Milton Lake

Milton Lake

Milton Lake has 30 pegs and is stocked with large numbers of tench, genuine crucian carp, roach, rudd, perch and bream, as well as a few smaller carp.
Milton Lake allows anglers to find a haven away from the tackle-busting doubles and 20-pounders that often muscle in elsewhere on the complex.

When the lake is on form, 50 crucians can be caught at a sitting, averaging over 2 lb apiece, and there have been catches of over 100 by a single angler, along with fish of over 3 lb, to just a couple of ounces under 4 lb.

In addition to the golden crucians, Milton has been developed as a specimen roach water, with fish from Bonds, which has produced them to 3 lb, being moved during netting operations to give anglers more chance to catch them without having their swim ‘crashed’ by double-figure carp.

At three acres, Milton offers 30 generously spaced pegs to tackle large shoals of tench, crucian carp, roach, rudd, perch, bream and carp. The policy to develop Milton has always been to limit both numbers and sizes of carp present, to allow anglers who enjoy sport from crucians, tench and other smaller species to find a quiet corner.

Carefully designed with anglers in mind back in 1991, Milton has been landscaped with both islands and subsurface, fish-holding areas to offer plenty of potential from all of the pegs. Thousands of lilies, reeds, irises, trees and selected shrubs have been planted to ensure the surroundings are as pleasing as the sport.

Milton’s tench reach 7 lb and there are also golden rudd, and while the crucians and carp are most active in summer, in winter Milton’s large shoals of specimen roach, rudd and perch get a look-in, and some impressive catches are made.

All methods work at Milton, from pole tackle, with its superior presentation at close quarters, up against reeds or lily pads, to waggler, feeder or bomb, for exploring further out or when conditions make float fishing tricky.

Soft hooker pellets, red or white maggots, casters, corn, worms, bread and meat are all reliable baits, and small balls of groundbait introduced on a regular basis seem to concentrate the fish. But in truth there is little that will not catch fish at Milton.

• There is no access to the fishery before the arrival of the bailiff, please refer to the fishery’s opening and closing times
• There is no fishing outside of the permitted times – there is strictly no night fishing
• Access is only permitted to the public areas, please do not climb gates or trespass
• Fish only from the platforms provided, please do not fish between swims
• All nets must be dipped before starting to fish, dip tanks are located at each lake
• All fish must be returned to the water immediately, do not use keepnets or sacks to retain fish
• Anyone found killing fish and/or removing fish will be prosecuted
• When returning fish to the water, you must use a sling, zipped unhooking mat or landing net regardless of the distance being carried
• Use only barbless hooks – barbed hooks are strictly banned
• All forms of fixed lead are banned – all leads must be free running
• Rods are not to be left unattended at any time or for any reason
• Please be considerate when using buzzers; please turn the sound down as noise travels
• Mobile telephone ringing tone volumes should also be kept to minimum and ideally turned on to vibrate
• You must be in possession of an unhooking mat for all forms of fishing, we sell general mats and specimen mats when carp and predator fishing in the shop
• All fish being photographed must be held over an unhooking mat at all times – photographs should be taken kneeling down under no circumstances should you hold fish standing up
• Fish must be weighed using a sling, zipped unhooking mat or landing net.
• Particle baits are banned with the exception of sweet corn, hemp & carp pellet, the use of cat and dog food is not allowed
• Take all litter, discarded line and unused bait home or place in the waste bins provided by the boathouse and in the car park.
• Do not cut or otherwise damage bank-side vegetation
• Do not disturb wildlife please advise a member of staff as soon as possible should any wildlife become hurt or injured, hooked or entangled with line, or if line becomes snagged on trees or bushes or on any underwater snag during your visit in order that this can be immediately removed
• We do allow dogs onto the fishery, however they must be kept on a lead at all times, you must clean up after them and they must not be noisey
• Do not light any fires and do not burn the grass when using any form of cooking equipment
• The use of BBQ’s is strictly banned
• Strictly no picnics
• Toilets are available close to the lake; please use them
• Alcohol is not to be brought onto the fishery
• Catch reports and photographs of any notable fish caught would be appreciated for our website and notice board

Advice for fishing in UK can be found HERE.

GPS:
Lat 51.218616485596
Lon -0.356157988310

ADDRESS

Bury Hill Fisheries, The Boathouse, Old Bury Hill, Westcott, Nr Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3JU

PHONE

(01306) 877540

EMAIL

info@buryhillfisheries.com

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