Map of Lake and Swims
There are 9 swims on the lake. The maximum number of anglers permitted is 5.
Click on a swim from the list below then use arrows to view photos.

The lake size is over 4.5 acre’s with an island that is full of trees and reeds. Around the margins there are trees and reeds with flat grass banks. This lake is fed by 4 different springs of which 2 are constant all year around. These keep filling the lake with fresh water all of the time. The main source comes in by the bridge. There is also a source on the island which has a little pond with stones around the edge, where the ladies of the village used to wash their clothes. I have heard stories that this pond on the island used to be a hot spring and in winter there would be steam coming off it. Around the margins the depths are about 2 feet gradually deepening to an average of around 3 to 4 feet. It is quite a uniformed lake bed that bowls off deeper towards the middle. Towards the dam wall it reaches a depth of around 9 feet.

In October 2005 I drained the lake down and took out all the trees that had fallen in and cut back all the tree roots to make it as snag free as possible. I also removed sharp rocks to prevent the fish from damaging themselves. As the water level was dropping I could see bloodworm beds from the margins to about 7 meters out. The lake bottom is made up of a clean course granite sand, blue clay around some margins, silt in some areas mainly the middle and deeper areas and a spongy peat substance near the bridge which is also full of bloodworm. There are many tiny craters on the lake bottom that the carp have formed while feeding. Also there are small beds of watercress around some of the margins.