A Great Place to Spend a Holiday

Looking for a holiday where those in the family can enjoy some excellent fishing, it’s a venue where those in the family who don’t fish will find a host of other interests. No long queues at the airports, no drunken louts on the beaches or in the town to spoil your holiday. Then why not visit Lake Pochard where you can enjoy some fine fishing within casting distance of your very own log cabin.

Set in the heart of the Cotswold Water Park on the junction of Spine Road and Wick water Lane the purpose built Match / day ticket fishery. With a total 73 permanent pegs split into 4 canals by a series of islands, every peg to an island at a distance of 16-19m. The lake has a uniform level bottom of between of 5'6" and 6' depth and a near and far side shelf. In mid 2006, only having been officially open for 4 months, Walters Lake was rated 47th best fishery of its type by the Angling Times and we are fully confident that as our stock fish grows this rating will increase. Fish stocks are already very high, further stocking took place in early March 2007. Present stock fish are mostly Mirror and Common Carp; there is a good sprinkling of Carp between the 7-10lb range with the best fish weighed in a match of 13lb 3oz.

You will also find a good head of Tench averaging 2-3.5lb and a large number of silver fish to be caught on smaller baits including Rudd, Roach, Skimmers and Perch. In the summer of 2006 five hour club matches were regularly weighing in 100lb+ bags with several anglers in some matches exceeding this weight. Day ticket anglers have had bags in excess of 160-180lb and we have had reports of 200lb+ bags. All forms of bait and feed with the exception of nuts and boilies. You are restricted to one kilo per angler on both ground bait and pellet feed. Come and discover for yourself what a fantastic fishery there is at Walter's Lake.

Why not have a days angling at this venue which is its ideal for the youngsters, with the Waterside Cafe which is open from 7am until late, 7 days a week during the summer and from 7:30am to 4:30pm, 7 days a week in the winter. The restaurant has a wide range of home cooked meals with vegetarian options and home-made cakes. There is also a tackle shop with a small selection of fishing tackle and bait suitable for on-site fishing. Their full breakfast gets you off to a good start. For further details Tel 01793-641685 e-mail enquiries@lakepochard,co,uk