A quiet 40 acre gravel pit near Canterbury offering beautiful surroundings on a nature reserve and a long way away from any major roads.
Uncrowded - you're often more likely to see a bailiff than another angler! Currently there are just 62 members including 30 who can also fish the nearby 15 acre Carp Lake. This will gradually increase to a maximum of 80.
Near record bream of 17-14 in April 2004 at less than 12 years old. Bream grow for up to 15 years and so Wingham could well break the current record and go on to produce Britain's first-ever 20lber! So far the best is 18-06 in 2006, and this was a different fish to the 17-14.
The biggest perch caught to date was in June 2003 at 3-13. At the oldest it would have been just turned 9 years old, so again there's the chance of future monsters. Since then many 3lbers have been caught, whilst twos are common, and very much bigger perch have been seen.
Tench average well over 7lbs, with the lake record of 9-14 for a female, and 7-14 for a male. Again, much bigger tench have been seen, but with so few fishing it's not surprising that they remain uncaught. Also present are roach, rudd, eels and the odd carp.
Fishing dawn to 11pm. Night fishing for night syndicate members only. Private pike fishing.
Clubhouse with kitchen, lounge, bait room, toilets and shower. Secure car park.
No closed season except for 2 weeks immediately after the bream spawn. 4 rods all year. 2 rod ticket also available.
"Wingham is one of the prettiest waters I've fished, and the way those rudd and perch are growing someone's going to get a 100lb bag before long. Don't you dare have another match without inviting me!"
Bob Nudd, 4 times World Champion
"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.
If you want this kind of fishing, you have to join early, see out the development phase and eventually reap the rewards. As I've said to Steve on several occasions in the last decade, if anglers want to get to reach the summit of achievement, they have to join at ground level. I bet those who thought "I'll join later, once the fish get big" are now kicking themselves."
Top Fisheries Consultant, Dr. Bruno Broughton. April 2004:
"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.
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2 rod daytime ticket (dawn to 11pm) £95p.a. + £40 joining fee.
4 rod daytime ticket (dawn to 11pm) £140p.a. + £40 joining fee
4 rod night ticket £285p.a. + £200 joining fee.
The night syndicate is currently limited to 16 anglers. There's a waiting list for all classes of ticket. Please contact me to put your name down.
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