The Specimen Lake was the first of the waters built at Heronbrook Fisheries back in 1994.
Its an "L" shaped lake with three islands and covers about 3 acres to comfortably accommodate 40 anglers.
The main island is long and within easy casting distance, while the two smaller islands are close enough to pole fish around the margins of them.
Depths range from 2 feet in the margins to 8 feet in some areas. Heavily stocked with fish of all sizesbut with the dominating species being the large carp, bream and tench.
Other fish include, ghost carp, crucian carp, roach, rudd, cub and perch.
The lake is not as heavily match fished as the other lake making it a popular water for the serious carp angler,with the common and mirror carp going over the 30 lb mark.
There are many 10 lb & 20 lb + carp to keep you interested while you wait for the big ones.
Big weights are taken fishing the feeder up to the islands, but don't forget the bream, as they can be caught regularly on sweetcorn or caster fishing close in.

A horseshoe shaped lake with 60 pegs around the inside island.
First stocked in February 2004 with common, mirrors and F1 carp up to 12 oz.
Since then other stocks have seen the introduction of green tench, golden tench, chub and more mirrors and commons.
Pleasure sessions are producing a fish every cast all day and from any peg.

Built in 2003. this pool has an overall round shape with 32 pegs and average depths of around 6 feet.
There are a very large head of small common and mirror carp around 1lb.
Other species are being constantly stocked, Bream & Tench to 3 lb, Crucian carp, Chub, Roach to 1 lb, Perch & Gudgeon.
Most methods seem to work with the pole proving the quickest at the moment.
The fish respond well to any bait, adding small regular amounts of groundbait to keep the fish interested.
This water is ideal for the beginner and also to introduce the youngsters to fishing.

A purpose built match water opened in 2002.
The pool is a "Z" shape with an island down its full length which has a shelf along the far bank with 5½ feet of water down the track.
With 46 pegs it has become a popular water for match & club anglers.
Productive methods seem to be sweetcorn or meat on the far shelf or floating bread to the island with meat or sweetcorn down the track also producing well.
Along with the carp that go to 6lb you can also find young barbel, tench and chub.

Opened in 1994 this water is an oblong shape with 26 pegs and a large island within reach of every peg.
Depths range from 4 to 6 feet and is well stocked with a variety of species which include ghost, common & mirror carp, tench, bream, ide, roach, perch, rudd, golden rudd, crucian carp and chub.
Most methods and tactics work, but due to its shape it is more suited to the pole, fished anywhere from the near margins to tight up to the island.
However, the waggler works well fished to right hand side where it is a bit wider.
The larger carp, mirrors and commons can be taken tight up to the island on bread, meat or sweetcorn, but you can catch them on the bottom between 6 & 11 metres by using meat, sweetcorn or cat food.
There are platforms large enough for wheelchairs on all banks.
Access to the lake by car is for disabled anglers only, by taking the right hand side of the Specimen Lake.
To reach the Match Pool by foot, take the path on the left hand side of the Specimen Lake.

A purpose built pole water 12 metres wide with over hanging trees and reeds on the far bank.
There is a shallow shelf on the far bank that drops to 6ft of water down the central track and rising to 2ft in the near margins.
The canal has a footpath all the way round with 55 well-spaced and purpose built wooden platform pegs.
Species are carp, tench, chub, barbel, ghost carp, crucian carp, roach, perch, plus many golden tench.