Franks Lake
Lake · 2.75 acres
Species: carp, tench, perch, pike, roach, bream
Eastleigh, Hampshire
Eastleigh & District Angling Club
Large Hampshire coarse club with lakes, ponds and River Itchen fishing.
Eastleigh & District Angling Club has over 1,300 members and offers coarse fishing on around a dozen venues around Eastleigh, Southampton and Winchester. Its stillwaters include Franks Lake, Hiltingbury Lake, Smith's Pond, Cranbury Park Lower Pond and the Stoneham Lake ponds, alongside river fishing on the Itchen and a stretch of the Lower Itchen Navigation. The club caters for match, specimen and pleasure anglers. Membership runs on an annual season from 1 May, and the 2026-27 season has sold out.
Fishing available
CoarseMatchRiverPredatorLakePondRiver
Club waters
Hiltingbury Lake
Lake
Species: carp, roach, perch, eels
Smith's Pond
Pond
Species: crucian carp, tench, roach, rudd, bream, perch
Cranbury Park Lower Pond
Pond
Species: crucian carp, roach, rudd, perch, tench
Stoneham Lake
Lake
Membership
- Type
- membership
- Junior
- Junior (16-18) and juvenile (13-15) categories.
- Day tickets
- No day tickets on most club waters; Lakeside day tickets are sold by local shops.
Season runs 1 May to 30 April; adult, senior, registered disabled, junior and juvenile categories; minimum joining age 13; 2026-27 membership sold out.