With a backdrop of trees, Old Pool is the original fishery at Lower Broadheath and holds the venue's biggest carp, some of which are reported to run to over 30lbs.

Particularly popular with pleasure anglers, Old Pool is predominantly a carp and roach pool.

Shallower at both ends where there is about six or seven feet of water, the bottom falls to between 10 and 12 feet in the centre whilst off Pegs 20 to 23 there is about 10 feet of water.

There is also a deep hole off the end of the jetty, although this is so small that it is not worth finding.

Although sweetcorn, luncheon meat and worm are the most popular baits, many of the anglers visiting Old Pool are now having success with most exotic offerings including some of the new flavoured baits.

As one would expect, maggots are a popular bait but again these can have the drawback that they attract smaller nuisance fish and can lead to irritating false bites.

However, these small fish can often have the benefit that the disturbance they cause attracts the larger fish which push them out of the swim and can lead to some excellent catches.

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