershire WR11 4TG
To be found in the heart of the Worcestershire countryside just a few miles outside Evesham, Willow Farm Fishery comprises three pools which offer general pleasure and match angling in rural surroundings.
Each of the pools is different in character. Silver Pool, the first water you come to after driving through the farm, is open and easy to fish. The second, Willow Pool, is long and surrounded by willow trees whilst Island Pool, the last water, offers a mix of open and sheltered pegs, lily pads and reed beds.
Willow Farm will appeal to anglers who prefer more natural surroundings and whilst there are clearly defined pegs there are few other concessions to modern day commercial angling apart from a Portaloo.
There are also few rules, all the owners ask is that anglers behave responsibly, do not feed with bucketfuls of groundbait and do not drop litter or inconvenience other anglers. As with most other fisheries these days, anglers should use only barbless hooks. Whilst keepnets are allowed anglers are requested not to retain carp over 4lbs.
All three pools are suitable for disabled anglers although anglers can only park their cars near pegs on the roadside banks of the pools. There are also several small car parks dotted around the lakes.
Offering everything from specimen carp fishing to angling for silver fish, Willow Farm has been run as a fairly low-key operation by owner Mark Ricketts with Willow and Island Lake being particularly suitable to anglers who want to get away for a day's pleasure or specimen angling.
Willow Farm also accepts match bookings for club events up to 30 anglers on both Silver and Willow Pools.
Island Pool
The furthest pool from the entrance at Willow Farm Fishery, Island Pool is reached by following the track past Silver Pool and Island Pool to the very end where there is parking round parts of the pool and in a small car park near its entrance.
At about an acre-and-a-quarter in size, Island is a delightful water with 25 pegs which offers fishing in open water, to the tree-clad island towards one corner, to three banks of lily pads or to a lush bed of reeds.
The deepest water is to be found out from the left hand bank as you enter the lake where there is between seven and eight feet. From here the bottom shelves gradually towards and around the island, where there is between five and six feet, and towards the reeds where the water is about four feet deep.
Only rarely used for matches, Island Pool is stocked with common and mirror carp which are known to run to 24lbs - a large number of which are caught well into double figures; tench which average between 3lbs and 4lbs but which run to 7lbs; a large head of bream to over 6lbs; roach and rudd to 1lb 8oz; and some lovely crucian carp which average 1lb 8oz but run to over 2lbs.
However, perhaps Island Pool's biggest claim to fame are its stock of big perch, the largest verified specimen of which was caught in winter 2003 and weighed in at an impressive 5lb 1oz. This fish has only been rivalled by one other Willow Farm perch - an even larger specimen which was caught the same year on Willow Pool and tipped the scales at 5lbs 3oz.
The Island Pool perch was taken by an angler fishing along the fringes of the reeds using float-fished maggots. This is a popular spot and technique for perch fishing in ther winter months.
Willow Pool
Virtually surrounded by trees and shrubs, the pear-shaped Willow Pool is the most popular water at Willow Farm Fishery with a large head of carp, the biggest of which was taken in September 2004 and weighed at 33lbs, together with plenty of crucians, tench and silver fish.
It was also from Willow Pool that the fishery's biggest perch was caught by a young angler fishing maggot close in to the side. He first landed a fished which weighed a creditable 3lb 8oz but followed this on his next cast with a stunner which came in at 5lbs 3oz - just 6oz short of the British Rod Caught Record which was taken by another young angler - 11-years-old Dean Rawlings from Glebe Lake in Fringford, Oxfordshire.
The 33lb common carp was caught in September 2004 by local angler and Willow Farm Fishery season ticket holder Frank Johnson. Frank was float fishing a piece of luncheon meat on a size 14 hook from Peg 29, again fishing close to the bank.
Without doubt Willow Pool holds more fish and bigger fish than either of the other two Willow Farm waters, although it is not the easiest of the three waters to fish. Popular for small club matches, it ranges from seven to eight feet deep at the entrance end rising gradually to just a couple of feet deep at the far end. Like Island Pool, the banks are steep and drop off quickly to a flat and even bottom.
