Barford Lakes in Norfolk comprises four venues with a total of 8 well-stocked lakes, offering various fishing opportunities including Carp, Tench, Bream, and more.
The site provides facilities such as car parking, a tackle shop, and toilets.
Each lake offers distinct features and hotspots for anglers to enjoy their fishing experience.
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About Barford Lakes
Barford Lakes in Norfolk offers a range of fishing opportunities across four venues with a total of 8 well-stocked lakes. The lakes contain a variety of fish including Carp, Tench, Bream, Chub, Crucian Carp, Golden Tench, Orfe, Roach, Rudd, and Perch. The facilities on site include car parking, a toilet block, and a fully stocked tackle shop.
Pleasure Lake:
– The Pleasure Lake is a 2.5 acre lake with Mirror, Common, and Ghost Carp, Bream, Tench, Golden Tench, Orfe, Crucian Carp, Chub, Roach, and Rudd.
– There are 35 spacious pegs with good bank side cover and depths varying from 6-15 feet.
– Hot spots include The Point, The Causeway, and Pegs 4, 5, and 6.
Top Lake:
– Open to Day Ticket anglers from April-September and for match bookings from October-March.
– Stocked with Carp, Chub, Roach, Rudd, Crucians, Brown Goldfish, and a few small Tench and skimmer Bream.
– The lake has 15 pegs with depths ranging from 10-12 feet.
Match Lake:
– Used solely for competitive match fishing with Carp, Chub, Roach, Rudd, Crucians, small Tench, and skimmer Bream.
– The lake has 30 pegs with depths between 6-12 feet and good marginal growth.
– Hot spots include Pegs 16, 17, 7, 13, and mid-twenties.
Training Lake:
– A small lake with 6 pegs and a double swim for training new anglers.
– Stocked with small Carp, Brown Goldfish, Roach, and Rudd.
– Pegs are wooden with an average depth of 4 feet.
Colton Lake:
– A match-only water with large Carp averaging 6-8 pounds and some reaching 15 pounds.
– The lake is about 40 meters wide by 300 meters long with pegs spaced 15 meters apart.
– Hotspots include Pegs 12, 14, 16, 20, 24, 30, and 32.
Railway Lake:
– Stocked with small Carp, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Chub, and small Skimmers.
– All pegs are wheelchair accessible with an average depth of 5 feet.
– Hotspots include Pegs 60-62, 40’s, and 1, 12, 30.
Willow Lake:
– Stocked mainly with Carp ranging from 2-10 pounds.
– The lake has fishing platforms for each peg with an average depth of 10 feet.
– Hotspots include Pegs 1, 10-12, 16, 17, 22, and 24.
Abbey Waters:
– Stocked with Roach, Rudd, Tench, and Carp.
– The lake has 30 pegs with an average depth of 6 feet.
– Hotspots include Pegs 1-3 and 11-15.