There are three lakes and a section of the River Wensum which go to
make up the Common Lakes (also known as the Gt Witchingham Fuel
Allotment Lakes).
The largest lake is the busiest one with regard to carp anglers,
containing a good stock of fish that has recently been added to with
some Simmo stockies, which may not be the most attractive of fish,
but they are piling on the weight.
"Crafty" with a nice fully scaled
With depths to 16ft, there is plenty of water to go at. There are
many features including gravel bars, big weed beds an island and
some very prolific margin spots.
The smaller "Tench Lake" also contains a small stock of large carp,
with a large grass carp also included in the stock. It is stuffed
full of tench though, so may prove problematic if this is the lake
you decide to target.
The long lake (at the bottom of the overhead photo) also contains
carp, in fact, I saw a very dark carp (looked around 20lb) launch
itself out of this lake up to the wrist of its tail, so it's worth a
rod!
One of the big bonus' is that season ticket holders can drive
around the lake. All proceeds from the lake go to pay for local
pensioners heating costs, hence the strange name.
Check out the threads on this venue in the forum
for more information;
Carp Connection Forum
Other Species:
Tench, Bream, Roach & Perch.
Prices: Season Ticket Water Facilities: Portaloo's on site. Rules: Unhooking Mats must be used, No fixed rigs. Access: The lakes are situated behind the fish and
chip shop in Lenwade, Norfolk. Web Links:
Multimap Overhead Photo
