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Fishing Kent

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There are so many wonderful lakes and rivers to fish in the UK, here at Fishing Heaven we are committed to increasing our local listings of places to fish.  Please come back as we add new rivers, lakes and canals.  If fishing is the love of YOUR life and you would like to share your favourite fishing spots, please email us and give us your views.  Also try our Fishing Holidays and Fishing DVD sections.   Good luck with your fishing.

Places to Fish in your Area

If you know of any good places to fish, rivers, canals, lakes, please let us know.

Ashby Farm Lakes (Appledore, Ashford, Kent) 01233 758378

Barden Lake (Tonbridge, Kent) 01732 832352

Bewlwater Trout Fishery (Lamberhust, Kent) 01892 890352

Bolebrook Castle (East Grinstead, Kent) 020 82873892

Bough Beech Reservoir (nr Tonbridge, Kent) 01732 851544 or 0860 566136

Brockhill Country Park (Saltwood, Kent) 01303 262013

Brooklands (Dartford, Kent) 01322 228532

Bysingwood (Faversham, Kent) 01795 533240

Cackle Hill Lakes (Biddenham, Kent) 01580 292202

Capstone Farm Country Park (Chatham, Kent) 01634 812196

Chequer Tree Trout Fishery (Bethersden, Kent) 01233 820078

Chequertree Trout Fishery (Ashford, Kent) 01233 820078

Chiddingstone Castle Lake (Edenbridge, nr Tonbridge, Kent) 01892 870347 or 01732 870347

Chilham Mill (Chilham Mill, nr Canterbury, Kent) 01227 730668

Churchsettle Farm (Wadhurst, Kent) 01892 783386

Cocker Angling Parties (Dymchurch, Kent) 01303 872329

Cottington Lakes (Sholden, Kent) 01304 380691

Danson Park Lake (Bexleyheath, Kent) 020 82980266 or 020 83043586

Darenth Fishing Complex (Darenth Hill, Dartford, Kent) 01322 290150 or 01836 222773

Dungeness Long Pit (Dungeness, Kent) 01303 262013

Eastern River Rother (Newenden, Kent) 01797 253291

Fordwich Lake (Fordwich, Kent) 01227 710830

Frant Lakes (Bells Yew Green, Tunbridge Wells, Kent) 01892 616424 or 0802 429284 or 01892 822388

Grange Pool (Higham Wood, Tunbridge, Kent) 0181 2873892

Hartley Lands Farm (Cranbrook, Kent) 01580 720319

Hartleylands Farm Fishery (Cranbrook, Kent) 01580 720319

Hawkhurst Fish Farm (Hawkhurst, Kent) 01580 753813

Hayes Farm Trout Fishery (Bromley, Kent) 01814 621186

Haysden Lake (Tonbridge, Kent) 01732 832352

Horsham Water (Upchurch, Kent) 01634 371869

I.F.N Ltd (Dover, Kent) 01304 225688

Kentish Stour (Fordwich to Plucks Gutter, Kent) 01227 710830

Larkfield (Maidstone, Kent) 01276 453300

Lavender Farm (Faversham, Kent) 01227 751149 or 0795 7663204

Lavender Lake (Whitstable, Kent) 01227 456959

L'Eglise Lakes (Tunbridge Wells, Kent) 01892 890908

Lucks Lane Lake (Paddock Wood, Kent) 01892 834077

Maidstone Lakes (Maidstone, Kent) 01622 676586

Majors Lakes Angling Syndicate (Bearsted, Nr Maidstone, Kent) 01622 734865 or 07903 379841

Mid Kent Fisheries (Chilham, Kent) 01227 730668

Milton Lakes (Thanington, Kent) 01227 730668

Monk Lakes (Hertsfield Farm, Staplehurst Road, Marden, Kent) 01622 833332

Mote Park (Maidstone, Kent) 01622 673899

Mousehole Lake Trout Fishery (Nettlestead Green, Kent) 01622 871447

Muck Stream (Tonbridge, Kent) 01732 360690

Oakleigh Farms (Higham, Kent) 01634 220479

Plucks Gutter, River Stour (nr Sarre, Kent) 01304 366210 or 01227 710830

Radnor Park Pool (Folkestone, Kent) 01503 58778

River Cray, Foots Cray Meadows (nr Bexley, Kent) 0181 298 0266

River Eden (Edenbridge, Kent) 01732 832352

River Medway (Barden Country Park, Kent) 01732 832352

River Medway (Hartlake, Kent) 01732 832352

River Medway (Maidstone Court House, Maidstone, Kent) 01622 677326 or 01622 673899

