Although the largest of the five Kingston pools, Reed Pool is only two to three feet deep for the most part and gets even shallower towards the top end where the lake narrows.

This end fishes extremely well in warm weather.

With Mirror Carp to over 30lbs, a good number of bream to 6lbs-plus, perch which top the 4lb mark and a good head of crucians, roach and the occasional tench and rudd, Reed Pool fishes well on both caster and paste baits.

Also, the two side pools which run off the main lake are well worth a try, particularly for those looking to stalk carp with floating crust or dog biscuits dropped quietly over the reeds.

Walk up the high bank between Reed Pool and Meadow Pool and the fish can often be seen cruising the margins, giving anglers a good vantage point for spotting their quarry.

With Wood Pool, Reed Pool is full of character being virtually surrounded by trees and shrubs.

With beds of reed from which the water takes its name, plus inlets and backwaters, it offers plenty of scope and variety whilst recent bank clearance work has opened some of the swims which were previously unfishable and has greatly improved the water.

The layout of the water with its variety is not only intriguing but also offers great scope for stalking the fish.

Newcomers to the water who are looking to settle down for a session are advised to walk around the pool to see all its facets as there are some delighful pegs which are not immediately obvious when you first come onto the water.

The layout of Reed Pool also means there are also loads of features to fish to.

Once again both pole and waggler work well for the silver fish with sweetcorn, bread, luncheon meat, pellets and maggots all being worth a try in addition to casters and paste baits.

When going for the carp, scale up the tackle a bit as the reed beds and lily pads all make great bolt holes for the fish once hooked.

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