Fishery of the Week Birch House Lakes in Derbyshire
At Birch House Lakes there’s natural cover in and out of the water...
Alarge number of commercials seem to have an obsession with hacking down vegetation.
The strimmers noisily get to work on a regular basis, removing reed beds and overhanging trees in a bid to aid the quality of sport for visitors.
There’s no doubting that bankside maintenance is important, but completely wiping it out can ruin the aesthetics, losing brownie points as a result with many anglers.
Birch House Lakes in Derbyshire, however, has struck the perfect balance and the view from most pegs has that classic ‘picture postcard’ quality.
WIDE VARIETY OF FISH
The reputation of Birch House Lakes has grown rapidly over the last few years and this is no surprise when you consider it is home to nine lakes, with more than a dozen species stocked.
Lily beds have been planted in most of these waters to offer cover and an obvious target for anglers, with plenty of nearside reeds and bushes providing patrol routes for the stocks.
Kingfisher and Heron are a good bet for big hauls of carp, while Osprey could be the place to smash your personal best, with mirrors and commons to over 20lb present.
But it is far from being just a carp complex, with Mallard and Teal mainly reserved for silver fish.
Quality roach, perch, skimmers and tench all feature, with surprises such as blue and golden orfe also present.
Dove is the latest creation, with a mixed bag on the cards from any of the 30-odd pegs.
KEEPNETS PERMITTED
Spotted Fin’s Richard Chapman has cottoned on to the venue’s potential and believes it has a great future ahead of it.
“It’s a stunning complex that is full of fish and provides for anglers of all abilities, regardless of the tactics they want to use.
“Horseshoe is my favourite, and while pellets and corn will catch plenty of carp from 1lb up to double figures, there are also stacks of quality roach that you can catch on casters.
“An added bonus for pleasure anglers is that they can use keepnets on Buzzard, Mallard and Teal.”
If you’ve never been to Birch House Lakes, give it a bash this week – you won’t be disappointed!