Bridge Pool is perhaps best known to anglers as the venue's main match pool.

It was split into two lakes where the bridge previously spanned the centre.

This reduced the size of Bridge Pool from its previous three acres to two acres but created a new pool - Willow Pool - which is used for pleasure angling and matches.

With a fairly even bottom and an average depth of five to six feet, the water is easy to float fish, although at Pegs 1 - 4 and 33 - 35 the depth falls to 10 feet.

The water is well stocked with medium sized fish including Common and Mirror Carp to 20lbs, tench to 4lbs, roach to 2lbs, golden orfe to 2lbs, perch over 2lbs and bream to 5lbs.

The most commonly used technique is fishing with the pole, whilst those using a rod tend to drop their baits near the islands using either a Method feeder or straight lead.

In summer, many fish are often caught higher in the water with weights of 80lbs or more being taken fairly frequently from the island pegs.

Most effective baits tend to be maggot, caster, bread punch, meat, paste, sweetcorn and, in summer, floating dog biscuits, although anglers should note that bloodworm and jokers are not allowed.

In common with most other fisheries, Blythe is strictly barbless hooks only.

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