An established coarse fishery and caravan park operating since the 1980s, set within 13.5 acres at Foston, 5 miles north of Grantham. Seven fishing lakes with over 160 pegs across pleasure and match waters: Poplar, Willow and Sycamore are pleasure lakes available to all on day ticket; Ash, Hawthorn and Chestnut form an 80-peg match complex for club and open matches. Disabled-friendly pegs on every lake. 29-pitch static caravan park, holiday accommodation and 2 stock ponds also on site.
Day ticket pleasure lake. Embraced by willow trees. Good head of silver fish including skimmers, roach, chub, tench, perch and crucians. Also a good head of carp of all sizes from a few ounces upwards, with lots of doubles and a few twenties.
Day ticket. Main pleasure lake on the complex. 21 pegs. Average depth 4ft. Four islands. Mixed coarse: carp (1-14lb, averaging 4-8lb, common, mirror and ghost), bream, tench, roach, perch, rudd, gudgeon. Renowned for larger bream, F1 Carp and Crucian Carp.
Day ticket. 12 pegs. Depth 3-6ft. "Bite-a-chuck" water -- fun fishing for families and beginners. Thousands of small common, mirror and ghost carp (most under 2lb), skimmer bream, tench, chub, rudd, perch, roach and crucians. Some bigger fish to test you.
Match lake. 24 pegs. Average depth 4ft. Stocked with carp, F1s, bream, tench, roach, perch and gudgeon. Original match lake. Best match weight 168lb 10oz from peg 14. 3hr evening match record: 95lb 12oz from peg 12.
Match lake. Unusually shaped with seven long thin islands, two peninsulas -- lake twists and turns. 30 pegs, all able to fish to islands at 11-13m. Average depth 3-4ft. Ghost carp well known for charging through the island gaps. Also tench and skimmers. Best weight 164lb 4oz from peg 11.
Match lake. 25 pegs. Depth 3ft at one end, 5ft at other. Pegs can fish to islands at 12-14m. More small fish than the other match lakes -- particularly tench and crucians. Best match: 95lb 12oz (3hr evening). Best overall: 168lb 10oz.