Deans Pool
Front and Back Deans ...
Divided into Front Deans and Back Deans but classified as one water because the two pools lie next to each other and are identical. Deans is really an out-and-out match water but is available to pleasure anglers when not in use for competitions.
Front Deans offer 33 pegs and Back Deans offer 31 and both pools are fully oxygenated to ensure good year round sport .With depths varying from between three to four feet to the right hand side of the pools as you look at them from the clubhouse,they both run down to seven feet to an even bottom which is fairly featurless to give all anglers an equal chance of catching an impressive mix of species.
Above left; Jim Pendry playing a large bream that he caught using his top 4 kit.
Above right; Danny Ludgate one of several bags of fish caught in a recent open match .
Above left; just someof Chris Senters winning weight of 130lbs in an open match.
Above right; Simon Farmer on Back Deans making hard work of landing a large carp.
Right; Ken Turner hooking into one of several barlble that he caught on the day.
Although the average size of the common, mirror, ghost and leather carp in the lakes varies between 5lbs and 6lbs there are plenty of larger fish with the biggest running to 20lbs. In addition there are tench averaging 2lbs - 3lbs but running to 6lbs, bream to 7lbs and averaging 2lbs - 3lbs, barbel to 6lbs, perch to 4lbs, roach and rudd to 3lbs, golden orfe to 3lbs, chub to 2lb and a large head of crucians and skimmer bream to help bulk out weights.
Once again, maggots, casters, sweetcorn , hooker pellets and luncheon meat are all successful baits when fished over a bed of Woodlands own feeder pellets.
On 24th July 2010 Ian Wood became a Woodlands record holder, he caught a phenominal 312.10lbs on Deans pool in a 5 hour day time match.
