Much work has recently been completed on Middle Pool including removing silt, installing new landing stages removing some of the trees and shrubs which had invaded the water and replacing them with younger specimens.

Parts of the pool have also been made deeper and the pool slightly widened.

The place to head to for carp to about 5lbs, crucians and many quality silver fish over the 1lb mark, some of which were introduced when the pools were restocked in February 2010, Middle Pool is an attractive 'natural' water for anglers who like traditional fishing.

Ideal for those who want to get away from the main thrust of things, Middle Pool is oval shaped with an island at one end and a bed of reeds running between it and the bank, pretty to look at but ideal for fish to bolt to once they have been hooked!Around much of the sides, the pool is only two to three feet deep whilst just over five feet can be found just off the island in the main body of the pool and a maximum of six feet or so in the centre.

This makes the pool ideal for waggler or pole.

This water holds tench which were stocked about five years ago and are now hitting the 2lb - plus mark.

There are also large numbers of roach and rudd to a similar size and a small head of skimmer bream to over 2lbs.

However, the hardest fighting fish are the mirror and common carp which now run up to 5lbs.

Most popular techniques are to fish the pole or waggler, either 12 to 18 inches deep in open water with single maggot or caster for the rudd and roach or close in the margins, up against the island or amongst the reeds for the carp, tench and bream.

However, if fishing near the reeds you will need to scale up your tackle as the fish know immediately where to head for when hooked.

Middle Pool is a good water all year round and almost anything goes as far as bait is concerned in the summer, whilst in the colder months maggots, pellets, caster, corn and worm work best.

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