A popular and well-established fishery not far from the Muckley Island roundabout on the A5 Tamworth to Cannock road just east of Lichfield, Pipehill Farm has a total of five attractive pools including two new waters which have matured quickly and are already throwing up decent catches of carp and silver fish.

eveloped as part of a diversification project on a 500-acre arable farm some 10 years ago, Pipehill Fisheries started life as an old duck pond and a nearby hole in the ground which for generations had been used for tipping.

Now the old duck pond and hole in the ground are Alders and Hollybush Pools, two very attractive and intimate tree-lined waters with plenty of vegetation on the bankside and beds of lilies and reeds in the water.

The diverse fish stocks range from some specimen sized gudgeon to commons and mirrors well over 20lbs.

Willow Pool, the newer pool, resulted from joining two adjacent stock ponds and now provides a rectangular shaped water with a central island making it ideal for pole fishing although other techniques also work well.

Opened for angling in 2013, Birch and Chestnut are the two newest pools and can be found by taking the track to the left at the near end of Alders Pool.

At the far end of the fishery, these have matured quickly and are already proving popular with pole, waggler and ledger anglers.

Anglers should place the money for their day tickets in the honesty box at the entrance where anglers complete a payment slip and place it with their peg fee in the sealed box.

Anglers are asked to note that keepnets and floating baits are not allowed.

Permitted baits include casters, maggots, pinkies, squatts, worms, carp pellets in moderation, sweetcorn and luncheon meat.

Groundbait, boilies, bread and hemp are also not allowed and the maximum hook size is Size 12.

Although there are few facilities at Pipehill, there is plenty of car parking close to the pools and toilets on the left under the bridge which leads to Alders Pool.

Because the site is fairly flat, many of the pegs at Pipehill are suitable for disabled badge holders.