Celtic Lakes is a large, multi lake angling complex set in the heart of rural Wales. With a total of six lakes stocked with a range of species, there is something here for everyone.
One of the smallest lakes at Celtic Lakes Resort, Lake One has only two swims ! This is a pool for those who want to get away from it all and have a fishing venue all to themselves.The Lake contains koi carp and rudd, though this will change over the years as fry find their way to the pool from the overflow from the other lakes, it should get to the point where you don’t know what you will catch next.
Who will this lake appeal to: Lake 1 is good for people who like their fishing in tranquil locations.
Lake 2
Description: The smallest lake at Celtic Lakes Resort with only … one swim ! This is delightful pool for those who want to get away from it all and have a fishing venue all to themselves.
Lake two has depths to 8ft in the centre and is around a quarter of acre in size.
The Lake has been stocked with mirror carp to 8lb, bream, perch, tench, rudd and a few koi carp. Lake 2 holds no common carp.
Because of the small number of pegs, fishing on Lake 2 is on a first come first served basis.
Who will this lake appeal to: Lake 2 will appeal to those who like their fishing in quiet, unspoiled, tranquil locations on well stocked lakes with a variety of fish.
Lake 3
Description: Lake 3 is a smaller lake at the bottom end of the fishery. Around 1.5 acres with 10 pegs with depths reaching 6ft at the deepest point. One of the banks is cut straight down while the others are cut at 45 deg.
The banks have matured since being planted with reeds and irises. Beds of lilies planted in shallower areas provide excellent fish holding areas.
Lake 3 has been stocked with larger common carp between 5lb and 8lb, bream to 2lb as well as plenty of roach, rudd, tench and koi.
Who will this lake appeal to: Lake 3 appeals to those who prefer smaller pools. It is a firm favourite with families and people with children.
Description: About 2.5 acres in size but with only a dozen pegs, Lake 4 is the nearest water to the car park at Celtic Lakes Resort. Almost triangular in shape it has been stocked with similar fish to with common carp to 15lb and mirror carp ranging from 4lb to 8lb.
Although smaller than Churchill, depths still reach as much as 16ft in the far right hand corner looking at the lake from the car park, whilst most of the rest of the lake averages 6ft. The banks have been cut straight down and lead to a bowl shaped bottom.
In addition to the common carp and mirror carp, Lake 4 was stocked in 2006 with koi carp, bream, tench and roach.
Lake 4 has been heavily planter with reeds and bamboos around the banks as well as water lilies.
Who will this lake appeal to: Lake 4 has been designed to appeal to more general anglers and is expected to become one of the most popular day ticket and longer stay pleasure fishing waters in Wales and the UK.
Lake 5 (Churchill)
Description: At around 6 acres in size, Churchill (lake 5) is a rectangular shaped water with a peninsula and a small island which provide features to fish to. This 20 peg lake has an average depth of 6ft, reaching 9ft at its deepest at the far end of the lake. In some places the banks have been cut vertically whilst in others they have slope at an angle of 45 deg.
Stocked with about 250 mirror carp between 4lb and 10lb, Lake 5 also holds large numbers of roach, rudd, bream, tench, koi and perch. Further stocking will take place in 2007 and will include a large number of golden tench, a number of crucian carp as well as a further 300 common carp. The largest of these will be in the 15lb to 20lb bracket with the majority of fish averaging around the 8lb to 10lb mark.
As with the other waters at Celtic Lakes Resort, Churchill has been designed so that every peg has a feature to fish to without anglers needing to worry about crossing other angler’s lines. The margins have also been heavily planted with reeds and irises to provide cover during the warmer months.
Heavy stocking of Churchill at Celtic Lakes will help to ensure that the resort gains a reputation as one of the UK’s most prolific “big Fish” fishing venues.
Who will this lake appeal to: Anglers who want to catch decent sized fish but who can sometimes be intimidated by fishing large expanses of water.
