Fishing venues

Float Fishfarm

Peterborough,Cambridgeshire· PE7 3DZ

AI-enriched — awaiting check

Species: 15 recorded
Day tickets: Check with venue
Night fishing: Available — check water
Waters: Not confirmed

About the water

Float Fish Farm is a carp and coarse fishery near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, offering pleasure fishing, match fishing and specimen carp sessions. Its waters include Two Islands, Wagtail, Phoenix, Horseshoe, Captain Tom’s, Nightingale and Kingfisher, alongside the carp lakes Lapwing, Kestrel and Home Lake. The mixed fisheries hold carp and a range of other species, including bream, tench, roach, rudd, ide, barbel and perch. Horseshoe also holds F1 carp and chub, while Captain Tom’s and Nightingale list crucian carp. Lapwing has common and mirror carp to 48lb, plus ghost carp, grass carp and a catfish over 80lb. Home Lake also holds catfish. Day and overnight tickets are available. Lapwing offers bookable 24-hour sessions running from 1pm to 1pm, while Kestrel offers 24-hour sessions and some day tickets. Booking arrangements vary on Home Lake by peg and session. Most other waters allow anglers to turn up without booking. Gates open at 7.30am. Day anglers must stop fishing at 5pm and leave by 5.30pm, with no new day-ticket admissions after 2pm. Pleasure anglers must bring their own landing nets and may not use keepnets. All rubbish must be taken home. Facilities include an on-site tackle and bait shop and a food van, with food delivery to pegs available for a stated charge. The fishery runs regular open matches and accepts club match and exclusive lake bookings.

What you can catch

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

Rules

No keepnets for pleasure anglers; bring your own landing nets. Fishery landing and keepnets must be used for matches on Phoenix and Two Islands. A net-dipping tank is provided at the Green Building. Take all litter home. No new day-ticket admissions after 2pm; stop fishing at 5pm and leave by 5.30pm. Home Lake requires carp rods of at least 2.75lb test curve, cradles and 42-inch landing nets; surface fishing and floating baits are prohibited. Booking is required for Lapwing, Kestrel and designated Home Lake pegs.