Fishing lakes in Kent
Abbey Meads
The Abbey Meads project has taken a lot of effort over the last few years. In order to produce Abbey Meads Kent's best syndicate water, we have and will continue to make significant investments.Lake remedial work is nearly complete, and an ongoing stocking program has resulted in an excellent fishing habitat. In our idea, a mixed fishery with large tench and pike will be developed, but the primary focus will be on carp fishing, of course. In the summer, some grass carp may also assist keep weeds...
Medway Valley Fisheries Membership Office, 22 Pipers Drive, Christchurch, BH23 4TR
Membership
Carp Up To 40lb Tench Up To 14lb Pike To 30lb Perch To 3lb Hawkhurst - Specimen Lake
The Specimen Lake is a strictly members only venue. Its goal is to cater to the needs of our most experienced anglers. You'll need at least 5 years of carp fishing experience, as well as the essential gear to land and protect large carp and catfish.Here you'll find some of our largest fish, including Mirror and Common carp weighing over 40 pounds, as well as a couple of unusual blue carp at 74 and 65 pounds, respectively. The two blue carp are England's only two and are part of a historical stoc...
Hawkhurst Fish Farm Hastings Road Hawkhurst Kent TN18 4RT
Membership
Toilets
Carp Over 40lb Hawkhurst - Quarry Lake
A popular water that is only available for day passes. This lake is densely stocked, with catfish up to 40 pounds (any catfish above 40 pounds is removed from the lake for their own safety) and carp up to 22 pounds. This lake is ideal for a fruitful and enjoyable day of fishing, with a decent possibility of catching both carp and catfish.Current records: 22lb 8oz Common - August 2021.Catfish weighing 40 pounds will be available in August 2020.It's a natural lake with a 12-foot-deep pit in the ce...
Hawkhurst Fish Farm Hastings Road Hawkhurst Kent TN18 4RT
Day ticket
Toilets
Carp Up To 22lb Catfish Up To 40lb Hawkhurst - Dove Lake
Dove Lake is the place to go if you want a more relaxing, tranquil day of fishing away from the rush and activity of Main Lake. It's significantly smaller than the Main Lake at two acres, but don't let that deceive you into believing it reflects the size of the fish! This specimen carp pool offers some of the greatest specimen fishing in Kent and Sussex, with both Common and Mirror carp exceeding 36lb. Tom Jenner caught a whopping 66lb Catfish in October 2020 (previously: 63lb 12oz Catfish caugh...
Hawkhurst Fish Farm Hastings Road Hawkhurst Kent TN18 4RT
Day ticket
Toilets
Carp Up To 36lb Catfish Up To 66lb Hawkhurst - Match lake
A purpose-built lake measuring slightly over an acre in size. This lake is open to day ticket anglers looking for a fun day on the water, as well as match anglers (either part lake or exclusive hire). Pleasure fishermen can fish for up to 12 hours in a day, whereas matches are usually done in 5-hour periods. This lake is fairly well stocked, so you're guaranteed to catch a few fish!Match Lake is stocked with carp ranging in size from a few ounces to over 15 pounds, as well as a modest variety of...
Hawkhurst Fish Farm Hastings Road Hawkhurst Kent TN18 4RT
Hawkhurst - Main Lake
This beautiful 4-acre Carp and Catfish specimen lake is well-known as one of Kent and Sussex's best and most prolific day ticket big fish places. With Common and Mirror carp weighing in at over 40 pounds and Catfish weighing in at over 80 pounds, this lake is not for the faint of heart! The following anglers now hold Lake records: Paul Brown caught a 39lb 2oz Mirror in February 2019, Simon Mehegan got a 41lb 10oz Common in May 2021, and Dave Leftley snagged an 84lb Catfish in August 2019!The lak...
Hawkhurst Fish Farm Hastings Road Hawkhurst Kent TN18 4RT
Day ticket
Toilets
Carp Over 40lb Catfish Over 84lb Windsurf pit
This gravel pit is around 8 acres in size and lies just outside Lydd. This pit has depths of between 6’ and 8’ and as with most gravel pits there are many features present such as reeds, shallow areas, bars and troughs.On November 17th 2012, 30 double figure carp were stocked into the pit to add to the stocking of the water, which currently holds carp to 33lb, bream to over 16lb, tench to 12lb plus some specimen sized roach and rudd with eels and a few pike.There is also a small section of t...
