Brief description of fishery:
Dobsons is a large lake on the Widmead complex named after John Dobson who was the club chairman at the time Widmead was turned into fisheries. It is a water which offers a wide range of different swims on the 50 pegs around its 6 acres of water.
The western end is quite narrow and shallow, but as you move away from the car park the water gets deeper and wider, with depths of over 4m (12 feet) near the east bank. The lake has a smooth bed and the main feature is the island. The water is usually turbid in the summer and is generally weed free. In previous years it has been stocked with large Bream and some Tench, which can produce large bags if you happen to drop on the shoal when it is feeding. There are also some Carp and other species present to enable mixed bags to be caught. The nearest toilet is in Rawlings Retreat car park
Address
One of four lakes on the Widmead complex, part of Thatcham reed beds SSSI
Access & Parking
Entry is via the Discovery Centre, Lower Road, Thatcham, RG 19 3FU. Turn into the Discovery Centre entrance and keep straight down Muddy Lane with the Discovery lake on your left. Turn right at crossroads level with the end of this lake. You can park here, and walk across the railway at the end of Muddy Lane, or else keep driving through a single bar green gate, following a gravel track to the left and through the railway bridge to enter the Widmead carpark beyond another gate. You will need a club key for both gates. PLEASE KEEP BOTH GATES LOCKED AT ALL TIMES. Dobsons is the first lake on your left
Maps
Species
- Common Carp
- Perch
- Roach
- Bream
- Tench
- Rudd
- Pike
