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Essex Fishing Venues
Fishery Name: Birds Green Fishing Lake - Bridge Lake
Address: Birds Green, Willingale, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0PN
Grid Reference: Entrance Grid Ref. TL 58905 08900

Car Park Grid Ref: TL 59037 09090 and TL 59093 08957
Sat Nav: CM5 0PN and CM5 0TF
Phone Numbers: 01277 361169
Email Address: [email protected]
Description: Top Lake

Top Lake is approximately 2 acres with depths averaging around 6 feet. It contains several carp up to 30lbs with an average of around 15lbs.

Fish Species:
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Barbel
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Bitterling
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Bleak
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Bream
Common
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Bream
Silver
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Bullhead
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Carp
Common
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Carp
Crucian
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Carp
F1 Carp
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Carp
Ghost
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Carp
Grass
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Carp
Leather
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Carp
Koi
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Carp
Mirror
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Catfish
Wels
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Chub
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Crayfish
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Dace
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Eel
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Goldfish
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Goldfish
Brown
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Grayling
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Gudgeon
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Minnow
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Orfe/Ide
Blue
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Orfe/Ide
Golden
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Orfe/Ide
Silver
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Perch
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Pike
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Pumpkin
seed
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Roach
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Rudd
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Rudd
Golden
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Ruffe
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Schelly
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Stickle
back
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Stone
Loach
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Sturgeon
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Tench
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Tench
Golden
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Walleye
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Zander
Fishery Rules:

Tickets:

Tickets are available from the Cafe or from the Bailiff.

Each person must have a valid ticket to fish with two or three rods.

A day ticket is valid for between 7am and 7pm on the day of purchase.

A night ticket is valid for between 7pm and 7am. Night fishing is strictly by prior appointment and is available only to night fishing members.

Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Concessions are available for group or extended bookings and for children under 16 and senior citizens.

Fishing:

No fish are to be removed or introduced. All types of barbed hook are strictly prohibited.

All anglers must be in possession and use an appropriately sized unhooking mat.

Each angler must be in possession of appropriate Environment Agency licenses.

Minimum 42" landing nets and minimum 10lb line to be used on Top Lake.

No lead-core or fixed leads.

No braided mainline or leaders.

No carp sacks or keep nets.

No spodding or spombs (PVA and method feeders are allowed).

No beach-casting.

Left over bait must not be thrown into the lake or left on bank. Rods must not be left unattended.

General Behaviour:

No dogs, fires, BBQ's or firearms. All litter to be removed from fishery or placed in bins provided. Please respect other anglers and visitors especially with the use of radio's and bite alarms. Bad language or aggressive behavior towards other visitors or staff will not be tolerated. Vehicles should remain parked in the areas provided. No driving on the

banks or verges.

Please use the toilets provided.

Fishery management reserve the right to remove anyone at any time without refund who they feel has breached any of the fishery rules or has acted without due consideration for other visitors. All vehicles that are brought on site are done so at the owners own risk. Birds Green Fishing Lakes can accept no responsibility for any damage, loss or injury which may occur while on the premises.

Facilities:

Ample parking is available located close to the lakes for easy access.

Day and night tickets are available on site from the Bankside Cafe or from our Bailiff.

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