Colony Lakes is in Essex, near South Benfleet. The fishery is divided into four lakes, each having a healthy population of mixed coarse species such as carp, pike, roach, and tench.

The Piggeries are two small but mature lakes with bream up to twelve pounds, carp up to seventeen pounds, and a healthy population of tench up to nine pounds. Excellent roach and a few of real crucians may be found in both piggeries. The heaviest perch collected weighed in at slightly over three pounds. Pike are also present.

The Lagoon is home to 30 pound carp, huge tench, perch bream, and roach, as well as one or two pike in the high double digits.