1 Acre(s)
The second largest of the Woods Farm waters, Bills Lane Pool holds 32 pegs and ranges from seven feet deep near the former Bills Lane entrance to four feet at the end of the dog-leg at the far end of the pool.
One of the main features of this water is the good head of Irish Black Bream which run to 8lbs together with the stock of traditional bronze bream which weigh up to 5lbs and silver bream to 4lbs.
However, this is a good general mixed fishery with mirror carp averaging about 4lbs but which go to 25lbs, commons to 14lbs and averaging 4lbs, grass carp between 5lbs and 9lbs and a head of young leathers which were introduced some three years ago and which are now running well over 3lbs.
With tench to 5lbs, recently-introduced crucian carp to about 1lb and golden orfe to 2lbs, there's plenty to go for.
Popular pegs include one to four near the former Bills Lane car park where there is between seven feet of water; 11 to 15 where the depth is between six and seven feet; and 22-28 where the water is shallower at about 4ft 6ins but which is good in warm weather when basking carp can be caught on floating baits.
The pegs are easy to find as they are all numbered.
As with the other Woods Farm pools, float fishing usually proves the best technique with most anglers using 3lb to 5lb line and size 18 hooks for the bream, roach, tench and crucians and 9lb line to 10 or 12 hooks for the carp.
Best floating baits for the carp tend to be bread and crust, although those fishing on the bottom for the carp should note that boilies are banned although expander pellets, pastes, bread and worm are all equally effective with bread punch being particularly good for the roach and crucians.
Naturally, maggot and caster are good general baits, particularly for the bream, crucians, roach and tench, but as with every other water it is advisable to take a selection of baits plus a can of sweetcorn and a tin opener so that you are equipped to meet every eventuality.
Bills Lane Pool is one of those waters where good catches can be taken high in the water, but if the fish are not near the surface and you are not getting bites after feeding for about 20 minutes to half an hour, it pays to fish over - depth laying - on or fish just off the bottom.