Originally Posted by Mattylad

Okidoki....

The lake is under the control of the Pendle, Burnley & District angling club so theoretically should cost you day ticket prices to fish, however I heard that the bailiffs do not bother any more as the water is a very poor fishery.

Yearly membership of the club is only aout £25 & well worth it if you fish regular.
See Mack's on Parliament street for more info.

As for fishing the lake.
The dam wall is good for catching, especially when it's cold as it's also the deepest part 6-14 foot ish. There are plenty of small Trout there to cause you a nuisance, Golden Orfe are about too.
I have heard of Carp & Bream being caught too.

Apart from the dam wall, I often see fishermen over on the far bank (opposite the disabled area) & even the bailiff fishes that side so that may be good, although I have not tried that side yet, I have too much stuff to lug that far.

I tried over the far left bank near the island at the far end, the last peg where there is a big area suitable for a bivvy.
It was awful, lots of bubbles to fool you into thinking that there were fish down there but nowt but a few trout. too many dead trees in the water to snag on for my liking and it's a very muddy path to get there.

Red maggot is a good imitation for bloodworm which is a natural food found in the water, sweetcorn, spam etc are also workable there.

It has not been stocked for a while, also we recently lost many fish over the dam during the floods.

If you can travel & join the club it may be better to try Lowerhouse Lodge, as there are Carp there to 25lb & they are often caught, along with Bream 6lb+, Cats & more Carp etc. You also get a discount for the new Carp fishery at Cornfield farm where nets of 40-50lb are common.

Next time I go I'm going on the dam wall or not at all.

Barbless hooks, below size 6, groundbait by feeder only, 1 rod only except if prebooked night fidhing, no live/dead baiting using coarse fish, no tents or fires, no fly fishing, no tins, no boats are some of the rules for there.