Nearly 30 acres in size, Arrow Valley Lake is an attractive large open water offering day ticket fishing from 6.

00am until dusk for common carp to 30lbs, a large head of bream to 5lb with the occasional larger fish being caught, perch to 3lbs and roach and rudd to over 1lb.

With 70 pegs to choose from and two rods allowed per angler, access to the pegs is served by four separate car parks.

This ensures that anglers have no more than 200 yards to walk to any of the pegs with the majority being considerably closer.

Arrow Valley Lake was excavated in the early 1970s to supply clay and gravel for the development of Redditch New Town.

It is now a popular amenity in the South Moons Moat district of the town with walks around the lake, a large children's play area and a modern Visitor Centre with licensed cafe which sells a range of coffee shop style food and drinks.

The cafe has a balcony overlooking the lake as well as conference rooms and toilets.

In addition to the angling, Arrow Valley Lake also has its own sailing club and is home to Acorn Watersports which provides kayaking, canoeing and a climbing wallAlthough the venue reportedly suffered the loss of fish when some anglers were said to be taking their catch home for the table, this was eradicated when responsibility for the angling passed from Redditch Borough Council to the Arrow Valley Visitor Centre in June 2012.

AVVC now runs all aspects of the fishing and has introduced regular bailiffing to improve angler liaison and prevent poaching.

Also, being a large water, the existing fish stocks have grown on and Arrow Valley has now returned to being a productive fishery for both carp and silver fish.

Indeed, matches are usually won with weights approaching 90lbs.

The match record is currently 93lbs, although this is not expected to stand for long.

In addition to offering pleasure angling, Arrow Valley also welcomes club matches at a discounted rate of £5.

00 per peg and works closely with the Redditch Federation of Anglers to hold regular open matches throughout the year and a Winter League series which attracts about 15 anglers.

Although the lake has a broad tarmac walkway around its one-and-a-quarter mile perimeter, there is also a narrower hardcore path close to the bankside for anglers which means they are not troubled by non-angling visitors to the lake.