We have 6 fishing lakes which are open to the public

 

The three main pleasure lakes are located next to each other just a short walk from the reception.

Our lakes are stocked with similar ratios and sizes of silver fish and carp to 25lbs. These waters have between 18 and 22 pegs per pool.

The lakes are available for day and night fishing. Please see lake rules for further information.

The stock on each lake are as follows –

Pleasure Lakes, Eccleston, Aldford & Pulford: 

Perch, Roach, Bream,Tench, Rudd & Carp up to 25lbs

Dodleston:

Carp up to 34lbs

Swan Lake:

Carp up to 28lbs

Gorstella Lake is currently not available to the public, we hope to open this lake soon.

For a full map of the site click here. 

Dodleston Lake

For the specimen fisherman we have the 2 acre Dodleston Lake, situated in a quieter part of the site and away from the main lakes. This lake has some stunning Mirrors and some clean Commons, average catches are between 10 to 20lbs with an impressive Mirror (The Dodleston scaly) at 34lb. Another impressive fish is the Big Ghostie which is normally just shy of 20lb. The lake has electric hook-ups on a pre pay card payable during reception opening hours. You can park your car and setup your bivvy right by the water’s edge.  Over 18’s only. Children 12 and over may fish with a accompanying adult angler.

There are 3 double pegs available pegs 2,3 or 7.

Campervans are permitted on pegs 2 or 3 only.

Pulford Lake

Pulford Lake PLEASURE LAKE is the closest to our on site tackle shop. It is about an acre in size. It tends to be an out-and-out waggler water with a method or cage feeder useful for getting to the deep 12-foot water along the centre of the lake or for fishing the bottom which tends to average between nine and 10 feet wherever you fish.

This lake stock’s carp up to 25lbs with a good stock roach, rudd, perch, bream and the odd tench.

Please note we allow bivvy tents only on the pegs. No tents or campervans.

Parking is in the car park near by.

Aldford Lake

At about an acre in size, Aldford Lake PLEASURE LAKE is the middle of the three main pleasure/match waters at Chester Lakes and is the venue’s main competition water. With 22 pegs the pool has banks which drop at 45 degrees to its maximum depth of 12 feet in the centre. The water off the west bank runs between five and seven feet deep whilst up to eight feet of water can be found in the bay on the north bank. Aldford has been stocked with Common and Mirror carp to 25lbs; Roach and Skimmers; Rudd and Perch.

Please note we allow bivvy tents only on the pegs. No tents or campervans.

Parking is in the car park near by.

Eccleston Lake

An acre in size with a central island and 18 pegs, the rectangular shaped Eccleston PLEASURE LAKE. The lake is deepest off the south bank where 11 feet of water can be found between the bank and the island. It is also deep between the north bank and the island where the bottom is 10 feet deep. The remainder of the pool is about 9 feet deep. It has a two feet wide shelf about 1-2-foot-deep all the way round the edge. It has a good stock which include common and mirror carp upto 25lbs. The lake is also stocked with roach and Rudd; Perch to about 1lb; skimmer Bream.

Please note we allow bivvy tents only on the pegs. No tents or campervans.

Parking is in the car park near by.

Swan Lake

Swan lake is our horseshoe lake. This is an impressive lake with carp up to 28lb.

There are 6 well spaced pegs with parking next to each peg.

Pegs 4 and 6 are double pegs.