Hartley Lands Fishery | ||||
Day ticket fishing at Hartley Lands Farm Fishery
There are detailed descriptions of the waters and what bait to use on this page. Please click on the individual lakes and ponds listed to the left to see.
The OwnersHartley lands farm fisheries is owned by Paul and Sara Ward Paul has been a keen angler since the age of 5, a former member of the Preston Innovations Delcac match team, fishing several Angling Times league finals for them on the river Trent. He fished his first league final for a team called Saints (who will ever remember them!) at the age of 15 on the river Shannon, the team won the match, no thanks to Pauls' two eels! Paul is happy to provide tuition by arrangement if required. Back to top
Fishery ReportsUpdated June 2010
Reservoir- huge bags being taken on shallow fished pellet, recent match weights have exceeded 220lbs, in a recent Friday Match 3 x 20lb specimens were banked , weighed and returned, the biggest being 21lb 3oz, taken by Bill Pratchet. The early mornings and late afternoons, the fish are patrolling in the margins, local angler, Alex Cook took 10 double figure fish on luncheon meat, over sweetcorn and pellet feed, the biggest being 17lb 15oz, the smallest being 12lb 3oz, all landed on light tackle. Skimmers have grown considerably in this water, and recently London Angler Nick Palmer in a recent club match weighed in 120lb of which 70lb were skimmers and bream to 3 lb taken at 20m on a groundbait feeder with crumb and fishmeal, with double red maggot on the hook
Nicks Lake- to target the bigger fish here, again its the margins, or very shallow fished bait and heavy feeding. In a recent Charity match was won from this lake by Sussex Angler Roland Mulligan who took 171lb 7oz of carp to 10lb , fishing red mussell on the pole at 4m over corn feed. Lots of skimmers and roach can be taken , on a recent pleasure session, Hastings Angler, Tony Martin took what he estimated to be 30-40lb of roach and skimmers to 1.5lb. Local Junior, Steven Graves, took his personal best fish from peg 29, a beautiful ghost carp of 12lb 10oz on sweetcorn fished in the margins.
Pear Tree Lake - a new match record was set recently , this was taken on pellet waggler from the roadside bank, plenty of silvers to be caught on casters and worms, including some cracking Perch to 4lb. Essex Angler Johnny Brown, on holiday in Kent , took a 3lb 2oz specimen fishing lobworm in the margins on peg 23, he also had numerous carp to just under double figures
Bramley Lake - ton bags are now need to win any match on this pool, in a recent charity event the weight was won by angler Kevin Driver, with a weight of 135lb 3oz, the majority of this was taken on the pellet waggler , with the weight being topped up in the last hour with the method feeder. Again plenty of silvers are available in this pool for those anglers who wish to target them
Finches Pond, Woodside Pond, Henniker Pond and Samson Pond - all of these waters have been producing good fish and a great mix of species, Chatham Angler, Vince Gearing, had a super day on Henniker catching 15 tench , 2 x 2lb+ perch and numerous carp, the four ponds are normally kept free at weekends for day ticket anglers
For further info contact Paul 07710 538505 / 01580 720319 |
| Reservoir | 317lb |
| Nicks Lake | 204lb 13oz |
| Pear Tree Lake | 173lb 02oz |
| Bramley Lake | 149lb 03oz |
| Finches Pond | 175lb 04oz |
| Henniker Pond | 103lb 12oz |
| Woodside Pond | 58lb 02oz |
| Samson Pond | 73lb 12 oz |
Pear Tree Lake The
Wednesday Club
N Gilbert 168.00
E Costin 108.00
T Golding
78.00
Pear tree lake Basildon Autos
G
Long 108.08
P Darling 106.04
P Rowe 102.00
Reservoir
Medways Trotters
D Lockwood 100.00
J Watt 62.04
S Peters
56.00
Reservoir The Wednesday Club
N
Gilbert 173.00
C Arrowsmith 88.08
D Lockwood 83.00
Nicks
lake - Wandle Club
M Woods 98
J Wilding 79.04
J Hitchen 72.15
Nicks lake - Downham tackle
D Hull 167.10
A
Sitki 128.00
G Williams 114.14
The Nick Puncher Memorial Charity Fishing Match 2009
This
was held on Saturday 11th July 2009, at Hartley Lands Farm Fishery, Cranbrook,
Kent.