Dengemarsh Rd, Romney Marsh TN29
Membership
Carp Up To 33lb Tench Up To 12lb
Brooklands Lakes
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Brooklands is a DDAPS day ticket water facility located near Dartford. Tickets are available for purchase at the bank from one of our courteous bailiffs.Since the early 1930s, the complex has been administered by DDAPS and was one of the early pioneering waters of modern carp fishing. Carp have been around from the beginning!If you haven't visited this roughly 17-acre gravel pit complex in a while, the terrain has undergone some significant alterations. Numerous formerly inaccessible locations m...
370 Princes Road, Dartford DA1 1, Dartford, DA1 1, Kent, United Kingdom
Day ticket
Carp To Over 34lb Pike Over 10lb Pike To Over 20lb Chub To Over 4lb Elphicks Fisheries Ltd
We have 7 lakes where day tickets and session fishing are available. Each lake has its own parking lot that is conveniently located near the lake.The North Lake is a 19-swim, 6-acre specimen carp pond that is exclusively available to adult day ticket and session anglers. At any one moment, just ten fishermen are allowed to fish, and no visitors or guests are permitted. The lake's biggest carp weigh in at around 50 pounds.Plantation is a specimen Carp Lake with a size of 1.3 acres and eight swims...
Spelmonden Rd, Horsmonden, Tonbridge TN12 8EL
Day ticket
Toilets
Carp Up To 50lb Tench Up To 10lb Danson Park Lake
Danson park has some fantastic fishing facilities and opportunities with a great range of course fish specialising in large carp that go into double figures. There are a number of fishing platforms available that are suitable with any disabled users giving full access to the waters edge as well as bank fishing all along the south side of the lake. Fishing is permitted on the South Bank of Danson Park Lake only and operates as a day ticket arrangement, which are issued on...
95 Danson Road, London, DA6 8, Kent, United Kingdom
Toilets
Cottington Lakes
With eight lakes providing a range of angling to satisfy everyone from beginners to seasoned specimen carp aficionados, Cottington Lakes has established itself as one of the region's top day-ticket venues. The tackle store handles ticket sales for the coarse lakes, while the Diary and Bookings system handles lake bookings for the specimen lakes.Lake PepperThe lake was one of Cottington's earliest purpose-dug lakes, with excavation beginning in 1990. The lake (once a trout pond) was originally op...
Sandwich Road, Eastry, Deal CT14 0AR
Day ticket
Toilets
Carp Up To 50lb Tench To Over 5lbs Pike To Over 20lbs Perch To 3lbs
LOGGIES LAKE
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Loggies Lake was created and stocked in 2004 and has already produced over 35 known 30s and 40s, indicating that it has a lot of future potential. This lake has been planted and restocked to produce a fish-friendly habitat that is also enjoyable to visit. A good fisherman might expect to catch Carp weighing more than 40 pounds. Please note that Stour Valley Fishing Complex is only accessible by appointment.
Bobbin Lodge Hill, Chartham, CT4 7RB, Kent, United Kingdom
Day ticket
Toilets
Disabled access
Carp Up To 40lb Chequertree Fishery
Chequertree Fishery is well-known for its outstanding amenities, which include both coarse and trout fishing. The amenities are superior to those found at other commercially maintained fishing lakes in the UK, and as a result, day visitors, such as open match tournaments and Angling Club match days, as well as week and weekend visitors, flock to the region.We attract a diverse spectrum of visitors to Chequertree, including seasoned anglers, novices, young and old, families, and just about everyo...
Bethersden · Ashford · Kent · TN26 3JR, Ashford, TN26 3, Kent, United Kingdom
Day ticket
Carp Up To 35lb Tench To 8lb Perch To 5lb Chub To 6lb
Capstone Farm Country Park
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Capstone Farm Country Park belongs to Medway Valley Fisheries which were founded in 2004 by a group of discerning anglers who enjoy all aspects of the sport and respect both the fish and the environment. Capstone Park Lake offers excellent all round fishing with carp, tench, bream, rudd, roach, perch and eels. The lake is about 4 acres in size, with an average depth of 6 foot. There are 20 swims on this lake. As part of an agreement with Medway Council fishing during the day is strictly limited ...
Capstone Road, Hempstead, ME7 3, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Membership
Cackle Hill Lakes
1st Specimen Lake:Within the compound, this is our primary lake. It contains nine swims, ensuring that visiting anglers have a swim with plenty of features and room. The fishable area of the lake has doubled since the car park end was dug and extended, as well as the two islands, and with carp exceeding 40lbs.The depth of the lake ranges from slightly over 18 inches to seven feet. The lake depths change throughout the year depending to the weather, and we are currently constructing certain swims...
