Founders Pool
Brief description of fishery:
Founders pool is a noted carp and cat fishery, just over an acre in size. In addition to its stock of carp which run to the mid-twenties the water also contains some cracking roach and bream along with perch, crucians and rudd. Catfish are present in good numbers; these range in size from a few pounds to 30lb plus.
Fishery Type: Specimen
Fish Size:
Carp range from mid doubles to over 20lb, Catfish to over 30lb
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 Founders 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.
- Due to the nature of the pool, please restrict your free offerings.
- Only 4 anglers allowed during the hours of darkness
- Overstamp 15th March – 15th June – Yes
- Booking – Yes
- Fish From – Designated Pegs
- Leader – N/A
- Hooks – Barbless/Micro Barbed (No Crimping)
- Line – Min 15lb
- Bait Boat – Yes
- 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
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
Antrobus, Near Northwich, CW9 6JL
Access & Parking
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Heading west along the M56, leave at junction 10 and take the first exit onto the A559 sign posted Northwich. Continue for approximately 1 mile driving past the Birch and Bottle Public House. After a further 300m take the first left turn into Knutsford Road and after 300m take the first left, followed by another quick left onto Foggs Lane. Proceed for about half a mile and turn right into Antrobus Golf Club. Drive down the track past the clubhouse right through the course until you reach the end of the track and park in the car park on the right.
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Species
- Common Carp
- Ghost Carp
- Mirror Carp
- Catfish
- Roach
- Perch