At A Glance

7 fishing lakes covering 45acres
big fish water with carp to 45lb and catfish to 48lb
cafe serving hot and cold food and drink
onsite tackle shop stocks a range of bait
Anglers Mail "Top Five Fisheries in Kent"

How much is it to fish:

adult ticket from: £10 junior from: £8

Kent - Monk Lakes Fishery: Reviews

Monk Lakes Fishery

Monk Lakes is a day ticket fishery located south of Maidstone in Marden, Kent. The fishery is spread over 120 acres and is made up of seven lakes covering around 45 acres and one river. There is a good mix of fish species between the fishing lakes and river along good size catfish to around 48lb and carp to well over 40lb.

Facilities
Ladies, gents and disabled toilets. Hot and cold food and drink is available from Jenni's cafe which serves bacon and sausage baguettes, burgers, fresh sandwiches... the cafe is open 7 days a week in the summer months and weekends in the winter months. Monk Lakes also run a small fishing tackle shop which stocks both essential tackle and a range of fishing baits including: maggots, boilies, ground baits, canned meats...

Future Improvements
Monk Lakes are planning to add a further 3 fishing lakes along with a timber framed club house that will include a larger shop, cafe and shower facility.

Reviews
Anglers Mail "Top Five Fisheries in Kent"
Angling Times: "One of Britain's best mixed coarse fisheries"

fish species


Mirror Carp: 45lb	Common Carp: 45lb	Crucian Carp: ?lb	Ghost Carp: ?lb	Tench: ?lb	Bream:?lb


Chub: ?lb	Rudd: ?lb	Roach: ?lb	barbel: ?lb	Dace: ?oz	Pike: ?lb


Catfish: 48lb	Pike: ?lb	Perch: 4lb

fishing lakes (7)

Fishing Lakes
Mallard Lake - 5 acre specimen carp and catfish lake
Bridges Lake - a large 16 acre lake with four bridges and an island.
Puma Lake - a 10 acre lake designed for pleasure anglers.
Match Lake 1
Match Lake 2
Match Lake 3
Match Lake 4
River

Mallard Lake

Mallard lake is a 5 acre specimen carp and catfish fishing lake for the more experienced anglers. The water has many features including a lily pads, marginal reeds, iris, contoured bottom and deep holes to 9 feet in depth. Mallard lake has some good size carp to around 45lb and catfish to 48lb, very few fish on this lake weigh under 20lb's.

Please note: Mallard fishing lake is limited to a maximum of 10 anglers. Booking in advance is essential to fish Mallard lakes please call Monk Lakes shop on 01622 833 332.

Mallard Lake


Mirror Carp: 45lb	Common Carp: 45lb	Catfish: 48lb

Features: lily pads, marginal reeds, iris, contoured bottom and deep holes to 9 feet
Lake Size: 5 acre
Lake Depth: -
Swims: (maximum of 10 anglers allowed)

Bridges Lake

A large 16 acre fishing lake with a large island that is connected by five bridges other features on this water include lily pads, reeds and other marginal plants.

Bridges Lake


Mirror Carp: ?lb	Common Carp: ?lb	Ghost Carp: ?lb	barbel: ?lb	Tench: ?lb	Bream:?lb


Dace: ?oz

Features: Island, bridges, lily pads, marginal reeds and water plants,
Lake Size: 16 acre

Puma Lake

Puma lake is 10 acres in size with 3 islands, designed for the pleasure angler and stocked with a mix of coarse fish along with some carp to around 30lb.

During drier weather In the summer months you will be able to drive around the lake and park near where you wish to fish, ideal for disabled anglers.

Puma lake


Mirror Carp: 30lb	Common Carp: 30lb	barbel: ?lb	Tench: ?lb	Bream:?lb	Dace: ?oz

Features: 3 islands, reeds, rushes, iris, gravel bar, lily beds
Lake Size: 10 acre

Match lake 1

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Mirror Carp: ?lb	Common Carp: ?lb	barbel: ?lb	Tench: ?lb	Bream:?lb	Chub: ?lb

Match lake 2


Mirror Carp: ?lb	Common Carp: ?lb	barbel: ?lb	Tench: ?lb	Bream:?lb	Chub: ?lb


Roach: ?lb

Match lake 3

lake 3


Mirror Carp: ?lb	Common Carp: ?lb	barbel: ?lb	Tench: ?lb	Bream:?lb	Chub: ?lb


Roach: ?lb

Match Lake 4

lake 4


Mirror Carp: ?lb	Common Carp: ?lb	barbel: ?lb	Tench: ?lb	Bream:?lb

River

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Mirror Carp: ?lb	Common Carp: ?lb	Crucian Carp: ?lb	Tench: ?lb	Bream:?lb	Chub: ?lb


Rudd: ?lb	Roach: ?lb	Perch: ?lb	Pike: ?lb

facilities


Cafe	Disabled Access	Night Fishing	Parking	Toilets	Tackle Shop

ticket prices

Day Ticket
Adult: £10 (1 rod) - £15.00 (2 rods) - £18.50 (3 rods)
Juniors, OAP, Disabled: £8 (1 rod) - £10 (2 rods)

Matches & Specimen Lake by Appointment, Please call Monk Lakes shop on 01622 833332.

For night fishing and specimen lake prices please visit Monk Lakes website at the following website address: www.monklakes.co.uk/prices.htm or use the link below:

contact details

Contact: -
Address: Monk Lakes, Staplehurst Road, Marden, Kent, TN12 9BS
Telephone: 01622 833 332
Email: office@monklakes.co.uk
Website: www.monklakes.co.uk

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user reviews

"fantastic session, 5 stars"

"Visited Monk lakes for my 50th birthday bash, 7 of us fished.. and they even reserved our swims that I had chosen. Great three days fishing..I had 49 carp out an didn't count the bream or tench.. The biggest was 14 1\2 pound and I had three at 13 1/2 ...fantastic session..was had by everyone..even had a Chinese delivered to the bank...well worth a visit..5 stars..10/10 dated 19/20/21 may 2014.".

review from Phil eagle

"very disappointed"

"Not found no reviews for the last two years on monks and thought is give it a go and done a 24hr session catching slimmers and small tench even on size 8 hooks and 18mm boilies.the hole of bridges was full and over the whole weekend only an 8lb carp was caught. It certainly doesn't live upto the title of 4th best fishery in the country.the only lakes to catch from are the match lakes if u want carp and even the speci lake had no fish out over the weekend.there web site needs updating and the title removed which a lot of the Anglers over the weekend agreed with.from what u can find about the fishery on the net is old and out dated and does not pensive how the fishery is today.very disappointed especially at the cost for the session..".

review from Anthony R

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"bread or prawn works well"

"I've commented before but I found that fishing on lake one ,two ,or three, is best as I am an all rounder, carp to 15lb, tench to 4lb barble to 5lb , nice chubb as well these sizes could well better the sizes I've stated but a good days fishing , mostly better than good ,, I use meat and the wife who mostly takes me apart uses bread or prawn.".

tips from Tony G

"What a terrific day..I`ll be back."

"I visited the fishery about 6 weeks ago and was on match lake No 2. I was using 8mm Red Krill Pellets on a waggler about 3 feet out from the bank,and the Barbel were being landed thick and fast good fish up to about 3.5 to 4.00 lbs and a couple of carp one at 8 and the other at 10 lbs.Oh yes ,the barbel also like sweet corn...What a terrific day..I`ll be back.".

tips from Bert Palmer

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