Headcorn Rd, Biddenden TN27 8JW
Day ticket
Toilets
Carp Over 43lb Tench To 8lb Catfish Up To 80lb Perch To 6lb Chub To 7lb Burnt Wood
Burnt Wood Lake is owned by the Cranbrook & District Angling Club, a welcoming fishing club in the midst of Kent's Weald. It provides superb fishing for all sorts of anglers on a variety of fishing lakes and rivers throughout Kent and Sussex. Burnt Wood is a 1.5-acre site with average depths of 10 feet. With ample fish bankside cover, overhanging trees, and a shallow bay, this area provides excellent close-in action and is ideal for stalker anglers.This charming, tree-lined lake is home to a...
Frittenden, Kent, Frittenden, TN17 2, Kent, United Kingdom
Membership
Carp To 38lb Tench To 13lb Pike To 30lb Eureka Fisheries
Eureka Fisheries consists of a small lake (190m x 70m) and a pond (44m x 35m). It is located on Nicholas Road in Kennington, Ashford.
This fishery is full of carp, tench, bream, roach, rudd, goldfish and perch.
All anglers must dry their nets and slings after use to assist in killing of the virus on these items. Adding of fish to these waters is not allowed.
Nicholas Road, Ashford, TN24 9, Kent, United Kingdom
Bax Farm Fishery
Bax Farm Fishery, located in Tongue, Kent, is set in a peaceful country farm surrounding and consists of four lakes and a small stretch of river. Bax Farm Fishery offers a good quality coarse fishing and there is also a specimen lake for more experienced anglers with Carp reaching 30lb mark. Bax farm fishery is in Tonge in the Garden of England, namely Kent, and consists of 4 lakes and a small river all set in a peaceful country farm estate. The lakes hold a good head of carp and for the real ca...
Sittingbourne, ME9 9BU, Kent, United Kingdom
Day ticket
Carp Up To 30lb Barden Park Lake
Barden Lake is a large mixed fishery of around 25 acres.
The head of large carp is phenomenal, many anglers have caught well over 100 different doubles each, in a season, mainly twenties and thirties with the occasional 40lb. There are specimen tench and bream into double figures, enormous nets of bream (well over 100lbs) are regularly taken. The large roach and rudd are more elusive, but dedication can produce spectacular results. One day ticket angler had thirty roach ...
Street, Tonbridge, Tonbridge, TN11 9, Kent, United Kingdom
Day ticket
Toilets
Carp To 5lb Tench To 5lb Perch To 2lb Barbel To 4lb Ashby Farms Ltd.
Our two fishing lakes are open all year and are stocked with Common and Mirror Carp up to 36 pounds, as well as Tench, Perch, Rudd, and Roach.We do not provide day fishing opportunities. If you want to come fishing, you must be staying with us or have been with us in the previous year. Fishing is generally charged, however free fishing is sometimes given for locals.
Place Farm, Appledore Rd, Kenardington, Ashford TN26 2LZ
Day ticket
Toilets
Carp To 36lb
Charlies Lakes
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Situated at the end of a quiet country lane, not far from Ashford, you'll find Charlies Lakes. In a tranquil setting there is a choice of 2 lakes with fish to make any angler happySince becoming the new owners of Charlies Lakes, Ashford in September 2014 we have worked hard to achieve an idyllic place for Anglers to come, and the work has only just begun. Our passion is for the care of our fish, as well as the beauty of the surroundings. We look forward to welcoming you to our lake
Steeds Lane, Ashford, TN26 1, Kent, United Kingdom
Day ticket
Burrows Lake
Stoke lakes are situated between farmland and the Medway marshes, consisting of three lakes, at Middle Stoke. The first Lake, referred to as the Delf, is an L shaped lake, with deeper margins and raised middle areas. This lake is the Farm's primary source of irrigation for the surrounding land, resulting in variable water levels in the warmer months, at times unfishable.
Burrows Lane, Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9, Medway, United Kingdom
Carp To 10lb Stour Farm Fishery
Stour Lake belongs to Mid Kent Fisheries. It was created in the late 1960s and covers some 20 acres. The lake is stocked with seven different 30lb+ carp and over 150 different 20s. The venue also holds a few very large tench with the best being a 13lb 3oz monster. The growth rates of the carp in this lake are phenomenal and it is surely only a matter of time before the first forty pound fish is landed. Stour Lake has many features including a multitude of gravel bars, islands and reed fringed ma...
