Normanhurst Lake
Lake · 3 acres
Three-acre lake on the Normanhurst estate, Catsfield. Members only, day fishing.
Species: carp, tench, perch, crucian carp, rudd, eel
Hastings, East Sussex
Hastings, Bexhill & District Freshwater Angling Association
East Sussex association with Normanhurst, Broomham, Wishing Tree and Pebsham waters.
The Hastings, Bexhill & District Freshwater Angling Association was established in 1895 and has a varied set of stillwaters in East Sussex. On the Normanhurst estate near Catsfield, members fish the three-acre Normanhurst Lake and the two Broomham Ponds for carp, tench, crucians and rudd. Wishing Tree Reservoir in St Leonards offers carp fishing with day tickets on the bank, and Pebsham Lake near Bexhill is a newer six-acre water. The association also manages Buckshole Reservoir and Harmers Pond in Alexandra Park for the council, and members have river fishing through the Rother Fishery Association. The season runs from 1 April to 31 March.
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Club waters
Broomham Ponds
Pond
Two ponds on the Normanhurst estate, Catsfield. The larger pond also holds carp to around 17lb.
Species: tench, crucian carp, perch, rudd, roach
Wishing Tree Reservoir
Reservoir · 4 acres
Four-acre reservoir in St Leonards, mainly common carp. Barbless hooks only.
Species: carp, rudd, roach
Pebsham Lake
Lake · 6 acres
Six-acre lake near Bexhill. Members only.
Species: perch, tench, roach, rudd, carp, eel, pike
Membership
- Type
- Annual membership
- Junior
- Juniors up to 12 can be included free on a parent's membership.
- Day tickets
- Day tickets at Wishing Tree Reservoir and, from the bailiff, at Buckshole Reservoir. Normanhurst, Broomham and Pebsham are members only.
Annual season membership running 1 April to 31 March, with adult, disabled, under-16 and senior categories, available by application form or from tackle shops.