The top Clive Vale Reservoir is a small oval shaped reservoir that is about 1 acre in size. The water has a number of features including a water inlet at the far end of the pool, patches of oxygenating weed, lilly pads and reeds. The reservoir has depths of upto 5-6 feet. There are approximately 15 swims that are generally grassy apart from the odd wooden platform. Successful baits include luncheon meat, sweetcorn, lobworm, maggots, bread and boilies.
Features: Drainage Inlet, Lilly pads, Weed patches,
Reeds
Lake Size: 1 acre
Lake Depth: 5-6ft
Swims: 15
Mirror Carp - 9lb
Tench - 3lb
Crucian Carp - 1lb
Rudd - 1lb
Perch - 1lb
Common Carp - 8lb
Bream - 2lb
Roach - 1lb
Gudgeon - 3oz
Eel - 4lb
The top reservoir is an ideal starting point for the beginner fisherman due to large amounts of small fish that are easy to catch. Pretty much any fishing technique you like to use will catch well on the top Clive Vale Reservoir. Favoured techniques include swimfeeding luncheon meat, sweetcorn or maggots for a mixed bag of carp, bream and tench or float fishing maggots, casters and lobworms for roach, rudd, gudgeon, eels and perch.
The bottom Clive Vale Reservoir is a small square shaped reservoir that is about 1 acre in size. The water has a number of features including a water inlet that runs in from the top reservoir, small patches of lilly pads scattered around the edges, reeds and a small dam wall. The reservoir has depths of upto 5-6 feet. There are approximately 20 swims that are generally shingle patches in amongst the grass banks Successful baits include luncheon meat, sweetcorn, lobworm, maggots, bread and boilies.
Features: Drainage Inlet, Lilly pads, Reeds, Small
dam wall
Lake Size: 1 acre
Lake Depth: 5-6ft
Swims: 20
Mirror Carp - 9lb
Tench - 4lb
Crucian Carp - 3lb
Rudd - 1lb
Perch - 2lb
Common Carp - 8lb
Bream - 2lb
Roach - 1lb
Gudgeon - 3oz
Eel - 4lb
The bottom reservoir contains slightly more fish than the top reservoir. Pretty much any fishing technique you like to use will catch well on the bottom Clive Vale Reservoir. Favoured techniques include ledgering luncheon meat for a mixed bag of carp, bream and tench or float fishing maggots, sweetcorn, luncheon meat in the margins for carp, roach, rudd, gudgeon, eels and perch.
"Caught loadsa fish but there really isn't that much room to cast when the lake is full."