Fishing venues

Hartley Lands Fishery

Cranbrook Kent,Kent· TN17 3PS

AI-enriched — awaiting check

Species: 8 recorded
Day tickets: Check with venue
Night fishing: Available — check water
Waters: 6 waters

About the water

Hartley Lands Fishery is a day-ticket venue on Swattenden Lane in Cranbrook, Kent, with six lakes and one pond. Its waters offer specimen carp fishing, mixed coarse fishing and silverfish fishing. Bramley, Nick’s and Pear Tree are specimen carp lakes. Bramley has 12 swims with a maximum of eight anglers and carp to over 38lb. Nick’s has 17 swims, a ten-angler limit and carp to over 39lb. Pear Tree has eight swims for up to six anglers, with carp to over 37lb. Henniker Pond is a tree-lined, low-stock water with two swims and ten carp ranging from 20lb to over 38lb. Night fishing is permitted on all four waters. Reservoir has 18 swims, with night fishing available for a maximum of eight anglers. It holds carp to over 30lb, alongside bream, perch, tench, roach and rudd. Finches has 11 swims and features lily pads, reed beds and tree-lined banks. Its stock includes tench, bream, perch, rudd, roach, crucian carp, orfe and koi carp. Samson is a 20-swim coarse lake containing carp to over 9lb, described by the venue as suitable for beginners and pleasure fishing. Published opening hours are 7am to 7pm in summer and 7am to 5.30pm in winter. Fish-care equipment is no longer supplied for Nick’s Lake.

What you can catch

Species reported by anglers, owners or the venue’s website. Check current stocks with the venue.

Rules

Maximum angler numbers are eight on Bramley, ten on Nick’s and six on Pear Tree. Reservoir night fishing is limited to eight anglers. Fish-care equipment is no longer supplied on Nick’s Lake.