River Rother (Wittersham, Kent) 07977 343922

River Stour (Canterbury, Kent) 01227 710830

River Stour (nr Sarre, Kent) 01304 366210 or 01227 710830

RMC (Sutton-at-Hone, Kent) 01276 453300

Rookery Lakes (Rookery Lane, Bromley, Kent) 07957 977026

School Pool (Oare, Faversham, Kent) 01795 534516

Singleton Lake (Ashford, Kent) 01233 611156

Spring Wood Fishery (Lamberhurst, Kent) 01580 879525

Springwood Fisheries (Flimwell, Kent) 0158 879525

St. Mary's Bay Pond (St Mary's, Kent) 01303 262013

Stonar Lake (Sandwich, Kent) 01227 728289

Stour Lake (Shalmsford Street, Kent) 01227 730668

Stowe Pool (Lichfield, Kent) 01543 262014

Stowting Trout Lake (Stowting, Kent) 01303 862401

Sunken Forest Lake (Tonbridge, Kent) 01732 360690

Surrenden Lake (Ashford, Kent) 01303 812388

Sutton (Sutton-at-Hone, Dartford) 01932 564872

Tenterden Trout Waters (Tenterden, Kent) 01580 763201

Tyler Hill Coarse Fishery (Tyler Hill, nr Canterbury, Kent) 01227 764048

Unity Lake (Sittingbourne, Kent) 01795 423912

Vauxhall Lakes (Canterbury, Kent) 01227 710830

Weirwood Reservoir (Weriwood, Kent) 01342 822731

Widehurst Farm (Marden, Kent) 01622 831781

Wingham Carp and Coarse Lakes (Wingham, Kent) 01303813644

Woodchurch Trout Fishery (Woodchurch, Kent) 01233 860253

UNHOOKING PIKE With your pike safely in the net and carried ashore, place it on a large, padded unhooking mat. Look to see where your hooks are before proceeding to handle the fish. Insert one or two fingers under a gill plate, keeping them well away from any hooks. You might like to wear a gardening glove on the hand you do this with. Lift the pike's head carefully and its mouth will usually open. Maintain this hold while you use a pair of 10-12 inch artery forceps to grip and remove the hooks - top hook first, then the lower. It is now that you will appreciate the use of semi-barbed hooks. If the hooks are in deeper near the throat, insert the forceps through the gaps in the gills below your 'holding-hand'. Please do this with great care and preferably under instruction if for the first time.

When fishing with lures, which tend to have bigger and thicker-wired hooks fitted, you will benefit from the use of pliers as opposed to forceps. Always carry a strong pair of side-cutters in case you need to cut through the hooks to aid unhooking.

When you are a lot more experienced you may want to unhook pike in the water, thus minimising contact. Despite the awesome look of all those sharp teeth, the pike will not purposely bite you. Don't be frightened, treat the pike with respect and confidence. If the fish is small, you may find it easier to lift the pike to unhook it, as shown on the left. If the fish is bigger, then it is easier to unhook the fish by kneeling astride it, as on the right.

If the hooks are difficult to get out, do not cut the trace, unclip it. Put the pike in the landing net and into the water. Then seek help from another pike angler, do not feel embarrassed, we have all been there. More information for dealing with this situation can also be found on the next page.

Fishing Kent

Freshwater Fishing - Trout Secrets

What spot on a river is most often overlooked?
Palmerton: Hidden seams in the middle of the river, where slight depressions in the bottom produce a change in the water only visible to the trained eye.
Gunn: Many anglers wade into the water that they should be fishing. Before entering the water always stop, look, and study what’s right in front of you.
Whitley: Near banks, very tight to the shore. Of course, this is where most people walk into the river. It’s worth casting before you get your boots wet.

Fishing Kent

Humminbird piranha fishfinder max 20

Built for maximum performance, the Piranha Max20 fish-finder offers 60 degree dual beam sonar with a wide 60 degree beam for fish identification and a precise 20 degree beam for better bottom detail.

You can clearly see fish from the wide beam as hollow symbols, and fish below your boat as solid symbols.

The high resolution 240v x 160h display with 4 level clear edge Grayscale shows sharper images of the bottom, fish and underwater structures.

This fish finder has a built in swivel mount to enable you to view the images from anywhere on the boat.

Using the water temperature included enables you to locate the preferred fish holding areas.

The one-touch fishfinder design makes the Piranha simple to use so you can have great fun and results with the minimum of hassle.

