About this event
🕗 Draw Time: 9:00AM
🎣 Fishing Time: 10:00AM - 03:30PM
🧰 Match Details
- Entry Fee: £15 (optional pools: £5)
- Match Format: Pegged draw, pegs will be drawn in order of being called.
- Weigh-In: Rolling weigh-in, please ensure you are at your peg and ready to be weighed.
- Prizes: Two section winners, most silvers and overall weight.
📌 Important Information
Venue Rules – Please Read Carefully:
- Boilies, pop-ups, wafters, and all artificial baits are strictly prohibited.
- Only natural baits are allowed (e.g., maggots, worms, sweetcorn, bread, etc.).
- Pellet is permitted in moderation.
- Do not throw leftover bait into the water—take it home with you.
- Fish to be handled with care and returned safely to the water.
- Use of unhooking mats, landing nets, and fish-friendly practices is required.
👥 Match Etiquette
- Be at the draw on time.
- Respect other anglers and fishery rules.
- Park only in designated areas.
- Keep noise to a minimum and tidy your peg before leaving.
Golf Course Safety Notice:
Mendip Spring is a functioning golf course.
⚠️ Weston-super-Mare Angling Association (WSM AA) is not responsible for any damage or injury caused by mis-hit golf balls.
Please remain alert and aware of golfers during your session.
Event timeline
Venue & Tackle Information
- Venue: Mendip Spring
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Overview:
Mendip Spring – Weston Angling Association Guide
Mendip Spring is the newest addition to the Weston Angling Association waters. With several patches of lily pads providing cover and features to fish to, it has quickly become a favourite among members. While the full stock content is still being discovered, anglers can expect busy sessions with plenty of bites, and weights of 80lb+ have already been recorded.
⚠️ WARNING – GOLF COURSE IN OPERATION ⚠️
Mendip Spring is a golf course first and foremost.
Please be aware that Weston-super-Mare Angling Association (WSM AA) is not responsible for any damage, injury, or loss caused by mis-hit golf balls.
All anglers and visitors are advised to remain vigilant at all times.
The lake is between 2–6ft deep and offers 9 well-spaced pegs. With its mix of carp and coarse species, Mendip Springs is well-suited for both pleasure sessions and small matches.
Venue Details at a Glance
- Location: Mendip Spring, Weston-super-Mare
- Depths: 2–6 ft
- Number of Pegs: 9
- Fishing Restrictions: No pike fishing, no lure fishing
Species and Stock
- Carp – up to 4lb
- Bream – up to 6lb
- Tench – up to 2lb
- Roach – to around 1.5lb
- Rudd – to around 1.5lb
- Perch – to around 2lb
- Crucian Carp – up to 1.5lb
Although the lake is relatively new, the mixed stocking ensures that anglers can expect both variety and action. The patches of lily pads are known holding spots for carp, crucians, and tench.
Best Tactics
Carp Fishing
- Method Feeder with Micros – Casting tight to lily pads or open water is highly productive.
- Margin Work – Carp patrol the lilies and edges, especially in warmer weather.
Coarse & Match Fishing
- Pole Fishing – Pole rigs fished over groundbait with worm, maggots, or micro pellets are effective.
- Feeder Fishing – Small cage feeders with groundbait can bring in bream and crucians.
- Float Fishing – Fishing just off the lilies or in the margins works well for roach, rudd, and perch.
For Carp Angling
- Rods & Reels: 10–11ft carp or method feeder rods, 2–2.5lb test curve with 6–10lb mainline
- End Tackle: Method feeder setups with short hooklengths (4–6 inches), size 10–12 barbless hooks
- Other Gear: 36–42” landing net, unhooking mat, light pod or banksticks
For Coarse & Match Fishing
- Poles: 9–13m poles with elastics 6–12 for silvers and bonus fish
- Float Rods: 12–13ft waggler rod, 3–4lb mainline, size 16–20 hooks for roach and rudd
- Feeders: Light to medium feeder rods, 9–11ft with 4–6lb mainline
General Essentials
- Disgorger and plummet
- Seatbox or chair system
- Keepnet (when allowed for matches)
- Lightweight umbrella or shelter
Why Fish Mendip Spring?
As WAA’s newest venue, Mendip Springs offers something fresh and exciting. The combination of lily pad features, mixed stocking, and already proven match weights over 80lb make it one to watch. Whether you’re after a day of silver fishing or testing your skills on the method feeder for carp, this lake guarantees bites and variety.
Carp Baits
- Micros on the method feeder
- Pellet, corn or luncheon meat as hookbait
Coarse & Match Baits
- Maggots – great for roach, rudd, and perch
- Chopped Worm – attracts tench and bream
- Corn – versatile for both carp and coarse species
- Casters – good for picking out the better silvers
- Expander or Hard Pellets – effective across species
Groundbait
- A medium-strength mix with natural colour
- Can be boosted with chopped worm, casters, or micros
Prohibited Baits
- Boilies, pop-ups, wafters, and any other artificial or manufactured baits are strictly prohibited.
Permitted Baits
- Only natural baits are allowed (e.g. maggots, worms, sweetcorn, bread, etc.).
- Pellet is allowed in moderation.
Waste Policy
- At the end of your session, all leftover bait must be taken away with you.