Last Updated: 02/01/26
Wishing Tree Reservoir
Wishing Tree Reservoir is a highly profolific water that hosts a large variety of fish of various sizes.
The water is renowned for its large amounts of carp. Wishing Tree Reservoir competition catches in the past have resulted
in the winner bagging a catch of over 130lb with 2nd and 3rd places with similar sized catches.
The egg shaped lake covers aproximately 4 acres of water. The reservoir is stocked predominately with common carp that
average 3-10lb with the odd mirror that reaches 20lb+. The water also holds tench to 2lb, roach and rudd to 1lb 8oz,
small perch and eels to 1lb and one catfish that was last caught at 18lb.
Wishing Tree reservoir is located in Hastings at the bottom of Queens Way next to Robsack wood.
The water is controlled by Hastings, Bexhill and District Freshwater Angling Association (HBDFAA) who also offer the water as a
day ticket venue. Day tickets can be obtained on the bank.
Fish
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| Mirror Carp: 20lb+ | Common Carp: 20lb+ | Catfish: ?lb | Eel: 1lb+ | |
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| Tench: 2lb+ | Rudd: 1lb 8oz | Roach: 1lb 8oz | Perch: 1lb+ | |
Day Ticket Prices
Adult: £10
OAP/Disabled: ?
Junior: £5
*Day tickets can be purchased from the bailiff on the bank.
*Junior anglers must be accompanied by an adult.
*Junior angler members can fish solo if a consent form is completed by parent/guardian.
*The prices / info shown here may be incorrect / out of date, the fishery owner overrules this info
Membership
Wishing Tree Reservoir is controlled by Hastings and Bexhill Angling Club.
For Hastings and Bexhill membership prices, info, club waters see the
Hastings and Bexhill Angling Club page.
Members have to pay a small day ticket price to fish this water, last I saw was £2.
Facilities
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Parking |
Night Fishing |
Parking - Parking is in surrounding area.
Night Fishing - Night Fishing is available for adult members. 16-18 year old members can night fish if a
consent form is completed by parents/guardians.
Wishing Tree Reservoir
Features: Overhanging Trees/Bushes, Reeds, Water Inlet, Water Outlet
Lake Size: 4 acres
Lake Depth: 8-10ft
Swims: 25
Wishing Tree Lake is a beautiful 4 acre water located next to Robsack Wood. The lake is an egg shaped
water with the Robsack Wood end being thinner and shallower than the dam end. Wishing Tree Reservoir
has depths of up to 10 feet in the centre. The lakes features make the water look very picturess in
the hot summer months, these features include many reeds, some overhanging trees and bushes, a
drainage inlet that is located at the wooded end of the reservoir, and a dam at the opposite end.
The water provides approximately 25 swims that are a mix of flat and grassy swims and pebbled swims.
Successful baits at this water include pellets, bread, sweetcorn, maggots and boilies.
Wishing Tree Reservoir is stocked predominately with huge numbers of carp that average 3lb-12lb.
The water also holds some good sized roach and rudd, and a number of small tench and perch. Any
technique you choose to use will work well on this water. Everyone seems to have their own personal
favourite technique but the most productive appear to be ledgering boilies, ledgering luncheon meat
or sweetcorn over a bed or hemp or pellets, and surface fishing bread or dog biscuits.
Contact Details
For Wishing Tree Reservoir contact details see the Hastings and Bexhill Angling Club page.
Directions
Wishing Tree Reservoir is located in Hastings on Crowhurst Road (Bottom of Queens Way (B2092)).
To get to Hastings from the Eastbourne or Rye directions take the A259.
To get to Hastings from the Tunbridge Wells direction take the A21.
Catch Report
"take your rubbish home"
"Hi I am back fishing after about 15 year's and I am pleased to say that I have enjoyed going to the wishing trees
as a paying member I wasn't too impressed with the amount of rubbish and general crap left behind by other anglers and
I must say that it isn't just younger anglers adults that should know better are just as bad I took a bin liner of
rubbish and discarded line with me and I PUT IT IN THE BIN please be more tidy and take your rubbish home."
"my record 27 carp in a day"
"Used to fish this lake loads back in the day, really easy lake to catch carp, my record being 27 carp in one day,
over 200lbs of fish by using trout pellets on a hair rig, another guy there who also caught loads would freeline a
lump of bread."
"Loads of 2-10lb carp"
"I've fished Wishing Tree tons of times and never had any trouble with other fishermen or locals (haven't night fished it).
Loads of 2-10lb carp to be caught on this lake. The biggest carp I've had from this lake is 12lb."
"Bags of fun"
"Bags of fun...caught 5 carp in the space of 2 hours."
"Great days fishing"
"What a great days fishing, they were jumping out of the water into my net."
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The details on this website are given in good faith, the information shouldn't be fully relied upon as it is constantly evolving, there is scope for error and information can become out-of-date, please confirm any details with the fishery or club.