Manor Farm Fishing is an extensive 100 acre fishery based in the heart of Central Bedfordshire, with easy access from the A1.
Manor Farm Fishing consisits of a range of 7 different fishing lakes, a 18 van touring caravan site with electric hook-ups, a large, professional tackle shop, covered bivvy barn display area and refreshments.
A range of fishing experiences are catered for at Manor Farm Fishing including carp fishing for pleasure anglers and specialists, night fishing, fly fishing for carp and trout, match and coarse angling as well as predator spinning, lure and deadbait fishing in the winter months.
The River Ivel acts as the boundary along our eastern edge and is also available to fish with a good head of chub, barbel, pike and bream.
Becks lake is a beautiful mature 4 acre lake with many features including an island and an assortment of bars, reed beds and deep holes.This is an excellent runs water with plenty of carp from high teens to mid twenties. Bream, tench, roach, perch and pike are also present. Minimal weed and good water colour makes this a really good lake to get plenty of action and also to introduce those new to c
This is a mature 2-acre lake surrounded by a fringe of reeds The average depth of Blunham is 7-8 foot, going down to 12 feet in places. The lake has 23 swims with parking available down one side making it ideal for anglers less able to walk. However, we do ask anglers not to drive around the lake or on the grass.The lake is stocked with a mixture of coarse fish including roach, rudd, perch, tench,
Booneys was excavated in the late eighties and at the end of it’s working life became a nature reserve called Warren Villas, popular with bird watchers, angling was not permitted so allowed the lake to develop and mature naturally, it’s stock boosted by periodic flooding from the nearby River Ivel. We acquired Booneys in 2011 the banks were very overgrown and have been cut back to create swims, a
The Damsel lake at Manor Farm was first opened in 1992 as a put and take trout lake. Over time the water has become more coloured and stocks of coarse fish and carp have increased gradually. In 2008 we started opening the Damsel Lake for coarse and carp fishing during the summer months. The lake became an instant success with both match and carp anglers, becoming known as an excellent runs water a
The 23 peg purpose built match canal opened in 2005. This canal is heavily stocked with home-grown carp to 10lb+, bream, skimmers, roach, perch, rudd and tench. We organise our own Spring and Autumn Open Match Series as well as taking bookings from clubs and organisations that wish to book their own matches. Results on the match canal regularly give bags exceeding 40lbs and the match record is he
Running along the rear of the fishery is the River Ivel. This is a wonderful meandering stretch of the river with depths from 3-5 foot and a variety of river bed conditions and features.There are many overhanging trees and creases to fish to, however the banks are relatively steep so care must be taken when fishing this stretch as there are no man-made swims and suits stalking.Species include chub
The Carp Lake was established in 1997 and stocked with common, mirror and a few koi carp. The current stock is around 300 carp averaging between 16lb and 19lb with approximately 60-70 20lb+ carp and, depending on the time of year, around 3-5 30lb+ carp. The carp in the lake breed very successfully so some smaller carp are present though the majority of the carp in the lake are over 15lb. There is
Winters is one of the harder lakes at Manor Farm due to the weed and size of fish, however good presentation and patience will pay dividends and if you are prepared to work at it, this is the lake where you are most likely to catch a big twenty or a fish over 30lb. For the more experienced carper or those up for a challenge, Winters Lake is the place to be. A large unhooking mat and minimum 42? la