Pool One is the furthest of the Weston Lawns lakes from the car park and is now reserved for anglers in the lakeside cabins.

Popular with carp anglers, it is known to hold commons and mirrors to 36lbs as well as ghost carp to 23lbs, grass carp to 6lbs and catfish running between 10lbs and 45lbs with a lot of fish in the 25lbs to the 30lbs range.

The fishery record for carp is held by a 36lb 8oz mirror whilst a growing number of carp over 30lbs are now being caught.

The largest fish to come out by the end of June 2016 weighed in at 34lbs 7oz and several 20s are now being caught daily.

In addition, perch to 5lbs 10oz and tench into double figures can be taken as well as bream to 12lbs and roach 2lbs.

The tench favour ledger luncheon meat whilst pellets are good for all species.

Pool One is between six and seven feet deep throughout and many anglers fish boilies, luncheon meat or maggots either on the float, method or more traditional ledger tackle.

The use of sweetcorn and a feeder is also popular whilst Weston Lawns own 'Central Tackle' boilies are becoming increasingly successful.

A well - tried technique is to fish tinned cubed cat or dog food over pellets, although once the fish are in the swim and feeding almost anything seems to work well.

Popular pegs for carp anglers are near the old oak tree and those near the overhanging willow tree.

Anglers tend to prefer to drop their baits near to the islands when fishing these pegs.

As one would expect for any water which holds carp, floating baits also work well, particularly during the evenings when floating crust, flake and dog mixer all work a treat.

With Pool One's growing reputation as a carp water, modern carping techniques are increasingly being used for longer-stay anglers who are travelling from as far afield as Leeds to fish the venue.

Modern baits such as Active8, strawberry and other fruit flavours are now working well during the summer with fishmeal based boilies and pellets taking over in the colder months.

Unusually for a fishery, lighting has been provided around parts of Pool One and Two to make fishing easier for night anglers.

Whilst they are not football stadium - strength, they cast sufficient light for anglers to be able to fish by and do not seem to affect the fishing.

Anglers should note that juniors under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

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