Barnton, Cheshire

Barnton & Frodsham Angling Club

Northwich-area club with Heesom's Pool, the Anderton cisterns and Weaver fishing.

Barnton & Frodsham Angling Club (BAFAC) is a coarse fishing club near Northwich, Cheshire, with more than eighty years of history. Its stillwaters include Heesom's Pool at Stretton, a former sand quarry of about 4.8 acres, three small cistern pools at Anderton and Eden's Pool, together with a 20-peg stretch of the River Weaver at Anderton Nature Park. The club runs a season-long match programme, carries out habitat and tree-planting work, and offers annual card-based membership.

Fishing available

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Club waters

Heesom's Pool

Lake · 4.8 acres

Stretton, near junction 10 of the M56. Former sand quarry. Also holds hybrids and skimmers.

Species: Bream, Carp, Crucian Carp, Perch, Roach, Rudd, Tench

Top Cistern

Pond

Anderton. About a third of an acre. The three cisterns hold carp, crucians, gudgeon, roach, rudd, perch, skimmers and tench.

Middle Cistern

Pond

Anderton. About a third of an acre.

Junior Cistern

Pond

Anderton. About a third of an acre.

Eden's Pool

Pond

Small pool in the Cheshire countryside.

Membership

Type
Annual membership

Annual card-based membership, renewable by post or in person.