Day Ticket Prices
One Rod Two rods
Adults £4.00 £5.00
OAP, disabled and juniors £3.50 £4.50
Chadbury Road
Lenchwick
Evesham
Worcestershire WR11 4TG
To be found in the heart of the Worcestershire countryside just a few miles outside Evesham, Willow Farm Fishery comprises three pools which offer general pleasure and match angling in rural surroundings.
Each of the pools is different in character. Silver Pool, the first water you come to after driving through the farm, is open and easy to fish. The second, Willow Pool, is long and surrounded by willow trees whilst Island Pool, the last water, offers a mix of open and sheltered pegs, lily pads and reed beds.
Willow Farm will appeal to anglers who prefer more natural surroundings and whilst there are clearly defined pegs there are few other concessions to modern day commercial angling apart from a Portaloo.
There are also few rules, all the owners ask is that anglers behave responsibly, do not feed with bucketfuls of groundbait and do not drop litter or inconvenience other anglers. As with most other fisheries these days, anglers should use only barbless hooks. Whilst keepnets are allowed anglers are requested not to retain carp over 4lbs.
All three pools are suitable for disabled anglers although anglers can only park their cars near pegs on the roadside banks of the pools. There are also several small car parks dotted around the lakes.
Offering everything from specimen carp fishing to angling for silver fish, Willow Farm has been run as a fairly low-key operation by owner Mark Ricketts with Willow and Island Lake being particularly suitable to anglers who want to get away for a day's pleasure or specimen angling.
Willow Farm also accepts match bookings for club events up to 30 anglers on both Silver and Willow Pools.
Island Pool
The furthest pool from the entrance at Willow Farm Fishery, Island Pool is reached by following the track past Silver Pool and Island Pool to the very end where there is parking round parts of the pool and in a small car park near its entrance.
At about an acre-and-a-quarter in size, Island is a delightful water with 25 pegs which offers fishing in open water, to the tree-clad island towards one corner, to three banks of lily pads or to a lush bed of reeds.
The deepest water is to be found out from the left hand bank as you enter the lake where there is between seven and eight feet. From here the bottom shelves gradually towards and around the island, where there is between five and six feet, and towards the reeds where the water is about four feet deep.
Only rarely used for matches, Island Pool is stocked with common and mirror carp which are known to run to 24lbs - a large number of which are caught well into double figures; tench which average between 3lbs and 4lbs but which run to 7lbs; a large head of bream to over 6lbs; roach and rudd to 1lb 8oz; and some lovely crucian carp which average 1lb 8oz but run to over 2lbs.
However, perhaps Island Pool's biggest claim to fame are its stock of big perch, the largest verified specimen of which was caught in winter 2003 and weighed in at an impressive 5lb 1oz. This fish has only been rivalled by one other Willow Farm perch - an even larger specimen which was caught the same year on Willow Pool and tipped the scales at 5lbs 3oz.
The Island Pool perch was taken by an angler fishing along the fringes of the reeds using float-fished maggots. This is a popular spot and technique for perch fishing in ther winter months.
Willow Pool
Virtually surrounded by trees and shrubs, the pear-shaped Willow Pool is the most popular water at Willow Farm Fishery with a large head of carp, the biggest of which was taken in September 2004 and weighed at 33lbs, together with plenty of crucians, tench and silver fish.
It was also from Willow Pool that the fishery's biggest perch was caught by a young angler fishing maggot close in to the side. He first landed a fished which weighed a creditable 3lb 8oz but followed this on his next cast with a stunner which came in at 5lbs 3oz - just 6oz short of the British Rod Caught Record which was taken by another young angler - 11-years-old Dean Rawlings from Glebe Lake in Fringford, Oxfordshire.
The 33lb common carp was caught in September 2004 by local angler and Willow Farm Fishery season ticket holder Frank Johnson. Frank was float fishing a piece of luncheon meat on a size 14 hook from Peg 29, again fishing close to the bank.
Without doubt Willow Pool holds more fish and bigger fish than either of the other two Willow Farm waters, although it is not the easiest of the three waters to fish. Popular for small club matches, it ranges from seven to eight feet deep at the entrance end rising gradually to just a couple of feet deep at the far end. Like Island Pool, the banks are steep and drop off quickly to a flat and even bottom.
Day Ticket Prices
One Rod Two rods
Adults £4.00 £5.00
OAP, disabled and juniors £3.50 £4.50
