1 Acre(s)
Alders Pool is the water furthest from the entrance to Pipehill Fisheries and can be reached by parking in the main car park and walking under the railway bridge.
Disabled Badge holders can drive their cars under the bridge and park near the pool.
A one-and-a-half acre U-shaped pool with a peninsular running down the centre which gives access to both parts of the water, Alders has 40 well-spaced concrete pegs and a mix of both intimate and more open water swims.
Most of the pool is between five and six feet deep with banks which are cut at about 45 degrees to the bottom.
The beds of lilies down the left hand arm as you approach the pool grow on a raised shelf which is only about one foot six inches deep and forms a great holding area for the carp in the warmer summer months.
The deepest part of the pool is in the left hand bay at the far end where up to eight feet of water can be found, making this a popular spot for the fish in winter.
Alders holds a good head of common and mirror carp, some which reach 22lbs with a decent number of fish in the 11lbs to 15lbs range and a lot of fish around the 5lbs to 6lbs mark.
In general, Alders holds the biggest fish of the Pipehill waters.
There are also good numbers of crucian carp to 2lbs with plenty of fish around the 1lb mark but, despite the large stock of crucians, catching these fish can sometimes be erratic but they provide great sport when they are on the feed.
In addition to the crucians there are also some crucian / koi fantail crosses, tench to about 1lb 8ozs, roach and rudd to a similar size, perch to about 2lbs and bream to nearly 2lbs.
There are also some nice ghost carp to about 5lbs.
Alders is popular with both pole and waggler anglers with a lot of anglers fishing a 3lbs to 5lbs line and Size 14s to 18s hook, although those after the carp scale up to about an 8lbs line and Size 12 hook.
Most popular baits for the carp include luncheon meat or sweetcorn fished over a bed of feeder pellets whilst those after the silver fish use maggots, casters, worm, soft hooker pellets, sweetcorn or smaller pieces of luncheon meat than they would use if going after the carp.
Popular pegs on Alders include the first bay on the right as you come onto the pool, fishing towards the pipe on the left hand arm and fishing towards the island in the main body of the lake at the far end.
However, anglers fishing to the island should be aware that under the surface around the island are the roots of an old oak tree which once grew on it and that this area is not only snaggy but also a favourite bolt hole for fish once they are hooked, making it advisable to scale up your line strength when fishing this part of the pool and being prepared to turn fish quickly.