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Independent archive. This site is not affiliated with the former operator of Bury Hill Fisheries. The fishery is permanently closed; no bookings, tickets or memberships are offered or processed here. Content is gathered from public historical sources and reader contributions. Read the Closure Record

Archive · Data

Lake and record data

The figures behind this archive as plain spreadsheets. Every row carries the name, address and date of its source, so you can check it and cite it.

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  • Lakes

    /data/lakes.csv · 4 rows

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  • Records and notable catches

    /data/records.csv · 12 rows

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Free to reuse, including in articles, research and other websites, with credit to the Bury Hill Fisheries Archive and a link to this page. Dates are given as year and month where known. A blank cell means the source does not say.

lakes.csv

Lakes

The four lakes of Bury Hill Fisheries
LakeAcresCreatedPlatformsAverage depthKnown forClosedSource
Old Bury Hill12.5Historic estate lake757 ftMixed bags; carp, pike and zander2023-02[Archive, 29 January 2002]
Milton31991303–4 ftCrucian carp and tench2025-02[Archive, 31 January 2002]
Bonds21991——Numbers of carp2025-02[Operator site, 26 October 2026]
Temple42002——Specimen carp2025-02[Operator site, 26 October 2026]

records.csv

Records and notable catches

Records and notable catches at Bury Hill Fisheries
Fish or catchWeightLakeDateAnglerNoteSource
Carp33 lbOld Bury HillEarly 1970s—Lake record[Archive, 28 January 2002]
Carp (mirror)30 lb 8 ozOld Bury Hill2001-05Steven GrantPeg 42, Long Bank[Archive, 28 January 2002]
Carp28 lb 8 ozOld Bury Hill2001-05Steven GrantTwo days after his 30 lb 8 oz fish[Archive, 28 January 2002]
Carp (common)22 lbNot stated2007-02Lee BaconWeekly fishery report[Archive, 24 February 2007]
Carp37 lbNot stated2009-02—Mentioned in a newsletter[Archive, 13 April 2009]
ZanderOver 16 lbOld Bury HillBy 2002—Lake record[Archive, 24 March 2002]
Zander13 lb 12 ozNot stated2009-02Bradley GibbonsAged 11[Archive, 14 April 2009]
Pike20 lbNot stated2009-02John Price—[Archive, 14 April 2009]
Zander14 lbNot stated2011-10Greg BoothrightLargest of the season so far[Archive, 4 January 2012]
Pleasure bag500 lbOld Bury Hill2000-05John Houseman and Chris TulleyShared, boat fishing the jungle[Archive, 29 January 2002]
Match weight (6 hours)137 lbOld Bury HillBy 2002—Six-hour match record[Archive, 29 January 2002]
Match weight (3 hours)78 lbOld Bury HillBy 2002—Three-hour match record[Archive, 29 January 2002]

“Not stated” means the source reports the fish without naming the lake. The archive does not fill such gaps by guesswork.

Questions

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Can I reuse the Bury Hill data?

Yes, with credit to the Bury Hill Fisheries Archive and a link to the data page. Each row names its source so you can check it.