1 Acre(s)
The furthest pool from the entrance at Willow Farm Fishery, Island Pool is reached by following the track past Silver Pool and Island Pool to the very end where there is parking round parts of the pool and in a small car park near its entrance.
At about an acre in size, Island Pool is a delightful water with 25 pegs which offers fishing in open water, to the tree-clad island towards one corner or to any of five banks of lily pads which grow near the entrance end of the pool.
The deepest water is to be found out from the left hand bank as you enter the lake where there is between five and six feet.
From here the bottom rises gradually towards and around the island where there is between four and five feet of water, and towards the right hand corner near the entrance where the water is about four feet deep.
Only rarely used for matches, Island Pool is stocked with common and mirror carp which are known to run to just under 30lbs - a large number of which are caught well into double figures; tench which average between 3lbs and 4lbs but which run to 7lbs; a large head of bream to over 6lbs; roach and rudd to 1lb 8oz; and some lovely crucian carp which average 1lb 8oz but run to over 2lbs.
However, perhaps Island Pool's biggest claim to fame are its stock of big perch, the largest verified specimen of which was caught in winter 2003 and weighed in at an impressive 5lb 1oz.
This fish has only been rivalled by one other Willow Farm perch - an even larger specimen which was caught in 2012 on Willow Pool and tipped the scales at 6lbs 1oz.
The Island Pool perch was taken by an angler fishing along the fringes near the entrance using float-fished maggots.
This is a popular spot and technique for perch fishing in ther winter months.
Because of the variety of swims on Island Pool there are no particular favourites or hot spots and virtually all pegs are popular with pole, waggler and feeder anglers.
Pole fishing is particularly effective from the pegs at the far corner of the lake where anglers can reach under the branches of the trees on the island - a spot virtually impossible to reach with a waggler.
The pole also enables anglers to get very close to the edge of the lily pads, which is again difficult to achieve with the waggler without the risk of casting into the leaves.
Most popular baits on Island Pool tend to be luncheon meat, prawns and sweetcorn for the carp, tench and bigger bream with pellets, maggots and casters being good for general fishing.
In winter, worm is a great bait for the perch whilst in summer floating bread and dog biscuits are popular with anglers surface fishing for the carp, particularly near the island and lily pads.