Petworth and Bognor Angling Club

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This fishery containing three separate ponds was purchased with the generous support of a Sports Council Lottery Grant and was officially opened by Bob James of 'Passion For Angling' fame in September 2000. A lovely, peaceful and sheltered location makes this fishery a favourite for many of our members. The ponds have been stocked to provide a variety of angling that reflects our membership with something for the pleasure, specimen and match anglers.

Situated just outside Storrington recent re-stocking and fishery management measures have been undertaken on the 3 ponds on this complex.

This small picturesque pond with its many varieties of water lilies and weeping willow trees is a pleasure to visit even without the fishing. It is stocked with Tench to 7lb and Crucian Carp to over 3lb. Being situated adjacent to the car park this water is ideal for our less able member, and there are in fact swims specifically designated for them. Being a small pond the fish do respond better with the minimum of disturbance. A further stocking of Tench has recently taken place.

Carp Pond

The middle and largest of the three ponds contains large Carp. Don't expect to bag up on this water because it is the intention of the club to keep the numbers of fish low in this pond to enable them to grow to specimen size. They are of a fast growing strain and a few are already over 20lbs. The stock in this pond have recently been supplemented with an additional stocking of a good strain of smaller carp.

This pond was designed for the match angler and has an island running down the middle. It has about 20 pegs with the wider part of the pond showing the better form. It has been stocked with small Carp, Roach, Rudd and Tench. The water is available to all members when not being used for matches. This pond along with the others has benefitted from further stockings of fish since the initial stocking.