COKING FARM The Complete Carp Angler’s Guide

Introduction: A Dorset Carp Complex

Coking Farm Fishery isn’t one lake. It’s a complex. With 11 named waters — Meadow, Birch,

Oak, Clover, Orchard, Woodland, Long, Rush, Alder, Chestnut, and the newest Runs Water —

all off Shaftesbury Road, West Stour, SP8 5SF, it’s become the South West’s "carp anglers

dream."

The numbers speak: 4.6 stars from 174 reviews. But the real story is in the details. This is a

fishery with 51lb 14oz mirrors, 110lb catfish, and stock levels from 140 carp to 1600 carp

per lake. It’s a venue where you can blank on Meadow — "one of the trickiest Lakes on the

complex" — and then do "no sleep" nights on Birch with 1600 carp to mid-30