Quiet 15 acre gravel pit near Canterbury offering:
Beautiful surroundings on a nature reserve and a long way away from any major road. The loudest noise is usually birdsong.
Little fished (only 30 members) - you're often more likely to see a bailiff than another angler!
Wingham is an extremely rich water, and was lightly stocked with the fastest growing 3 year old fish in their year class. What's more they're all British!
Our first 30lber was caught at just 7 years of age. This was possibly the youngest ever 30lb English carp.

Tony Thompson with a heavily-scaled mirror at 38-08
Despite very few anglers fishing, the water now regularly produces 30lbers. Indeed, many members have landed more than 1 thirty in a day. Few fish under 20lbs are caught, whilst the lake record is currently 40-04 for a mirror & 40-10 for a common.
The only species in the lake are carp, pike and the odd eel.
For a couple of years all carp were returned to allow a greater number of fish to come through. Indeed, fish born at Wingham have already exceeded 30lbs. However for the time being I'm reverting back to removing all small carp (those under 17lbs) as caught. This should avoid overbreeding and keep growth rates up.
Clubhouse with kitchen, lounge, bait room, toilets and shower. Secure car parking.
No closed season. Night fishing allowed. Private pike fishing. Free 2 rod daytime fishing to Carp Lake syndicate members on the adjacent 40 acre Coarse Lake. Four rod limit in Winter, three rod limit in Summer.
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"Wingham is one of the quietest, most unspoilt beauty spots I've ever fished. It already boasts some of the youngest big fish in the country and the future potential is nothing short of amazing. Mark my words, anglers will be fighting for a ticket in a few years time!" "Make no mistake - the plan on which Steve has embarked and stuck to will, within five or six years, help the lakes produce 40lb+ carp, tench in excess of 12lb, bream possibly of 20lb+... never mind the perch, pike and rudd. |
Dawn over Wingham Carp Lake |
"I'm unaware of any other British lakes where carp have grown to 30lbs in just 7 years. What's more 8 year old bream at over 10lbs means that Wingham could beat the record in the years to come - possibly by some margin! The complex is very attractive and peaceful, and if I lived closer I'd be pestering you for a ticket!"
Top Fisheries Consultant, Dr. Bruno Broughton. September 2000
NO DAY TICKETS
Subs for 2008/9 are £595p.a. + £200 joining fee. This includes a free 2 rod daytime (dawn to 11pm) ticket on the 40 acre Coarse Lake. This can be upgraded to a 4 rod daytime ticket, or (subject to a vacancy) a 4 rod night ticket on the Coarse Lake by paying the difference in cost.
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Places on the 15 acre Carp lake are limited to just 30. There's a waiting list in force, but do apply now to stand a chance of getting a ticket before a long wait!
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