Situated on the outskirts of Gillingham in Dorset, on the B3092 towards East Stour, the Lodden Lakes fishery is easy to find and has good access.
Open All year round, and not affected by Closed Season Regulations.  The former clay pits for local brick manufacture in the mid 1970s, the large basins offer themselves as an ideal location with good sizes and depths for a fresh water course fishery.  These have been dredged in recent years to deepen and accentuate the landscape around the area, and provide an even better environment for the fish that thrive here.

The larger lake is approximately 5.5 acres with between 38 and 40 swims, the smaller lake being roughly half this size.

Having recently undergone a major facelift the top end of the complex has a larger car park area, and the whole complex now feels more open and accessible than ever before, with many of the overhanging trees cut back to provide a lighter and more spacious arena for angling.  The lakes still retain some of the intimacy at the lower end of the lake, where large trees offer a canopy and high banks still offer secluded angling opportunities.

A wide selection of course fish can be found in the larger lake, situated closest to the road, and Carp, varying in sizes, and up to 25Lb are common in the smaller lake, ensuring a great days fishing for even the hardened enthusiast. 

The Venue also offers Night Fishing, which has been a great hit with the club members in the past, being close to the town, late night facilities are also available.

Match Record

On the 24th July 2005 a new match record bag was set. Dean Adams of Wiltshire Angling caught a Bream and  a Carp on sweetcorn in the Roadside lake, whilst visiting the venue, with the bag totalling a whopping 141Lb 06oz.

Species Found here

 

 Grass Carp, Crucian Carp, Common Carp, Tench, Roach, Perch, Bream, Chub

Huge Pike Caught on New Year's Day

Pictured here, on 1st January 2006 Rob Bailey Caught a 22 1/2 Lb Pike.  Click on the Images to see the full size pictures

 

 

 

100Lb of almost all Bream Caught
Friday 24th March 2005.  This bag of  nearly all Bream (there were a couple of Tench too) were caught from peg number 22, top end of the big lake at Lodden, (road side)  Weight was 100 lbs. Caught on sweet-corn and pellet by Jason Mills.  Click on the Image to see the Full Size picture