LOCATION:  Off the A5, Heath and Reach, Near Leighton Buzzard, Beds. LU7 9RA

SIZE:  Lake: 9 acres.

This mature, water-filled sand pit is CEMEX Angling’s longest-established catfish water. Stocked with fish from Woburn Abbey, the home of the first British catfish, many years ago.

This water is particularly noted as a specialist carp and catfish water. It also offers good tench and bream with roach and perch for the pleasure angler. The catfish population has increased both in number and size in recent years and now contains several fish topping 50lb, and The Albino cat has a top weight of 26lb 13oz. Carp were restocked and they are growing well.

The original carp have also fed well in recent seasons with a venue record mirror of 41lb 12oz and common of 35lb caught in recent months.

Fishery staff at CEMEX Angling have spent a good deal of 2008 undertaking vital works to both pits conducting several fish population surveys, bank repairs and a great deal of snag and tree removal.

The smaller pit holds a good head of cats to mid-20s with a few larger specimens also being present. One survey in particular showed many stunning old carp to mid-20s also with large bream and roach there in numbers.

On the big lake surveys showed that not only is the catfish population, going from strength to strength but also the pike population, with 20 fish over the magical 20lb barrier being caught. The population increase can only be put down to the incredible numbers of silver fish that the surveys show were present. All in all the venue is in tip-top condition and no doubt on target to producing a new lake record for a number of species this coming season.

VENUE RECORDS

            Catfish 66lbs.

            Carp to 41lb 12oz.

            Pike to 21lbs.

            Tench to 9lb 2oz.

            Bream to 13lbs.

            Rudd to 2lb 2oz.

            Perch to 4lbs.

            Roach to 1lb 12oz.

SEASON

Permits valid from 1 April to 31st March.

ROD LIMITS

3 Rods.

SPECIAL NOTES

A full list of syndicate rules is issued to every member.

Bait boats are not allowed