Hi
I have fished it a few times and have blanked many times. The last fish I had was a 13lb stunner and gave me a tremendous fight.
I would say there is no real tactic at wills or bait, if you fish the shallows the ducks eat all your bait, if you fish the middle, the coots eat all your boilies, if you fish the wall end the carp sit on top sticking their fins up at you, and if you fish on the top for them you end up catching a duck or two.
But please be aware Christine the manager is putting it up for sale in March 2012 for £800,000, was originally for sale for 1 million but due to the credit crunch..she's knocked 200K off the price...get raiding your piggy banks boys.
She will not be doing the season ticket until it's clear whether the lake will be sold or not.
But that said, people moan about Willesley but it's a place that keeps you coming back for me.