1 Acre(s)
Like Alders Pool, Hollybush Pool is another stunningly attractive water with loads of features to fish to.
To be found to the right at the end of the entrance track, the entrance to Hollybush is directly off the car park.
About an acre and a quarter in size with 20 hard pegs, Hollybush has a small island at the entrance end and several beds of lilies and reeds which all make interesting and attractive features to fish towards.
Although the fish are not as large as those found in Alders Pool they are much the same species, with the occasional carp to just under double figures but plenty between 2lbs and 4lbs as well as ghosties to 6lbs, crucians again to 2lbs, tench to about 12ozs, roach and rudd to 1lb 8oz, perch to about 1lb and bream to just over 1lb.
Stocks were supplemented early in 2012 with a further 600 commons and mirrors as well as 200 bream and 100 tench and perch.
Like Alders, Hollybush has banks which are cut at 45 degrees down to an even bottom which is about four feet six inches deep.
This makes Hollybush a fairly straightforward water to fish with either pole or waggler.
Because Hollybush has plenty of features it is popular with regulars and newcomers alike.
As is to be expected, the most popular pegs are those at either end of the pool and those within casting distance of the island.
Fishing to the beds of lilies is also popular as once again this is where the fish tend to hang out.
Because the fish in Hollybush tend not to be as large as those in Alders anglers can get away with fishing lighter tackle with line strengths of between 3lbs and 4lbs being used by the majority of anglers to a Size 16, 18 or even 20 hook.
Popular baits with many anglers again tend to be small pieces of luncheon meat, sweetcorn, maggots and soft hooker pellets all fished over a bed of feeder pellets whilst in winter maggots, casters and worm generally produce good results.
As with many waters, it pays to feed the swim by putting out a couple of handfuls of pellets before you tackle up and follow these with half a dozen or so pellets and samples of hook bait at regular intervals whilst fishing, particularly after having just caught a fish to keep the remainder of the shoal in your swim.
Because Hollybush is fairly shallow it is a good place for parents and grandparents to take younger anglers when they are introducing them to the sport or teaching them to fish.
The hard banks and pegs also make it suitable for less able bodied anglers, although the more severely disabled may need help getting to the water's edge.