Horcott Main Lake, Fairford

A highly stocked runs water with most carp averaging mid doubles, a good head of 20's, and the lake record being 38lb.

Horcott Main Lake

Horcott Lakes is set in the heart of the Cotswolds, located in Fairford, Gloucestershire.

Horcott holds some stunning scaley carp ranging from upper doubles, a very large head of mid to upper twenties, around twenty different thirties to just over forty pound. In total boasts around a 1000 carp.

Horcott is a 22 acre gravel pit, which was dug out around the 1960s for gravel extraction, which created its bars, silt gullies and now natural weed beds.

Horcott Main Lake, Fairford


Tickets: Day Ticket
How much: Main Lake Day Ticket 1/2 Rod £10; 3 Rods £15; 24 Hour Ticket 1/2 Rod £20; 3 Rods £25
How to book: Book online - https://www.horcottlakes.co.uk
How busy: Plenty of swims because it's a booking system
Can you drive to swims: No
On site facilities: Porterloo, Bait Shed
Average Size: Mid doubles
Max size: Upper thirty
Realistic catch rate: 3-7 per session
Best swims: There isn't one, they all produce
Best rig: Ronnie
Best bait: Boilies and pellets
Ideal experience level to catch: Beginner

In total, it boasts around a 1000 carp.

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Horcott Lakes is set in the heart of the Cotswolds, located in Fairford, Gloucestershire.

Horcott holds some stunning scaley carp ranging from upper doubles, a very large head of mid to upper twenties, around twenty different thirties to just under forty pound. In total, it boasts around a 1000 carp.

Horcott is a 22 acre gravel pit, which was doug out around the 1960s for gravel extraction, which created its bars, silt gullies and now natural weed beds.

Location at Horcott is key & with your water craft skills will definitely help you catch fish. All good quality boilies work, along with Particle & pellets. Fish tend to shy away from big beds of bait, The little & often approach seems to work well, also fishing with PVA bags for a bite at a time.

Horcott has around 50 swims with many being doubles. With the venue being online booking only, Tickets are limited to always leave plenty of room for moving swims if need be & to keep angling pressure down.

Horcott Lakes has an onsite porta loo, Bait shed & secure car park. All bait needs to be ordered prior to your arrival.

Horcott Main Lake Rules


Barbed or barbless?: Barbless only
Any rules on bait?: Any
Baitboats allowed?: Yes
Fish care: Unhooking mats are compulsory
Mainline rules: No
Other rules: No leaders

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