Norfolk Fishing Network 2004 - 2024 - Staffordshire Fisheries

Fishery Name: Leacroft Pool

Address: Blakeney Way, Norton Canes, Cannock, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, WS11 8JB

Entrance Grid Ref. SJ 89708 54874 Car Park Grid Ref: SJ 89708 54874

Sat Nav: WS11 8JB

Phone Numbers: 07813 475038

Email Address: [email protected]

Description: Lillie beds and reed lines. The fish stocks include a large number of Roach, Bream and Carp. There are also a good head of quality Carp and Pike ranging from low doubles to 20's, with the biggest carp being over 30lb. Once again there are secure fishing platforms provided around the pool. Leacroft Pool can be found at the back of Sainsbury's off the Orbital Retail Park.

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

General Rules Please ensure you read and understand the following club rules before fishing. Members disregarding club rules will be issued with a warning which may result in the forfeit of their membership. 1. Membership referenceand orname aaand rod license to be produced on demand to club bailiffs and officials. 2. All gates must be kept locked at all times. Members must close and lock gates when entering aaand leaving fisheries. 3.Membership shall be made available to persons below the age of 16 years on the explicitand orunequivocal condition that when they visit any bpas fishery they must be accompanied by, and, under the close supervision of a current adult member who is over the age of 18 years. Annual juvenile membership will be offered at a subsidised cost of £1 per juvenile member. 4. Members are not allowed on society fisheries during the hours of darkness, unless in receipt of a special night fishing permit. 5. Members must fish from numbered pegs only and not cast across neighbouring swims. 6. Fish caught must be handled with upmost care and returned unharmed aaand alive to the water. 7. Any fish, dead or alive, must not be removed from society fisheries. (please report concerns of pollutionand orfish deaths to club secretary 07813 475038) 8. All members must have a suitable landing net and mat or cradle when fishing. 8a landing nets and unhooking mats must be dry on arrival at fisheries, and be set up and ready to use before casting in. 8b.When fishing for 'carp aaand pike' a minimum of a 36-inch landing net and a large padded unhooking mat is required. 9. Keep nets are not allowed, do not bring keep nets onto society fisheries (used in official matches only) 10. Rods and lines must not be left in the water unattended at any time. 11. All hooks including and smaller than size 10 must he barbless. 12. Beachcaster' and 'fly fishing' styles are not allowed. 13. Carp fishing. 13a. Braided mainline not allowed when fishing for carp. 13b, monofilament mainlines must be a minimum of 12 lbs breaking strain. 13c. Hook links must be made with dedicated hook link materials. 13d. Terminal set-ups must be designed to release fish 'untethered' if mainline breakage occurs. 13e. Members targeting carp must have available a 'carp care' medication kit to attendand ortreat body sores and hook holds. 13f. No 'pre baiting' at leacroft pool. 14. Pike fishing 14a.The use of live or dead 'coarse fish' baits is not allowed. 14b. Dead 'sea fish' baits are allowed during the period 1st oct to 15th march. 14c. Leacroft pool and turf pool, pike fishing is not allowed during the period from the 16th of March until the 30th of September. 14d. Leacroft pool aaand turf pool, artificial lures are not allowed, 15. Calf heath reservoir, restricted no fishing area overhead power lines these are located adjacent to and along the a5 roadway bank. Fishing from this bank (dam wall) is not allowed. No assembled rodsand orlines are to be carried along this bank, and, baiting up is not allowed from this bank between and around the 'no fishing notice points'. (link to calf heath reservoir) 16. Bait boats are not allowed. 17. No unofficial competitionsand ormatches allowed at any society fisheries. 18. No pleasure fishing allowed in reserved pegs on match days (link to match peg allocation) (link to match dates) 19. Members will be held responsible for litter and or rubbish in the vicinity of their peg, whether or not litter was present on arrival. 20. Disposable cans and or tins are not allowed on society fisheries. 21. All particle baits ie. Hemp, maize, tiger nuts etc. Must be prepared correctly prior to use. 22. Unused bait must not be left on the bankside. This encourages rodents. 23. The riding of cycles, lighting fires, playing radios, camping and sleeping is not allowed at society fisheries. 24. Alcohol or prohibited drugs are not allowed on society fisheries. 25. No access along the motorway and or toll road embankment at kingswood lake for the purposes fishing, loose feeding or pre-baiting.

Facilities: Roadside Car Parking