Lingmere Fishery

Lingmere Fishery sits on Lingham Lane in Moreton, Wirral, with CH46 4TB listed for the address. There are two waters here: Pleasure Lake and Match Lake. Both have islands, and both carry a broad mix of coarse fish. That’s the appeal in a nutshell: a venue where carp are part of the picture, but tench, bream and other species give you plenty else to think about.

• 2 lakes: Pleasure Lake, Match Lake
• Fish: carp, tench, perch, roach, rudd, bream, chub, barbel
• Tickets from: Directory-listed day ticket; paid on the bank. Prices explicitly not recently checked — confirm the current tariff. — from £7
• Find it: Moreton · CH46 4TB

Based on how each lake is set up — not a ranking.

Lingmere Fishery sits on Lingham Lane in Moreton, Wirral, with CH46 4TB listed for the address. There are two waters here: Pleasure Lake and Match Lake. Both have islands, and both carry a broad mix of coarse fish. That’s the appeal in a nutshell: a venue where carp are part of the picture, but tench, bream and other species give you plenty else to think about. It’s not just about sitting it out for one big lump.

Pleasure Lake is the straightforward starting point for a casual session, with day-ticket fishing advertised seven days a week. It reaches 6ft deep and has a particularly varied stock list, from roach, rudd and perch through to carp, tench and barbel. Ghost carp and golden tench are listed too. The fishery describes carp to 26lb and tench to 10lb, which certainly catches the eye. Those descriptions are undated, though, so treat them as advertised stock sizes rather than a promise about what’s coming next.

Match Lake has 32 evenly spaced pegs and is described as having consistent depth. That gives it a different emphasis: a laid-out match water with islands as features and a mixed stock that includes carp, barbel, tench, crucians, bream, chub, ide and F1s. The website lists carp at 1–15lb and barbel up to 8lb, again in undated descriptions. There’s enough variety here to interest anglers who enjoy putting a mixed bag together rather than chasing one species all day.

The weekly timetable is worth getting bob on before loading the car. Match Lake pleasure fishing is advertised for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with matches on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Wednesday’s costcutter matches cater for over-55s and disabled anglers. Pleasure Lake’s seven-day offering is handy if your free day falls on a match day, but don’t assume that settles peg availability or booking arrangements. Give the fishery a bell with the fishery to check what’s available.

There are useful extras for a day session: a listed car park, men’s and women’s toilets advertised as open all day, and tackle and bait sold onsite, including fresh maggots. The café has different hours on match and pleasure-fishing days, so time that brew accordingly. It’s a practical setup on paper, without needing to turn the day into a big expedition. Just keep the café timetable separate from fishing hours; exact gate opening and closing times aren’t confirmed.

Before you head over, check the current ticket price and what it covers. An older directory advertises fishing from £7, paid on the bank, but explicitly says its prices aren’t recently checked. The fishing rules are clearer: two rods maximum, barbless hooks only, attended rods and a landing net for every fish. Keepnets are for matches only, and there’s no night fishing. Pack for a daytime coarse session, keep your bait use moderate and take your litter home. Nice and simple.

Good background reading. Most of it is a few years old, so treat it as a starting point and ask on the day.

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• Our read

  Checked Sept '26 — “Lingmere is a two-lake coarse fishery in Moreton, with a proper mixed bag on offer and a clear split between pleasure fishing and match days. Islands on both waters, an onsite café and bait sales make it a handy option for a day on the bank.”

This is our own summary of recurring public feedback and the venue details we checked, not a copied customer review or a promise you’ll catch. Feedback changes, so we keep it separate from the Tackle Index score.