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Crofton Lake Nr Thursby Carlisle
CADCAC offers it's members unrivalled fishing within easy reach of the North & West of Cumbria. With it's easy access from both the A595 (West Coast trunk road) & the A596 as well as it's ample parking. Crofton Lake is a much sought after fishing venue. As well as it's superb fishing, Crofton Lake is also a mecca for the local wildlife, which includes amongst others, Roe Deer, Badgers, Foxes, Birds of all varieties, as well as numerous Birds of Prey.
Therefore here at Crofton Lake there is always something new to see.
Crofton Lake Facilities
Here at Crofton Lake there is ample parking on site and we provide fishing in pleasant and quiet surroundings.
The fishing is from wooden platforms only, most of which have been renewed over the last couple of years. Some of these platforms are double sized. Ideal if fishing with a partner or a child.
As well as this six of the platforms next to the car park are wheelchair accessable with a hard path leading to them.
Crofton Lake - a brief history
The Crofton Estate goes back to the times of King John.
In King John's time, the manor of Crofton was the property of Sir Gilbert, son of Sir Gilbert de Dundraw, from whom it passed, by marriage, to Crofton, the father of Sir John Crofton, whose daughter transferred all their family estates to her husband, Isold Brisco.
For several centuries the estate , which extended to 3000 acres was the ancestoral home of the Brisco family.
Mannix and Whellan’s History, Gazeteer and Directory of Cumberland, published in 1847 says of the Crofton estate:-
"the deer park contains between 140 and 150 acres, inclosed with a wall near eight feet in height," that "in the park is a fish pond of twelve acres, stored with carp and tench,"
The Estate fell on hard times in the 1920s and eventually was broken up. Unfortunately the great house was demolished in the 1950s, but thankfully Cumbria County Council leased part of what remained of the Estate to the Crofton Trust, a private Charity with an educational remit.
The remains of the estate includes the one-time estate manager`s house and offices, a 2 acre walled garden, 20 acres deciduous woodland, 6.5 acres of agricultural land, a Georgian style stable block, and of course the magnificent Crofton Lake.
In 1991, Carlisle & District Coarse Angling Club took out a lease on the lake and over the next few years deepened the shallow lake, planted thousands of young trees and planted the margins with reeds, flag iris and lillies. The result with a lot of help from Mother Nature is the beautiful place that we can all enjoy today. NEWSFLASH
ON Monday the 30 th april 2009 CADCAC. after a lot of hard work , became the new owners of Crofton lake .
WE as a club will continue to develop the fishery and educational facilities at crofton.With further stockings of fish over the next few weeks .
STOCKS include Carp both mirrors and commons , with some going over the 20 lb mark a large head of Bream over 7 lbs ,with big tench , roach ,rudd, perch and gudgeon , and a quantity of chub .With more stocks planned for the future ,crofton and cadcac can only go from strength to strength .