Front and Back DeansFront 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 offers 33 pegs and Back Deans 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 featureless to give all anglers an equal chance of catching.
Once again, maggots, casters, sweetcorn, 'Woodland Wonder' pellets and luncheon meat are all successful baits when fished over a bed of feeder pellets.
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His Personal Best came from Deans Dudley's Timmy Guise, pictured landing a nice carp from Back Deans which helped to make up a net weighing 91lbs 15oz, scored his personal best on the water with a catch of 144lbs 0oz. |
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 1lb 8oz but running to 6lbs, bream to 4lbs and averaging 1lb 8oz, barbel to 4lbs, perch to 3lbs, roach and rudd to 2lbs, golden orfe to 2lbs, chub to 1lb and a large head of crucians and skimmer bream to help bulk out weights.