The Top Lake

This is our premium specimen lake, measuring approx 2.5 acres with an average depth of 6ft ranging up to 10ft. All swims come with fibre WiFi and electric hookup as standard. We recently reduced the biomass of this lake taking out 1000kg of silverfish giving the carp more room to grow and flourish. You will find a nice mix of Mirror, Common and Grass Carp. Post netting stocks range from 10lb up to 35lb - with a dozen fish weighing over 30lb, and over 80 fish weighing in excess of 20lb. The remaining stock consists of some beautiful mid-teen specimens with bright prospects for the future.

We have a restocking program here at Churchgate with a five year plan to enable all three lakes to hold fish of 40lb+. In line with this, our top lake will be our premium specimen lake with fish from a minimum of 20lb up to 50lb+

The Middle Lake

This was our original members-only lake with some beautiful natural landscape. Measuring roughly 2.75 acres with depths ranging from 5ft up to 10ft. All swims come with fibre wifi and electric hookup as standard. You will find a nice mix of Mirror, Common and Grass Carp plus catfish from 30lb up. Carp stock in this lake ranges from 10lb up to 33lb. Again, with our fish restocking programme, the biomass in this lake with be reduced therefore increasing the weights of the remaining stock.

The Bottom Lake

This was originally our match lake but due to the increasing popularity of carp fishing, we have taken the opportunity to make this our second specimen lake. Measuring approximately 3 acres, this is the biggest of our three lakes, and with depths up to 11ft is our deepest too. Originally having 26 match swims, this lake is under refurbishment where we will reduce this to 13 luxury swims and in keeping with the Churchgate tradition will have fibre wifi and electric hookups as standard. Of the 13 swims we have 2 premium swims covering a quarter of the lakes water - these are in the deepest and widest part of the lake - and a sure holding spot for our largest residents. Current stock is way over 300 carp ranging from 5lb to 25lb but we plan to net this in the winter taking up to 150 carp out and introducing two 30lb+ target fish and a dozen mid 20lb’ers.

This lake could well become the premium specimen lake of the complex in the future with extensive restocking aimed at this water.