Fishing Lakes
At Mill Hill Farm Campsite, we have 2 lakes. Kingfisher and Georges Lake, with a variety of fish.
The lakes contains roach, rudd, tench, golden tench, common mirror carp with bream in kingfisher lake. There are carp up to 30lb in George's lake and up to 16lb in kingfisher lake.
There are no bait restrictions except for nuts, but you may find most hi-tech baits such as betaine pellets and pastes and boilies quite ineffective unless heavily flavoured. Some of the larger carp are caught on the surface by free-lining bread. Sweetcorn seems very popular with the tench, and worm and maggot are reliable favorites.
The carp, though highly visible, make worthy adversaries to the more expert angler, and the rudd make great entertainment for the kids, as they will never go very long between landing a fish.
There are 6 Night fishing bivy pitches on George's lake which must be pre-booked. There are no predator fish. All our fish are 'fin perfect'. It is for this reason that we do not allow keep nets. We appreciate the use of landing nets for all fish, and wet un-hooking mats for larger specimens. Only barbless and micro-barbed hooks may be used. We ask that all fish are handled with care and returned as soon as possible.
Georges Lake lake is 28ft deep at the centre, it is for this reason that all children must be supervised by a responsible adult at all times.
We ask that all anglers using the lake, abide by the countryside code, taking their rubbish to one of our on site bins, and keeping the banks free of discarded line and hooks.
We hope the information on this web page has been of some assistance to you.
TIGHT LINES !
ARRIVAL TIME FOR NIGHT FISHING PITCHES IS 2PM-5PM (ARRIVALS BETWEEN 5PM & 8PM ARE BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT ONLY). NO ARRIVALS AFTER 8pm
Fishing Prices and Rules
DAY FISHING 9am to 8pm or dusk if earlier
HALF DAY FISHING 8:30-2pm or 2pm-8pm or dusk if earlier
Night fishing (24hours) is from 2pm to 2pm and must be pre-booked. No children allowed night fishing
Call at reception to buy a ticket. Please be ready to show your license details.
2024 prices held for 2025 and 2026:
Day Rate £12.50 per Day Non Residents/ £8.50 Campers Per Person.
1/2 Day Rate £6.50 per 1/2 Day Non Residents / £4.50 Campers Per Person.
Night Rate £30 Non Resident / £20 Campers Per Person.
One person per swim unless from the same household.
Children under 16 £6 non residents or free to those camping with us if accompanied by a fishing adult.
Children only allowed with a fishing adult from the same household.
There is no swimming or boating allowed in the fishing lakes
♦ All anglers must have a valid Environmental Agency Rod Fishing Licence.
♦ All children must be supervised by a responsible adult at all times.
♦ No fish may be taken away or anything introduced to the lake.
♦ A maximum of two rods per person per swim
♦ No unattended rods or equipment.
♦ All landing nets must be dipped prior to fishing.
♦ No keep nets to be used, Do not retain the fish for more than 30 minutes.
♦ Micro barbed hooks may be used.
♦ Day ticket fishing up to 8pm or dusk whichever is sooner, last admittance 5pm.
♦ Overnight fishing by appointment only 2pm to 2pm.
♦ The pathway around the edge of the lakes is to be kept clear at all times.
♦ No fires or radios allowed.
♦ All litter to be disposed of in the rubbish bins or taken away.
♦ Unhooking mat must be used.
♦ When carp fishing, use a landing net with a minimum 42” diameter and at least a 12lb line.
BAIT RESTRICTIONS
♦ Ground bait limited to 4kg.
♦ Bait boats must be used safely within your swim.
♦ All particle bait must be prepacked from a reputable Supplier (no home cooked).
♦ No nuts including peanuts and tiger nuts.
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