Until a few years ago Coppice Lane Pools was owned by a local farmer who ran the fishery very much as a sideline to his main interests.

In 2005, however, this all changed following the purchase of the pools and a 14-acre adjoining field by a group of three local anglers from the same family - Lawrence, Paul and Martin Beckett.

Since taking over the fishery they have implemented a programme of work which has developed Coppice Lane into an attractive, diverse and productive fishery aimed at specimen, pleasure and small club match anglers.

The Lodge is open to all visitors six days a week.

Run by family friendly staff, it offers breakfasts, hot and cold sandwiches, snacks and refreshments to eat in or takeaway.

Opening hours are - Summer: Monday Closed; Tuesday to Friday 9:30am to 2:30pm; Saturdays 7:30am to 2:00pm; and Sundays 7:30am to 1:30pm.

Winter: Monday Closed; Tuesday to Friday 10:00am to 1:30pm; Saturdays 7:30am to 2:00pm; and Sundays 7:30am to 1:30pm.

The Lodge will open earlier on weekdays when there are matches and match day breakfast can be pre-ordered if anglers want them.

Any enquiries please contact Laura on 07814 950729 or 01543 376780.

The clubhouse also has ladies, gents and disabled toilet facilities which are available 24 - hours a day for specimen anglers and sells a range of baits including Coppice Lane's own feeder pellets.

Work was also completed about four years ago on a new two- and - a - half acre specimen pool(left) which has matured nicely.

Aimed at dedicated and experienced specimen anglers, the new lake is stocked only with double figure fish and is open to all anglers aged 18 and over.

Fish are currently being caught to 26lbs.

All anglers wanting to fish Specimen Pool, including those who want to fish just for a day, should book and pay in advance by contacting Jamie on 07933 488986 or by visiting the fishery.

Payment is by Internet Bank Transfer.

Full details are available below.

The gates to the new pool will be locked between dusk and 7:00am.

Jamie should only be contacted before 5:30pm and is not available on Tuesdays or Sundays.

The original three pools have been restocked with hundreds of tench, carp and crucians, a move which has put a new lease of life into what were previously predominantly carp waters, transforming Coppice Lane into a mixed fishery which offers the opportunity for anglers to use a diverse range of angling styles to catch a wide variety of fish species.

Becketts Pool (left), is an established one - acre match pool which is designed to cater for all aspects of pleasure and match fishing.

Half of the pool is within pole distance to a long sunken island which is covered by a bed of reeds.

The remainder of the pool is open water where two islands can be reached by waggler, ledger or feeder.

Stocked predominantly with mirrors, commons and tench, Becketts opened in Spring 2007 and offers some great fishing.

An informal match held before the opening saw 20 anglers catch more than 450lbs of fish between them in five hours.

The individual match record currently stands at 134lbs and was set in July 2012 by Clive Poole from Brownhills who pole fished meat and corn in the margins.

Meanwhile, another nicely maturing water is the new 31 - peg canal style Bridge Match Pool(right) which was stocked with a mix of carp, tench, skimmer bream, roach and chub and which is not only already proving popular with anglers but also highly productive with excellent catches being reported.

With 13 - metres from each peg to the opposite bank, the pool has been built with a three-feet deep shelf mirrored on both sides all the way round and a six feet six inch deep track.

All the pegs have concrete bases and the pool should prove to be an ideal pole anglers' match venue complete with its own poolside car park and on-site toilets.

Top Pool (left) is still very much a carp orientated water with the five-hour match record standing at 159lb, although for pleasure anglers it is not uncommon for 100lb-plus bags to be caught in a session.

Being the nearest water to the car park it is also probably the most popular Coppice Lane Pools water.

Bottom(below right) and Middle (below left) pools are stocked with different varieties fish that offer good sport to both novice and experienced angler.

The planting of trees, bushes and lilies have also provided additional cover and features to fish to, whilst toilet facilities are now available on site.

Match bookings are available for clubs with 12 or more members, subject to availability.

Coppice Lane Pools is an unusual venue in that it is one of the few fisheries which trust anglers to pay for their day tickets in an honesty box in the purpose - built pay station next to the entrance to the site.

Anglers should follow the instructions at the pay station, where they will also find details of closing times, and proceed to fish.

Anglers found not to have paid in advance are given one of two options - either pay a £10 day ticket fee instead of the usual £7 - or be banned from the fishery for life!A team of bailiffs visits the pools several times throughout the day and evening.

The changes the new owners have implemented have been well received by both day ticket anglers and season ticket holders.

These include restricting the use of keepnets to matches and requiring junior anglers under the age of 16 to be accompanied by an adult.

Coppice Lane also provides angling tuition through qualified angling coach Neil Powell.

Neil can be contacted through his Facebook page which can be found by searching for 'Neil Powell Angling Coaching'.

On the ground, work has been carried out to repair staging and pegs on all pools and the planting of additional shrubs and trees around Top Lake to enable it to blend more naturally into the surroundings and give increase cover for anglers and wildlife.

Because the approaches to the water and the banks are very flat, Top Pool is ideal for disabled anglers as are several pegs on Middle Pool and the pegs nearest the car park on the new Becketts Pool.

Poolside parking is also available for disabled anglers on Top Pool.

Coppice Lane welcomes enquiries from disabled angling clubs which would like to hold competitions at the venue.

Baits allowed at Coppice Lane are maggots, casters, worm, sweetcorn, carp pellets, soft hooker pellets, paste, cubed luncheon meat and bread on the hook only.

All other baits are banned.

The maximum permitted hook size is Size 12 and anglers should not use floating baits, barbed hooks, method feeders or bolt rigs.

Keepnets are allowed only in matches and landing nets must be used at all times.

Anglers should note that they must not stand up whilst being photographed holding fish.

Also stink bags are not allowed by the pool side and should be left in vehicles.

All anglers must have a landing net and groundbait is not allowed.

Pools available for club matches include the new Becketts Pool(32 pegs), Top Pool(20 pegs) and the new 31 - peg Bridge Canal Pool.