The Furnace Lakes complex is a brilliant place to try and catch your
first 20lb + carp, and is widely regarded as one of South Englands
finest specimen carp waters.Furnace Lake: contains mid sized carp, tench and silver
fish and is the largest lake on the complex at approximately 6 acres.
This water contains loads of
small and medium sized carp, with a few nudging the mid
thirties. It also contains specimen sized tench and bream as well as
barrels of silver fish.
Furnace Pond: contains mid sized carp, tench and silver
fish and is the original Furnace lake, now a small pond containing carp
to around 30lb,
with the average fish being 8-12lb. There are also plenty of
silver fish as well as tench to 6lb+
.Specimen Lake: contains specimen carp and catfish. The
first specimen dedicated lake to be built at furnace, stocked with
larger carp, and catfish.
Approximately three acres in size, 10 good sized pegs with a
central island feature, the average depth of water is from 1 - 2 metres
with the odd deeper spot.
Roman Lake: contains specimen carp and catfish. A very
well stocked lake steeped in history due to the site on which it is
built: the Dorking to Chichester
'Roman Road'. The lake itself is stuffed with 120+ carp
between 20 and 30lb, and approximately 20 carp between 30 and 40lb. The
largest recorded carp from
roman being a 47lb monster caught in 2006 from peg 4. Roman
lake also holds around 10 large catfish ranging from 40 - 70lb as well
as several kittens.
Kiln Lake: contains specimen carp and catfish and is
slightly larger in size than Roman with 18
oversized pegs ideal for long stay specimen hunters. Kiln
also has an impressive stocking prospectus with 150 carp over double
figures. The average sized fish
is from 14 - 22lb, but the lake does have several thirties, a
few forties and one fish known to be in the mid fifties. Add to that
the recent reported capture
of a catfish at 96lb and you have one heck of a lake.
Plantation Lake: contains specimen carp and catfish.
The newest addition to the furnace lakes complex, this enlarged 6 acre,
20 peg lake complete with no
less then 9 islands was opened for angling in 2006. Stocked
with carp to the mid forties and catfish to mid twenties.