Fishing Kent

Aldington Frith-Kent (near Ashford)

Allhallows on Sea-Kent (near Westcliff on Sea)

Anvil Green-Kent (near Canterbury)

Ashley-Kent (near Dover)

Badgers Mount-Kent (near Swanley)

Bearsted-Kent (near Maidstone)

Bitchet Green-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Borough Green-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Bough Beech-Kent (near Edenbridge)

Boughton Aluph-Kent (near Ashford)

Boughton Lees-Kent (near Ashford)

Boughton Malherbe-Kent (near Maidstone)

Boughton Monchelsea-Kent (near Maidstone)

Boughton under Blean-Kent (near Faversham)

Brabourne Lees-Kent (near Ashford)

Brasted Chart-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Brissenden Green-Kent (near Ashford)

Broad Oak-Kent (near Fordwich)

Broad Street-Kent (near Sawbridgeworth)

Capel le Ferne-Kent (near Folkestone)

Challock-Kent (near Ashford)

Charing Heath-Kent (near Ashford)

Chart Sutton-Kent (near Maidstone)

Chartham Hatch-Kent (near Canterbury)

Cheeseman's Green-Kent (near Ashford)

Chiddingstone Causeway-Kent (near Tonbridge)

Church Street-Kent (near Sudbury)

Claygate Cross-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Cliffe Woods-Kent (near Rochester)

Collier Street-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

Court at Street-Kent (near Hythe)

Cranbrook Common-Kent (near Tenterden)

Crockham Hill-Kent (near Edenbridge)

Crockhurst Street-Kent (near Tonbridge)

Cross at Hand-Kent (near Maidstone)

Culverstone Green-Kent (near Gravesend)

Curteis Corner-Kent (near Tenterden)

Curtisden Green-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

Den Cross-Kent (near Edenbridge)

Dinas Cross-Kent (near Edenbridge)

Dunks Green-Kent (near Tonbridge)

Dunks Green-Kent (near Tonbridge)

Dunton Green-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Easole Street-Kent (near Sandwich)

East Barming-Kent (near Maidstone)

East End-Kent (near Tenterden)

East Farleigh-Kent (near Maidstone)

East Langdon-Kent (near Dover)

East Malling-Kent (near Maidstone)

East Peckham-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

East Stourmouth-Kent (near Sandwich)

East Studdal-Kent (near Dover)

East Sutton-Kent (near Maidstone)

Edenbridge-Kent

Ewell Minnis-Kent (near Dover)

Eyhorne Street-Kent (near Maidstone)

Fawkham Green-Kent (near Swanley)

Five Oak Green-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

Four Elms-Kent (near Edenbridge)

Four Throws-Kent (near Tenterden)

Garlinge Green-Kent (near Canterbury)

Gill's Green-Kent (near Tenterden)

Godden Green-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Golden Green-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

Grafty Green-Kent (near Maidstone)

Grain-Kent (near Sheerness)

Great Chart-Kent (near Ashford)

Great Mongeham-Kent (near Sandwich)

Great Stonar-Kent (near Sandwich)

Greatstone on Sea-Kent (near New Romney)

Haffenden Quarter-Kent (near Tenterden)

Hale Street-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

Hales Place-Kent (near Canterbury)

Halfway House-Kent (near Sheerness)

Hamstreet-Kent (near Ashford)

Hassell Street-Kent (near Ashford)

Herne Bay-Kent

Herne Common-Kent (near Herne Bay)

High Halden-Kent (near Tenterden)

High Halstow-Kent (near Gillingham)

High Street-Kent (near Whitstable)

Higham Rochester-Kent (near Rochester)

Hodsall Street-Kent (near Gravesend)

Honey Hill-Kent (near Canterbury)

Hoo St Werburgh-Kent (near Gillingham)

Hook Green-Kent (near Tunbridge Wells)

Horton Kirby-Kent (near Swanley)

Hunters Forstal-Kent (near Fordwich)

Ide Hill-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Iden Green-Kent (near Tenterden)

Istead Rise-Kent (near Gravesend)

Ivy Hatch-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Kent Green-Cheshire (near Biddulph)

Kent Street-East Sussex (near Battle)

Kents Bank-Cumbria (near Grange over Sands)

Kent's Green-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Kent's Oak-Hampshire (near Romsey)

Kings Hill-Kent (near Maidstone)

Kipping's Cross-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

Knatts Valley-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Knockholt Pound-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Lane End-Kent (near Dartford)

Langton Green-Kent (near Tunbridge Wells)

Leigh Green-Kent (near Tenterden)

Lenham Heath-Kent (near Ashford)

Leysdown on Sea-Kent (near Whitstable)

Little Chart-Kent (near Ashford)

Little Mongeham-Kent (near Sandwich)

Littlestone on Sea-Kent (near New Romney)

Liverton Street-Kent (near Maidstone)

Lower Halstow-Kent (near Sittingbourne)

Lower Hardres-Kent (near Canterbury)

Lower Higham-Kent (near Rochester)

Lower Stoke-Kent (near Sheerness)

