ANGLING in FLEET
from Tackle Up
Fleet Pond.
Description.
One of Hampshires largest ponds. Owned by Hart District Council. The pond has islands and reeds around its banks. In the past 25 years it has become very shallow due to large amounts of sand silting the pond up, with a depth of only 16" right across the pond now.
Fishing is only from 6 swims along the railway bank and one at the bottom of Chessnut Grove Rd. This year all the platforms have been given a facelift and provide improved comfort thanks to the Fleet Pond Ranger!
Tactics
Float Fishing: Pole fishing will catch mixed bags of fish. Bream, Roach Tench and Hybrids. Ground bate should be a light mix due to the shallow depth. Feed at the start, 3 to 4 balls, then loose feed maggots, casters or corn for the lake Bream or Tench.
Ledgering: Small light weighted ground bate feeders with long hook lengths so that the bait lands on top of the silt, with maggots, casters, corn or worms as hook baits will take good bags of big Bream, Tench and Roach at long range fishing. 20 to 30 lbs can be acheived in early morning or late evening trips.
Pike Fishing: In winter months produces sport with small Jack Pike around 3 to 6 lbs and the odd large fish around 18 lbs. Best method is ledgering with dead baits. Smelt, mackeral, sprat and herring. Spinning and plug fishing should take Pike in the summer months along the railway bank swims.
Boat Fishing: is available to people who intend to use flat bottomed rowing boat and no others.
Fish Stocks
BREAM up to 5lbs
TENCH up to 4lbs
CARP up to 10lbs
ROACH up to 11/2lbs
RUDD up to 11/2lbs
PERCH up tp 2lbs
HYBRIDS up to 2lbs
PIKE up to 18lbs
Fleet Pond Tickets
A Season Ticket: Adults £15. Junior up to 15 years inc £6.50
Boat Fishing Ticket: £20
Day Tickets: Adult £3 Junior/oap/disabled £3
Note: The pond has a closed season between 15th March and 15th June inc when there is no fishing allowed.
For tickets and further information contact: Tackle Up, 151 Fleet Rd, Fleet, Hants. GU13 8PD TELE 01252 614066
Basingstoke Canal (Fleet Town - Crookham Village)
Description.
This section is about 2.5 miles long and 12 to 14 metres wide. Depth is about 1metre. The Canal has many fish holding features including lilies, weeds, rushes, over hanging bushes and boats. The best fishing on this stretch is around Pondtail Bridge at the Aldershot Rd junction and near the Fox and Hounds PH, Crookham Rd.
Tactics
Pick: a swim with a feature on the far side, weed or lillies etc. Don't fish the area's with lots of shade from big overhanging trees as these weedless swims do not hold fish because of the lack of natural food.
Pole Fishing and Float Fishing: Fish threequarters the way across with small balls of ground bait. Feed reularly maggots or caster. Loose feeding over the top will give best results for mixed nets of fish and many catches have been taken over 20lbs in just a few hours in the summer time. Other baits that can catch are sweetcorn, worms, bread, meat and trout pellits. Ledgering: Bigger Carp are caught on boilies or meat when ledgering. Fish up to 24lbs can be caught.
Basingstoke Canal Tickets
Season Ticket: Adult £16 Junior (12-15yrs)/OAP/disabled £8 Night Fishing £10
(for season ticket holders only)
Day Tickets: Adult £3 Junior (12-15yrs)/OAP/disabled £1.75
Monthly Tickets: Adult £8 Junior (12-15yrs)/OAP/disabled £4
Note: The pond has a closed season between 15th March and 15th June inc when there is no fishing allowed.
For tickets and further information contact: Tackle Up, 151 Fleet Rd, Fleet, Hants. GU13 8PD TELE 01252 614066
IMPORTANT
A national rod and line licence is required by anyone over the age of 12 years and is available at any Post Office.
Adult £20 OAP £10 Junior Age (12 - 15yrs) £5.
8 day licence £6.50 1 day licence £2.50