The lake at the old landfill site in Stanway

[Cockney Wideboy]

Hi peeps. Easing myself back into CAPS & fishing related stuff in general after taking time out to help out with the responsibility of raising our boy now aged 18 mths and our daughter aged 3 mths. Not had the energy to fish, let alone the time! Been told by the powers that be that I will be doing more fishing going forward though....

I live on the new Lakelands estate behind Tollgate in Stanway. Since living there (from 2000), I've fished (well poached) the lake which the estate is built around. Its absolutely chocca with little pasties who just love taking a piece of freelined flake off the top in the sun - even during the winter. I've taken up to approx 25 fish an hour from 1-9lb during some long evenings. Great stuff.

Anyway; my question is, can anybody give me anything on the history of the place? I understand it may have been run by Paxmans in the past but thats all I know. And if anyone can give me some info on who owns it now (and who I can speak to re fishing it going forwards), that would be a nice little bonus.

Cheers peeps.

[webmaster]

I know that Colchester Police have a water over that way somewhere and if thats the on you are very brave...........

[TomB]

It was run by Paxmans, I can't remember what they called it though. When the building started, they moved all the fish (supposedly) to another of their waters.

[madaboutsilurus]

it must have been netted by the same crew that did Houchins

[Hooperboy]

It was called colliers pit and had a similar stamp of fish in to what it has now although the lake has been partly filled since paxmans ran it. I believe it is still owned by the developers.... could be wrong?

[kicker91]

the water is over at the tarmac pit near the zoo.

[Moth]

I pass a few of there lakes on my travels and have only seen one person fishing them and thats the one at mersea, What a waste

[specimenhunter]

+ fishing lakes :cry:

moth next time push em in

[Big_Al]

I pass a few of there lakes on my travels and have only seen one person fishing them and thats the one at mersea, What a waste

Always empty whenever I go and fish there!

[Cockney Wideboy]

Wheres David Davies then when you need him eh? The man who knows all there is to know about every puddle in and around Colchester! I would have thought that he would have some info! DD?

But thanks chaps - pretty much what I knew anyway. And no its not the pit.

[Dave Davies]

There used to be two Paxmans waters at Colliers. What's left there now is the tidied version of one of them. They were run by Paxmans, who did indeed remove plenty of fish to their other waters, but although the water was pumped down, lots of reedy puddles remained which obviously held plenty of fish.

I believe that the site was developed by Regent Estates, a division of Killoughery, an Irish construction company. In all probability, they still own the land on which the lake stands, but I imagine that, in the fulness of time, it might be something that will fall under the control of the district or parish council.

That's all I know.

[Acorns Limps Again]

Well Done, that man.....

You can always rely on DD for that insider information....

S