Pickelden Lane, Canterbury, CT4 8, Kent, United Kingdom
Membership
Carp Over 30lb Tench Over 13lb River Kent
Blackwall - a wide and deep 'fen' type fishery, very popular with match groups and well known for pike too. Day tickets also available.
Street, Tenterden, TN30 7, Kent, United Kingdom
Day ticket
Carp To 15lb 
Montreal Park
Montreal Park Pake is owned by the Holmesdale Angling and Conservation Society and is located off the A25 (Worship Hill and the junction of Witches Lane) through the new school. There are two lakes covering approximately 2 acres, which has seen much in the way of re-stocking over recent years. Stocks now includes crucian carp, roach, rudd, perch, tench, dkimmers and with a good number of small carp. Essentially a junior water who can fish unaccompanied, althou...
Worships Hill, Sevenoaks, TN13 2, Kent, United Kingdom
Tenterden Trout Waters
Tenterden Trout Waters was one of the earliest Still Water Fisheries in South East England, opening in 1975. Gaynor, Barry and Audrey's (Founders) daughter, and her husband, Richard, continue to administer the Fishery in the same casual and cheerful style that Barry had projected throughout 41 years of operating his profitable company that has made it a popular location.The Fishery is a Troutmasters Water and has a great reputation among discriminating fly fisherman. The Fishery has been named i...
Chennell Park Road, Tenterden, TN30 6, Kent, United Kingdom
Day ticket
Trout To 12lb
Canterbury & District Angling Association
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Canterbury & District Angling Association cosists of Fordwich lake, Stourlake, Trenley lake, Littlebourne lake, Minster lakes and Stonar lake.
Since 1928 The Association has been managing extensive fisheries in the Stour Valley below Canterbury, offering first class lake and river fishing for a variety of species.
Visitors are always welcome. Car drivers will find ample parking if they drive down the left side of the Headquarters building, thus avoiding congestion on the...
Stour Valley Close, Canterbury, CT3 4, Kent, United Kingdom
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CARP UP TO 10LB Bough Beech Reservoir, Edenbridge
Bough Beech reservoir is a single body of water covering 285 acres set within the picturesque tree lined countryside of the Weald of Kent. Its coloured deep waters were in previous years ran as a trout fishery attracting large numbers of anglers during this season in pursuit of brown and rainbow trout. Bough Beach reservoir now provides excellent coarse, carp and pike fishing. Carp fishing season at Bough Beech runs from 1st April consecutively and comprises of fifty syndicate members. Full deta...
High Street, Leigh, Leigh, TN11 8, Kent, United Kingdom
Day ticket
Carp Over 30lb Pike Over 20lb Spring Hill Trout Waters
Located in a valley in brenchley wood near Matfield in kent. The fishery consists of 4 clear spring fed waters which are stocked with top quality rainbows and brown trout.
Albans Farm, Romford Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4, Kent, United Kingdom
Carp Fishing in Kent
There are several fantastic carp fishing spots in Kent. If you're searching for a new personal best carp, look no further than Cackle Hill Lakes, where the fishery record now sits at a monstrous 43 pounds. Hawkhurst - Dove Lake is also worth considering since it has a significant supply of carp that exceed 36 pounds and catfish that exceed 66 pounds.
If you are searching for less of a challenge and would like to have a a constant bend in your rod, the match lakes at Cottington Lakes are a good place to start. The fishery is well stocked, making it a favorite destination for match anglers.
Night Fishing Lakes Kent
A majority of fisheries in Kent allow night fishing such as the Hawkhurst fishing complex and Orchard Place Farm Fishing. Some fisheries may require a booking to be made before you can fish for the night, please check with the fishery owners.
Is There Free Fishing in Kent?
We could not find many fisheries which allowed fishing for free, however Ashby Farms fishery do sometimes let local fisherman fish their lakes for free. There are also a number of stretches of rivers which can also fished for free.
Fishing Clubs in Kent
There is a large number of fishing clubs operating in Kent, some of the main ones are Cranbrook & District Angling Club, Bromley & District Angling Society (BDAS) and D.D.A.P.S. All of which offer a wide selection of lakes and rivers to fish.
Pike Fishing in Kent
Kent is a great place for Pike fishing, there is a large number of fisheries which contain pike going over the 20lbs mark. A few of them are Bough Beech Reservoir and Ford Lake with Pattenden Lane Reservoir containing Pike up to 30lbs. Please check the fishery rules with regards to using spinners/live bait prior to your trip.