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The Mallard Pool

Hunnington is one of the only pools around which is known to have so many chub involved in all the pools.

The mallard pool is the highest pool on the four-pool fishery and offers a lot of good fishing to be had by all. The pool has handed out many of 50lb bags in matches and the record for the pool being near the 100lb mark. This is a tremendous pool and will give you a lot of pleasure and fun.

The pool is stocked with a lot of small 'stockie' carp these feature a lot in the match weights and they run from 8oz to 1 lb these fish are often caught on a soft expander pellet over the top of a bed of micro pellets, which are brought on site. The slightly bigger carp run from 1 lb 8oz right through to 4 lb these fish can easily be tamed on the right, balanced set up and can be superb match building fish. The bigger specimens in the pool are from 6lb to, the biggest to date, 19 lb, which is a massive achievement, which was incidentally caught in a match on a pole! Although this is the biggest fish to date there are some much bigger specimens which are about 20 lb these fish haven't been caught to date but could be in the near future.

This pool, like the others is also rammed full of tench which are in the most fantastic condition. The tench in this pool start at about 1 lb and run right through to 5 lb with, in amongst the others some 6 lb beauties. These fish are often coming in the net to a single grain of corn hook bait but have recently been coming one-a-chuck to a soft expander tipped with a red maggot. These fish can easily be handled on rod and line or the right set up of a pole, either way they are fantastic fish to catch. These fish do not shoal up but do tend to come one after another if the feeding is correct and they usually prefer a bed of micro pellets to graze over before picking up your hook bait.

This pool like the others is stuffed with the crucian carp. These little 8oz fish are perfect for building a match winning net of fish or even fine fish for the pleasure angler to enjoy. These fish do run from 8oz but you do tend to catch the bigger crucians later on in your session and these do go to 1 lb and they are fine fish to catch. These fish like the majority of the other fish like the soft expander pellets but also enjoy the maggots which after a while may become frustrating if you're after silvers as there are so many crucian in the pool that the carp have to bully hordes of them out of the swim just to get a look in at the free offerings. These are a great asset to the fishery and make the match weights increasingly higher than other fisheries.

Although the pool is stuffed full of carp the Mallard also offers silver- fisherman's delight, as there are so many good roach to be had. The roach in the pool now are said to be at least 1 lb and they are often caught and aren't shy to feed, at any time of the day. The beautiful fish are never targeted but are always turning up in angler's nets and they never take into consideration just how big the fish actually are. These quality roach usually come to the double red maggot or caster, when fishing shallow and usually are caught in about 12 inches of water.

These greedy, pristine fish are usually at least 8 oz a piece and there are known to be some bigger chub being caught in the summertime one of them being 2 lbs. The chub offer a reliability to be caught through the wintertime and substantially boost the weights in the matches when anglers can easily bag a big 20 lb net of chub throughout five hours. These chub are truly mind-blowing and if brought into consideration, in the winter months, you could be bagging a fish every put in.

The pool comfortably holds twelve anglers with ease and offers the best fishing, even when full. The pegs are equally spaced out and offer plenty of room for the angler with all the gear and will allow him to maneuver comfortably without disturbing others. The pool is regularly open to the club angler and influentially it was a club angler who holds the record on the pool, which is a very good weight.

Pegs 1 and 12
Are right opposite each other and are basically the same, with the same depth. These two pegs only hold about a foot of water and host very flat bottoms which unfortunately means no underwater features This, though, is made up for by having an overhanging tree were the carp can be seen basking in the sun and surfacing, right under this amazing feature. This tree can be reached from both pegs and consequently this is the record for the pool is held, but don’t think these are the only pegs that can produce as others are just as good. Apart from the fantastic overhanging tree these pegs also offer marginal reeds either side. These pegs are feature fisherman’s paradise.

Peg 2
Unfortunately offers no features as such but does offer more water than pegs 1 and 12, about 3 feet. As there aren’t many features the majority of the fishing on this peg will be done in open water this is great as the peg is deeper and it isn’t as easy to spook the fish with sudden movements. This peg is a ‘dark horse’ In many of the match draws, no one wants to draw it but it can be won of it if its fished in the correct manor.

Peg 3
Is very much like peg 2 but is again deeper, as the pool gradually slopes. The peg is about 4 feet deep but if you are looking for underwater features you can find the slope were it drops from peg 2 that is a fantastic underwater feature and will bag you many fish by fishing to it. There are some reeds on the inside line and you can often see swirls as the carp come in and mop up you’re loose feed in seconds. Again another fantastic peg to fish on.

Peg 4
Is another peg were it is getting deeper again as now it drops to 4 and a half feet as it slopes down again. The peg has a flat bottom apart from the two slopes were the water becomes deeper. This peg has fished fantastically well in recent months with many anglers bagging huge nets of crucians, as this is the inch perfect depth for them to feed confidently in. This peg unfortunately hosts no features to name but you can take into account that it is a well-known crucian peg. 

Peg 5
 Is a peg that again deepens off, now to at least 6 feet and is a peg that has a completely flat bottom. This is the ultimate shallow fishing peg as many anglers struggle to correctly present a rig on the bottom others just choose to fish at a depth that they are comfortable with and catch off the bottom. This method has accounted for some huge fish from the peg. The best depths for doing this are about 3 feet as you can comfortably control the rig but you can catch BIG fish.

Peg 6
A corner peg, what more can you say about a peg that basically has everything. Reeds, depth, underwater features and most of all fish. The peg is usually fished by most anglers into the left hand margin, were if the wind is blowing in its direction, can be an unbeatable option. The depth down this margin is about 2 foot, but in the open water the depth is more substantial and drops to about 7 feet. There are all kinds of holes and bumps in the peg, its just a case of plumbing around and finding them.

Peg 7
Again another corner peg, which in anyone’s view would possibly be the better of the two as the reed bed is much wider and bolder also its the peg were the water passes out of the pool. The depth in this peg is basically the same as peg 6,about 7 feet, although this peg has no underwater features apart from the first slope. Tight to the reeds and the water pipe is hardly any change in depth and is still about 6 or 7 feet.

Peg 8
Is a peg, which offers fantastic marginal weed, and reeds either side, which can be deadly for the summer carp although I would tackle up heavy. The depth out in front on this peg is about 6 feet but needs regular plumbing of the bottom, as the bottom isn’t so flat as all the others. The matches have been won from this peg on endless occasions in the summer when anglers have fished as shallow as possible to catch the cruising carp.

Peg 9
Is a peg were the depth starts to become shallower than the others as the bottom starts to slope downwards. The depth on this peg is about 6 feet and has a very flat bottom to present a bait on with perfection. There is a bed of margin reeds down the left margin, which again is about 2 feet.

Peg 10
Is another peg were the depth again starts to shallow up now to about 5 feet. This is a brilliant peg in the winter months for the chub and tench, which shoal up at the bottom of the second shelf. This is a fantastic fact to know and be prepared for the next time you enter this peg. The marginal cover in this peg isn’t so good as there are no reeds at all so its best just to fish into open water.

 Peg 11
Is another fantastic feature peg were again holds another overhanging tree in the left margin. A lot of carp are found around this area in the shallower water. This peg can be dazzling at times when the carp are on and feeding over the bed of bait as it can literally be a carp every put in. The depth in these pegs is about 3 feet but the majority of anglers don't bother and just fish down the margin. Again, another amazing peg.

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