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Joy Lake is a beautiful 5-acres of water set in its own 14 acres of private and secure woodland - in the middle of nowhere. Four of the swims are on the islands. You can fish where you want and still look after less experienced anglers.

It’s perfect for groups of varied levels of ability. Old hands will love it and the less experienced won’t struggle. With 4 swims on the island plus a double swim you can easily supervise inexperienced anglers without having them in your face or water.

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Visitors Feedback
We're convinced that you'll have a great time here at Joy Lake.

Read feedback from previous visitors experiences at Joy Lake, with comments from the fishing and the lake through to the food and facilities...

Galleries
Want to get a better idea of what your visit to Joy Lake might look like?

Please take some time to have a browse through our galleries of the lake, fish photos and archive photos...

Baits & Tactics

To assist those of you planning a trip to Joy Lake for the first time, I thought I’d put together a short ‘tactical briefing’ – nothing too technical (Terry Hearn I am not!), just some guidelines to help you bring the right tackle & baits, and maximise your chances of bagging that new PB...

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20 'Grassies' introduced :: Weed can be an amazing thing - when we first bought Joy Lake two and a half years ago we had almost no surface pondweed...

2 PBs in 2 minutes :: Carl Taylor had one of those magical carping moments that don't come around very often, on a recent visit to Joy Lake...

A pair of 35s in 24 hours :: After a quiet first 24 hours for Kevin Jarman's party, the Joy Lake carp suddenly switched on and Kevin's son Gareth was the first to benefit...