Lodge lake comprises one main lake and a couple of surrounding ponds. All of them contain carp. Although you can only fish Lodge on one half of the bank, due to the many houses, you can still catch plenty of carp. As a consequence of this ‘out of bounds’ area, the fish of course migrate to there no doubt because they feel safer here from angling pressure. Not only that, members of the public feeds the ducks and swans etc, so carp will often receive free meals in the form of bread etc if they congregate there. In fact, quite often, you will see the mouths of carp slurping on the surface amongst the ducks as you feed them. 

As a result of all this, the far bank is a carp magnet and produces many fish all year round. Thus, make sure your gear is up to the job and you are capable of casting 100yrd accurately. A good method is to clip up to the far bank trees or concrete blocks and then walk around there to bait up. This method can be devastating, especially in the summer months. 

The carp absolutely love groundbaits, sweetcorn, boilies and particles, they are not particularly fussy fish so just give them something appealing and present a pop-up over the top. 

The Lodge fish also respond really well to surface baits, probably due to the ducks being fed so regularly. Therefore, always take a few mixers in the warmer months.

There are two main carp parking areas; the first next to the Kam Tong Gardens restaurant and the second next to Rooksley.