BDAC

BILLERICAY & DISTRICT
ANGLING CLUB

Serving anglers in Essex for 65 years

Windmill Lakes

No. Of Lakes: 4

No. Of Swims: Field lake has 19 and Swan Lake has 20, Old Island Lake and Long Lake

Average depth: Margins at 1.5/2 foot to channels of 4/6 foot

Maximum no. of rods: One rod only

Club Freehold property: No

Fishery Officer (F.O.): TBA

F.O. phone no: 

Fishery description:

Field and Swan lakes have a good all round selection of species to attempt to catch. The bream stock has grown to an average of two to three pound with specimens at six to seven pounds. Roach, Rudd and skimmers are always present. Tench and the odd Crucian are present in Swan Lake. Carp average four to eight pounds with the occasional specimen being caught.

Old Island Lake is a small, wooded lake, containing a large head of carp. Very close by here is  Long Lake which contains carp, rudd, roach, tench, and bream.

Access:

Access to the lakes is via a gate at the farm entrance along a gravelled track, this is followed until you reach the farmers road at which point you turn right and follow it all the way down to the car park.

Venue specific info: (i.e. Please Note)

Please do not drive down the track behind the lake to reach the bottom lake, as there is no special disability access at this venue. All cars must park in the car park provided. Please limit floating loose feed. No dogs allowed at this venue. No radios/music around the lakes.

Fish Stocks: max size

Bream: 6lb 6oz

Carp: 22 lb 3oz

Roach: 2lb

Perch: 4lb oz

Tench: 4lb 8oz

Toilet (Portaloo) M   F

Drinking Water No

Dogs allowed: No

Night Fishing: No

 

Fishery Rules

  1. CARS MUST NOT TURN FROM THOBY LANE INTO EITHER TRACK BEFORE 6 AM. & MUST HAVE  LEFT FARM BY 10 PM.
  2. USE OF THE TOILETS PROVIDED IS COMPULSORY, DO NOT USE SURROUNDING FIELDS OR WOODS.
  3. CARS MUST BE PARKED IN DESIGNATED CAR PARKS AND MUST NOT BLOCK  ACCESS  TO TOILETS FOR SERVICING.
  4. NO KEEPNETS, EXCEPT IN OFFICIAL MATCHES (AS HANDBOOK).
  5. DO NOT TRESPASS ON TO NEARBY FIELDS OR WOODS.
  6. DRIVE SLOWLY ALONG ALL TRACKS.
  7. ONE ROD ONLY PER MEMBER.
  8. FIELD & SWAN LAKES.  a) FISH FROM PLATFORMS ONLY, DO NOT FISH FROM BANK AREAS  b)JUNIOR & SENIOR MEMBER RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM MUST FISH FROM ADJACENT PLATFORMS. 
  9. OLD ISLAND LAKE & LONG LAKES: FISH FROM RECOGNISED SWIMS ONLY.
  10. NO DOGS ALLOWED

Baliff Old Island and Long Lake - Andrew Carter  07715 529811.

 

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