Fishing FAQs

We are open daily from dawn to dusk.  We are not open for night fishing.

We charge £10 for adults and £8 for OAP’s / Juniors (14 and under) / Disabled.  The person who is most likely to relieve you of your hard-earned cash is Phil.  If we’re having a day off you will see either our son Ben, daughter in law Laura or our good friend Tim Ford.  You can see our happy mugshots on the ‘About Us’ section. 

This is probably the question we are asked the most!  Take a look at our 'How's it fishing?! article – click here.

No

Yes.  We have a limited number of annual season tickets available costing £200 for adults and £160 for concessions.  Please e-mail us for details.  

Yes, right here on the farm!   Tiffin Cafe at Bullock Farm.   Serving delicious, locally sourced farmhouse-style food and an excellent roast on Sundays.  01934 833125.

If you're looking for a gift for the angler in your life, we can provide fishing vouchers.  A day’s fishing from dawn to dusk costs £10 for adults, £8 for OAP’s/Disabled/14’s & under. There is a minimum of 3 vouchers per transaction plus a small charge of £2.50 to cover admin and postage as the vouchers cannot be e-mailed.  Please e-mail for details.

We can also offer season tickets which cover a whole year's fishing.  They cost £200 or £160 for a concession.

Please call or e-mail for full details.

We don’t take bookings for individual pegs.  Just turn up, find your swim and we will come to find you.  We have plenty of space!

No, sorry, the lakes are open from dawn to dusk.

You are welcome to camp on our lovely campsite overnight and then fish all day.  Follow this link for details of Camping at Bullock Farm

No, we don’t sell any bait here.  We are very lucky that a number of our local tackle shops recommend us and send us a lot of customers so we don’t tread on their toes!  See the fishing links page for details.

Yes, but it’s a short list!  We don’t allow; boilies; bloodworm or dried nuts.  All other baits are allowed to a maximum of 1kg.  Check our rules page. 

A huge variety of baits work well here.  Take a look at our 'How's it fishing?! article – click here.

Yes, but it must be a fish-friendly one.  We also ask you to use your common sense and not mix large and small fish in the same net to avoid smaller fish being damaged or crushed.  If you wish to keep all your fish in a net during a session then you must use separate nets for the large and small fish.

You must have:

Barbless hooks 

A disgorger

A fish-friendly landing net 

A landing mat: as all our lakes now contain fish over 10lb you must have a landing mat to place the fish on whilst you de-hook it to avoid damaging the fish.  You must not place any fish directly on to the grass, ground or swim even if it's in a landing net.  

No, sorry.  Your local tackle shop should be able to set you up quite reasonably.  See 'what equipment should I have?' in the FAQ above.

Yes, you need to have an Environment Agency Rod Licence to fish our lakes (just like every other fishery in the country).  Here's a link to how you obtain one: EA Rod Licence

There are several good, professional angling coaches that we can put you in touch with.  See the tuition section of our website for details.

A good proportion of the swims have level access from the car park.  We have disabled toilet facilities.

Fish!  (Sorry, couldn’t resist that!).  For details of what’s in each of the five lakes, please take a look at the ‘lakes page’. 

Please fish from a designated swim – we have 137 to choose from!  Do not stalk fish along the bank.

Yes please!  You can e-mail them to us in jpeg format or send them via our Facebook page.  We can’t promise that we’ll feature all of them on the website gallery but we’ll do our best. 

Some tips for taking a good photo:

• Ensure that the fish (particularly if it's a large one) is held safely ie close in to your body with both hands (be careful to avoid the fish coming into contact with zips/buttons on your clothing) and, if the fish is large, make sure you are kneeling down with the fish held above your landing mat.
• If you have a net of fish, this also must be on a landing mat - no fish (even in a net) should be placed directly on the ground in case they come into contact with something that could damage them (nettles, thistles, etc).
• Try to get a shot with the lake behind you so that everyone can see where you have caught your fish.
• Smile!

Send us an e-mail or privately message us via our Facebook page.  We love to hear about it if you’ve had a good day; a personal best; a bulging bag; caught your first golden tench; etc.  Let us know what tactics and baits you used and we can then pass it on to other anglers.  Equally we’d like to know if something was wrong when you visited us.  We try to provide the best fishing experience that we can but we’re always open to suggestions on how we could improve.  If we don't know about it we can't put it right!

Sorry no.