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“Chestnut” as it has become affectionately known is an outstanding mixed fishery which offers 1 st class sport for all anglers from beginners to expert. Regularly featured in the angling press and listed in the Angling Times top 50 day ticket venues in the UK .
The lake of 3 acres has a large stock but is no means just carp water. If you wish to target carp we have fish from singles to upper twenties, or if you fancy something different our famous golden tench are stunning and are often caught from the margins along with big road, rudd, perch, bream and crucians. Chestnut Pool regularly attracts the big names in the sport.
The fishery is open 7 days a week, from March to November from 7am till dusk or 21.00 hours which ever is earliest and during December to March 7.30 am till dusk
Every Tuesday until the 31 July the lake closes at 4.30 to hold our Fox Summer League matches.
Please follow these rules for the safety of the fish and environment. No fixed feeders, barbless hooks only (size 8 max), no leads over 2oz, no braided main lines, only branded carp/coarse pellets. All nets and unhooking mats are supplied leaving your rod licence as a deposite. No litter, or dogs and only one non angling guest per angler, Thanks.
If Carp are your preferred quarry then standard ledgering or feeder tactics work best with catches of over 30 fish a day common place.
The main stock of carp are on average mirrors and commons between 5lbs and 10lbs there there are also hundreds of double's with a good head of 20's .
Chestnut Pool Carp Lake
Chestnut Pool Fisheries, Church Street, Langford
Near Biggleswade, Bedforshire, SG18 9QT
only 20 minutes from Huntingdon
Get off at Biggleswade (Sainsbury’s on your left) towards Old Warden. Pass the American Golf Centre, take the your first left towards Broom.
At junction go left towards Langford, you will go over a small bridge and pass Jordan Mill at the end of the road turn right onto the A6001 to Langford. Go through 1 traffic calmer system and we are on the right hand side opposite the Chestnut Pool Tourist information sign.
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Comments
Too many swims on this lake to fish comfortably. While I was there four leads or I should say method feeders landed in my swim and I wasnt even trying to fish against the small island in front of me. I saw fish being dragged in unceremoniously which explains why one of the carp my father-in-law caught had no lower jaw, the other one the extendable upper jaw was missing and was torn down both sides of its mouth. I saw people getting takes on carp rods walking backwards and striking only to land fish in the 3 to 5lb bracket god knows what damage they received. The fishery rules state hooks no bigger than an 8 and barbless, i found a braid rig with what had to have been a size 2 hook it was bigger than anything in my rig wallet hopefully it hadnt been used but I doubt it no one checked any ones rods. The shop only opened to take the money first thing in the morning, every time I went to browse it was shut. The one plus note my father-in-law caught some lovely bream that were in mint condition. This fishery appeared in a carp magazine and sounded like it could be fun to get some takes for my dad and father-in-law whilst they arent serious carp anglers they dont want to go back to the lake. From my point of view as a serious carp angler for fifteen years normally these waters are a light relief from all the blanks and hard work I would rather fish for roach on the canal than go back there. Than watch more carp suffer that kind of abuse.