Species note 03 · Tench, Bream & Crucian
Tench, bream and crucian carp
Specimen tench and bream to 10 lb on the Old Lake, a few huge crucians in “the jungle”, and big summer bags of tench and crucians on Milton.
Figures
At a glance
10 lb
Tench and bream on Old Bury Hill, caught every season
5 lb
Crucian carp in “the jungle” on the Old Lake
Nearly 4 lb
Milton crucians in later years
7 lb
Milton tench, 2002
8 lb
Tench in the 500 lb boat haul of May 2000
250 lb+
Spring and summer bags on Milton
Specimens on the Old Lake
“If specimen tench and bream are more your scene, fish to 10 lb of both species are caught every season” [Archive, 24 March 2002]. The Old Lake was “also famous for its big tench, bream and crucian carp”.
The 500 lb pleasure haul shared by John Houseman and Chris Tulley in May 2000, boat fishing “the jungle”, included tench to 8 lb [Archive, 29 January 2002].
The crucians of the jungle
Old Bury Hill held “a small number of huge crucian carp, which run to 5lb”. These shy fish frequented the jungle and “can be caught using bread flake fished tight against the reeds” [Archive, 24 March 2002]. The jungle is marked on the swim map.
Milton: tench and crucians in numbers
Milton was managed so that “the tench and crucian carp fishing dominates” [Archive, 31 January 2002]. In 2002 it produced tench to 7 lb and crucians to 3 lb, with bags over 250 lb “fairly common” in spring and summer [Archive, 24 March 2002]. The former operator later described its crucians as approaching 4 lb [Operator site, 26 October 2026].
See Milton Lake for the lake itself.
From the old site
Restored original pages
- The Fishery page (2002)/fishery.htm
- Milton Lake page (2002)/Milton.htm
- Old Bury Hill Lake page (2002)/BuryHill.htm
These pages are restored at their original addresses. See the full index of restored pages.
Also at Bury Hill
Other species
Species note 01 · Carp
Carp
The 33 lb 1970s record, the 30 lb 8 oz mirror of 2001 and Temple Lake’s fish over 40 lb.
Species note 02 · Pike & Zander
Pike and zander
Pike to almost 30 lb, zander over 16 lb, and a 1 October to 31 March season.
Species note 04 · Silver Fish
Roach, rudd and perch
Roach and rudd to 3 lb, perch to 4 lb, and mixed bags over 200 lb.
Questions
Frequently asked
How big were the crucian carp at Bury Hill?
Up to 5 lb on Old Bury Hill, where a few huge fish lived in the reedy area called the jungle. Milton’s crucians ran to 3 lb in 2002 and approached 4 lb in later years.
How big were the tench at Bury Hill?
Tench and bream to 10 lb were caught every season on the Old Lake. Milton’s tench ran to 7 lb.