Lower Upnor-Kent (near Rochester)

Luddenham Court-Kent (near Faversham)

Lydd on Sea-Kent (near Lydd)

Lymbridge Green-Kent (near Hythe)

Maltman's Hill-Kent (near Tenterden)

Marden Thorn-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

Mark Beech-Kent (near Edenbridge)

Marlpit Hill-Kent (near Edenbridge)

Marsh Green-Kent (near Edenbridge)

Martin Mill-Kent (near Dover)

Meopham Station-Kent (near Gravesend)

Milton Regis-Kent (near Sittingbourne)

Minster-Kent (near Sheerness)

Monks Horton-Kent (near Hythe)

Nettlestead Green-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

New Ash Green-Kent (near Swanscombe)

New Barn-Kent (near Swanscombe)

New Hythe-Kent (near Maidstone)

New Romney-Kent

North Street-Kent (near Faversham)

Norton-Kent (near Faversham)

Oad Street-Kent (near Sittingbourne)

Old Romney-Kent (near New Romney)

Old Wives Lee-Kent (near Canterbury)

Paddock Wood-Kent

Painter's Forstal-Kent (near Faversham)

Painters Forstal-Kent (near Faversham)

Pean Hill-Kent (near Whitstable)

Pett Bottom-Kent (near Canterbury)

Pluckley Thorne-Kent (near Ashford)

Potter's Forstal-Kent (near Ashford)

Queen Street-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

Ram Lane-Kent (near Ashford)

Reading Street-Kent (near Tenterden)

Rhodes Minnis-Kent (near Hythe)

Rolvenden Layne-Kent (near Tenterden)

Romney Marsh-Kent (near New Romney)

Romney Street-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Rough Common-Kent (near Canterbury)

Round Green-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

Royal British Legion Village-Kent (near Maidstone)

Sandwich Bay-Kent (near Sandwich)

Sevenoaks Weald-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Shalmsford Street-Kent (near Canterbury)

Sheldwich Lees-Kent (near Faversham)

Small Hythe-Kent (near Tenterden)

Sole Street (Cobham)-Kent (near Gravesend)

Sole Street (Waltham)-Kent (near Canterbury)

South Darenth-Kent (near Swanley)

South Green-Kent (near Sittingbourne)

South Stifford-Kent (near Greenhithe)

South Street-Kent (near Whitstable)

South Willesborough-Kent (near Ashford)

St Margarets at Cliffe-Kent (near Dover)

St Mary Hoo-Kent (near Gillingham)

St Mary in the Marsh-Kent (near New Romney)

St Mary's Bay-Kent (near New Romney)

St Michaels-Kent (near Tenterden)

St Nicholas at Wade-Kent (near Herne Bay)

St Peters-Kent

Stalisfield Green-Kent (near Faversham)

Stelling Minnis-Kent (near Canterbury)

Stone Street-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Stowting Common-Kent (near Hythe)

Street End-Kent (near Canterbury)

Stubbs Cross-Kent (near Ashford)

Sutton at Hone-Kent (near Swanley)

Sutton Valence-Kent (near Maidstone)

Swingfield Minnis-Kent (near Cheriton)

Swingfield Street-Kent (near Folkestone)

Temple Ewell-Kent (near Dover)

Thames Haven-Essex (near Basildon)

The Moor-Kent (near Tenterden)

The Stocks-Kent (near Tenterden)

Three Chimneys-Kent (near Tenterden)

Throwley Forstal-Kent (near Faversham)

Toys Hill-Kent (near Edenbridge)

Tunbridge Wells-Kent

Tyler Hill-Kent (near Canterbury)

Upper Halling-Kent (near Rochester)

Upper Harbledown-Kent (near Canterbury)

Upper Hardres Court-Kent (near Canterbury)

Warren Street-Kent (near Sittingbourne)

Well Hill-Kent (near Swanley)

West Cliffe-Kent (near Dover)

West Farleigh-Kent (near Maidstone)

West Hougham-Kent (near Folkestone)

West Hythe-Kent (near Hythe)

West Kingsdown-Kent (near Swanley)

West Langdon-Kent (near Dover)

West Malling-Kent (near Maidstone)

West Peckham-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

West Stourmouth-Kent (near Fordwich)

West Street-Kent (near Rochester)

West Studdal-Kent (near Dover)

Westgate on Sea-Kent (near St Peters)

Westwell Leacon-Kent (near Ashford)

Whitley Row-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

Willesborough Lees-Kent (near Ashford)

Winchet Hill-Kent (near Paddock Wood)

Wingham Well-Kent (near Fordwich)

Woolage Green-Kent (near Dover)

Wrotham Heath-Kent (near Sevenoaks)

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