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Dudmaston Hall
Members only
Situated three miles south of Bridgnorth, Dudmaston Big Pool is the Kinver Freeliners flagship water. Situated in the grounds of the hall, this beautiful English estate lake is set in wonderful surroundings with the hall one one side and rolling countryside on the other. This 16 acre lake has become famous for its inhabitants, the tench. For four decades club members have enjoyed the wonderful sport these hard fighting fish offer. Responding to a wide variety of methods the tench can be incredibly obliging with catches in excess of fify fish not uncommon. Averaging three to four pounds the tench fight extremely hard and stout tackle is needed to tame them. Fortunately they are not tackle shy and six pounds mainline with four to six pounds hooklengths tied to size 12 or even larger hooks will not put the fish off, and thats just when float fishing! The Big Pool is a typical estate lake with a mainly silty bottom. Depths vary from a couple of feet in the shallows to twenty feet by the dam. A good proportion of the lake is reedlined, a feature the tench love and there are also large lilly pad beds, another magnet for the fish. On the rare days when the tench aren`t feeding there is a population of roach and rudd to keep the float constantly disappearing. While not targeted by many, the lake has produced rudd well in excess of two pounds and it begs the question of what may be swimming around in this beautiful water. There is a population of pike in the lake though these have never attained any great size. The predators that have grown well though are the perch and eels. Large perch have been seen marauding the fry in the lake but if they are fished for, the anglers keep very quiet about it! The Big Pool has produced eels in excess of five pounds and the key to unlocking them is thanks to the three `eel nights` each year when club members are allowed the rare privilege of night fishing the lake. Top of the list of members favourite waters, Dudmaston Big Pool offers superb fishing in stunning surroundings and is the reason many join the Kinver Freeliners. Situated next to the A442 the Brim is a beautiful tree lined 4 acre lake offering the angler a completely different challenge to the Big Pool. In some years weed can completely cover the pool leaving only small gaps and holes for the angler to fish. This lake is home to carp. Strong tackle is needed for pursuing these fish and patience is the key to success. It is thought that the carp strain can be traced back to Donald Leney and while this has never been thoroughly verified there is no doubting the stunning beauty of the fish. Brim also contains a small head of tench and these have reached far bigger sizes that the ones in Big Pool. Fish over six pounds have been caught though bigger fish have been seen. More canny than their bretheren across the road, these fish do not readily fall to carp tactics. There is also a population of rudd in Brim and while difficult to fish for in weedy years they have been caught in excess of two pounds. At 3¾ acres the Seggy is the smallest pool on the estate and is a beautiful tree lined water that offers great sport in wonderful surroundings. In years gone by the pool used to be full of small `soap bar` tench however in recent years carp have become the predominant species. While not attaining the size of the fish in Brim, the Seggy carp more than make up for this with their fighting qualities. Seggy is a shallow silty pool and hooked carp have only one direction to run, away! There is a good population of carp in Seggy averaging between six and ten pounds and most days in the summer they can be seen cruising round and kicking up clouds of silt as they disturb the bottom. They are obliging fish and Seggy is a great water to unwind and enjoy some fun fishing. The pool also has a good population of small 3” to 6” carp as a result of successful breeding. These are stunning little fish and are as much fun to target with light gear as their larger cousins. The small tench put in an appearance from time to time though they are not as prolific as in years past. Small rudd also reside in Seggy and provide frantic sport for the angler fishing small baits. Each lake on the Dudmaston estate offers the angler a different challenge. Perfectly complimenting each other is the main reason why Dudmaston is viewed as Kinver Freeliner`s jewel in the crown.
Brim Pool
Big Pool
Seggy Pool
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Dudmaston Hall
Members only
Situated three miles south of Bridgnorth, Dudmaston Big Pool is the Kinver Freeliners flagship water. Situated in the grounds of the hall, this beautiful English estate lake is set in wonderful surroundings with the hall one one side and rolling countryside on the other. This 16 acre lake has become famous for its inhabitants, the tench. For four decades club members have enjoyed the wonderful sport these hard fighting fish offer. Responding to a wide variety of methods the tench can be incredibly obliging with catches in excess of fify fish not uncommon. Averaging three to four pounds the tench fight extremely hard and stout tackle is needed to tame them. Fortunately they are not tackle shy and six pounds mainline with four to six pounds hooklengths tied to size 12 or even larger hooks will not put the fish off, and thats just when float fishing! The Big Pool is a typical estate lake with a mainly silty bottom. Depths vary from a couple of feet in the shallows to twenty feet by the dam. A good proportion of the lake is reedlined, a feature the tench love and there are also large lilly pad beds, another magnet for the fish. On the rare days when the tench aren`t feeding there is a population of roach and rudd to keep the float constantly disappearing. While not targeted by many, the lake has produced rudd well in excess of two pounds and it begs the question of what may be swimming around in this beautiful water. There is a population of pike in the lake though these have never attained any great size. The predators that have grown well though are the perch and eels. Large perch have been seen marauding the fry in the lake but if they are fished for, the anglers keep very quiet about it! The Big Pool has produced eels in excess of five pounds and the key to unlocking them is thanks to the three `eel nights` each year when club members are allowed the rare privilege of night fishing the lake. Top of the list of members favourite waters, Dudmaston Big Pool offers superb fishing in stunning surroundings and is the reason many join the Kinver Freeliners. Situated next to the A442 the Brim is a beautiful tree lined 4 acre lake offering the angler a completely different challenge to the Big Pool. In some years weed can completely cover the pool leaving only small gaps and holes for the angler to fish. This lake is home to carp. Strong tackle is needed for pursuing these fish and patience is the key to success. It is thought that the carp strain can be traced back to Donald Leney and while this has never been thoroughly verified there is no doubting the stunning beauty of the fish. Brim also contains a small head of tench and these have reached far bigger sizes that the ones in Big Pool. Fish over six pounds have been caught though bigger fish have been seen. More canny than their bretheren across the road, these fish do not readily fall to carp tactics. There is also a population of rudd in Brim and while difficult to fish for in weedy years they have been caught in excess of two pounds. At 3¾ acres the Seggy is the smallest pool on the estate and is a beautiful tree lined water that offers great sport in wonderful surroundings. In years gone by the pool used to be full of small `soap bar` tench however in recent years carp have become the predominant species. While not attaining the size of the fish in Brim, the Seggy carp more than make up for this with their fighting qualities. Seggy is a shallow silty pool and hooked carp have only one direction to run, away! There is a good population of carp in Seggy averaging between six and ten pounds and most days in the summer they can be seen cruising round and kicking up clouds of silt as they disturb the bottom. They are obliging fish and Seggy is a great water to unwind and enjoy some fun fishing. The pool also has a good population of small 3” to 6” carp as a result of successful breeding. These are stunning little fish and are as much fun to target with light gear as their larger cousins. The small tench put in an appearance from time to time though they are not as prolific as in years past. Small rudd also reside in Seggy and provide frantic sport for the angler fishing small baits. Each lake on the Dudmaston estate offers the angler a different challenge. Perfectly complimenting each other is the main reason why Dudmaston is viewed as Kinver Freeliner`s jewel in the crown.
