Yateley Complex
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The Yateley Complex is a working gravel pit
and a series of fishing lakes at Yateley
, Hampshire
operated by CEMEX
, the world's largest building materials supplier. The fishing side of the facility is under the management of CEMEX Angling, a subsidiary of the main company. CEMEX angling operate 11 lakes at the site, that includes part of the River Blackwater
and is stocked with a variety of fish. Around 5000 anglers a year visit the complex which was also home to "Heather the Leather" (carp), described as the "Britain's most famous fish". In addition to angling use some of the gravel pits have been restored as sports pitches and some were nominated as potential allotment
sites.
Fishing is also allowed in the stretch of the River Blackwater
that runs through the complex. The lakes are stocked with carp
, bream, tench
, rudd
, catfish
, roach
, pike
, silver fish
and perch
. It is possible to fish for silver fish, carp and barbel in the Blackwater. The complex is popular with anglers and around 5000 fish at the site each year.
Some of the individual lakes are famous in their own right. The Car Park Lake has been described as one of the most famous carp lakes in the country. Whilst the Sandhurst lake won the "Best day ticket lake in Britain" award. Sandhurst lake, the newest in the complex, is available on a day ticket basis only with ticket available from Yateley Angling Centre
that has been described as "Britain's most famous fish". Heather was one of the oldest and largest carp in Great Britain
and weighed 52 pounds (23.6 kg).
Since 1992, Yateley Angling Centre, has been supplying fishing tackle & bait to anglers in the area and also provide an unparalleled knowledge of local fishing lakes and venues.
Gravel pit
Gravel pit is the term for an open cast working for extraction of gravel. Gravel pits often lie in river valleys where the water table is high, so they may fill naturally with water to form ponds or lakes. Old, abandoned gravel pits are normally used either as nature reserves, or as amenity areas...
and a series of fishing lakes at Yateley
Yateley
Yateley is a suburban town and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. It lies in the north-eastern corner of Hart District Council. It includes the settlements of Frogmore and Darby Green. It had a population of 21,011 according to the 2001 census...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
operated by CEMEX
Cemex
CEMEX is the world's largest building materials supplier and third largest cement producer. Founded in Mexico in 1906, the company is based in Monterrey, Mexico...
, the world's largest building materials supplier. The fishing side of the facility is under the management of CEMEX Angling, a subsidiary of the main company. CEMEX angling operate 11 lakes at the site, that includes part of the River Blackwater
River Blackwater (River Loddon)
The River Blackwater is a tributary of the River Loddon in England and, indirectly, of the River Thames. It rises at Rowhill on the outskirts of Aldershot between Aldershot in Hampshire and Farnham in Surrey and runs northwards to join the Loddon near the village of Swallowfield in Berkshire...
and is stocked with a variety of fish. Around 5000 anglers a year visit the complex which was also home to "Heather the Leather" (carp), described as the "Britain's most famous fish". In addition to angling use some of the gravel pits have been restored as sports pitches and some were nominated as potential allotment
Allotment (gardening)
An allotment garden, often called simply an allotment, is a plot of land made available for individual, non-professional gardening. Such plots are formed by subdividing a piece of land into a few or up to several hundreds of land parcels that are assigned to individuals or families...
sites.
Angling
The complex contains the following fishing lakes:- North lake
- Sandhurst lake
- Pumphouse Lake
- Horsehoe Lake
- Summer Pit
- Tree Lakes (two lakes)
- Nursery Lake
- Split Lake
- Match Lake
- Car Park Lake
Fishing is also allowed in the stretch of the River Blackwater
River Blackwater (River Loddon)
The River Blackwater is a tributary of the River Loddon in England and, indirectly, of the River Thames. It rises at Rowhill on the outskirts of Aldershot between Aldershot in Hampshire and Farnham in Surrey and runs northwards to join the Loddon near the village of Swallowfield in Berkshire...
that runs through the complex. The lakes are stocked with carp
Carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. The cypriniformes are traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since these groups have certain...
, bream, tench
Tench
The tench or doctor fish is a freshwater and brackish water fish of the cyprinid family found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including the British Isles east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. It is also found in Lake Baikal...
, rudd
Rudd
The common rudd Scardinius erythropthalmus is a bentho-pelagic freshwater fish, widely spread in Europe and middle Asia, around the basins of the North, Baltic, Black, Caspian and Aral seas.-Artificially introduced:...
, catfish
Catfish
Catfishes are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the second longest, the wels catfish of Eurasia, to detritivores...
, roach
Rutilus
Rutilus is a genus of fishes in the family Cyprinidae, commonly called roaches. Locally, the name "roach" without any further qualifiers is also used for particular species, particularly the Common Roach Rutilus (Latin for "shining, red, golden, auburn") is a genus of fishes in the family...
, pike
Esox
Esox is a genus of freshwater fish, the only living genus in the family Esocidae — the esocids which were endemic to North America, Europe and Eurasia during the Paleogene through present.The type species is E. lucius, the northern pike...
, silver fish
Silver fish (fish)
Silver fish is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Raiamas....
and perch
Perch
Perch is a common name for fish of the genus Perca, freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which there are three species in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Perciformes, from the Greek perke meaning spotted, and the...
. It is possible to fish for silver fish, carp and barbel in the Blackwater. The complex is popular with anglers and around 5000 fish at the site each year.
Some of the individual lakes are famous in their own right. The Car Park Lake has been described as one of the most famous carp lakes in the country. Whilst the Sandhurst lake won the "Best day ticket lake in Britain" award. Sandhurst lake, the newest in the complex, is available on a day ticket basis only with ticket available from Yateley Angling Centre
Heather the Leather
The complex was home to a 50 year old scaleless (also known as leather) carpCarp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. The cypriniformes are traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since these groups have certain...
that has been described as "Britain's most famous fish". Heather was one of the oldest and largest carp in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and weighed 52 pounds (23.6 kg).
Since 1992, Yateley Angling Centre, has been supplying fishing tackle & bait to anglers in the area and also provide an unparalleled knowledge of local fishing lakes and venues.