Carp Fishing in Essex

Blind Lane Fisheries
Blind Lane, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford - Two lakes that hold carp up to low 30's and plenty more between 15 and 25lb. Some Bream, Roach and Rudd are also present. There are two lakes one is 3 acres and about 4 metres deep and the second is 2.5 acres and around 2.5 metres deep. They both have islands and are surrounded by trees.
The larger lake has lilly patches and has a jetty that can be booked for matches.
No night fishing is allowed ad t is £6 for one rod ad £10 for two.
Contact: 07889005252 or 01245400804 - Web Site: http://blindlanefisheries.googlepages.com/

Birds Green Fishery, Top Lake
Heavily stocked with both species of carp. Mainly with 10lb – 20lb fish and with a good head of 20lb+ fish, largest fish 28lb 10oz. The top Lake is a day ticket water with night fishing for members. Developed and opened in 1990, maintained mainly for carp fisherman in mind, both pleasure and session anglers alike.
The Lake is approximately 2 acres, average depths 6-7ft, has a London clay bottom with gravel and is reed and tree fringed island with 2 shallower bars from the points of the island.
Tips & Tactics - The carp do have a varied diet but good quality smelly boilies with usual pva tactics do work. Method feeding in the summer months can often produce large number of fish being caught. Other baits worth a try are flavoured corn in the margins, Marine Halibut Pellet and paste. The weather does effect the bigger fish in this lake and with a change to a low pressure the fishing does often slow downAs often with fishing there does seem to be noticeable feeding spells on this lake with early morning and late afternoon / early evening being the prime time especially for the bigger fish.
Contact details and further information can be found @ www.totalfishingtackle.com

Churchwood Fisheries
Brentwood Essex - Two stunning mature lakes set in the owners back garden. Jenkins lake is a little over 1 acre in size, Churchwood Lake being around 2.5 acres. Both lakes contain carp up to 30lbs and cats up to 40lbs along with many other specimen size species including crucians, roach, rudd, tench and perch. Access is strictly controlled, no guests or viewing of lakes. Jenkins is restricted to just 2 anglers and Churchwood with a maximum of 6.
Tickets are £15 for 2 rods / 12 hr session and bookings must be made in advanced, no tickets sold on the bank. For booking details and prices please visit churchwoodfisheries.co.uk or call 01277 375499

Cobblers Mead Lake
A five acre pit in Corringham, Essex well stocked with carp to nearly thirty pounds, if you get it right you will catch many carp in a day! Day tickets cost around £6 per also there is a yearly night ticket available at about £40. Tel: no current number + ticket info needs updating.

Claverhambury Carp Lakes
Situated in Galley Hill, Waltham Abbey this fishery consists if two lakes - The Top Lake is well stocked with double figure carp to over 20lb, The Match Lake contains a large stock of mostly small carp the run to over 20lb so is a good match pleasure venue. Day tickets are available on the bank. For more information and contact details see their website - mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/essexfishinglakes

Crow Green Farm Fishery
A large fishery in Brentwood, Essex. Born out of 16 acres of farm land, the fishery has a main carp lake which is stocked with over 350 fish (carp up to mid thrities & catfish up to mid sixties) & a Match lake which holds Carp up to mid twenties as well as tench, bream, perch, rudd, roach, chub and koi.
The Fishery is open from 6am to 6pm October to April, & 6am to 8pm between May & September. There is disabled access & a bait shop onsite, Day ticket fishing with 1 or 2 rods £10.00 per adult £7.00 per child/disabled/OAP. (£3.00 per additional rod). Night fishing is strictly for regular anglers only.
For more info, galleries and news go to - www.crowgreen-fishery.co.uk

Crowsheath Fishery
Conveniently located between the A127 and A12 in Essex. of most interest to carp anglers is 8 acre main lake which contains many carp to just over the 30lb and large catfish to over 70lb, The fishery also boasts well stocked match and pleasure lakes, the fishery was opened in 1999 and all fish are English fish and were stocked at the time of opening. Both day ticket and club membership tickets are available. For more info Tel: 01268-711511 or visit their informative web site - crowsheathfishery.co.uk/index.htm.

The Chase fishery
Dagenham, Essex, on Dagenham road.
Front lake consists of mainly carp approx 320 carp ranging from 10lb-33lb (the lake record) and cats to 38lb,a few pike up to mid 20s,tench up to 10lb and bream up to 14lb.
The lake size is about 8 acres averaging depths of 5ft to 10ft and a bit deeper in the winter months (rain permitting!) The lake has two islands and plenty of gravel bars and patches, the main gravel bar runs from the smaller island towards the point swim (this is where a lot of fish are caught from).
Ticket Prices are £10 for 2 rods (dawn till dusk)£20 for 2 rods(24 hour) October the 1^st - March the 1st above prices cover you for 3 rods. There will also be a membership available as from April the 30th at a cost of £150 and at the moment we are doing winter tickets until the 30th of April for £50,that covers you for nights as well.

