Holding mainly tench and bream to just over 10lbs, plus a good head of small carp, Tench Pool is surrounded by lush vegetation and trees and could have come straight out of the pages of Izaak Walton.

Just under an acre in size, the pool is irregularly shaped and has a fairly even depth of between three and four feet and provides excellent sport.

The water was stocked with about 4,000 roach and rudd in 2001and these are now coming on form, providing ideal sport for the pole, although those going for the bigger tench may prefer to stay with the rod.

Because of its unform depth, anglers are just as likely to catch whichever peg they choose.

As the pool is shallow, it reacts quickly to changes in temperatue and is best fished with the float.

Most popular techniques for the large tench and bream are those straight from the text-books, fishing on the bottom with bread, maggots, casters, worm or sweetcorn all being extremely effective.

Other baits such as cheese and pastes also work well on their day.

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