Return to Temple
Nowadays, following the closure of the Old Lake to angling, the creation of three further lakes and years of careful fishery management and investment, have allowed Bury Hill to blossom into an unrivalled all-round mixed coarse fishery, attracting specimen hunters and pleasure anglers alike from far and wide.
The beautiful Temple Lake, with its reed fringed banks and mysterious islands is matched only by the prolific fishing found on the two smaller lakes, Bonds and Milton, which are situated in the lower valley, designed, and created especially for the specimen and pleasure angler in the early 1990s.
Milton Lake
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.
Bonds Lake
This ‘runs’ water provides hectic action and is a great place for ‘carp crunching’ sport from large numbers of fish.
A venue for powerful float and feeder rods or light carp tackle, Bonds regularly out-fishes all the other lakes due to the head of greedy car
Temple Lake
The result of a £350,000 investment back in 2002, when a tailor-made big carp lake was constructed and stocked with pedigree English carp. Holding a staggering 100-plus 20-pounders in its four acres, the lake also has more than a dozen different 30-pounders, and at least two fish that are over 40 lb, along with hand-picked smaller stock fish to ensure a plentiful supply of specimens for the future. Growth rates have been phenomenal since stocking, with up to 7 lb being gained in 12 months in some instances.