Lake 6 (Elysium)
Description: Over 17 acres in size, Elysium is the largest of the Celtic Lakes Resort waters. Developed as the venue’s specimen lake, it was stocked with over 700 carp between 4lb and 20lb. The specimen lake has already produced carp to 32lb so it won’t be long before they are tipping the magic 40lb mark. Elysium also contains over 250 catfish to 60lb+ with the average size already around the 20lb to 30lb mark.
Further big fish stockings of 70 common carp between 15lb to 20lb. The specimen lake has 40 well spaced pegs each consisting of a gravel or bark topped wooden platform, easily large enough to accommodate 2 rod pods. The pegs are so well spaced there is easily room to add a similar number of additional pegs in future.
In addition to the carp and catfish, lake 6 has been heavily stocked with roach, rudd and perch to 1lb, tench and bream to 2lb, pike to 15lb and a large quantity of koi and ghost carp around the 8oz mark, all of which are packing on the weight rapidly and are already providing some exciting angling for those not interest in those “monster carp and catfish”.
Tree planting is taking place around Elysium to provide plenty of cover for anglers. The lake has two main islands planted with shrubs and plants, which slope down to an uneven bottom with a maximum depth of 16ft. The average depth is somewhere between 6 and 8ft. Because of the uneven bottom, spend time plumbing the depth to find the holes and hollows, as the carp just love them. The deepest water is in the far right hand bay from the entrance as well as round the back between the left hand bank and islands.
Who will this lake appeal to: “Big fish” specimen hunters who love searching out the big carp and cats as well as more general coarse anglers who want the reliability of fishing a well stocked lake for silver fish but who also want the chance of something much, much bigger !
Best baits and tactics: All techniques seem to be working well so far on Elysium. A wide variety of techniques including modern carp fishing, waggler fishing, traditional ledgering and even pole fishing are all putting plenty of fish on the bank.
The most effective baits so far seem to have been boilies of all flavours and sweetcorn, although don’t forget the much neglected maggots which so far have not been tried.
Adult day tickets £15
24 Hour Ticket £25
48 hour ticket £50
Syndicate membership £500
Directions
Travelling from the North.
Leave the M6 at junction 20A, then follow signs North Wales, Chester, Runcorn to join the M56 motorway. Continue forward on the M56 (signposted North Wales, Queensferry) for approximately 20 miles. Take the A1157 and at the traffic lights bear left onto Welsh Road - A550 (signposted North Wales, Queensferry). Continue forward onto the A494 entering Queensferry and then Continue forward onto the A55 until junction 33B, then merge onto Mold Road - A494 (signposted Mold A494).
Continue on the A494 for approximately 46 miles, then just after Rhydymain, turn left onto the B4416 (signposted Brithdir) and at the T-junction turn left onto the A470 (signposted Llangurig). At the “Cross Foxes Inn” turn right (signposted Machynlleth) and continue forward onto the A487.
Stay on the A487 for 40 miles until you reach Aberaeron. Branch left onto North Parade - A482 (signposted Lampeter). Pass through Temple Bar and Celtic Lakes Resort is located soon after on the A482
Travelling from the West.
Join the M4 motorway and cross the Severn Estuary into Wales (don’t forget your toll money - cash only !!). Leave the M4 at junction 24 , then at Coldra Roundabout take the 4th exit onto the A449 (signposted The Midlands M50, Monmouth).
Merge onto the A40 (signposted Abergavenny) and then stay on the A40 for approx 50 miles (passing through Glangrwyney, Bwlch, Sennybridge, Llandovery and Llanwrda). Turn right onto the A482 (signposted Lampeter). Follow the A482 until you reach Lampeter. Pass through Lampeter staying on the A482 and Celtic Lakes Resort is about 4 miles along this road.
If you get lost, give us a ring and we’ll try and guide you here !!
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Full Name Of Venue:
Full Address: Creuyydn Bridge Lampeter West Wales SA48 8PY
Contact Numbers: T: 01570 471010 M: 0777 999 0925
Email Address: thecelticfishery@aol.com
Facilities:
Parking, toilets, holiday accommodation (16th century thatched farmhouse and luxury 5 star lakeside lodges)
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