Windmill Pool (Canal Feeder) Fishing Guide, Warwickshire, England

• Overview

  Windmill Pool (Canal Feeder) is a Warwickshire water, in England. It sits at 456 feet above sea level. With some 42 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 1.6 miles on foot. Dickens Heath is the closest town at 1.6 miles. Hockley Heath lies 2.5 miles off, Shirley another 3.4 miles. Round about: Lake at about 11 miles, Coombe Pool 18 miles off and Chasewater at about 22 miles. The area boundary runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Windmill Pool (Canal Feeder)

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Warwickshire include brown trout, European eel, perch, roach and bream. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Windmill Pool (Canal Feeder) where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and 4°C for February. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Windmill Pool (Canal Feeder) follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Launching is possible: a slipway lies 50 yards off. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. There is a pier recorded roughly 70 yards away. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lake at 11 miles is the nearest alternative.