A match and pleasure lake which is ideal for either club events or getting away from it all mid-week, Pool Three holds a good mix of carp and silver fish with roach and rudd to 2lbs but averaging 12oz being the predominant species backed up with a good head of crucian carp to 1lb 8oz, plenty of skimmer bream, chub between 8oz and 12oz and a small number of tench between 1lb 8oz and 2lbs.

In addition, there is a limited number of common and mirror carp to 12lbs.

Over the winter of 2013 stocks in Pool Three were supplemented with the addition of about 2,000lbs in weight of silver fish from Pool One.

With 24 pegs, Pool Three was completed in 2002 and was designed specifically with the pole angler in mind averaging 13 metres at its widest.

Whilst four-hour matches are now generally won with between 40lbs and 60lbs, the match record currently stands at just over 114lbsThe banks go virtually straight down to an even bottom at about seven feet whilst coming out from the islands is three feet deep shelf about three feet wide which is a popular spot for anglers.

Whilst most anglers fish Pool Three using the pole or whip, it is also a good waggler water -although reaching the far ledge next to the islands can be a bit risky.

As for baits, almost anything goes.

Caster and maggots are both probably the most popular baits, sweetcorn is usually effective and an increasing number of anglers are using expander or soft hooking pellets.

Because it is predominantly a silver fish water it pays to use the small amount of ground bait mixed with hook samples to attract and hold the fish in the swim.

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