Canal Lake

Stocking

Carp up to 20lb

Tench up to 6lb

Bream up to 4lb

Orfe up to 6lb

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Lake size

Approx

1½

Acres

Position

Maximum day tickets

N/A

Location

Prices

Bean lake, Lodge lake and Copse meadow are all Specimen Lakes and NO matches or concessions are allowed on these lakes.

1st rod – £10.00 per day or £8 for concessions
(over 65’s, under 14 and disabled)
2nd Rod – £10 additionally per day

Day Tickets

Day tickets are available on a first come first served basis and we have a maximum number of day tickets for each lake:

Paddock – 8 max
Centre – 20 max
Copse – 7 max
Snake – 20 max
Guinea – 15 max
Bean – 10 max
Lodge – 8 max

Please Note
– All vehicles must keep to hard standing at all times.
– No day tickets at Stammerham Farm – Club waters only (Dorking Angling Society)
– No Entry to the Farms before 7.00am
– No night fishing
– If lakes are frozen you must NOT break the ice.

Notices

Fire Risk Alert: Don’t toss cigarette butts on dry grass. Fully extinguish and dispose of them safely.
Sadly due to the number of anglers not using our toilets on the farms and choosing to defecate around the lakes/banks/hedges we have had no choice but to install wildlife cameras. Anyone caught will be banned immediately.

Anybody found using a barbed hook will be banned, with immediate effect, from all of our lakes.

Season

There is currently no closed season except for Pike fishing which is October 1st to March 14th.

Lake & Fishing Rules

Site Rules

We HIGHLY recommend all Lake visitors to wear a self-inflating life jacket.
A reminder that our waters are not lifeguarded therefore you are responsible for your own safety.
After investigating the Magic Twig self hooking device we feel that based on concerns for the fish safety we will be banning this item of tackle on all of our lakes. We feel the sprung Magic Twig rigid prongs are a potential for snagging. We appreciate this is a subjective opinion and not everyone will feel the same however until we have reason to feel the Magic Twig is not a snagging risk we will readdress. Thank you for respecting our rules.
All vehicles must keep to hard standing always. No driving on the grass!
Vehicles are left at the owner’s risk
BBQ’s are not permitted on our fisheries
All litter MUST be taken off site and disposed of
Ground may be slippery and uneven, all visitors enter at their own risk
No Day tickets at Stammerham Farm – Dorking Angling members ONLY
If the lakes are frozen, you must NOT break the ice
Drugs are not tolerated. If found to be using, you will be told to leave
Please be cautious when near deep water.
Fishing hours: 7am until half an hour before sunset. No entry outside these times

General

Barbless Hooks Only – NO MICRO BARBS
Maximum Hook Size 6
No plastic or foam baits
Do not leave rods unattended at any time
No Braided Main Line. Braided hook lengths allowed
PHOTOS – no standing up. You must kneel and think of the welfare of the fish
Under 16’s MUST have adult supervision
ALL fish caught on Centre MUST be returned by landing net as pike and catfish bite!
You MUST have a 36” Minimum Landing Net
You MUST have an unhooking mat
NO Keep Nets
NO Sacking of any fish (No slinging or retaining of fish)
Bait boats are only allowed on Specimen Lakes
No nuts
Fishing hours: 7am until half an hour before sunset. No entry outside these times

Match Rules

Season form October to March annually
We allow one match a month per lake for the welfare of the fish
Whole lake bookings only
Barbless Hooks Only – hook check to be carried out by the organiser
No method feeder
No floating baits
Fish over 5lb to be weighed and returned
6 hours and over must have a halfway weigh in
No more than 35lb in each net
Fishing hours: 7am until half an hour before sunset. No entry outside these times

Pike Fishing

1st October to 16th March ONLY
Barbless Hooks Only – NO MICRO BARBS
Dead Baits ONLY
Single Hooks ONLY, 2 per trace
Maximum Hook Size 4
Lures allowed but single hooks only
The minimum length of forceps to be used is 12 inches
You MUST have a pair of gloves
You MUST have a drop back indicator when fishing for pike
Always fish with a minimum two-foot wire trace
You can fly fish for pike, but you must have a two-foot wire trace
Fishing hours: 7am until half an hour before sunset. No entry outside these times

Cat Fishing

You MUST have a 42” unhooking mat and a 42” minimum landing net
Silicone rig tubing must be used – 36” minimum
No lures allowed
Maximum hook size 6
You MUST have a pair of gloves
Fishing hours: 7am until half an hour before sunset. No entry outside these times

Anybody found using a barbed hook will be banned, with immediate effect, from all of our lakes.