1 Acre(s)
About half an acre in size, the reed-lined Top Pool is the water furthest from the car park and has 11 wooden platform pegs situated about 20 feet apart.
It is completely different in character from Bottom Pool having V-shaped sides which run down to a maximum depth of 14 feet and a more uniform bottom.
Unlike Bottom Pool, however, this water has no holes, although it is still advisable to plumb the depth accurately.
Stocked with a similar range and stamp of fish as Bottom Pool, the depth of Top Pool again means that anglers not fishing fairly close in on the waggler or pole again tend to opt for the swimfeeder, although the shallower water in the bay near the fallen oak tree(pictured left) is ideal for fishing the pole or waggler.
Best baits on Top Pool include bread punch, luncheon meat, pellets, sweetcorn, maggots and casters whilst those after surface feeding carp in the warmer weather opt for floating bread, dog biscuits or floating pellets.
Anglers fishing for the carp on the bottom usually fish a swimfeeder packed with a mix of groundbait and casters, baiting the hook with small fishmeal or fruit boilies, maggots or even cheese.
Bread is also a good all - round bait and worth trying if you are after picking out some of the bigger fish.
These baits are also good for the grass carp which inhabit both pools and are renowned for their speed and fighting abilities.
Looking like large chub, these torpedo shaped fish run anywhere between 4lbs and 10lbs and are well worth catching - if you can get them on the bank!Anglers fishing the shallower water around the edges generally opt for the pole or waggler, fishing either up in the water or on the bottom and loose feeding with a mix of maggots, casters and pellets.