St Ann's Lake Fishing in Surrey, England

• Overview

  England holds St Ann's Lake, in Surrey. Tidal water begins 39 miles from here. Surface area is around 92 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 2.2 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Size puts it in the front rank of our Surrey list. Thorpe lies 0.6 miles from the water. Chertsey is 1.2 miles away, with Virginia Water at 1.9 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on St Ann's Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name European eel, roach and common carp. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. St Ann's Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, February about 5°C. Long warm spells define the calendar more than any cold. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Expect St Ann's Lake to follow that timing. Autumn cools the shallows first, so work deeper as it goes on.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. There is a pier recorded roughly 90 yards away. Twynersh Fishery is the mapped fishing point, half a mile out. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Manor Lake, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For St Ann's Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.