Every year the event attracts more entries, and depsite the economic
gloom , we had a record attendance of 116 anglers. This has become one of the
largest fishing matches held in the South East of England every year. This year
was our eigth and is held in the memory of Maidstone Tackle Shop owner Nick Puncher.
As well as the entry fees for the competiton, over £600 was raised in the
raffle that was kindly supported by fishing tackle manufacturers and local shops
and businesses.
People travelled from all over England to take part, including
the Angling Times Columnist, Radio and TV presenter Keith Arthur , who kindly
presented the prizes.
The match was won with a fantastic weight of 171lb 7oz
of carp , taken coincidently from Nicks lake by Midlands Angler Roman Skuru. There
were another 8 weights over 100lb in the competiton
The match has raised ,
including donations from local schools and businesses and the kind contributon
of those taking part, £2665, which is a trremendous £1065 more than
last year. This will be split equally between MacMillan Cancer Support and The
Hospice in the Weald.
Any of the waters may be booked for a match, there is a minimum
booking of 5 pegs.
There are 147 pegs available.
Number of Pegs | |
| Farm Reservoir | 31 |
| Nicks Lake | 37 |
| Pear Tree Lake | 26 |
| Bramley Lake | 22 |
| Finches Pond | 11 |
| Henniker Pond | 8 |
| Samson Pond | 7 |
| Woodside Pond | 5 |
On all waters you will require two keep nets, one for silver fish and one for carp. We do not provide keep nets, anglers must bring their own nets. These nets must be completely dry before use on the fishery, as will your landing net.
Matches
Day Fishing
We do not not sell reduced half day or evening tickets
As the name implies this is a reservoir to store water to irrigate the fruit trees on the farm. There is a car park next to the Reservoir which has 31 pegs.
The depth at 11m is 3.5m, max. depth 4m. There are two marginal ledges, one of 1m depth the other is 2m deep. There is reed fringing to most pegs
The Reservoir contains a large head of carp up to 28lb with lots of smaller match size specimens. There are roach up to 3lb, 2lb fish are taken regularly and there are bream to 6lb. In addition there are perch to 5lb, tench to 3lb, a few chub, goldfish, rudd and golden orfe.
This is a very prolific water, however your fishing methods
need to adapt very closely to the water temperatures. In the summer use big baits
- soft pellet, sweet corn, luncheon meat, bread & dog biscuit.
As
the water cools down greatly reduce feed, hook size & terminal tackle.
Huge pleasure catches can be caught in the winter months, fishing single maggot to 0.12 diameter hook link on a groundbait feeder filled with fishmeal groundbait and a few pellets and maggots. Roach fishing is excellent off the bottom, bigger fish will come to the caster on either waggler or pole.
It is possible to catch carp in the winter on a long pole with single soft pellet or small grains of corn. Anything will catch fish in the warmer months.
This
pond is next to the Reservoir and shares its parking. There are 11 pegs. It is
nearly always sheltered from the wind and rain by the wooded cover all round the
pond. The depth varies from 1.2m at peg 31 end to 2.1m in the middle at peg 21.
There are lots of marginal shelves and two small tree covered islands.
Finches
contains carp up to 28lb, a good number of "high doubles",roach up to
1.5lb, skimmer bream, perch up to 4lb and chub to 4.5lb (mostly caught off pegs
21-3). Finches also contains Eric the Eel, when last caught he was 7lb, a few
tench and rudd. In the summer evenings you will find most success with ledgered
meat, worm or corn, floating crust and dog biscuit.
