Hamworthy lake

[Basher227]

Looking to fish ham common lake Dorset anyone on here fished it recently and any tips on the place would be a help looking to Chuck a bit of bait in prior to fishing it 👍👍👍

[framey]

So it does exist lol

[Basher227]

Yes I have seen a lot of angler on there in the summer just gone but really going in blind on this place 

[dayvid]

Search on here, their is some really good info on the place , i believe ouchthathurt a Mod on here fished it a fair bit .

[Basher227]

Brilliant cheers mate and how do I contact him new to these forums so not quite sure lol👍

[ouchthathurt]

Oh don’t worry... I’ll find you! Lol! 
 

I did fish hamworthy lake a fair bit when based in Dorset, I always liked the place. The carp could be very hit or miss though. I used to have fish by setting up on the point/peninsula and casting into the main body of the lake towards the rushes on the far bank. They used to move up the rushes a fair bit. Also from the end of the point into the smaller section of the lake there is a bar that runs out from the swim facing the smaller section towards the rushes on the far bank to your left when stood facing straight out of the swim. I used to see carp crossing that bar a lot. The rushes at the back of the smaller section used to lead into the smaller pond behind when water levels are right, but I never saw or caught carp in the smaller pond. 
 

on the far side of the lake, furthest from the beach car park and closest to the holiday camp (car park up there too leads to this section of lake) is the wide Sandy expanse of bank that you can access the rushes to the left of the bank with a little bay that used to have lilies growing in there. There are small bars etc in front of this bank and they can produce fish. I have seen people catch carp by fishing from the point and rowing (or lilos!!) their baits over to the rushes, I used to try and hit the rushes religiously, until I watched a young lad catch a few by just lobbing a pva bag into the middle full of boilies. When I tried this, I started catching from the middle area - about 1/2 - 2/3 of the way across, especially at night. 
 

baits were just straight bottom baits nothing technical. There’s lovely tench in there too, but I didn’t get too bothered by them. I fished there with a Sgt from the marine camp and he told me of a double decker bus and an old WW2 midget submarine that were lost in the depths somewhere. In years gone by, the bootnecks would practice diving in there so I was told. As well as the usual “monster catfish” 

look on YouTube as there’s a video by dynamite baits filmed at hamworthy lake 

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[Basher227]

Cheers mate sound I was gonna pre bait a little before I fished it maybe scatter a bit of particle then fish over the top thanks for your help 

[dayvid]

Where would you park your car safely overnight 

[ouchthathurt]

I used to park up by the haven car park, the beach road car park I used a few times, never had any problems to be honest. I used to keep the seats flat and leave the car totally empty so there was nothing worth stealing. That and my car was worth about £50 all in! (£20 if it didn’t have a full tank of fuel) 

[dayvid]

Thats how i use to leave my car , empty and seats down ,in not so favorable places, but this car now has the windows blacked out .

[B B]

Same as above and the glovebox open 

 

[ouchthathurt]

The beach road car park used to get really busy during the summer, it was a popular spot with beach goers during the day and boy racers at night. The top car park by the holiday camp was more open and felt more secure. The close season was also enforced during my time there. 

[Basher227]

I’m gonna try a little pre baiting before I fish it 

[Jamesreeper]

On 11/01/2021 at 19:43, Basher227 said:

Looking to fish ham common lake Dorset anyone on here fished it recently and any tips on the place would be a help looking to Chuck a bit of bait in prior to fishing it 👍👍👍

This lake is where I cut my teeth in carp fishing, many moons ago but I’ve kept in touch and always go back fishing there. Some amazing creatures in there if you know where to fish and where to avoid. Sadly some of the main originals are gone now. But what’s left is still well worth it. 

[Jay321]

New to the area and looking to fish here too. I access it from the haven side, saw someone on the left bank by the bench where the path finishes, seems to be a more popular swim? I'm assuming people come off the reeds or island from there? 

[ouchthathurt]

The “beach” area from the haven side is ok, fish to the reeds on the far left used to do bites. Accessing the lake from the lake road car park gives you access to the point, where a long cast will place a bait near the reeds. I used to get bites fishing pva bags 2/3rds of the way across towards the reeds. 

[Jasonrichbell]

Evening all. 

 

Was wondering if anyone had any photos lying around of the big 'ghostie' I do believe it has passed now but would be keen to see any shots of it 👍

[ouchthathurt]

I never caught it unfortunately! 

[J.muss]

Had my first gander and lead about on this lake today. Anyone fishing this at the moment? Didn’t see much showing other than one boshing by the pads on the right of the beach bank. Couldn’t get on the point, I’m assuming this may be a hot swim?