The lake is looked upon as one of the best, if not the best, roach fisheries in the
UK. Specimen angler Phil Spinks made angling history back in 2017 by catching
SIX 3lbs+ roach in one session. The Angling Times described this as “the
greatest roach catch of all time”. In the same year a member caught a 4lbs 3oz
roach. Over the years we know of six different 4lbs+ roach being caught.

So many anglers have achieved their personal best roach while fishing here.
This includes four times world champion Bob Nudd MBE, while fishing one of
our charity match fishing events in 2022.

The lake regularly produces numerous roach over 2lbs and 3lbs. This is why
the Angling Times have described it as “The greatest roach venue in the land”
(November 2021).