To
catch the roach or skimmers use a pole and caster. For the carp use a pole with
strong elastic and larger baits fished either tight across or in the margins,
in the summer months use a minimum 0.14mm hook.
This idyllic pond fishes well all year round.
Hennicker
is very sheltered from the weather like Finches. It is a small pond with 8 pegs
and about 50m from the car park. It is mostly 2.1m deep with marginal shelves
about a metre deep on both banks. The far bank can be reached by pole from seven
of the eight pegs. There are reed fringes to most near side margins.
Hennicker
contains carp up to 19lb and lots of ghosties and commons ranging from 0.5lb upwards
with the majority of the fish in the 2-5lb bracket. There are also a few tench
and perch. In the warmer months the best methods are
sweetcorn or luncheon meat by pole or waggler in the margins, floating crust or
dog biscuits on the far side or pole fished tight over (up in the water) with
maggot or pellet baits.
In the winter months use small baits, either maggot or pellet, as very light feeding will always produce fish. The match record for this pond was caught fishing up in the water with maggot after a hard frost!
Samson
pond is so close to the car park you can fish out of your car window! It is quite
sheltered and has seven pegs.
It varies in depth from 2m in the middle sloping up to 1m in the margins and is reed fringed all round. Samson pond contains carp to double figures although most are 1-3lb, lots of tench between 12oz to 3.5lb, a good number of roach, skimmers, perch to 4lb and gudgeon.
Using
a pole and waggler in the margins and further out will produce fish all year round.
To select the bigger specimens use a ledgered bait positioned on the far bank
shelf or next to the reeds. In the winter use maggot, small pellet or small worm.
In the summer pellet, worm, sweetcorn and bread all catch well. On warm summer
evenings floating bait such as crust and dog biscuit work well.
With
five pegs this is the smallest pond and only 100m from the carpark. It is very
quiet and produces good bags of fish all year round.
It is 2m deep in the middle shelving to 0.5m in both margins. 5 pegs are all reed fringed and the farside can be reached by pole from all pegs.
Woodside
contains carp to double figures, tench to 2.5lb some big crucians and some ghost/koi
crosses. All year round this is best fished with waggler and pole using pellet,
sweetcorn, luncheon meat and worm. In the winter months tiny hook sizes with small
pieces of meat will always produce fish. Maggot does not work in the winter but
does in the summer.
This
lake is dedicated to the memory of Nick Puncher, the owner of Nick's Tackle in
Maidstone and a good friend.This lake has 37 pegs, 6 are suitable for disabled people. There is parking adjacent and purpose built platforms. The maximum depth is 2.1m, there are lots of interesting shelves and marginal variations on both nearside and island sides. It is very sheltered and extensively planted with young trees and marginal plants.
Nick's lake is stuffed with small common and ghost carp between 8oz and 22lb and a very large head of roach, perch, bream and tench. This lake provides loads of bites and is a great match venue. The best method is pole, pellet and feeder to the islands.
Bramley
is 20m from the car parks, it has 22 pegs. The maximum depth is 2.1m with lots
of interesting shelves and marginal variations on both nearside and island sides.
It is extensively planted with young trees and marginal plants, absolutely stuffed
with small common and ghost carp, between 8oz and 12lb, and some good roach. Also
contains a good head of silverfish,skimmers and tench. There are loads of bites
and it is a great match venue. The best methods are to use pole, pellet and feeder
to the island.
Pear
Tree Lake has 26 pegs, there is parking next to the lake. The maximum depth is
2.1m with lots of interesting shelves and marginal variations on both nearside
and island sides. It is sheltered and extensively planted with young trees and
marginal plants. It has been absolutely stuffed with small common and ghost carp,
between 8oz and 10lb and some good roach. There are loads of bites and it is proving
to be a great match venue. The best method is pole, pellet and feeder to the island.

The
project to develop Nicks Lake, Bramley Lake and Pear Tree Lake is supported under
the England Rural Development Programme by the Department for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs and the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.
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