The lake management asks that if you want to use nuts (tigers) please buy them prepared from your local tackle shop (dynamite range). The best bait by far is any of the Mainline range (n.r.g/activ-8,pulse,fusion)the method works quite well (vitalin) but to be honest it works better in the warmer months, a tip for the colder months of year is fake corn/maize and red maggots (hair rigged) with a small pva bag with pellet.
Call 07859 780 451 for more details.

Gloucester Park
7 acre park lake in Gloucester Park, Basilson, Essex with depths of up to 16 feet and a central island, a good stock of carp to well over 20lb and a very good stock of most other species. Day tickets on the bank at £6 for two rods for adults and £1 per rod for under 12's, for the disabled & OAP's the cost is £2/£3 also night and season tickets available. Tel: 01268 282317.

Hainault Park Lake
A five or six acre lake well stocked with carp with possibly a few thirties present! Day ticket & syndicate water Tel: 0181 5218534

Highams Park Lake
A five acre lake with some carp up to mid twenties, it can be very difficult in the summer mainly due to the mass of weed which sometime grows on this lake but good fishing is possible here! Day ticket water with no night fishing Tel: 0181 521 8534

Jimmy's Lake
A privately owned 4.5 acre gravel pit in Fobbing, Essex containing carp to over 30lb, catfish to over 50lb plus good tench, bream crucians, roach and perch. Features include two islands, gravel bars and depths to 6 feet. Ticket cost are £10, £20 for two rods and the tickets cover 7am-7pm or 7pm-7am, longer stays can be made, all tickets to be booked in advance. Food, toilets and disabled access are all available. Enquiries Tel: 01375 670742 or 07751 149283.

Lake John
Lake John is a bit misleading because this fishery has two lakes, these are perhaps more noted for the great tench fishing but contain carp to just over 30lb. There's no night fishing on this fishery and tickets cost around £10 for two rods from 6am till dusk. There's also a nice cafe on sight which does a full breakfast. Tel: 0795 8938753.

Mill Barn
Great Wakering, near Southend consists of 4 lakes and a stretch of canal, all species are present and the carp go up to around the mid-twenties. A quiet fishery away from the general public with plenty of swims, a variety of lakes, species and a choice of membership and day ticket waters. .. for more information on the individual lake sand on ticket prices call Graham on : 01702 216170 or 07721 053728.

Nazeing Meads
3 large pits and one small pit all of which hold carp to just over 30lb!
Season tickets are about £60 Tel: 01992 717711

Priory Park
A 1.25 acre park lake in Southend, Essex, holding around 100 double figure carp with possibly 25/30 over 20 lbs. The current lake record caught in 2008 is a 29.02 linear. The lake also holds tench to around 8lbs, pike to around 25lbs, also good roach, koi and some large eels to around the 6lb mark. The lake is divided into 2 by a central island so all swims have a feature to fish to. Priory fishes very well during the winter. Day tickets £5.00 on the bank for 2 rods dawn till dusk, members only (over 16's) at night. Children, O.A.P's and emergency services pay £2.00 per rod. Membership costs are £70 per season plus a £5 joining fee, £40 for juniors but as mentioned above they cannot night fish. Membership also covers you for Shoebury Park.....Lure fishing and surface fishing are not allowed, also lead core is not allowed in any shape or form...Contact Contact Steve on 01702 482 142.

Top Lake - Birds Green Fisheries
A small well maintained and peaceful one and half acre fishery near Ongar, boasting good facilities and a large head of carp that are mostly doubles but do go to over 30lb, this lake is ideal for anyone wanting a bend in their rods whilst fishing nice surroundings, a rare thing now days. Facilities include toilets, on-site food & drinks, good parking and more besides. Day tickets are just £7 but you can also join the club which enables you to night fish as well, this costs around £25 per year. For more details call Phil on 01277 899645.

Wake Valley Pond
A very nice forest lake situated in Epping Forest off the A104, the lake has plenty of features including rushes, weed beds, overhanging trees and varying depths up to 12ft, carp go to over 20lb and the lake also contains some smaller wildies. Day tickets can be bought on the bank at about £4 for adults and about £2 for Juniors, for more info tel: 020 8508 2266.

Weald Country Park
South weald, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5QS.
A beautiful 550 acre park including a 4 acre fishing lake with Common and Mirror Carp with a top weight of over 30lbs. Average weight 15lb-2lbs. also stocks of Pike, Bream and Perch.
A nice lake and an excellent place to relax, refreshments available from 10am-4.30pm Summer and 11am-3pm winter. Day tickets on the bank £5 per rod Adults £1.50 per rod children...Tel: 01277 261343.