Norfolk Fishing Network 2004 - 2025 - Worcestershire Fisheries

Fishery Name: Furnace Mill Fishery

Address: Meaton Lane, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 8NR

Entrance Grid Ref.SO 71954 76590 Car Park Grid Ref: SO 71748 76459

Sat Nav:DY14 8NR

Phone Numbers: 01299 266777

Email Address: [email protected]

Description: Furnace Mill Described in a Match Fishing article as Red Hot Furnace Mill and reputedly one of Matt Hayes favourite day ticket coarse fisheries, The Furnace Mill match record was set at 284lbs 6oz by Kidderminsters Kev Johnson. Fishing Mucky Meadow, Kev pole fished pellet and maggot for a predominantly all carp catch, beating the previous match record of 255lb 12oz which was set by local angler Paul Cook from Stourport whilst fishing Peg 72 on Willow Pool. Furnace Mill now only holds one match at a time, so there are always two pools reserved for pleasure anglers even during their busiest times. Furnace Mill also offers a two rod ticket and has relaxed its rules on the use of groundbait. Anglers can now use Sonubaits and The Angling Bait Companys groundbait whether bought from local tackle dealers or the fishery. Furnace Pool One and a half acres in size, Furnace Pool is the largest water at Furnace Mill with 30 pegs and an average depth of about five feet. Linear in shape with a large rectangular pool at the entrance end and a basin near the car park, Furnace Pool offers a variety of outlooks with one end of the pool being out of sight from the other. With roach to just under 3lbs; bream averaging between two and four pounds but running up to 11lbs; tench averaging 1lb to 3lbs, crucian carp touching 4lbs and eels to over 7lbs, the water also holds a good head of common, mirror and ghost carp averaging one and a half to 4lbs with the largest mirrors and commons now running to 20lbs. Furnace Pool also holds decent numbers of barbel and ide. Mucky Meadow Furnace Mill Fishery in Worcestershire Mucky Meadow so named because the pool is on the site of a former marshy meadow adjacent to the stream which runs alongside the Furnace Mill site is nowadays better known for its head of chub which provide exciting year round sport for anglers, as well as its good stocks of common, mirror and ghost carp which provide exciting sport whatever the time of year. The chub are normally taken on shallow fished maggot on the waggler, quite often just below the surface in summer, and range in size from just over 1lb to about 4lbs. Mill Pool Is a one acre water with 20 pegs. Although it averages about five feet for much of its length, the bottom goes to seven feet at the inlet end. Secluded and partially surrounded by trees, many anglers fail to see this water when they drive into the fishery and as a result it can often be a place for those who like to be on their own. Mill Pool is good for crucians. Willow Pool This one acre pool with 20 pegs is, with Mill Pool, the smallest of the four Furnace Mill Fishery waters. Despite this, it is slightly deeper than the others with an average depth of seven feet falling to nine feet in the centre. Willow is a very mixed and productive pool holding roach, rudd, bream, perch, tench, barbel, orfe, ide and chub as well as the carp.

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

Rules: Prices: Day tickets must be purchased from the Fishing Lodge before starting to fish. Closing times can vary slightly in summer but are marked at the entrance. Day Ticket Fishing Prices: Adults OAP and Juniors Day ticket one rod £9.00 £8.00 Day ticket two rods £12.50 £11.50 Half day Tickets (four hours before close) £6.50 Night Fishing Prices 24 hours £22.50 36 hours £30.00 48 hours £36.00 Whole Pool Hire Prices: Furnace Pool £150.00 Mucky Meadow £140.00 Mill Pool £115.00

Facilities: Car Park cafe Tackle Shop Toilets Most of the pegs are accessible for disabled anglers and there is only one part of the fishery which is not accessible for wheelchairs. With accommodation for up to four people, the Scandanavian style lodge has a lounge and kitchen, two bedrooms, shower room with toilet and wash handbasin, car parking and a patio overlooking the lake.