magiscroft fisheries
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magiscroft
has 128 pegs on six waters well stocked with a wide variety of coarse
fish species - custom built
by coarse anglers for coarse anglers. With a top quality cafe,
bait & tackle shop and secure parking in a peaceful
and beautiful setting, there's everything you need to relax and enjoy.
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Main Loch
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The Main Loch is the biggest of the waters and has 51 pegs. In order of
quantity of fish the species are – Carp to 11lb+, Roach to 2lb+, Bream to 4lb+, Ide to
1lb+, Tench to 6lb+,
Perch to 2lb+, Rudd and Rudd/Roach Hybrids to
3lb+, Golden Orfe to 3lb, Blue Orfe, Eels, Gudgeon and Chub.
Depths vary around the loch, shallow in the edge, sloping out to
between 8 and 18 ft on a long pole line,down to between 18 and 24 ft in the
middle.
The contours of the Main Loch were dramatically altered and improved by
extensive earthmoving works in 2007 with the aim of making the fishing much
better and easier. Full story and pictures
here.
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Island Pond
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The biggest of the two newly created ponds, this has 30 pegs. The new ponds
are heavily stocked with a variety of carp up to 8lb+. The other fish species are – Ide, Roach, Perch, Rudd and
Rudd/Roach Hybrids, Chub, Tench to 6lb+, Barbel, Bream, Gudgeon & Dace.
Depths are relatively uniform from peg to peg gradually shallowing from up to
5ft at the car park end to 3ft at the far end.
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Top Pond
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The smaller of the two new ponds, this has no fixed platforms but a comfortable path all around and can accommodate 20 anglers. Like the
Island Pond this is well stocked with Carp but they are smaller than in the
Island pond, 3oz to 12oz though there are some well over 1lb and a few over 3lb. Blue Orfe
are also plentiful and other species include Ide, Roach, Perch, Rudd, Rudd/Roach Hybrids,
Chub, Gudgeon,
Dace, Tench & Barbel.
Depths are relatively uniform from peg to peg gradually shallowing from up to
5ft at the tree on the island end to 3ft at the other end.
All
about the Top Pond Floodlights
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Railway Pond
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The Railway Pond is secluded water with 10 pegs and was re-stocked in 2007 to
give some great fishing for a variety of species but is best known for big Tench. Tench and
Carp to over 5lb are there along with Ide, Orfe, Chub, Rudd, Roach and Bream in
a peaceful corner of the site.
Pegs around the Island are shallower from 3ft to 4ft and there is a
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Birch Ponds
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The Birch Ponds are 2 newly opened waters. The biggest has 12 pegs including 5 double pegs
ideal for "dads 'n lads" or anybody else who likes to sit together.
The smaller pond has 5 double pegs. More details and pictures soon. |
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