Haysden is a thirty acre lake dug in the 1960’s for gravel. One third of the bank is available for anglers, providing around 30 pegs, the remaining two thirds of the lake side forms part of a nature reserve which is strictly out of bounds for fishing. Haysden can be relied on to produce small Roach and skimmer Bream to whip and short pole using maggots or caster. There is a good head of Bream and a few large Carp, Tench, Perch and Pike for those willing to use baits that cannot be taken by the large head of smaller fish. The Society has recently stocked some new Carp to 16lb in January 2025. Chub, Gudgeon, Barbel, Bleak and all other river fish can be caught as this lake is engulfed by the nearby River Medway when the Leigh Barrier is used to prevent Tonbridge from being flooded.

Whip or short pole tactics for small fish can produce bags to 20lb+ and a feeder cast into deeper water will produce large Bream and occasional Tench. Carp to over 35lb have been caught, although most are elusive and require persistence to tempt them from the quiet nature reserve area. We have recently installed ten new large platforms along the A21 bankside.