Bury Hill Memories

[InteraX]

Hi all.

Friday is the last possible day for fishing at Bury Hill in Surrey. It's such a sad loss to the local fishing scene. The old lake closed to fishing a few years ago when the old boat house was sold off and the place became members only. Now the last day is almost upon us, does anyone else have any memories to share of this significant venue.

I'm lucky to be able to book on for 36 hours from tomorrow morning, so I'll have one last crack at temple.

I've always blanked on temple so far, but had my PB (32lb 10oz) out of the old lake back in May 2013, beating my previous best of 12lb by a big margin.

Hopefully something will be arranged for fishing in the future, but who knows.

It will be missed.

[OldBoy]

I have fished Bury Hill on and off since the 80's.

Originally it was only the main lake, the baliff was a certain Mr Rowles, what a character he was!

Then the place was one of the only ones in the south to introduce 'any method' trout fishing to get around the long gone close season on lakes.

Not surprised it is closing, the owner I believe built a house by the main lake where the shop and cafe used to be, and now wants his privacy I am guessing.

Milton lake was always my favorite, used to be fantastic for crucians and tench on the pole, then as ever I think it was netted and was never the same again. 

Not my thing at all but the main lake used to be a premier water for zander fishing, wonder what happened to them?