Top Pool
Brief description of fishery:
Top Pool contains a good number of catfish, ranging from almost 10lbs to over 40 lbs as well as plenty of double figure carp to mid 20lbs. Anglers fishing Top Pool should use appropriate tackle.
Fishery Type: Specimen
Fish Size:
Carp range from mid doubles to mid 20lb, Catfish to over 40lb
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 Top 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
- Parking only in the designated Car Park
- No fish to be kept in a sling or sacked up
- Live bait intended for use on club waters must be caught on the water intended for fishing. Only silver fish under 6 inches must be used for live baiting.
- Overstamp 15th March – 15th June – No
- Booking – Yes
- Leader – No Leadcore
- Hooks – Barbless/Micro Barbed (No Crimping)
- Line – Min 15lb
- Bait Boat – Yes – Permit Required
- 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 – 48 Hours
- Dogs Allowed – No
- Access – Key
A toilet is available onsite. Please leave it as you would wish to find it.
Address
Higher Whitley, WA4 4PW
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 1¼ miles and turn right onto Lake Lane which is on the right some 400m past the Birch and Bottle Public House. Around 200m down Lake Lane the road turns sharply right. The car park is 100m beyond this turn on the right.
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Species
- Carp
- Catfish