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Over the last few years Silver Pool has developed into an attractive little pool with a high stocking ratio which means the fish are relatively easy to catch, making it without doubt the easiest of the Willow Farm Fishery waters to fish.
About half an acre in size it offers some 12 pegs some of which are on open banks whilst others nestle in between bankside trees and shrubs.
It is a great water if you want to catch a lot of fish relatively quickly or if you are visiting Willow Farm with youngsters who want to keep busy!Silver Pool was originally Willow Farm Fishery's carp water and was prolific until about four years ago when catch rates suddenly and inexplicable dropped off.
When the problem persisted it was decided to drain the pool and once this was completed only about 20 fish were found to be present.
Because there had been no signs of a fish kill, it was suspected that the water had been netted and the fish stolen.
It was decided to take the opportunity to move the carp to Willow and Island pools and to stock the water predominantly with silver fish.
As a result it now holds a large head of tench to 4lbs; roach, rudd, silver bream, perch, goldfish and nice crucians to about 1lb 8oz.
The end result is that Silver Pool is now the most prolific of the Willow Farm waters and the place to head for if you want to catch a large number of fish fairly quickly and easily.
With a bowl - shaped bottom, Silver Pool is deepest in the centre where between four and five feet of water can be found and because it is only small, Silver Pool is popular with both pole and waggler anglers, although pole lengths should be restricted to a maximum of five metres because of overhead powerlines nearby.
Maggot is the best bait on this water, giving anglers an opportunity to catch all day long in the right conditions, although to catch the better fish it pays to use either meat baits or sweetcorn.
Whilst meat baits do well all year round, sweetcorn is a lot more effective in summer than winter when worms should also be used.