Water at 21.7°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills pike. Do not fish for them today.
Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
Hatch predictions
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A good match for Ardleigh Reservoir — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
A 120-acre reservoir near Colchester with a genuine specimen pedigree — carp to over 40 lb and pike to over 25 lb, alongside a mixed head of match species. Formerly a trout fishery, now run by Anglian Water for coarse and predator angling. The size of the fish rather than the number of bites is the draw, and sessions are long ones. Day and season permits; under-18s fish free.
A 120-acre reservoir near Colchester with a genuine specimen pedigree — carp to over 40 lb and pike to over 25 lb, alongside a mixed head of match species.
Water at 21.7°C. This is the line where catch-and-release kills pike. Do not fish for them today.
Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds with Pro.
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Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 5 with Pro.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A good match for Ardleigh Reservoir — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
A 120-acre reservoir near Colchester with a genuine specimen pedigree — carp to over 40 lb and pike to over 25 lb, alongside a mixed head of match species. Formerly a trout fishery, now run by Anglian Water for coarse and predator angling. The size of the fish rather than the number of bites is the draw, and sessions are long ones. Day and season permits; under-18s fish free.
