Club Waters

Bradfield Lake

We have the fishing rights on a 3.5 acre mixed fishery farm reservoir in the village of Bradfield.

The reservoir is used for irrigation on the farm and the club does not have any control over the amount of water extracted.

Graeme Edgar with a Common Carp caught on 2nd September 2024

Marc Snelling with 5 Crucian Carp caught 14 May 2023

Fish

Common Carp up to 22lb
Mirror Carp up to 22lb
Crucian Carp up to 2lb 9oz
Bream up to 4lb
Rudd up to 1lb 6oz
Roach up to 1lb
Perch up to 2lb
Eels up to 3lb

On the dam section of the bank there is a double width swim, peg 13, which is ideal for members to fish with their young children.

Members wishing to inquire about Bradfield Lake, e.g. about the water level, etc. Should email the Fishery Officer on the link below. Please do not contact the Membership Secretary.

Bradfield Lake Enquiries

Carp Anglers

A reminder to carp anglers you can only fish with two rods at a time at Bradfield Lake. See the Club Rules on the Documents Page of this website.

Bivvies’ or equipment are not allowed on the North bank farm field. Only in the peg area between the path and the waters edge,

Lanes Pond

Lanes Pond was open to Members from 1st June 2024

This water is not used for farm irrigation.

On Saturday 13th December 2025, the EA removed 6000 to 8000 fish from the I-Carp Carp lake at Great Oakley and transferred them to Lanes Pond. The fish were mainly small Roach, Bream and Perch. However there were some 8oz plus Roach and 3 Bream of about 3lb each.

Another 600 small Crucian Carp & Tench were added by the Environment Agency on the 8th December 2025.

There is a Father Christmas after all.

A 20 pegs will be available for members to fish. Pegs 1 to15 have a gravel base and a oak front board. The water is approximately 5ft deep not far out from the front board, so be careful not to fall in. Life rings will be position around the lake. Barbless hooks only to be used and no keepnets unless it is a club match. The lake has been stocked with 2,500 small Tench, 750 small Crucian Carp and over 200 Roach up to 12oz.

Please let the committee know how you get on. what you caught using the pre formatted Catch Report Email at the bottom of this page

Please only enter the farm lane via the gate, not by the gap in the hedge. We have helped the farmer to fill in a lot of the pot holes down the lane. The lake is on the left about 400 yards from the gate. Please close the gate after entering and leaving.

A programming of restocking has been under way by the Environment Agency see details below. Also the committee have transferred over 200 Roach up to 12oz from the reservoir on the farm.

A 8oz Tench caught on 12 July 2024, one of the ones supplied by the EA in 2023

The small Crucian Carp are now being caught in reasonable quantity.

The are now about 450 Roach in the lake, the largest about 12 oz.

Stocking Programme

The stocking agreement with the Environment Agency is to stock native fish species only, Tench, Crucian Carp, Roach and few Perch. This is to keep the stock pure so if they need some fish to breed from at their fish farm they can take some from the pond.