A pleasure water with over 300 double figure fish, Island Pool offers plenty of space for Club matches and plenty of fish for the competitors - so much so that even when not being fished for matches it is a popular pleasure water and well worth a visit.

The largest known fish to come out of Island Pool to date was a 32lb 9oz common carp caught by Colin Corbett early in 2005 on luncheon meat.

Although Island is well-established, it seems that over the past couple of years this pool has really come into its own with most anglers preferring to fish along the two main banks, rather than either end of the pool, where there is a ledge which runs the length of the pool.

Although it is traditional in waters like this for people to fish on top of the ledge, that doesn't seem to work on Island and the most favoured technique is to fish a small ledger down the face of the ledge where it runs into deeper water.

In addition to the usual mix of carp, roach, rudd and some tremendous crucian carp, Island Pool is also home to an unusual blue strain of carp which have been nicknamed 'Blueys' because of their colouring.

These fish have a reputation for fighting three times as hard as conventional carp with anglers likening them to a double decker bus once they get going!In addition there is a small head of shubunkins up to 2lbs plus and some koi carp.

As may be expected, the most favoured techniques for fishing Island Pool is the pole with sweetcorn, luncheon meat, chopped worm and maggots again being favoured baits.

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