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:

Booking

  • 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.

Parking

  • Cars must be parked in the allocated parking area and not driven around the pool.

Tackle

  • Leader – No Leadcore.
  • Hooks – Barbless/Micro Barbed (No Crimping).
  • Line – Min 15lb.
  • Bait Boat – No

Bait

  • Take all excess bait home, do not put it in the lake.
  • No pre baiting.

General Rules

  • Under no circumstances are takeaways to be ordered for delivery to the complex.
    This is due to delivery drivers attending the entrance property and disturbing residents, particularly at unsociable hours. Any breach of this rule will result in a formal warning being issued.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Dogs Allowed – No

Seasonal Rules

  • Overstamp Water – 15th March – 15th June.
  • 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.

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.

Gate Code Required For Car Park: Yes (See “Stillwater Gate Codes” in members area)

Maps
Species
  • Carp