Serpentine Pool

Brief description of fishery:

The Belmont Estate consists of a series of pools, all of which are mainly carp fisheries. Serpentine contains a good head of carp with plenty of mid-doubles along with a few twenties. It also received a stocking of fast-growing VS Fisheries Carp in late 2020. This is an excellent water and is very popular with the members.

Fishery Type: Specimen

Fish Size:

Carp range from mid doubles to 26lb

Special Rules for this fishery:
  • When booking, you are booking a slot, not a specific peg – you choose your peg on the day.
  • All bookable day fishing slots are one hour before dawn till one hour after dusk and must depart no later than midnight, no return within 24-hours.
  • All bookable 24 hour night fishing slots are 10am to 10am next day, no arrival before 09:30am, no return within 48-hours. Anglers must have their lines out of the water by the end of a session. Anglers arriving can place a bucket on any swim to reserve for fishing.
  • Members MUST cancel their appointment once their session has finished. 
  • Members MUST NOT block any footpaths
  • Junior non-members must fish the same peg as the Senior member responsible for them, the Senior member must hold a membership that allows them to fish Serpentine Pool and use a maximum of 2 baited rods at any one time on the same peg. 
  • No fires
  • Take all excess bait home, do not put it in the lake
  • No pre baiting
  • No matches to be held on the water 
  • No fish to be kept in a sling or sacked up. 
  • Fishing is only permitted from the designated swims.
  • Anglers fishing Serpentine are not to venture on to any other pools on the complex to fish during your booking period.
  • No vehicles are allowed on the driveway beyond the car park at any time.
  • Livestock must not be obstructed from drinking in the pools.
  • Overstamp 15th March – 15th June – Yes
  • Booking – Yes
  • Fish From – Designated Pegs
  • Leader – No Leadcore
  • Hooks – Barbless/Micro Barbed (No Crimping)
  • Line – Min 15lb
  • Bait Boat – No
  • Rods – 1st Oct – 15th March – Max 2
  • Rods – 16th March – 30th Sept – Max 2
  • Max Stay (no return within 48hrs) – 1st Oct – 15th March – 48 Hours
  • Max Stay (no return within 48hrs) – 16th March – 30th Sept – 24 Hours
  • Dogs Allowed – No
  • Access – Key

 

All anglers, especially long stay anglers, must ensure their toiletry requirements are catered for in a way that does not cause any offence or hygiene hazard to any other person/property. Bailiffs will ask what provisions have been made to comply with this rule, if provisions are not considered adequate enough: members will be asked to leave the water. All foul waste must be bagged and removed by the member; failure to comply WILL result in a lifetime ban.

Address

Near Great Budworth, Northwich, CW9 6JA

Access & Parking

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Heading west along the M56, leave at junction 10 and take the A559 sign posted Northwich. Continue for approximately 5 miles until you reach Sevenoaks Saddlers on the right-hand side. Immediately opposite is a left turn into Pole Lane, turn left at this point but rather than turn into Pole Lane, turn onto the driveway next to a flat-topped sandstone lodge. Proceed down this driveway onto the car park.

Maps
Species
  • Carp